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River Flood Warning 12, NWS La Crosse, WI

April 4, 2026Crawford County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this river flood warning at Apr 4, 2026, 3:58 PM CDT for Crawford County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Apr 5, 2026, 5:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 68 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 4, 2026, 3:58 PM CDT (20:58 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 5, 2026, 5:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 8, 2026, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
68 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Crawford County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Kickapoo River at Soldiers Grove (SOGW3).

Action stage
10 ft
Minor stage
13 ft
Moderate stage
16 ft
Major stage
19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 warning 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 warning went out at Apr 4, 2:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 2:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 8:28 AM CDT, 7 hours 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
828 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026

IAZ010-011-029-030-WIZ034-041>044-053>055-061-051000-
Winneshiek-Allamakee-Fayette-Clayton-Jackson-La Crosse-Monroe-
Juneau-Adams-Vernon-Crawford-Richland-Grant-
828 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast
Iowa...central Wisconsin...southwest Wisconsin and west central
Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Rivers rising into minor and major flooding is ongoing or
forecasted to occur.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

River flooding continues through the start of the week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Flood reports are appreciated.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032-033-
051000-
Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-Wabasha-Dodge-Olmsted-Winona-
Mower-Fillmore-Houston-Taylor-Clark-Buffalo-Trempealeau-
828 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

No action needed.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 4, 10:27 AM CDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 4, 11:32 AM CDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 8:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningARXLa Crosse, Monroe, Vernon4 hr
Apr 3, 11:33 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchARXCrawford9 hr
Apr 3, 11:33 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchARXJuneau41 hr
Apr 3, 11:33 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXRichland, Vernon66 hr
Apr 3, 11:33 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXVernon3 days
Apr 4, 2:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXMonroe, Vernon12 hr
Apr 4, 8:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXRichland, Vernon29 hr
Apr 4, 8:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXCrawford4 days
Apr 4, 9:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchARXCrawford6 hr
Apr 4, 9:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchARXCrawford35 hr
Apr 4, 9:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXJackson41 hr
Apr 4, 10:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchARXClayton46 hr
Apr 4, 10:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXClayton55 hr
Apr 4, 1:14 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXClayton23 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Wisconsin, 2026Every river flood warning in 2026

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.