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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS La Crosse, WI

June 9, 2018Grant County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this flash flood warning at Jun 9, 2018, 4:21 AM CDT for Grant County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 9, 2018, 4:21 AM CDT (09:21 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 2018, 7:15 AM CDT
In force
3 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), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 9, 5:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 Se Bagley, WIMUDSLIDE COVERING 75 TO 100 FT OF COUNTY ROAD A SOUTH OF BAGLEY NEAR SANDY ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED.
Jun 9, 5:45 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 Ssw Beetown, WIDEBRIS AND WATER ON/OVER RATTLESNAKE AND GLASSMAKER ROADS SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF BEETOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 136 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2018-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 606 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2018-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 102 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
606 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-102 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1081 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
164 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
4.3

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The text

As transmitted.

543 
WGUS53 KARX 090921
FFWARX
WIC043-091215-
/O.NEW.KARX.FF.W.0002.180609T0921Z-180609T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
421 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Grant County in southwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 715 AM CDT

* At 420 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across portions 
  of the warned area. Radar estimates indicate 3 to locally 6 inches 
  of rain fall in the Beetown to North Andover to east of Bagley. 
  Flash flooding has not been reported yet, but much of this rain 
  fell on Rattlesnake Creek. Be on alert for flash flooding and 
  water over roads in the Bagley to North Andover to Beetown areas.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...Beetown, 
  Potosi, Glen Haven, Bagley, Big H Campground, Wyalusing State 
  Park, Burton, North Andover and Brodtville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4267 9088 4283 9107 4296 9114 4298 9112
      4298 9104 4277 9077 4269 9071 4266 9082

$$

RRS
2 follow-up statements
135 
WGUS73 KARX 091040
FFSARX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
540 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

WIC043-091215-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180609T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Grant WI-
540 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY...

At 530 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported a mudslide covering 75 
to 100 ft of county road A south of Bagley. Additional areas where 
heavy rains fell overnight include North Andover to Beetown, and 
much of the Rattlesnake Creek drainage area. Be alert for water over 
roads and washouts in these areas. 

Some locations that will experience flooding include...Beetown,  
Potosi, Glen Haven, Bagley, Big H Campground, Wyalusing State Park, 
Burton, North Andover and Brodtville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you 
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4267 9088 4283 9107 4296 9114 4298 9112
      4298 9104 4277 9077 4269 9071 4266 9082

$$

RRS
368 
WGUS73 KARX 091142
FFSARX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
642 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

WIC043-091215-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180609T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Grant WI-
642 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY...

At 635 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported water and debris over 
roads south of Beetown near where Rattlesnake Creek flows into 
the Grant River. 

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Beetown, Glen Haven, Bagley, Big H Campground, Burton, North Andover 
and Brodtville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4267 9088 4283 9107 4296 9114 4298 9112
      4298 9104 4277 9077 4269 9071 4266 9082

$$

RRS

The office that day

Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 1:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningARXGrant3 hr
Jun 9, 7:09 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningARXGrant3 hr
Jun 9, 11:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchARXCrawford, Grant14 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Wisconsin, 2018Every flash flood warning in 2018

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.