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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this flash flood warning at Jun 15, 2019, 4:50 PM CDT for Fillmore County, Mower County, Minnesota. 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 15, 2019, 4:50 PM CDT (21:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2019, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Fillmore County, MN, Mower County, MN
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 5:01 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Wnw Spring Valley, MN | WATER OVER ROADWAY. |
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 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1480 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
067 WGUS53 KARX 152150 FFWARX MNC045-099-160045- /O.NEW.KARX.FF.W.0002.190615T2150Z-190616T0045Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service La Crosse WI 450 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019 The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Mower County in southeastern Minnesota... Western Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota... * Until 745 PM CDT. * At 450 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Spring Valley, Grand Meadow, Le Roy, Adams, Lyle, Wykoff, Rose Creek, Washington, Racine, Cherry Grove, Dexter, Ostrander, Elkton, Chester, Taopi, County Roads 4 And 8, I 90 Exit 183, Highways 63 And 16, Hamilton and Johnsburg. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 4372 9286 4380 9227 4350 9228 4350 9299 $$ Wetenkamp
3 follow-up statements
003 WGUS73 KARX 152203 FFSARX Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service La Crosse WI 503 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019 MNC045-099-160045- /O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190616T0045Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Mower MN-Fillmore MN- 503 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN MOWER AND WESTERN FILLMORE COUNTIES... At 502 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported flash flooding across portions of eastern Mower County. Up to three inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Spring Valley, Grand Meadow, Le Roy, Adams, Lyle, Wykoff, Rose Creek, Washington, Racine, Cherry Grove, Dexter, Ostrander, Elkton, Chester, Taopi, County Roads 4 And 8, I 90 Exit 183, Highways 63 And 16, Hamilton and Johnsburg. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe. && LAT...LON 4372 9286 4380 9227 4350 9228 4350 9299 $$ Wetenkamp
689 WGUS73 KARX 152321 FFSARX Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service La Crosse WI 621 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019 MNC045-099-160045- /O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190616T0045Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Mower MN-Fillmore MN- 621 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN MOWER AND WESTERN FILLMORE COUNTIES... At 619 PM CDT, local law enforcement continues to report water over some roads in the area. Flash flooding is occurring. The heaviest rain has ended but look for an additional 1/2 inch of rainfall through 730 PM. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Spring Valley, Grand Meadow, Le Roy, Adams, Lyle, Wykoff, Rose Creek, Washington, Racine, Cherry Grove, Dexter, Ostrander, Elkton, Chester, Taopi, County Roads 4 And 8, I 90 Exit 183, Highways 63 And 16, Hamilton and Johnsburg. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe. && LAT...LON 4372 9286 4380 9227 4350 9228 4350 9299 $$ Wetenkamp
180 WGUS73 KARX 160054 FFSARX Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service La Crosse WI 754 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019 MNC045-099-160103- /O.EXP.KARX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190616T0045Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Mower MN-Fillmore MN- 754 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MOWER AND WESTERN FILLMORE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... The heavy rain has ended. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. LAT...LON 4372 9286 4380 9227 4350 9228 4350 9299 $$ Wetenkamp
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 3:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Olmsted | 39 min |
| Jun 15, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Mower | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Mower | 45 min |
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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.