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Areal Flood Warning 32, NWS La Crosse, WI

October 1, 2018Grant County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this areal flood warning at Oct 1, 2018, 8:10 PM CDT for Grant County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 33 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 1, 2018, 8:10 PM CDT (01:10 UTC)
Expired
Oct 3, 2018, 5:00 AM CDT
In force
33 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Grant County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood warning 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 areal flood warning went out at Oct 1, 6:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 1, 6:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 1, 3:29 PM CDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
329 PM CDT Mon Oct 1 2018

IAZ008-009-018-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-
021000-
Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Wabasha-Dodge-Olmsted-Winona-Mower-Fillmore-
Houston-Taylor-Clark-Buffalo-Trempealeau-Jackson-La Crosse-Monroe-
Juneau-Adams-
329 PM CDT Mon Oct 1 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Minnesota,
portions of northeast Iowa, and western into central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Showers and isolated storms ending this evening. The main threats
are lightning and brief heavy downpours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Isolated thunderstorms are possible Tuesday night into Wednesday
morning. Severe weather is not expected.

It will be a windy day Wednesday. In addition, thunderstorms are
possible Wednesday afternoon into the evening. A few could be
strong to severe with a damaging wind and hail threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Rainfall reports are appreciated.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

IAZ010-011-019-029-030-WIZ053>055-061-021000-
Winneshiek-Allamakee-Chickasaw-Fayette-Clayton-Vernon-Crawford-
Richland-Grant-
329 PM CDT Mon Oct 1 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Iowa
and southwest Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Showers and isolated storms ending this evening. The main threats
are lightning, heavy downpours, and localized flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Isolated thunderstorms are possible Tuesday night into Wednesday
morning. Severe weather is not expected.

It will be a windy day Wednesday. In addition, thunderstorms are
possible Wednesday afternoon into the evening. A few could be
strong to severe with a damaging wind and hail threat.

There is a slight chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon.
Severe weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Rainfall reports are appreciated.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 1, 5:01 PM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
501 PM CDT MON OCT 1 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0345 PM     HEAVY RAIN       LITTLEPORT              42.75N 91.37W
10/01/2018  M3.49 INCH       CLAYTON            IA   MESONET

            MESONET STATION VLPI4, LITTLEPORT.

0430 PM     HEAVY RAIN       EDGEWOOD                42.65N 91.40W
10/01/2018  M3.45 INCH       CLAYTON            IA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION EDGI4, EDGEWOOD.

&&
Local storm report, Oct 1, 5:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
527 PM CDT MON OCT 1 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SW BEETOWN            42.77N 90.93W
10/01/2018                   GRANT              WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER MANY ROADS IN THE COUNTY,
            INCLUDING HIGHWAY 81 BETWEEN CASSVILLE AND
            BEETOWN AND COUNTY HIGHWAY E BETWEEN STITZER
            AND LIVINGSTON.

&&

LL

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Sources

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.