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Flood Watch 1, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this flood watch at Sep 5, 2016, 3:20 PM CDT for 8 counties in Iowa; 13 counties in Wisconsin; 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Sep 5, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 49 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2016, 3:20 PM CDT (20:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 5, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2016, 7:38 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Flood severity
- None
All 28 counties
Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN, Adams County, WI, Buffalo County, WI, Clark County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Taylor County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 210 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1274 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 396 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 365 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
931 WGUS63 KARX 052020 FFAARX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 320 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2016 ...PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING... .SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE WILL COMBINE WITH TROPICAL MOISTURE TO PRODUCE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES POSSIBLE WHERE THUNDERSTORMS TRACK ACROSS THE SAME LOCATIONS. THANKS TO A VERY WET MONTH OF AUGUST...SOILS ACROSS THE AREA ARE ALREADY QUITE MOIST...FURTHER ENHANCING THE POTENTIAL FOR RAIN RUNOFF AND FLOODING. THOSE RESIDING NEAR BODIES OF WATER ARE URGED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON WEATHER CONDITIONS THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF WATERS BEGIN TO RISE. MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-061200- /O.NEW.KARX.FA.A.0001.160906T0000Z-160908T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WABASHA...DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER... WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...CALEDONIA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE... SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA 320 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE...HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED... WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...ADAMS...BUFFALO...CLARK... JACKSON...JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...TAYLOR...TREMPEALEAU AND VERNON. * FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT * 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED FOR MANY AREAS...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. * ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL OVER THE PAST MONTH COMBINED WITH EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ LAWRENCE
10 follow-up statements
039 WGUS63 KARX 060200 FFAARX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 900 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2016 ...PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING... .THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. HOWEVER...THAT IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVERNIGHT WITH THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND THEN MOVING INTO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH THIS FIRST ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE WILL COMBINE WITH TROPICAL MOISTURE TO PRODUCE MULTIPLE ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION LATER TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THIS 36 TO 48 HOUR PERIOD...INCLUDING THUNDERSTORMS FROM TONIGHT...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES POSSIBLE WHERE THUNDERSTORMS TRACK ACROSS THE SAME LOCATIONS. THANKS TO A VERY WET MONTH OF AUGUST...SOILS ACROSS THE AREA ARE ALREADY QUITE MOIST...FURTHER ENHANCING THE POTENTIAL FOR RAIN RUNOFF AND FLOODING. THOSE RESIDING NEAR BODIES OF WATER ARE URGED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON WEATHER CONDITIONS THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF WATERS BEGIN TO RISE. MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-061000- /O.CON.KARX.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160908T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WABASHA...DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER... WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...CALEDONIA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE... SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA 900 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE... HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WISCONSIN... ADAMS...BUFFALO...CLARK...JACKSON...JUNEAU...LA CROSSE... MONROE...TAYLOR...TREMPEALEAU AND VERNON. * THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT * 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED FOR MANY AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. * ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL OVER THE PAST MONTH COMBINED WITH EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ ROGERS
892 WGUS63 KARX 060824 FFAARX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 324 AM CDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS WITH WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED. WHERE THE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS... LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. WITH SOILS ALREADY MOIST FROM ALL THE RAIN THAT FELL IN AUGUST...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE RAIN TO BE QUICKLY TURNED INTO RUNOFF AND PRODUCE FLOODING. IF YOU LIVE BY A RIVER OR STREAM...CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF WATER LEVELS BEGIN TO RISE. MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-061630- /O.CON.KARX.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160908T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WABASHA...DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER... WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...CALEDONIA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE... SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA 324 AM CDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE... HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WISCONSIN... ADAMS...BUFFALO...CLARK...JACKSON...JUNEAU...LA CROSSE... MONROE...TAYLOR...TREMPEALEAU AND VERNON. * THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT * 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED FOR MANY AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. * ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL OVER THE PAST MONTH COMBINED WITH EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ 04
549 WGUS63 KARX 061609 FFAARX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1109 AM CDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH EXPANDED INTO NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN... .SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED. WHERE THE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS...LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. WITH SOILS ALREADY MOIST FROM AUGUST RAINFALL...FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. IF YOU LIVE BY A RIVER OR STREAM...CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF WATER LEVELS BEGIN TO RISE. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-070015- /O.EXB.KARX.FA.A.0001.160906T2100Z-160908T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON... CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 1109 AM CDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN IOWA... ALLAMAKEE...CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD...HOWARD... MITCHELL AND WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...CRAWFORD... GRANT AND RICHLAND. * FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT * 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED FOR MANY AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. * WITH SOILS ALREADY WET...FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-070015- /O.CON.KARX.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160908T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WABASHA...DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER... WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...CALEDONIA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE... SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA 1109 AM CDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE... HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WISCONSIN... ADAMS...BUFFALO...CLARK...JACKSON...JUNEAU...LA CROSSE... MONROE...TAYLOR...TREMPEALEAU AND VERNON. * THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT * 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED FOR MANY AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. * WITH SOILS ALREADY WET...FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ BOYNE
905 WGUS63 KARX 062034 FFAARX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 334 PM CDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...FLOODING THREAT CONTINUES FOR TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING... .SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES. WHERE THE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS...LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. WITH SOILS ALREADY MOIST FROM AUGUST RAINFALL...FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. IF YOU LIVE BY A RIVER OR STREAM...CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF WATER LEVELS BEGIN TO RISE. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-070445- /O.CON.KARX.FA.A.0001.160906T2100Z-160908T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON... CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 334 PM CDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN IOWA...ALLAMAKEE...CHICKASAW...CLAYTON... FAYETTE...FLOYD...HOWARD...MITCHELL AND WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...CRAWFORD...GRANT AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT * 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED FOR MANY AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. * WITH SOILS ALREADY WET...FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-070445- /O.CON.KARX.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160908T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WABASHA...DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER... WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...CALEDONIA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE... SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA 334 PM CDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE... HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WISCONSIN... ADAMS...BUFFALO...CLARK...JACKSON...JUNEAU...LA CROSSE... MONROE...TAYLOR...TREMPEALEAU AND VERNON. * THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT * 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED FOR MANY AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. * WITH SOILS ALREADY WET...FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ BOYNE
025 WGUS63 KARX 070251 FFAARX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 951 PM CDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...FLOODING THREAT CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES. WHERE THE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS...LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. WITH SOILS ALREADY MOIST FROM AUGUST RAINFALL...FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. IF YOU LIVE BY A RIVER OR STREAM...CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF WATER LEVELS BEGIN TO RISE. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-071100- /O.CON.KARX.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160908T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON... CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...WABASHA... DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON... CALEDONIA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON... FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 951 PM CDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN IOWA...ALLAMAKEE... CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD...HOWARD...MITCHELL AND WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE... HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WISCONSIN... ADAMS...BUFFALO...CLARK...CRAWFORD...GRANT...JACKSON... JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND...TAYLOR...TREMPEALEAU AND VERNON. * THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT * 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED FOR MANY AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. * WITH SOILS ALREADY WET...FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ WETENKAMP
973 WGUS63 KARX 070856 FFAARX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 356 AM CDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...FLOODING THREAT CONTINUES TODAY AND THIS EVENING... .PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. STORMS HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED AS MUCH AS 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA...WITH FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR THESE LOCATIONS. THE STORMS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MORE HEAVY RAINS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. WHERE THE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS...LOCALIZED TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. WITH SOILS ALREADY MOIST FROM AUGUST RAINFALL...FLASH FLOODING AND FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. IF YOU LIVE BY A RIVER OR STREAM...CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF WATER LEVELS BEGIN TO RISE. WIZ017-029-071000- /O.CAN.KARX.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160908T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 356 AM CDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINS TODAY AND THIS EVENING HAS SHIFTED SOUTH OF THE AREA...THUS THE FLOOD WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR CLARK AND TAYLOR COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034- 041>044-053>055-061-071700- /O.CON.KARX.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160908T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON... CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...WABASHA... DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON... CALEDONIA...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...BLACK RIVER FALLS... LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 356 AM CDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND WESTERN... CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * ADDITIONAL RAIN AMOUNT OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR MANY AREAS TODAY AND THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. LOCALIZED TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. * WITH SOILS ALREADY WET...FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ RRS
548 WGUS63 KARX 071418 FFAARX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 918 AM CDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING THREAT THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING... .PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. ANOTHER SURGE OF STORMS WITH HEAVIER RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-90. STORMS HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA...WITH FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR THESE LOCATIONS. THE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS OF 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES. TOTAL RAINFALL FROM LAST NIGHT THROUGH THIS EVENING COULD BE IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES FOR LOCATIONS WHERE STORMS TRACK REPEATEDLY. WHERE SOILS ARE ALREADY MOIST FROM AUGUST RAINFALL...FLASH FLOODING AND FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE INCLUDING MUD AND ROCK SLIDES....ESPECIALLY ALONG HILL AND BLUFF SIDES. IF YOU LIVE BY A RIVER OR STREAM...CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF WATER LEVELS BEGIN TO RISE. ALSO...BE PREPARED FOR ROCK AND MUD SLIDES. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034- 041>044-053>055-061-072230- /O.CON.KARX.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160908T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON... CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...WABASHA... DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON... CALEDONIA...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...BLACK RIVER FALLS... LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 918 AM CDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN IOWA...ALLAMAKEE... CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD...HOWARD...MITCHELL AND WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE... HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WISCONSIN... ADAMS...BUFFALO...CRAWFORD...GRANT...JACKSON...JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND...TREMPEALEAU AND VERNON. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. * WITH SOILS ALREADY WET...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
839 WGUS63 KARX 071547 FFAARX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1047 AM CDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING THREAT THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING... .ANOTHER SURGE OF STORMS WITH HEAVIER RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. STORMS HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA...WITH AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR THESE LOCATIONS. THE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS OF 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES. TOTAL RAINFALL FROM LAST NIGHT THROUGH THIS EVENING COULD BE IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES FOR LOCATIONS WHERE STORMS TRACK REPEATEDLY. WHERE SOILS ARE ALREADY MOIST FROM AUGUST RAINFALL...FLASH FLOODING AND FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE INCLUDING MUD AND ROCK SLIDES.... ESPECIALLY ALONG HILL AND BLUFF SIDES. IF YOU LIVE BY A RIVER OR STREAM...CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF WATER LEVELS BEGIN TO RISE. ALSO...BE PREPARED FOR ROCK AND MUD SLIDES. MNZ079-086>088-094-WIZ032-033-071700- /O.CAN.KARX.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160908T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WABASHA...DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER... WINONA...AUSTIN...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL 1047 AM CDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING HAS SHIFTED SOUTH OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE FLOOD WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR WABASHA...DODGE...OLMSTED...WINONA...MOWER...BUFFALO...AND TREMPEALEAU COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ095-096-WIZ034-041>044-053>055-061- 080000- /O.CON.KARX.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160908T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON... CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...PRESTON... CALEDONIA...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 1047 AM CDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN IOWA...ALLAMAKEE... CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD...HOWARD...MITCHELL AND WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...FILLMORE AND HOUSTON. IN WISCONSIN...ADAMS...CRAWFORD...GRANT...JACKSON...JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND AND VERNON. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. * WITH SOILS ALREADY WET...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE FLOODING AND SOME MUD AND ROCK SLIDES AS WELL...ESPECIALLY ON HILL AND BLUFF SIDE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
074 WGUS63 KARX 072004 FFAARX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 304 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...FLOODING THREAT FURTHER SOUTH AND LOWER... .ANOTHER SURGE OF RAIN AND STORMS IS NOW AFFECTING SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. HOWEVER...THE MAIN INSTABILITY FOR HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING STORMS IS FURTHER EAST AND SOUTH. THE AREA THAT SAW 4-7 INCHES OF RAIN LAST NIGHT WILL NOT SEE ADDITIONAL RAIN THAT WILL CAUSE MORE FLOODING. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL FALL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AND SHOULD BE AROUND AN INCH IN FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEASTERN IOWA. THE THREAT FOR FLOODING WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. IF YOU LIVE BY A RIVER OR STREAM...CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF WATER LEVELS BEGIN TO RISE. ALSO...BE PREPARED FOR ROCK AND MUD SLIDES. IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ095-096-WIZ034-041>044-072115- /O.CAN.KARX.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160908T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH... CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...PRESTON...CALEDONIA... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON... FRIENDSHIP 304 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE FLOODING THREAT HAS DIMINISHED. $$ IAZ011-029-030-WIZ053>055-061-080415- /O.CON.KARX.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160908T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 304 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST IOWA...ALLAMAKEE...CLAYTON AND FAYETTE. IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...CRAWFORD...GRANT... RICHLAND AND VERNON. * UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY * ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH, LOCALLY 2 INCHES, ARE POSSIBLE FOR THOSE CLOSER TO ILLINOIS. THIS MAY CAUSE ISOLATED FLOODING. * WITH SOILS ALREADY WET...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE FLOODING AND SOME MUD AND ROCK SLIDES AS WELL... ESPECIALLY ON HILL AND BLUFF SIDE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ BAUMGARDT
034 WGUS63 KARX 080038 FFAARX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 738 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED... .THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING . MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES ON SOME AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ053>055-061-080145- /O.CAN.KARX.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160908T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 738 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. $$ WETENKAMP
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Sep 5, 12:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 5, 12:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
1259 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2016
.SHORT TERM...(Today through Wednesday)
Issued at 356 AM CDT Mon Sep 5 2016
Complex of showers and storms over western Minnesota into
northwest Iowa and South Dakota this morning is tied to the short
wave trough lifting northeast across South Dakota. With the large
scale southwest flow the short wave trough will continue to lift
northeast through this morning. The hi-res meso scale models all
show the convective activity lifting northeast as well but latest
trends suggest the activity is turning into the moisture inflow
and is taking more of an east/northeast trajectory. This would
bring this activity into the area this morning but it should be on
a weakening trend as it moves out of the instability axis. The
rest of the day should then be dry, especially as mid level
temperatures warm with the 05.00Z NAM suggesting the area will get
capped off with 700 mb temperatures warming into the 10 to 12C
range.
As we move into tonight, there will be almost no eastward movement
of the upper level ridge which will keep the mean southwest flow
over just about the same areas as it is this morning. Another
short wave trough is expected to come out of the central Rockies
today and then track northeast tonight into Tuesday morning. The
pv advection in the 500-300 mb layer is shown by both the 05.00Z
GFS and NAM to be weak and stay primarily to the northwest of the
area. Concerned that the mid level cap will remain in place for
the night as 700 mb temperatures stay at or just above 10C across
the area. With the weak forcing and the mid level cap, the hi-res
meso scale models really struggle to produce much convection over
the area keeping this across the northwest half to two-thirds of
Minnesota into northern Wisconsin. Will still bring a small rain
chance across the entire area for late tonight, but will limit the
highest chances to across the northwest sections of the area.
For Tuesday, the surface boundary currently extending from
northwest Minnesota into the Nebraska panhandle, will slip south
into the area. The general model consensus is that this should
extend from northeast Minnesota into northwest Iowa by late
Tuesday afternoon. The GFS indicates there should be some decent
frontogenesis in the 1000-850 mb layer with this boundary. Still
some model differences on whether there will be a short wave
trough coming through to interact with the boundary or not. The
NAM does bring a wave through while the GFS continues to keep the
mean flow to the northwest of the area. Neither model shows any
movement in the upper level ridge axis that would suggest a short
wave trough would be able to move over the area. The low level
moisture transport axis will be in place ahead of the boundary but
this looks to be primarily through the area focused more onto the
northern sections of Wisconsin and Michigan. What will happen with
the mid level capping is also a concern as the GFS keeps this in
place for most of the area while the NAM weakens this since it
allows a short wave trough to move through. Will attempt to
compromise between these two solutions and show a band of showers
and storms along the boundary with the highest values over the
northern sections. Severe chances still look marginal depending on
whether the shear will be able to overlap the cape. The GFS
suggests the ML CAPE will top out around 1500 J/Kg Tuesday
afternoon ahead of the front but the 0-3KM shear values will only
be between 20 and 25 knots with the best shear remaining behind
the front.
The upper level ridge will finally start to give way Tuesday night
allowing height falls to spread over the area through Wednesday
ahead of a much stronger short wave trough that will bring a mean
long wave trough onto the High Plains. Smaller lead short wave
troughs ahead of the mean trough should come across the area and
be able to produce several rounds of moderate pv advection in the
500-300 mb layer. With the height falls and mid level cooling, the
cap should get removed Tuesday night. The moisture transport will
become more favorable into the area, especially for Wednesday
afternoon, with the front still expected to be bisecting the area.
This currently looks to be the most favorable period for showers
and storms and increased the rain chances to around 80 percent along
and south of the expected location of the front. With all the
expected cloud cover and potential rain, the ML CAPE Wednesday may
only get into the 500-1000 J/Kg range which should again keep
severe chances rather marginal despite the potential for the 0-3KM
shear to in the 30 to 40 knot range.
.LONG TERM...(Wednesday night through Sunday)
Issued at 356 AM CDT Mon Sep 5 2016
With the passage of the long wave trough, the front should get
pushed through the area allowing the rain chances to start
diminishing late Wednesday night with most of the area expected to
be dry Thursday. The front will then start to return back into the
region Thursday night as a surface low forms along it in response
to the next short wave trough. This short wave trough and surface
low then look to move through Friday and off to the east Friday
night with just some lingering rain chances expected into
Saturday.
&&
.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Tuesday afternoon)
Issued at 1259 PM CDT Mon Sep 5 2016
Main taf forecast concern is convection possibilities at both the
RST/LSE taf sites through the taf period. Latest mosaic radar shows
a line of showers/thunderstorms southwest of RST taf site into north
central Iowa. This line of convection will continue to lift slowly
northward this afternoon and impact the RST taf site through late
this afternoon. Right now have timed it to end at RST taf site at 21z
today/Monday. This convection is associated with a weak surface
front lifting northward and becomes a focus for redevelopment of
showers/thunderstorms this evening into Tuesday morning. Latest
trends indicate the convection should be north of both RST/LSE taf
sites. However...cannot the rule out the possibility of convection
to develop slightly further south later this evening into tonight
and possibly move over the taf sites. At this time...the
convection is expected to remain north of the taf sites...and VFR
conditions should prevail. Southerly sustained winds will be
around 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots this afternoon into
early evening...as winds aloft mix down to the
surface...especially at the RST taf site.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
Issued at 356 AM CDT Mon Sep 5 2016
The main concern for Tuesday night into Wednesday night will be
the potential for heavy rain along the front. The models have been
consistent in showing the precipitable water values reaching or
exceeding two inches. Concerned that these may be too high as the
models may be overdoing the amount of low level moisture that will
be in place. Surface dew points downstream of the area, across
Kansas and Oklahoma ahead of the front, are in the upper 60s. As
the surface crops continue to mature, hard to see how dew points
are going to be able to reach the middle 70s as forecast by
several of the models. Regardless, these will still be high enough
to support the potential for heavy rain, especially with warm
cloud depths expected to be around 4 km. Eventually, there could
be the need for a flash flood watch, but will need to wait and see
where the first round of heavy rain falls to pinpoint where the
threat area will be.
&&
.ARX Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
WI...Flood Watch from 7 PM CDT this evening through late Wednesday
night for WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053.
MN...Flood Watch from 7 PM CDT this evening through late Wednesday
night for MNZ079-086>088-094>096.
IA...None.
&&
SHORT TERM...04
LONG TERM....04
AVIATION...DTJHazardous weather outlook, Sep 5, 5:30 AM CDT, 9 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 530 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2016 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-052300- MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- 530 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN INTO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...MAINLY WEST AND NORTH OF LA CROSSE. THE MAIN THREAT WITH ANY OF THESE STORMS IS LIGHTNING. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. THE MAIN THREAT LOOKS TO BE LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...COULD BE STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE. THE MAIN THREATS LOOK TO BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLOODING ALONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS. AFTER A BREAK THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN FOR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A SEVERE RISK WITH ANY OF THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. RAINFALL REPORTS ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. RRS/04
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 5, 1:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
126 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2016
MNZ087-088-094-095-051915-
WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-OLMSTED-
126 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2016
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN WINONA...
NORTHEASTERN MOWER...NORTHERN FILLMORE AND OLMSTED COUNTIES...
AT 124 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR ROCHESTER TO 7 MILES EAST OF
BROWNSDALE. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCHESTER...STEWARTVILLE...ST. CHARLES...CHATFIELD...EYOTA...
RUSHFORD...LEWISTON AND LANESBORO.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
PERSONS IN CAMPGROUNDS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THESE STORMS PASS.
LAT...LON 4385 9269 4385 9268 4387 9268 4407 9259
4407 9177 4374 9175 4368 9277
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 255DEG 24KT 4396 9248 4372 9273
DTJSpecial weather statement, Sep 5, 1:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
149 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2016
IAZ008>010-MNZ086>088-094-095-051945-
WINNESHIEK-MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINONA-DODGE-MOWER-FILLMORE-OLMSTED-
149 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2016
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN HOWARD...
NORTHERN MITCHELL...NORTHWESTERN WINNESHIEK...WESTERN WINONA...
MOWER...FILLMORE...SOUTHERN DODGE AND OLMSTED COUNTIES...
AT 148 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR HAYFIELD TO NEAR LYLE. MOVEMENT WAS
EAST AT 40 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...PRESTON...STEWARTVILLE...ST. CHARLES...
CHATFIELD...SPRING VALLEY...LEWISTON...ST. ANSGAR...HARMONY...
LE ROY...LANESBORO...DOVER AND LYLE.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
PERSONS IN CAMPGROUNDS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THESE STORMS PASS.
LAT...LON 4396 9299 4413 9185 4347 9197 4337 9302
4350 9303 4350 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 257DEG 37KT 4390 9292 4346 9298
DTJLocal storm report, Sep 5, 1:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
159 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0101 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NE STEWARTVILLE 43.88N 92.46W
09/05/2016 M54 MPH OLMSTED MN TRAINED SPOTTER
.
&&
LAWRENCESpecial weather statement, Sep 5, 2:44 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
244 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2016
MNZ087-088-095-096-WIZ032-033-052045-
WINONA-HOUSTON-FILLMORE-OLMSTED-TREMPEALEAU-BUFFALO-
244 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2016
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...
AT 242 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR EYOTA TO 7 MILES NORTH OF LIME
SPRINGS. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINONA...LA CRESCENT...CALEDONIA...PRESTON...CHATFIELD...EYOTA...
RUSHFORD...LEWISTON...TREMPEALEAU...HARMONY...HOUSTON...
LANESBORO...AND DOVER.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
PERSONS IN CAMPGROUNDS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THESE STORMS PASS.
LAT...LON 4410 9219 4411 9208 4412 9204 4423 9116
4406 9122 4407 9127 4406 9128 4407 9131
4403 9134 4399 9132 4398 9142 4385 9130
4357 9140 4350 9238
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 264DEG 32KT 4403 9216 4356 9232
DTJThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 1:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Olmsted, Winona | 49 min |
| Sep 5, 1:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 56 min |
| Sep 5, 2:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Fillmore, Houston, Winona | 61 min |
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