Minor flooding occurred along portions of the Kickapoo River in southwest Wisconsin in late March. 25 inches of rain that fell combined with runoff from snow melt.
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Minor flooding occurred along portions of the Kickapoo River in southwest Wisconsin in late March. The flooding was a result of 0.75 to 1.25 inches of rain that fell combined with runoff from snow melt.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Mar 27, 10:59 PM CST, 41 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1159 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2014 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY) ISSUED AT 355 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2014 AT 3 PM...A 992 MB SURFACE LOW WAS CENTERED OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF IOWA. THE LATEST MSAS SHOWS 3 HOUR HEIGHT FALLS OF 3 MILLIBARS ACROSS EASTERN IOWA...SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS. AS RESULT...EXPECT THE LOW TO CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS IOWA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EARLY EVENING. MODERATE TO STRONG 850 MB MOISTURE TRANSPORT MOVES INTO NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN BETWEEN 27.21Z AND 28.03Z. DUE TO THIS...INCREASED THE PRECIPITATION TOTALS INTO THE 0.35 TO 0.75 INCH RANGE. IN ADDITION TO THIS...THE MOST UNSTABLE CAPES CLIMB UP TO 300 J/KG ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A FEW ISOLATED REPORTS OF LIGHTNING ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THIS AFTERNOON. WITH THE CAPES A BIT FURTHER NORTH AND WEST...EXPANDED THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MORE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND AS FAR AS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR THROUGH 28.03Z. WITH THE 0-3 KM AND 0-6 KM SHEAR LESS THAN 30 KNOTS...NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING SEVERE. MEANWHILE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...COLD AIR ADVECTION DEVELOPS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE NAM IS THE STRONGEST AND FASTEST WITH THIS COLD AIR ADVECTION. AS A RESULT...IT PRODUCES MUCH MORE SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA /UP TO 2.5 INCHES IN COBB/ TONIGHT. HOWEVER THE 18Z AMDAR SOUNDINGS SHOW THAT IT IS A BIT TOO COLD AND MUCH CLOSER TO THE RAP AND GFS. AS A RESULT...TRENDED THE SWITCH OVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW A BIT LATER THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS WILL OCCUR...NORTH OF INTERSTATE 94 BETWEEN 27.21Z AND 28.00Z...WEST OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN 28.00Z AND 28.03Z...AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA BETWEEN 28.04Z AND 28.08Z. SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA WILL SEE UP TO AN INCH...AND AROUND 3 INCHES NORTH OF WISCONSIN 29 IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. ELSEWHERE VERY LITTLE...IF ANY...SNOW IS EXPECTED. .LONG TERM...(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY) ISSUED AT 355 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2014 ON SUNDAY...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR AHEAD OF A DEEPENING LOW OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THIS TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ALLOW THE SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS TO CLIMB INTO THE 15 TO 25 KNOT RANGE AND THE WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 35 MPH. AT THE SAME...THE 850 MB TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE 10 TO 14C RANGE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. BUFKIT SOUNDING SHOW THAT WE WILL NOT QUITE MIX UP TO THIS LEVEL...BUT WE WILL MIX UP INTO THE 900 TO 875 MB LAYER...AND THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO THE LOW AND MID 50S NORTH OF INTERSTATE 94...AND AROUND 60 ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. FROM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY NIGHT...THE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW THAT A NEGATIVELY TILTED SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA. TEMPERATURES ALOFT ARE WARM ENOUGH THAT MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL MAINLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN. WHILE THE 0-6 KM SHEAR ARE GREATER THAN 35 KNOTS...THERE IS VERY LITTLE CAPE ACROSS THE REGION...SO THERE IS NOT ANY THREAT FOR ANY SEVERE WEATHER. BEYOND THIS TIME PERIOD...THE 27.00Z MODELS HAVE DIFFERING OPINIONS ON HOW FAR NORTH A LOW WILL TRACK THROUGH NORTHERN AND MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. THE ECMWF IS MUCH FURTHER NORTH THAN THE GFS. WITH SUCH DIVERSE SOLUTIONS...JUST STAYED WITH THE MODEL CONSENSUS. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 1159 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2014 MAIN AREA OF PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO PROGRESS STEADILY EASTWARD AND WILL BE PAST KLSE BY 06Z. HOWEVER...THE LOW CLOUDS AND IFR CEILINGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. OBSERVATIONS INDICATE CEILINGS OF A THOUSAND FEET OR LESS EXTEND BACK INTO WESTERN IOWA WITH MVFR CEILINGS TO THE MISSOURI RIVER. THE 28.00Z NAM CONTINUES TO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THIS MOISTURE AND SHOWS THESE CLOUDS REMAINING THROUGH THE NIGHT AND DISSIPATING UNTIL MID MORNING. GRADIENT IS TIGHT ENOUGH BEHIND THE PASSING SURFACE LOW FOR SOME GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THE NIGHT AS WELL. THESE WILL ALSO SETTLE DOWN BY MID MORNING. SHORT WAVE TROUGH COMING ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES IS EXPECTED TO AMPLIFY AND MOVE SOUTH OF THE REGION FRIDAY. THIS SHOULD STILL PASS CLOSE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE MID LEVEL CLOUDS ACROSS THE REGION WITH A VFR CEILING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE AT THE SURFACE WITH ANY PRECIPITATION FROM THE WAVE STAYING WELL TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA. && .ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WI...NONE. MN...NONE. IA...NONE. && SHORT TERM...BOYNE LONG TERM...BOYNE AVIATION...04
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 414 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2014 IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ041>044-053>055-061-281100- WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE- JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- 414 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AND ALSO A SMALL PART OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT EXPECT RAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. PLAN ON RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 1/2 INCH. COMBINED WITH ANY MELTING SNOW...THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME PONDING OF WATER AND RISES ON AREA RIVERS. LOOK FOR THE RAIN TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR. IN ADDITION...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO OCCUR AND MAY CONTAIN SOME SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WARMER TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL INCREASE THE RATE OF SNOWMELT. THIS COULD LEAD TO MORE RISES ON AREA RIVERS... MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NO ACTION IS NECESSARY. HOWEVER...ANY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OR REPORTS OF NOTICEABLE RISES ON RIVERS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ029-032>034-281100- MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- 414 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL INTO NORTH CENTRAL WI. .DAY ONE...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT EXPECT RAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. PLAN ON RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 1/2 INCH. COMBINED WITH ANY MELTING SNOW...THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME PONDING OF WATER AND RISES ON AREA RIVERS. LOOK FOR THE RAIN TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/2 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WARMER TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL INCREASE THE RATE OF SNOWMELT. THIS COULD LEAD TO MORE RISES ON AREA RIVERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NO ACTION IS NECESSARY. HOWEVER...ANY PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OR REPORTS OF NOTICEABLE RISES ON RIVERS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. WIZ017-281100- TAYLOR- 414 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT LOOK FOR SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED...RESULTING IN SOME SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WARMER TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL INCREASE THE RATE OF SNOWMELT. THIS COULD LEAD TO MORE RISES ON AREA RIVERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NO ACTION IS NECESSARY. HOWEVER...ANY SNOWFALL REPORTS THROUGH TONIGHT OR REPORTS OF NOTICEABLE RISES ON RIVERS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. DAS/SHEA
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Runoff from rain and snow melt pushed the Kickapoo River out of its banks in Ontario. The river crested just over a foot above flood stage at 17.15 feet.
Runoff from rain and snow melt pushed the Kickapoo River out of its banks in Readstown. The river crested less than a half foot above the flood stage at 11.21 feet.
Runoff from rain and snow melt pushed the Kickapoo River out of its banks in Viola. The river crested less than a half foot above the flood stage at 14.33 feet.
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