Flooding that began in late March along the Mississippi River continued into and in some cases, through the month of April. Flooding occurred the entire month at Wabasha (Wabasha County) and Winona (Winona County).
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The episode as NWS ARX wrote it up.
Flooding that began in late March along the Mississippi River continued into and in some cases, through the month of April. Flooding occurred the entire month at Wabasha (Wabasha County) and Winona (Winona County). At Lake City (Wabasha County) the flooding temporarily ended in the middle of the month.
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 31, 10:49 PM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1149 PM CDT Sun Mar 31 2019 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Monday) Issued at 234 PM CDT Sun Mar 31 2019 Surface analysis this afternoon has high pressure sliding off to the east with a weak area of low pressure moving southeast through the Dakotas. This was spreading some mid-level cloud into areas mainly west of the Mississippi River. Otherwise, temperatures across the area as of 2 pm ranged from the upper 30s to middle 40s. Going into tonight, will be watching that area of low pressure move into southern MN with slightly increasing 850mb moisture transport after midnight. RAP/NAM bufkit soundings show the result of that moisture transport nicely with column saturating in the 4-10kft layer. So, with very dry lower boundary layer in place, expecting just an increase in cloud cover this evening with some lower-end very light snow chances after midnight with that better push of 850mb moisture. Look for lows tonight in the 20s to lower 30s. The low, now weakening, continues to swing east through WI Monday continuing the chance of some light snow or rain mainly east of the Mississippi River. Looks like the bulk of the precipitation should push east of the area by afternoon but clouds are expected to linger. Otherwise, plan on highs in the 40s to the lower 50s.analysis this afternoon has high pressure sliding off to the east with a weak area of low pressure moving southeast through the Dakotas. This was spreading some mid-level cloud into areas mainly west of the Mississippi River. Otherwise, temperatures across the area as of 2 pm ranged from the upper 30s to middle 40s. .LONG TERM...(Monday night through Sunday) Issued at 234 PM CDT Sun Mar 31 2019 Precipitation chances will spread across the area Monday night ahead of a short wave trough that will be sliding across the region. The main forcing from this system will be in the low level thermodynamics. The general consensus among the 31.12Z models is that there will a very weak surface low or general troughing that will work across with the short wave trough. If there is a surface low, it should pass near to just to the south of the area. There does look to be a good frontogenesis signal with this system with a band of weak to moderate frontogenesis in the 1000-700 mb layer. This looks to set up across northeast Iowa into southwest Wisconsin and will have the highest precipitation chances underneath this band overnight Monday. There does look to be enough cold air with this system for the possibility of a little bit of light snow on the northern fringe of the precipitation shield. This could result in some minor accumulations on grassy and cold elevated surfaces. There looks to be a short break in the precipitation chances before the next system starts to impact the area Wednesday. The concern with this system is how far north the precipitation will actually get. The 31.12Z ECMWF continues to suggest there will be two distinct waves, one that goes by across the central to lower Mississippi River Valley Wednesday night Thursday and a northern stream wave that comes across Thursday night and Friday. Unlike yesterday, the 31.12Z GFS does not phase these two waves and looks to be trending toward the ECMWF solution. By incorporating these farther south solutions with the precipitation, will limit the chances to areas along and south of Interstate 90 for now. If the ECMWF ends up being right, the area could end up being dry altogether. Will still need to maintain some small precipitation chances through Thursday night for the passage of the northern stream short wave trough. Maybe some additional chances for precipitation next weekend. The ECMWF and 31.12Z GFSFV3 show a short wave trough working across the Upper Midwest while the GFS and 31.12Z GEM have upper level ridging. For now, will have include some small chances for this system. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Monday night) Issued at 1149 PM CDT Sun Mar 31 2019 VFR conditions continue, with occasional flurries possible at times, before mid level clouds depart and are replaced by developing lower stratus (3-4kft) by late morning as low pressure slowly works through the region. A band of additional precipitation is then expected to develop into late evening, but especially after 06Z tonight, with the potential for some accumulating snow for both LSE and RST pending placement of that band (more details to come in later forecasts). Winds from the southeast 5-15 knots will shift southwest then westerly as the low pressure system works through the area, with gusts of 20-25 knots expected at LSE, slightly lower for once at RST. && .ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WI...None. MN...None. IA...None. && SHORT TERM...04 LONG TERM...04 AVIATION...Lawrence
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service La Crosse WI 408 AM CDT Sun Mar 31 2019 IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032-033-041-053-054-061-011000- Allamakee-Clayton-Wabasha-Winona-Houston-Buffalo-Trempealeau- La Crosse-Vernon-Crawford-Grant- 408 AM CDT Sun Mar 31 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Minnesota...northeast Iowa and western Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Flooding continues along the Mississippi River. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Flooding will continue along the Mississippi River. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... No action needed. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... No webinar is scheduled. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-WIZ017-029-034-042>044- 055-011000- Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-Dodge-Olmsted- Mower-Fillmore-Taylor-Clark-Jackson-Monroe-Juneau-Adams-Richland- 408 AM CDT Sun Mar 31 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Minnesota...northeast Iowa and southwest into north-central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... No action needed. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... No webinar is scheduled.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding that began in late March along the Mississippi River in Lake City, continued into the middle of April. The river crested about a foot and a half above the flood stage at 17.63 feet on April 1st.
Flooding that began in late March along the Mississippi River in Wabasha, continued through the entire month of April. The river first crested around three and half feet above the flood stage on April 1st. The river crested a second time just over three feet above the flood stage on April 22nd.
Flooding that began in late March along the Mississippi River in Winona, continue through the entire month of April. The river first crested over four feet above the flood stage at 17.3 feet on April 2nd. The river crested a second time about three and a half feet above the flood stage at 16.88 feet on April 23rd.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 816741, 816747, 816752.