Flood Warning in Vernon County, Wisconsin
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
4/29/2023 8:52:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
4/29/2023 8:52:00 PM until 4/30/2023 11:15:00 AM
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 by Sunday morning at 11 AM CDT.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Wisconsin...Iowa...Minnesota...
Mississippi River at Lansing affecting Houston, Vernon, Allamakee
and Crawford Counties.
Mississippi River at Lake City affecting Pepin, Wabasha and
Goodhue Counties.
Mississippi River at Guttenberg Dam 10 affecting Grant and
Clayton Counties.
Mississippi River at McGregor affecting Crawford, Grant,
Allamakee and Clayton Counties.
Mississippi River at La Crosse affecting La Crosse, Houston and
Vernon Counties.
Mississippi River at Winona affecting Trempealeau, Buffalo and
Winona Counties.
Mississippi River at Wabasha affecting Wabasha and Buffalo
Counties.
.The Mississippi mainstem continues to see Major flooding at
McGregor, Iowa with minor to moderate flooding along the rest of the
mainstem. Although precipitation of a tenth of an inch to half an
inch will fall across parts of the area, river levels are forecast
to continue falling this week.
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Mississippi River at La Crosse.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Flooding begins to impact the Viterbo
Sports Complex.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 14.9 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:15 PM CDT Saturday was 15.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 13.2 feet
Saturday evening.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
14.9 feet on 04/19/1951.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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