Heavy Rains Cause Mudslides in Houston County
September 13, 2005
The same weather system that caused flash flooding over central Minnesota on September 12th
and the early hours of the 13th caused more flooding rains over southeast Minnesota during
the afternnon on September 13. The counties that were hardest hit in Minnesota were Houston
and Winona. Mudslides were reported in Houston County in southeast Minnesota.
The most rain reported in Minnesota was 2.61 inches at Caledonia. 2.35 inches of rain fell
1 mile NNW of La Crescent.
Listed below are National Weather Service Statements about the heavy rain and severe storms.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
926 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0212 PM HAIL 3 N STACYVILLE 43.48N 92.78W
09/13/2005 0.75 INCH MITCHELL IA PUBLIC
0223 PM HAIL STACYVILLE 43.44N 92.78W
09/13/2005 1.00 INCH MITCHELL IA EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL MINUTES OF LARGE HAIL.
0250 PM HAIL 1 W PETERSON 43.79N 91.85W
09/13/2005 0.88 INCH FILLMORE MN PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZE HAIL
0256 PM HAIL 3 N PETERSON 43.83N 91.83W
09/13/2005 1.00 INCH FILLMORE MN PUBLIC
0304 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 NW DAKOTA 43.95N 91.42W
09/13/2005 1.00 INCH WINONA MN AMATEUR RADIO
1.00 INCH OF RAIN FELL IN 30 MINUTES.
0305 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW HAMPTON 43.06N 92.31W
09/13/2005 CHICKASAW IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE BRANCHES DOWN OVER MUCH OF CITY.
0305 PM TSTM WND GST NEW HAMPTON 43.06N 92.31W
09/13/2005 60 MPH CHICKASAW IA PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED IN THE CITY.
0317 PM TORNADO 3 SW STEVENSTOWN 44.01N 91.21W
09/13/2005 LA CROSSE WI AMATEUR RADIO
NARROW PATH OF DAMAGE NOTED ON FLATTEN ROAD NEAR COUNTY
ROAD V BETWEEN HOLMEN AND STEVENSTOWN.
0320 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW AMSTERDAM 43.99N 91.32W
09/13/2005 LA CROSSE WI UTILITY COMPANY
LARGE TREE DOWN IN TOWN OF HOLLAND NEAR COUNTY ROAD V.
TREE MAY HAVE FALLEN ON SCHOOL BUS.
0326 PM TSTM WND DMG DECORAH 43.31N 91.79W
09/13/2005 WINNESHIEK IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN. ONE COMMUNICATION TOWER DOWN.
0339 PM TSTM WND DMG CALEDONIA 43.63N 91.50W
09/13/2005 HOUSTON MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREES DOWN.
0351 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 W DAKOTA 43.91N 91.44W
09/13/2005 2.00 INCH WINONA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
FELL IN ONE HOUR.
0357 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 W IONIA 43.04N 92.50W
09/13/2005 1.05 INCH CHICKASAW IA CO-OP OBSERVER
0358 PM TSTM WND GST 3 SW RENO 43.57N 91.32W
09/13/2005 50 MPH HOUSTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE BRANCH DOWN.
0358 PM TSTM WND GST GENOA 43.57N 91.23W
09/13/2005 70 MPH VERNON WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES BLOWN DOWN.
0401 PM FLASH FLOOD LA CRESCENT 43.83N 91.30W
09/13/2005 HOUSTON MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
MUDSLIDES AND SEVERAL FEET OF WATER IN PARTS OF THE
COUNTY...INCLUDING CITY OF LA CRESCENT.
0407 PM TSTM WND DMG CHASEBURG 43.65N 91.10W
09/13/2005 VERNON WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREES DOWN
0424 PM HAIL 3 N SPARTA 43.99N 90.81W
09/13/2005 0.25 INCH MONROE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0424 PM TSTM WND GST WARRENS 44.13N 90.50W
09/13/2005 40 MPH MONROE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0426 PM TSTM WND GST CASHTON 43.74N 90.78W
09/13/2005 30 MPH MONROE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
WITH MODERATE RAIN
0427 PM TSTM WND GST SPARTA 43.94N 90.81W
09/13/2005 50 MPH MONROE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0431 PM HEAVY RAIN ETTRICK 44.17N 91.27W
09/13/2005 2.00 INCH TREMPEALEAU WI CO-OP OBSERVER
WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
0431 PM TSTM WND DMG JACKSON PASS 43.93N 90.62W
09/13/2005 MONROE WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SINGLE TREES DOWN ACROSS DIFFERENT
PARTS OF THE COUNTY.
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE WILTON 43.78N 90.48W
09/13/2005 MONROE WI PUBLIC
BARN DESTROYED BY WIND.
0435 PM FLASH FLOOD WEST SALEM 43.90N 91.08W
09/13/2005 LA CROSSE WI AMATEUR RADIO
3 FEET OF WATER OVER SOME ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS.
0437 PM TSTM WND GST 1 W TOMAH 43.99N 90.52W
09/13/2005 35 MPH MONROE WI DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
HEAVY RAIN ALSO
0437 PM TSTM WND GST WILTON 43.81N 90.53W
09/13/2005 58 MPH MONROE WI PUBLIC
0440 PM TSTM WND GST TOMAH 43.99N 90.50W
09/13/2005 45 MPH MONROE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0446 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N NECEDAH 44.05N 90.07W
09/13/2005 JUNEAU WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREES DOWN
0448 PM FLASH FLOOD WEST SALEM 43.90N 91.08W
09/13/2005 LA CROSSE WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
MANY ROADS AND STREETS IMPASSABLE.
0510 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 SW MELROSE 44.11N 91.03W
09/13/2005 3.10 INCH JACKSON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
ALSO WIND GUST OF 54 MPH AT 328 PM
0510 PM TSTM WND DMG COTTONVILLE 44.06N 89.81W
09/13/2005 ADAMS WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN AT COTTONVILLE AND 16TH...AND DELLWOOD
SUBDIVISION OFF COUNTY ROAD Z.
0510 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 N FOUR CORNERS 44.09N 90.91W
09/13/2005 2.35 INCH MONROE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0517 PM HEAVY RAIN FRENCH ISLAND 43.86N 91.26W
09/13/2005 2.32 INCH LA CROSSE WI NWS EMPLOYEE
0517 PM FLASH FLOOD LA CROSSE 43.83N 91.23W
09/13/2005 LA CROSSE WI NWS EMPLOYEE
STREET FLOODING AT INTERSECTION OF MAIN STREET AND 9TH.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1035 AM CDT WED SEP 14 2005
24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE AREA
LOCATION COUNTY RAINFALL
...IOWA...
NEW HAMPTON CHICKASAW 1.24
CRESCO HOWARD 1.13
IONIA 2W CHICKASAW 1.11
ELMA HOWARD 0.96
BLUFFTON WINNESHIEK 0.69
WAUCOMA 3N WINNESHIEK 0.54
CHARLES CITY COOP FLOYD 0.54
CHARLES CITY FLOYD 0.37
DORCHESTER ALLAMAKEE 0.35
OSAGE MITCHELL 0.30
DORCHESTER HWY 76 ALLAMAKEE 0.20
DECORAH AWOS WINNESHIEK 0.14
POSTVILLE ALLAMAKEE 0.08
GUTTENBERG DAM 10 CLAYTON 0.08
LANSING 4SE ALLAMAKEE 0.03
STRAWBERRY POINT CLAYTON 0.03
ELKADER CLAYTON 0.02
ELKADER 6SSW CLAYTON 0.02
OELWEIN 2S FAYETTE 0.02
...MINNESOTA...
CALEDONIA HOUSTON 2.61
LA CRESCENT 1NNW HOUSTON 2.35
CALEDONIA 6S HOUSTON 1.89
LA CRESCENT DAM 7 WINONA 1.61
BROWNSVILLE HOUSTON 1.59
DAKOTA WINONA 1.17
GRAND MEADOW MOWER 0.85
WINONA DAM 5A BUFFALO 0.47
MINNESOTA CITY DAM 5 WINONA 0.30
ST. CHARLES WINONA 0.23
LANSING MOWER 0.21
ROCHESTER AP OLMSTED 0.18
WINONA AWOS WINONA 0.17
PRESTON FILLMORE 0.17
ROCHESTER INTL AP OLMSTED 0.15
PRESTON AWOS FILLMORE 0.13
LANESBORO FILLMORE 0.13
SPRING VALLEY FILLMORE 0.08
ELGIN 2SSW OLMSTED 0.07
AUSTIN AWOS MOWER 0.05
AUSTIN MOWER 0.04
AUSTIN MOWER 0.04
LAKE CITY-COOP WABASHA 0.03
BYRON 3N OLMSTED 0.02
WABASHA WABASHA 0.02
ZUMBRO FALLS WABASHA 0.01
THEILMAN 1SSW WABASHA T
...WISCONSIN...
HOLMEN 6N LA CROSSE 4.90
GALESVILLE 1S TREMPEALEAU 3.41
TREMPEALEAU DAM 6 TREMPEALEAU 3.00
FOUR CORNERS 13NNE MONROE 2.61
LA CROSSE ASOS LA CROSSE 2.49
ETTRICK 5SE TREMPEALEAU 2.40
LA CROSSE 4NNW LA CROSSE 2.37
LA CROSSE WFO LA CROSSE 2.26
ONALASKA 1N LA CROSSE 2.00
GALESVILLE TREMPEALEAU 2.06
HOLMEN 2S LA CROSSE 1.79
LA CROSSE LA CROSSE 1.76
HOLMEN LA CROSSE 1.65
TAYLOR JACKSON 1.60
HOLMEN LA CROSSE 1.48
WARRENS 5WSW MONROE 1.22
BLACK RIVER FALLS JACKSON 1.12
HATFIELD JACKSON 0.95
HIXTON 5W JACKSON 0.88
BLAIR TREMPEALEAU 0.87
SPARTA MONROE 0.75
NEILLSVILLE CLARK 0.69
NECEDAH RAWS JUNEAU 0.57
TUNNEL CITY 1S MONROE 0.56
NEILLSVILLE 3SW CLARK 0.54
GAD 6E TAYLOR 0.48
GENOA DAM 8 VERNON 0.42
TOMAH RANGER STATION MONROE 0.38
GOODRICH 1E TAYLOR 0.37
FRIENDSHIP ADAMS 0.30
VOLK FIELD JUNEAU 0.28
WESTBY 1NE VERNON 0.27
HILLSBORO VERNON 0.26
LA FARGE VERNON 0.22
NECEDAH 2SE JUNEAU 0.22
OWEN 3W CLARK 0.22
ONTARIO VERNON 0.19
MEDFORD TAYLOR 0.18
ALMA DAM 4 BUFFALO 0.18
ONTARIO VERNON 0.15
PLATTEVILLE GRANT 0.09
MONROE CENTER ADAMS 0.05
READSTOWN VERNON 0.04
CHIPPEWA FALLS CHIPPEWA 0.02
BOSCOBEL ASOS GRANT T
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN CRAWFORD T
RICHLAND CENTER RICHLAND T
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