Flooding that began in late May along the Mississippi River ending in early June.
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Flooding that began in late May along the Mississippi River ending in early June.
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 May 31, 9:46 PM CST, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1046 PM CDT Fri May 31 2019 .UPDATE... Issued at 701 PM CDT Fri May 31 2019 Isolated thunderstorms have developed across portions of southeast Minnesota and northeast Iowa early this evening. Main threats from these storms will be lightning and wind gusts to 30 mph. Have updated the forecast to account for this activity through late this evening, through 9-10 PM. The rest of the forecast remains on track. && .SHORT TERM...(Tonight) Issued at 115 PM CDT Fri May 31 2019 Area firmly entrenched in warm sector of low pressure moving through northern MN/WI. Despite hazy/smokey cast in the sky, temperatures as of 1 pm were in the 80s. Cold front from this low will drop into the area, north of I-94 by early this evening. Forcing should be enough to bust moderately strong cap in place. Model sounding show a very inverted-v environment with moderate CAPE aloft in the 2000-2500J/kg range with 0-3km bulk shear 20-30kt. So, could see a few stronger/possibly severe storms with damaging wind being the main threat given the inverted-v/evaporative cooling/downward momentum environment. A mid- level trough, currently moving out of WY, will interact with the frontal boundary for more scattered showers and storms overnight into Saturday morning. Overnight lows are expected to drop into the 50s. .LONG TERM...(Saturday through Friday) Issued at 115 PM CDT Fri May 31 2019 .Long Term (Saturday through Friday)... Not quite ready for summertime warmth like today? You're in luck, with a bit of a break on the way for the weekend, as the overall pattern returns to one of broad upper troughing centered over the Great Lakes. Before we tackle that, will be watching a cold front drifting south through the area Saturday morning, eventually being punted farther south by midday with the passage of a stronger shortwave traversing the area. With residual instability ahead of that wave, can't rule out a few additional showers and storms developing through early afternoon east of the Mississippi River, though lacking low level and deep layer shear argue for a low severe weather risk. Certainly turning notably cooler with the onset of cold advection through the day, with highs only in the lower 70s for many spots despite some afternoon clearing from west to east. Quieter and continued cooler weather sticks around Saturday night through Sunday night, as Canadian high pressure and upper troughing reside over the region. Setup of clear skies and light winds should allow for some very comfortable overnight lows back in the 40s both nights, with just a gradual uptick in daytime highs expected by Monday as return flow develops through the day with the passage of low level ridging to the south. Some small hints for shower chances north of I-94 by Monday afternoon within broader moisture return/warm advection, though confidence in placement is quite low at this time. Typical early June conditions then look to prevail through much of mid and late week, with a somewhat flat/zonal look to the flow over much of the CONUS and embedded shortwaves within that flow providing periodic chances for showers and storms. At the moment, the greatest risk for that rainfall looks to come sometime toward Tuesday and Tuesday night, but with perhaps some chance for closed mid level energy to lift toward the area by late week and yield another risk for some rainfall. Confidence in details so far out is quite low, though on the good news front, temperatures look quite nice for early June with daily highs mainly in the 70s and quite manageable humidity levels as the Gulf of Mexico largely remains closed off as && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Saturday night) Issued at 1046 PM CDT Fri May 31 2019 Periods of MVFR conditions are possible in showers and isolated thunderstorms Saturday morning. A cold front and shortwave trough push across the TAF sites, mainly after daybreak on Saturday bringing showers and a few thunderstorms to the area. The front will push east of the TAF sites by Saturday afternoon with VFR conditions expected by mid afternoon persisting into Saturday evening. && .ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WI...None. MN...None. IA...None. && UPDATE...Wetenkamp SHORT TERM...DAS LONG TERM...Lawrence AVIATION...Wetenkamp
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service La Crosse WI 426 AM CDT Fri May 31 2019 IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032-033-041-053-054-061-011200- Allamakee-Clayton-Wabasha-Winona-Houston-Buffalo-Trempealeau- La Crosse-Vernon-Crawford-Grant- 426 AM CDT Fri May 31 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Iowa...southeast Minnesota...southwest Wisconsin and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms will develop later today, roughly in the 5 to 10 PM timeframe. The greatest risk for severe storms will be north of Interstate 94 with damaging winds as the primary threat. Lightning and some hail can also be expected. The threat for severe storms will diminish after sunset. Flooding continues along portions of the Mississippi River. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Thunderstorms will remain possible through Saturday, but severe storms are not expected. Additional thunderstorms will be possible Tuesday into Tuesday night, but it is too early to determine if these storms will pose a severe risk. Flooding will continue along portions of the Mississippi River. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed later this afternoon into the evening. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... No webinar is scheduled. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-WIZ017-029-034-042>044- 055-011200- Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-Dodge-Olmsted- Mower-Fillmore-Taylor-Clark-Jackson-Monroe-Juneau-Adams-Richland- 426 AM CDT Fri May 31 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Minnesota...northeast Iowa and southwest into central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms will develop later today, roughly in the 5 to 10 PM timeframe. The greatest risk for severe storms will be north of Interstate 94 with damaging winds as the primary threat. Lightning and some hail can also be expected. The threat for severe storms will diminish after sunset. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Thunderstorms will remain possible through Saturday, but severe storms are not expected. Additional thunderstorms will be possible Tuesday into Tuesday night, but it is too early to determine if these storms will pose a severe risk. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed later this afternoon into the evening. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... No webinar is scheduled.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
917 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2019
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0625 PM HAIL LE ROY 43.52N 92.51W
05/31/2019 E0.70 INCH MOWER MN PUBLIC
RELAYED VIA KTTC.
&&Special Weather Statement National Weather Service La Crosse WI 952 PM CDT Fri May 31 2019 WIZ029-010345- Clark- 952 PM CDT Fri May 31 2019 ...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN CLARK COUNTY... At 948 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were moving into eastern Eau Claire County, with the strongest storms located near Lake Wissota, moving southeast at 35 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail are possible with these storms. Locations impacted include... Greenwood, Longwood, Willard, Hog Corners, Mead Lake, Highway 73 And 98, Tioga, Seven Sister Mounds, Globe, The Blue Swamp, Rock Dam Lake and The Highground. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle until the storms pass. LAT...LON 4488 9054 4456 9063 4464 9092 4493 9092 TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 293DEG 29KT 4486 9121 Wetenkamp
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1027 PM CDT Fri May 31 2019 WIZ029-010430- Clark- 1027 PM CDT Fri May 31 2019 ...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY... At 1024 PM CDT, thunderstorms continue to impact central Clark County, moving southeast at 25 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail are possible with these storms. Expect occasional cloud to ground lightning. Locations impacted include... Neillsville, Loyal, Greenwood, Shortville, Lynn, Willard, Granton, Tioga, Christie, Seven Sister Mounds, Globe, Chili, Hog Corners, Mead Lake, Chili Corners and Veefkind. Cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. LAT...LON 4473 9031 4444 9032 4460 9092 4490 9092 TIME...MOT...LOC 0324Z 293DEG 22KT 4477 9086 Wetenkamp
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1114 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2019
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1055 PM TSTM WND GST LAKE ARBUTUS 44.42N 90.70W
05/31/2019 E35 MPH JACKSON WI NWS EMPLOYEE
&&The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding along the Mississippi River at Wabasha that began in late May, ended in early June.
Flooding that began along the Mississippi River at Winona in late May, ended in early June.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Minnesota in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, June 2019
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: 840123, 840124.