River Flood Watch 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

May 18, 2017, 9:00 AM CDT (14:00 UTC)

In effect from

May 19, 2017, 8:20 AM CDT

Expired

May 19, 2017, 8:01 AM CDT

In force

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Flood severity

None

Counties Buffalo County, WI, Pepin County, WI

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Written for the forecast point Chippewa River (WI) at Durand (DURW3).

Action stage

12 ft

Minor stage

13 ft

Moderate stage

15.5 ft

Major stage

17 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05369500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

953 
WGUS63 KMPX 181400
FFAMPX
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
900 AM CDT Thu May 18 2017

...The National Weather Service in Chanhassen has issued a flood 
watch for the following rivers in Wisconsin...

  Chippewa River at Eau Claire affecting Eau Claire County
  
  Chippewa River at Durand affecting Buffalo and Pepin Counties 

.This forecast is based on heavy rainfall over the past three
days over the entire Chippewa River basin. Additional rain 
on Saturday could change these forecast levels; the NWS will
continue to monitor this situation.

WIC035-201400-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.A.0001.170519T0417Z-170522T1424Z/
/ECLW3.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
900 AM CDT Thu May 18 2017

The National Weather Service in Chanhassen has issued a
* Flood Watch for
  The Chippewa River at Eau Claire
* from this evening through Monday morning.
* At  8:00 AM Thursday the stage was 769.1 feet.
* Minor flooding is possible.

* Forecast...The river is rapidly rising and is forecast to
  reach flood stage tonight. At this time, only minor flooding
  is expected.

$$

WIC011-091-201400-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.A.0002.170519T1320Z-170525T0000Z/
/DURW3.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
900 AM CDT Thu May 18 2017

The National Weather Service in Chanhassen has issued a
* Flood Watch for
  The Chippewa River at Durand
* from Friday morning into next week.
* At  7:45 AM Thursday the stage was 8.9 feet.
* Moderate flooding is possible.

* Forecast...Flood stage may be reached early Friday. The 
  river may possibly reach moderate flood stage over the 
  weekend.

$$

447 
WGUS63 KMPX 191301
FFAMPX
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
801 AM CDT Fri May 19 2017

...The flood watch has been upgraded to a river flood warning for the following rivers in Wisconsin...
 
  Chippewa River at Eau Claire affecting Eau Claire County
  Chippewa River at Durand affecting Buffalo and Pepin Counties

.This River Flood Watch has been replaced by a River Flood Warning.

WIC035-191331-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FL.A.0001.000000T0000Z-170522T1424Z/
/ECLW3.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
801 AM CDT Fri May 19 2017

* At  7:00 AM Friday the stage was 773.7 feet.
* Forecast...The river rose above flood stage on yesterday late 
  evening and is forecast to reach a maximum stage of 775.0 feet by 
  this evening. Flood Watch has been replaced by a River Flood Warning.

$$

WIC011-091-191331-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FL.A.0002.170519T1327Z-170525T0000Z/
/DURW3.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
801 AM CDT Fri May 19 2017

* At  6:45 AM Friday the stage was 12.9 feet.


$$

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.