Flash Flood Warning
NWS La Crosse WI ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 415 AM CDT Early This Morning For Vernon County
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
At 218 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 4.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Hazard
Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
Source
Radar indicated.
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... Viroqua, Westby, Stoddard, Coon Valley, Springville, Viola, Liberty, Readstown, De Soto, Chaseburg, Genoa, Ross, Bud, Sidie Hollow County Park, Highway 56 And County N, Runge Hollow, County Roads B And Y, Esofea, Purdy and County Roads O And Y.
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
- Vernon County, WI
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS La Crosse WI
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~43s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2W8G7EWP1NNR34WQZ9986RZ
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6def6730844f154ec5c6b78725485acf2db3e884.001.1
- 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.2401
- 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
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFS |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFSARX |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS73 KARX 190718 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR VERNON COUNTY |
| flashFloodDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260919T0915Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-19T04:15:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Vernon County, WI
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 055123 |
| UGC | WIC123 |
- Polygons
- 43.73,-90.96 43.53,-90.67 43.42,-90.67 43.42,-91.2 43.45,-91.23 43.48,-91.22 43.51,-91.22 43.54,-91.24 43.58,-91.23 43.6,-91.26 43.72,-91.26 43.73,-90.96