Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over Houston County, Minnesota. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.
Map layer from NOAA National Weather Service. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Alerts in force1
Every product in force for Houston County, worst first, with its full text.
Flood Warning
Severe
Flood Warning issued September 21 at 11:17AM CDT until September 22 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Issued Until 18 hr 57 min left
Areas Houston, MN
Full text
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Minnesota...
Root River Near Houston affecting Houston County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and forecast to continue.
* WHERE...Root River near Houston.
* WHEN...Until Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding occurs.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:45 AM CDT Monday the stage was 15.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 10:45 AM CDT Monday was 15.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage this
evening and continue falling to 5.9 feet Monday, September 28.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 15.5
feet on 04/13/2001.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What to do
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional river and weather information is available at
www.weather.gov/lacrosse.
The next statement will be issued late tonight by 230 AM CDT.
In the past year the National Weather Service issued 99 alerts for Houston County, including 10 severe thunderstorm warnings, 6 flood warnings, 5 flash flood warnings and 4 winter storm warnings.
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC), by the county’s own code and the forecast zones inside it. Each date links to the event at the IEM.
Nearby
The counties around Houston County, with what is in force in each.
The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.
Watch
Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.
Advisory
A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.
Statement
Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.
Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.
Sources
Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.
