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River Flood Watch 13, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this river flood watch at Apr 15, 2026, 3:50 AM CDT for Grant County, Iowa County, Richland County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Apr 18, 2026, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2026, 3:50 AM CDT (08:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 18, 2026, 4:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2026, 5:16 AM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Grant County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Richland County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Wisconsin River at Muscoda (MUSW3).
- Action stage
- 7 ft
- Minor stage
- 9 ft
- Moderate stage
- 10 ft
- Major stage
- 11 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05407000, 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 Apr 15, 1:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 1:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service La Crosse WI 129 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-152230- 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- 129 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Minnesota...northeast Iowa and southwest into central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Severe thunderstorms are likely this afternoon across northeastern Iowa and southern Wisconsin with a lesser storm risk further to the northwest. All storms will be capable of large hail of 2 inches or greater in diameter, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. Locally heavy rainfall will be more of a secondary threat as storms will be moving fairly quickly and shouldn't linger over any one area for too long. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday The threat for severe weather lingers for Wednesday afternoon and possibly Friday evening. Uncertainty remains with tomorrow's activity as ongoing showers/storms tomorrow morning may limit how strong storms across our area can get. Details on severe weather for Friday will be refined in the coming days. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter reports may be needed this afternoon and again Wednesday afternoon. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... No webinar is scheduled.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 15, 1:31 AM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Adams | 18 min |
| Apr 15, 3:25 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Adams, Juneau, Richland | 6 hr |
| Apr 15, 9:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Juneau | 72 hr |
| Apr 15, 9:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Monroe | 72 hr |
| Apr 15, 10:00 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | ARX | Crawford | 6 days |
| Apr 15, 10:00 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Richland, Vernon | 71 hr |
| Apr 15, 10:00 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Vernon | 35 hr |
| Apr 15, 12:16 PM CDT | Flood Watch | ARX | Adams, Crawford, Grant, Juneau, Monroe, Richland and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Crawford | 33 min |
| Apr 15, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Grant, Richland | 57 min |
| Apr 15, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Grant | 33 min |
| Apr 15, 5:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Juneau | 30 hr |
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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.