Flood Warning in Buffalo County, Wisconsin
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
5/6/2023 8:22:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
5/6/2023 8:22:00 PM until 5/11/2023 1:00:00 AM
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional river and weather information is available at
www.weather.gov/lacrosse.
The next statement will be issued Sunday morning.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Wisconsin...Iowa...Minnesota...
Mississippi River at Guttenberg Dam 10 affecting Grant and
Clayton Counties.
Mississippi River at Wabasha affecting Buffalo and Wabasha
Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Wisconsin...Minnesota...Iowa...
Mississippi River at La Crosse affecting Houston, Vernon and La
Crosse Counties.
Mississippi River at Winona affecting Trempealeau, Winona and
Buffalo Counties.
Mississippi River at McGregor affecting Grant, Clayton, Allamakee
and Crawford Counties.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Mississippi River at Wabasha.
* WHEN...Until early Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 12.5 feet, Flooding occurs in the field west of the
grocery store on Hiawatha Drive.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 12.6 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:15 PM CDT Saturday was 12.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Wednesday morning and continue falling to 11.5 feet Saturday
evening.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
12.7 feet on 05/23/2017.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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