Flood Watch

NWS La Crosse WI · US

Updated

This event was updated at 2026-09-20 11:30:00 UTC.

Details

Flood Watch Remains In Effect Through This Afternoon

Event: Flood Watch
Issued: 2026-09-19 06:01:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-19 06:01:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-19 18:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-19 18:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Response: Prepare

Description

What

Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.

Where

Portions of Iowa, including the following counties, Allamakee, Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell and Winneshiek, southeast Minnesota, including the following counties, Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona, and Wisconsin, including the following counties, Adams, Buffalo, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau and Vernon.

When

Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon.

Impacts

Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

Additional details

- Widespread rain has developed across the region today and will continue into the day Saturday. The heaviest rainfall will occur overnight Friday night. Some locations may see up to 6 inches of rainfall, particularly from near Austin to near La Crosse to near Richland Center. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

Affected areas

Mitchell County, IA
Howard County, IA
Winneshiek County, IA
Allamakee County, IA
Floyd County, IA
Chickasaw County, IA
Fayette County, IA
Wabasha County, MN
Dodge County, MN
Olmsted County, MN
Winona County, MN
Mower County, MN
Fillmore County, MN
Houston County, MN
Buffalo County, WI
Trempealeau County, WI
Jackson County, WI
La Crosse County, WI
Monroe County, WI
Juneau County, WI
Adams County, WI
Vernon County, WI

Public contact

Issuer: NWS La Crosse WI
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-19 06:01:37 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~38s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M2W4320VJ9KZ87S9XRF6M3T3
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.305a4c92ff70228b35e766631990b776dc446303.002.1
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.18
WMO heading: XOUS53
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 53

References

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.37b19a21da9aa19656569c37dd2fca7ad0f3aa0f.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-19 04:56:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dd1cd46cf9d48297cac2744afcabadbec40d4aca.002.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-18 16:00:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dd1cd46cf9d48297cac2744afcabadbec40d4aca.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-18 16:00:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f79e0d9aa56474f3e738641fce77e5e5502de891.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-18 10:48:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1c5078a6dcd7d8d138ab314b0b195a62af68ee81.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-18 01:08:00 UTC

Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	FFA
NationalWeatherService	FAA

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	FFAARX
WMOidentifier	WGUS63 KARX 190601
NWSheadline	FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
EAS-ORG	WXR
VTEC	/O.CON.KARX.FA.A.0009.000000T0000Z-260919T1800Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-19T13:00:00-05:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
expiredReferences	w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dd1cd46cf9d48297cac2744afcabadbec40d4aca.002.1,2026-09-18T11:00:00-05:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dd1cd46cf9d48297cac2744afcabadbec40d4aca.001.1,2026-09-18T11:00:00-05:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f79e0d9aa56474f3e738641fce77e5e5502de891.001.1,2026-09-18T05:48:00-05:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1c5078a6dcd7d8d138ab314b0b195a62af68ee81.001.1,2026-09-17T20:08:00-05:00

Locations

Location data

Mitchell County, IA
Howard County, IA
Winneshiek County, IA
Allamakee County, IA
Floyd County, IA
Chickasaw County, IA
Fayette County, IA
Wabasha County, MN
Dodge County, MN
Olmsted County, MN
Winona County, MN
Mower County, MN
Fillmore County, MN
Houston County, MN
Buffalo County, WI
Trempealeau County, WI
Jackson County, WI
La Crosse County, WI
Monroe County, WI
Juneau County, WI
Adams County, WI
Vernon County, WI

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SAME	019089
SAME	019191
SAME	019005
SAME	019067
SAME	019037
SAME	019065
SAME	027157
SAME	027039
SAME	027109
SAME	027169
SAME	027099
SAME	027045
SAME	027055
SAME	055011
SAME	055121
SAME	055053
SAME	055063
SAME	055081
SAME	055057
SAME	055001
SAME	055123
UGC	IAZ008
UGC	IAZ009
UGC	IAZ010
UGC	IAZ011
UGC	IAZ018
UGC	IAZ019
UGC	IAZ029
UGC	MNZ079
UGC	MNZ086
UGC	MNZ087
UGC	MNZ088
UGC	MNZ094
UGC	MNZ095
UGC	MNZ096
UGC	WIZ032
UGC	WIZ033
UGC	WIZ034
UGC	WIZ041
UGC	WIZ042
UGC	WIZ043
UGC	WIZ044
UGC	WIZ053