Flash Flood Warning
NWS La Crosse WI ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 3 AM CDT Early This Morning For Houston County
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
At 1225 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain. A mudslide was reported on Highway 76 west of Caledonia near Badger Creek. Water going over the roadway at Beaver Creek Valley State Park. Between 4 and 6.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 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... Caledonia, Houston, Hokah, Brownsville, Mound Prairie, Money Creek, Reno, Yucatan, Sheldon, Black Hammer, Highway 44 And Sanden Road, Beaver Creek Valley State Park, Dun Romin Park Campground, County 14 And White Tail Road, Freeburg, County Roads 3 And 24, Perkins and County Roads 15 And 4.
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
- Houston County, MN
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS La Crosse WI
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m11s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2W225H1J14GYC98DWT8E2SR
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0ba984d5dcd906659a9f7140d0a2c385b270e648.001.1
- 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.7667
- 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
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFS |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFSARX |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS73 KARX 190525 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR HOUSTON COUNTY |
| flashFloodDetection | OBSERVED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260919T0800Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-19T03:00:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Houston County, MN
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 027055 |
| UGC | MNC055 |
- Polygons
- 43.82,-91.46 43.79,-91.26 43.76,-91.25 43.71,-91.27 43.65,-91.27 43.64,-91.26 43.62,-91.27 43.58,-91.23 43.57,-91.23 43.55,-91.24 43.51,-91.23 43.61,-91.73 43.85,-91.73 43.82,-91.46