Warning Vector

Flash Flood Warning

NWS La Crosse WI ยท US

Updated
This event was updated at .

Details

Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 1 AM CDT Saturday For Northern Fillmore And Northern Mower Counties

Event
Flash Flood Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

Overview

At 1151 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain. Trees were washed down at highway 43 from south Rushford to Bratsberg. Minnesota highway 16 between Wayland and Peterson has flooding reported along the highway. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

Hazard

Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

Source

Law enforcement reported.

Impacts

Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Chatfield, Rushford, Grand Meadow, Lanesboro, Brownsdale, Wykoff, Fountain, Lansing, Rushford Village, Washington, Racine, Mayville, Dexter, Pilot Mound, Arendahl, Peterson, Waltham and Whalan. This includes Interstate 90 in Minnesota between mile markers 193 and 204.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

Affected areas

  • Fillmore County, MN
  • Mower County, MN

Public contact

Issuer
NWS La Crosse WI

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~49s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M2W037N4B2HPT57GDJKS202F
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b11a76eb8404708900252460cf269d6bad695452.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS La Crosse WI
AWIPS ID
CAPARX
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.6834
WMO heading
XOUS53
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
53

References

Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFFS
NationalWeatherServiceFFW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFFSARX
WMOidentifierWGUS73 KARX 190451
NWSheadlineFLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR NORTHERN FILLMORE AND NORTHERN MOWER COUNTIES
flashFloodDetectionOBSERVED
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260919T0600Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-19T01:00:00-05:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Fillmore County, MN
  • Mower County, MN
NameValue
SAME027045
SAME027099
UGCMNC045
UGCMNC099
Polygons
43.7,-93.05 43.85,-93.05 43.85,-92.69 43.83,-92.69 43.83,-92.45 43.85,-92.45 43.85,-91.73 43.7,-91.73 43.7,-93.05