Warning Vector

Flash Flood Warning

NWS La Crosse WI ยท US

Updated
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Details

Flash Flood Warning Issued September 19 At 12:23AM CDT Until September 19 At 2:30AM CDT By NWS La Crosse WI

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

Description

Overview

FFWARX The National Weather Service in La Crosse has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota... Northern Mower County in southeastern Minnesota... * Until 230 AM CDT. * At 1223 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain in 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. Water is over the roadway at County 57 and Minnesota 56. Between 3 and 6.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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
01M2W1XTXTG49J9CA57WS5V1E7
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9f24d838303f3a67093760593158ee56cecd91b3.001.1
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.7636
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
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFFW
NationalWeatherServiceFFW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFFWARX
WMOidentifierWGUS53 KARX 190523
flashFloodDetectionOBSERVED
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.EXT.KARX.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260919T0730Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-19T02:30:00-05:00
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