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River Flood Watch 13, NWS La Crosse, WI

June 25, 2025Mower County, Minnesota

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this river flood watch at Jun 25, 2025, 11:33 AM CDT for Mower County, Minnesota. It took effect at Jun 27, 2025, 2:42 AM CDT. It was in force for 38 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 25, 2025, 11:33 AM CDT (16:33 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 27, 2025, 2:42 AM CDT
Expired: Jun 28, 2025, 4:37 PM CDT
In force: 38 hr
Issued by: NWS La Crosse, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Mower County, MN

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:35 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Turtle Creek near Austin (TRCM5).

Action stage: 7 ft
Minor stage: 10.5 ft
Moderate stage: 12 ft
Major stage: 14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05456500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood watch 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 river flood watch went out at Jun 25, 5:42 AM CDT, 5 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 5:42 AM CDT, 5 hours 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 3:54 AM CDT, 7 hours 39 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
354 AM CDT Wed Jun 25 2025

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032>034-041>044-053>055-061-261300-
Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Allamakee-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-
Clayton-Wabasha-Dodge-Olmsted-Winona-Mower-Fillmore-Houston-
Taylor-Clark-Buffalo-Trempealeau-Jackson-La Crosse-Monroe-Juneau-
Adams-Vernon-Crawford-Richland-Grant-
354 AM CDT Wed Jun 25 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Periods of heavy rainfall and thunderstorms are expected this
afternoon into tonight. Repeated heavy rainfall could lead to
areas of flooding.

Some strong to severe storms with damaging wind gusts are
possible. An isolated weak tornado cannot be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Periods of heavy rainfall and thunderstorms are expected Thursday.
Repeated heavy rainfall could lead to areas of flooding. Some
storms could be strong to severe.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

No action needed.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 25, 11:03 AM CDT	Flood Watch	ARX	Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Jackson, Juneau and 6 more	12 hr
Jun 25, 11:33 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	ARX	Richland, Vernon	40 hr
Jun 25, 5:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	La Crosse, Vernon	38 min
Jun 25, 5:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ARX	La Crosse, Trempealeau	21 min
Jun 25, 6:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ARX	La Crosse, Vernon	24 min
Jun 25, 6:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ARX	La Crosse	114 min
Jun 25, 6:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ARX	La Crosse, Monroe	30 min
Jun 25, 11:33 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	ARX	Floyd	47 hr
Jun 25, 4:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Howard	58 min
Jun 25, 3:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ARX	Fillmore, Mower	28 min
Jun 25, 4:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Fillmore	36 min
Jun 25, 5:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ARX	Dodge, Olmsted	19 min
Jun 25, 5:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Fillmore, Houston	42 min
Jun 25, 5:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ARX	Fillmore, Houston	36 min
Jun 25, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Dodge	45 min
Jun 25, 5:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Olmsted	55 min
Jun 25, 6:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Fillmore	43 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.