Flood Warning
NWS La Crosse WI ยท US
Details
Flood Warning Now In Effect From Late Tonight To Tuesday Afternoon
- Event
- Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Observed
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Minnesota... Root River Near Houston affecting Houston County. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Minnesota... South Branch Root River at Lanesboro affecting Fillmore and Houston Counties. .Much of the Root River Basin received 3 to 7 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. Initial local runoff has likely already made it through the Lanesboro and Houston locations. Additional upstream runoff will likely hold Lanesboro around 10 to 12 feet through this evening as upstream water routes downstream. At Houston, the forecast carries uncertainty in how fast the water will route downstream. If routing is slower then forecast, expect the Houston crest to be around 14 to 15 feet.
What
Minor flooding is forecast.
Where
Root River near Houston.
When
From late tonight to Tuesday afternoon.
Impacts
At 15.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding occurs.
Additional details
- At 2:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 12.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 16.5 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday morning. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional river and weather information is available at www.weather.gov/lacrosse. The next statement will be issued Sunday morning by 630 AM CDT.
Affected areas
- Houston County, MN
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS La Crosse WI
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~27s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2XN3Y8YADN0RG733EP5ARCG
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.706c382190966dd8b8a7bf706273f11b2ef9a0d7.002.1
- 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.3955
- 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 | FLS |
| NationalWeatherService | FLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLSARX |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS83 KARX 192018 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0049.260920T0720Z-260922T2200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-22T17:00:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Houston County, MN
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 027055 |
| UGC | MNC055 |
- Polygons
- 43.82,-91.73 43.79,-91.45 43.76,-91.45 43.75,-91.67 43.78,-91.73 43.82,-91.73