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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS La Crosse, WI

June 18, 2018Clark County, Jackson County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this flash flood warning at Jun 18, 2018, 4:37 AM CDT for Clark County, Jackson County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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 18, 2018, 4:37 AM CDT (09:37 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 2018, 7:30 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Clark County, WI, Jackson County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:36 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 was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 18, 5:08 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 Wnw Christie, WITHE BLACK RIVER WAS REPORTED OVER COUNTY ROAD H.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 219 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, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2018-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2040 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, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2018-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2040 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
954 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
3.1

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The text

As transmitted.

980 
WGUS53 KARX 180937
FFWARX
WIC019-053-181230-
/O.NEW.KARX.FF.W.0008.180618T0937Z-180618T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
437 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2018

The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Clark County in central Wisconsin...
  Northwestern Jackson County in west central Wisconsin...

* Until 730 AM CDT

* At 436 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported several roads with 
  water over them across southern Clark County. Up to three inches 
  of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Neillsville, Loyal, Fairchild, Price, Humbird, Lynn, Levis,
  Granton, Highway 73 And 98, Wildcat Mound, Tioga, Christie, Highway
  10 And Bald Peak Road, Globe, Chili, Hog Corners, Highway 10 And
  12, Chili Corners, Veefkind and Sidney.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4448 9117 4460 9116 4460 9092 4468 9092
      4479 9032 4457 9032

$$

Wetenkamp
1 follow-up statement
722 
WGUS73 KARX 181036
FFSARX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
536 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2018

WIC019-053-181230-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-180618T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Clark WI-Jackson WI-
536 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHERN CLARK AND NORTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES...

At 530 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported flash flooding over 
portions of southern Clark County.  Water was reported over County 
Highway H near Christie and water was reported over County K south 
of Loyal.  

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Neillsville, Loyal, Fairchild, Price, Humbird, Lynn, Levis, Granton,
Highway 73 And 98, Wildcat Mound, Tioga, Christie, Highway 10 And
Bald Peak Road, Globe, Chili, Hog Corners, Highway 10 And 12, Chili
Corners, Veefkind and Sidney.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4448 9117 4460 9116 4460 9092 4468 9092
      4479 9032 4457 9032

$$

Wetenkamp

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXTaylor50 min
Jun 17, 8:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXVernon52 min
Jun 17, 11:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXMonroe36 min
Jun 18, 1:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXJackson32 min
Jun 18, 2:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXBuffalo, Clark, Jackson, Trempealeau49 min
Jun 18, 3:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningARXBuffalo, Trempealeau4 hr
Jun 18, 7:28 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningARXClark, Jackson6 hr
Jun 18, 7:32 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningARXBuffalo, Trempealeau6 hr
Jun 18, 10:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXAdams, Juneau5 days
Jun 18, 1:36 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningARXClark6 hr
Jun 18, 6:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXGrant79 min

Nearby

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.