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Flood Watch 9, NWS La Crosse, WI

September 17, 202611 counties in Wisconsin; 8 counties in Iowa; 7 counties in Minnesota

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this flood watch at Sep 17, 2026, 8:08 PM CDT for 11 counties in Wisconsin; 8 counties in Iowa; 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Sep 18, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 17, 2026, 8:08 PM CDT (01:08 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 18, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Sep 20, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Flood severity
None
All 26 counties

Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN, Adams County, WI, Buffalo County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.