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RSS FeedsHistoric Rainfall and Flooding Event of August 18-20, 2007
[River Information] [Rainfall Totals] [Storm Reports]Rainfall and flooding of historic proportions struck parts of the Upper Mississippi River Valley on Saturday night, August 18th, continuing through Sunday, August 19th. Rainfall in excess of 10 to 12 inches fell in some areas, with the main swath of heaviest rain centered along a line from Claremont and Rochester, Minnesota to La Crosse, Viroqua and Muscoda, Wisconsin.
| Some Higher Weekend Rainfall Totals
(18th-19th) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witoka, MN |
17.00" |
La Cresent, MN |
11.58" |
Zumbro Falls |
8.14" |
| Utica, MN |
14.00" |
Rochester, MN (northwest side) |
11.10" |
Valley, WI |
7.25" |
| New Hartford/Nodine, MN |
13.40" |
Viroqua, WI |
9.73" |
Rochester Airport, MN |
7.05" |
| Stoddard, WI |
12.41" |
Dodge Center, MN |
9.07" |
La Crosse Airport, WI |
6.99" |
| La Crosse, WI (south side) |
12.20" |
Westby, WI |
8.05" |
Theilman, MN |
6.33" |
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| Radar estimated precipitation for Saturday into early Sunday morning. | Radar estimated precipitation for Saturday into early Monday morning. | Weather map of why the heavy rain occurred. |
Why did it happen?
A warm front extended across northern Iowa and
central Illinois on Saturday, and continued to sit there through Sunday. A very
moist and warm air mass rose up and over this boundary, providing the fuel for
showers and thunderstorms. Due to the depth of the warm layer, and considerable
amount of moisture, the stage was set for heavy rainfall. Thunderstorms
developed on Saturday, eventually orientating into a west to east moving line
from the northern Plains, through southern Minnesota, and then into southwest
Wisconsin Saturday night. The most favorable area for heavy rain was across
southeast Minnesota and southwest Wisconsin. In addition, due to the training
nature of the storms, the heavy rain persisted for hour after hour, with
rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour common.
River Information
Zumbro River at Zumbro Falls- crest at 21.76 feet at 13Z Monday 8/20/07
- flood of record 30.8 feet 7/22/1951
- crest at 19.24 feet at 0830Z Sunday 8/19/07
- dropped below flood stage Sunday evening ~ 21Z
- NEW FLOOD OF RECORD
- crested at 16.52 ft Sunday morning
- flood stage is 13.0 ft
- dropped below flood stage Sunday night
- crested at 18.75 feet Sunday morning
- flood stage is 15.0 feet
- previous flood of record 18.32 3/2/1965
- NEW FLOOD OF RECORD
- at La Farge
- crested at 12.84 feet Sunday evening
- flood stage is 12.0 feet
- dropped below flood stage Monday morning
- flood of record is 14.92 feet on 7/1/1978
- at Viola
- crested at 18.2 feet Sunday night
- flood stage is 14.0 feet
- flood of record is 21.0 feet 7/1/1978
- at Readstown
- crested at 18.82 feet Monday morning
- flood stage is 12.0 feet
- flood of record is 19.08 feet 7/21/1951
- at Soldiers Grove
- crested at 19.35 ft overnight Sunday
- flood stage is 13.0 feet
- flood of record is 21.63 feet 7/22/1951
- at Gays Mills
- crested at 19.79 feet Monday morning
- flood stage is 13.0 feet
- previous flood of record is 19.8 feet 7/2/1978 if crest estimate stays
- at Steuben
- crested at 16.89 feet Monday morning
- flood stage is 12.0 feet
- flood of record is 18.0 feet 7/3/1978
- crested at 19.9 feet Monday morning
- flood stage is 18.0 feet
- dropped below flood stage Monday afternoon
- flood of record is 24.82 feet 7/16/1950
- crested at 14.38 feet Sunday
- flood stage is 13 feet.
- flood of record is 15.6 feet 6/29/1990
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Rainfall Totals...
Rainfall from Saturday Night through Sunday Morning...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1135 AM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007
... 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE AREA...
LOCATION COUNTY RAINFALL
...IOWA...
CALMAR WINNESHIEK 4.24
ST ANSGAR MITCHELL 3.55
POSTVILLE ALLAMAKEE 3.53
DECORAH 8ENE WINNESHIEK 3.50
LANSING 4SE ALLAMAKEE 3.17
WAUKON ALLAMAKEE 2.90
CHARLES CITY COOP FLOYD 2.76
ELMA HOWARD 2.46
CRESCO HOWARD 2.44
CHARLES CITY AWOS FLOYD 2.19
MARQUETTE CLAYTON 2.10
ION ALLAMAKEE 2.06
COLWELL FLOYD 1.85
ELKADER 6SSW CLAYTON 1.33
MCGREGOR CLAYTON 1.31
LITTLEPORT CLAYTON 1.25
OELWEIN 1E FAYETTE 1.07
EDGEWOOD CLAYTON 1.00
ELKADER CLAYTON 0.93
GUTTENBERG DAM 10 CLAYTON 0.75
GARBER CLAYTON 0.63
FAYETTE FAYETTE 0.63
...MINNESOTA...
WHITEWATER STATE PARK 3SW WINONA 11.50
LA CRESCENT 1NNW HOUSTON 10.75
ROCHESTER - CASCADE CREEK OLMSTED 10.45
ROCHESTER - SILVER CREEK OLMSTED 10.17
ROCHESTER - BEAR CREEK OLMSTED 9.86
DODGE CENTER DODGE 8.50
LA CRESCENT DAM 7 WINONA 7.95
MANTORVILLE DODGE 7.85
ZUMBRO FALLS WABASHA 7.79
BROWNSVILLE HOUSTON 6.82
ROCHESTER AP 2NE OLMSTED 6.63
ROCHESTER MAPLE VALLEY OLMSTED 6.16
ROCHESTER INTL AP OLMSTED 6.13
THEILMAN 1SSW WABASHA 5.95
DAKOTA 5NW WINONA 5.95
SPRING GROVE 4N HOUSTON 5.65
CHATFIELD FILLMORE 5.35
WINONA DAM 5A WINONA 5.10
ROCHESTER BELTLINE OLMSTED 4.95
GRAND MEADOW MOWER 4.89
CALEDONIA 6S HOUSTON 4.83
DODGE CENTER AWOS DODGE 4.67
PRESTON FILLMORE 4.61
SPRING VALLEY 3SW FILLMORE 4.50
MINNESOTA CITY DAM 5 WINONA 4.25
AUSTIN MOWER *** 3.97
LANSING MOWER 3.74
AUSTIN MOWER 3.54
HARMONY FILLMORE 3.48
WHITEWATER STATE PARK 3SW OLMSTED 3.05
PRESTON AWOS FILLMORE 2.87
WABASHA WABASHA 2.56
LAKE CITY-COOP WABASHA 2.43
LAKE CITY WABASHA 2.13
AUSTIN AWOS MOWER 1.61
...WISCONSIN...
STODDARD 3NE VERNON 11.75
LA CROSSE 1ESE LA CROSSE 10.95
LA CROSSE MISSISSIPPI RIVERLA CROSSE 10.09
LA CROSSE 5SE LA CROSSE 9.42
READSTOWN VERNON 9.30
VIROQUA VERNON 9.23
VIOLA VERNON 7.86
LA CROSSE WFO LA CROSSE 7.59
GAYS MILLS CRAWFORD 7.41
WESTBY 3ENE VERNON 7.17
GENOA DAM 8 VERNON 7.10
VALLEY 1NW VERNON 6.40
LA FARGE VERNON 6.14
LA CROSSE ASOS LA CROSSE 5.97
ONTARIO VERNON 5.80
MUSCODA 6S GRANT 5.50
ONTARIO VERNON *** 5.40
HILLSBORO VERNON 4.50
STEUBEN CRAWFORD 4.42
BOSCOBEL RAWS GRANT 3.89
BOSCOBEL ASOS GRANT 3.83
WEST SALEM 1NW LA CROSSE 3.71
HOLMEN LA CROSSE 3.59
STEUBEN 4SE CRAWFORD 3.55
TREMPEALEAU DAM 6 TREMPEALEAU 3.50
WILTON 3E MONROE 3.31
GALESVILLE 1S TREMPEALEAU 3.30
TUNNEL CITY 1S MONROE 3.18
CATARACT MONROE 3.10
FOUR CORNERS MONROE 3.08
ETTRICK 5SE TREMPEALEAU 3.05
ROCKVILLE GRANT 2.93
VOLK FIELD JUNEAU 2.89
WARRENS 5WSW MONROE 2.75
ALMA DAM 4 BUFFALO 2.75
LYNXVILLE DAM 9 CRAWFORD 2.60
NECEDAH 5WNW CRN JUNEAU 2.51
NECEDAH 2SE JUNEAU 2.47
NECEDAH RAWS JUNEAU 2.45
BLACK RIVER FALLS STP JACKSON 2.45
SPARTA - FT MC COY MONROE 2.37
TAYLOR JACKSON 2.10
MONTANA BUFFALO 1.96
BURTON GRANT 1.76
MONDOVI MIRROR LAKE BUFFALO 1.75
BLAIR TREMPEALEAU 1.75
MATHER 3NW JACKSON 1.68
CUBA CITY 2NW GRANT 1.39
HATFIELD JACKSON 1.27
BLACK RIVER FALLS JACKSON 1.17
NEILLSVILLE CLARK 0.99
MONDOVI 6S BUFFALO 0.94
OWEN 2N CLARK 0.58
GALESVILLE TREMPEALEAU 0.48
GAD 6E TAYLOR 0.41
MEDFORD TAYLOR 0.40
DIAMOND LAKE RAWS TAYLOR 0.36
ELK MOUND DUNN 0.35
GOODRICH 1E TAYLOR 0.30
MEDFORD AWOS TAYLOR 0.17
OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED IS CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.
FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION...
VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
Rainfall from Sunday Morning through Monday Morning...
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
757 AM CDT MON AUG 20 2007
... 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE AREA...
LOCATION COUNTY RAINFALL
...IOWA...
NEW HAMPTON CHICKASAW 4.25
ELKADER CLAYTON 3.92
CHARLES CITY AWOS FLOYD 3.59
ELKADER 6SSW CLAYTON 3.55
STRAWBERRY POINT CLAYTON 3.04
GUTTENBERG DAM 10 CLAYTON 2.91
EDGEWOOD CLAYTON 2.90
GARBER CLAYTON 2.74
LITTLEPORT CLAYTON 2.57
MARQUETTE CLAYTON 2.51
OELWEIN AWOS FAYETTE 2.15
ION ALLAMAKEE 1.96
COLWELL FLOYD 1.70
OSAGE MITCHELL 1.65
MCGREGOR CLAYTON 1.61
POSTVILLE ALLAMAKEE 1.56
IONIA 2W CHICKASAW 1.15
WAUKON ALLAMAKEE 1.12
DORCHESTER ALLAMAKEE 1.03
...MINNESOTA...
LA CRESCENT DAM 7 WINONA 1.13
BROWNSVILLE HOUSTON 1.08
HARMONY FILLMORE 1.03
GRAND MEADOW MOWER 0.93
LANSING MOWER 0.85
AUSTIN MOWER 0.80
ROCHESTER MAPLE VALLEY OLMSTED 0.69
DAKOTA WINONA 0.67
MINNESOTA CITY DAM 5 WINONA 0.65
ROCHESTER INTL AP OLMSTED 0.64
LAKE CITY WABASHA 0.59
DODGE CENTER DODGE 0.55
WINONA DAM 5A WINONA 0.54
SPRING VALLEY FILLMORE 0.54
ELGIN 2SSW OLMSTED 0.51
ROCHESTER AP 2NE OLMSTED 0.41
ZUMBRO FALLS WABASHA 0.35
PRESTON AWOS FILLMORE 0.35
ROCHESTER - CASCADE CREEK OLMSTED 0.31
MANTORVILLE DODGE 0.31
ROCHESTER - SILVER CREEK OLMSTED 0.24
ROCHESTER - BEAR CREEK OLMSTED 0.22
DODGE CENTER AWOS DODGE 0.16
WINONA AWOS WINONA T
...WISCONSIN...
ROCKVILLE GRANT 4.04
BURTON GRANT 3.04
NEILLSVILLE CLARK 1.53
BOSCOBEL RAWS GRANT 1.29
STEUBEN CRAWFORD 1.28
TREMPEALEAU DAM 6 TREMPEALEAU 1.26
MONDOVI BUFFALO 1.26
BOSCOBEL ASOS GRANT 1.25
MONROE CENTER ADAMS 1.20
WHITEHALL 2W-HWY DEPT TREMPEALEAU 1.02
HOLMEN 2NW LA CROSSE 1.01
LA CROSSE ASOS LA CROSSE 0.99
WEST SALEM 1NW LA CROSSE 0.98
LYNXVILLE DAM 9 CRAWFORD 0.98
WARRENS 5WSW MONROE 0.95
TUNNEL CITY 1S MONROE 0.95
DIAMOND LAKE RAWS TAYLOR 0.95
NECEDAH RAWS JUNEAU 0.93
HOLMEN 2S LA CROSSE 0.79
TAYLOR JACKSON 0.76
VOLK FIELD JUNEAU 0.71
ALMA DAM 4 BUFFALO 0.71
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AP AWOS CRAWFORD 0.68
LA CROSSE LA CROSSE 0.62
ONTARIO VERNON 0.60
SPARTA - FT MC COY MONROE 0.56
GENOA DAM 8 VERNON 0.55
GALESVILLE TREMPEALEAU 0.46
MEDFORD AWOS TAYLOR 0.42
OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED IS CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.
Storm Reports From The Event
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
854 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM FLASH FLOOD DODGE CENTER 44.03N 92.85W
08/18/2007 DODGE MN COUNTY OFFICIAL
FLOODING LIMITED MOSTLY TO DITCHES. HOMES REPORTED WITH
WATER IN BASEMENTS. RAILROAD BED WASHED OUT. REPORTS
STARTED COMING INTO DISPATCH AROUND 6 PM
0822 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 NNW HOUSTON 43.81N 91.60W
08/18/2007 HOUSTON MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
MUDSLIDE COVERING HIGHWAY 76 BETWEEN MONEY CREEK AND
HOUSTON. OTHER MUDSLIDES REPORTED ON COUNTY HIGHWAYS
9...13 AND 26.
0840 PM FLASH FLOOD LA CROSSE 43.83N 91.23W
08/18/2007 LA CROSSE WI AMATEUR RADIO
MAJOR STREET FLOODING ON SOUTH SIDE OF LA CROSSE NEAR
WALMART. WATER OVER MORMON COULEE ROAD.
0915 PM FLASH FLOOD LA CROSSE 43.83N 91.23W
08/18/2007 LA CROSSE WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
PORTIONS OF A RETAINING WALL WASHED AWAY AT HIGHWAY 14/61
AND 35 ON SOUTH SIDE OF LA CROSSE
0915 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 W VIROQUA 43.56N 90.95W
08/18/2007 VERNON WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
CREEKS OUT OF THEIR BANKS AT SIDIE HOLLOW CAMPGROUND.
0915 PM FLASH FLOOD ROCHESTER 44.01N 92.48W
08/18/2007 OLMSTED MN COUNTY OFFICIAL
HWY 14 CLOSED EAST OF ROCHESTER. MUDSLIDE AT RONALD
MCDONALD HOUR IN ROCHESTER WITH EVACUATIONS AROUND 6 AM.
RED CROSS SHELTERS WERE SET UP. FLOODING REPORTS BEGAN
AROUND 915 PM SAT AUG 18.
0920 PM FLASH FLOOD LA CROSSE 43.83N 91.23W
08/18/2007 LA CROSSE WI AMATEUR RADIO
MULIPLE HOMES WITH BASEMENT FLOODING. ONE WITH FIRST
FLOOR FLOODING.
0930 PM FLASH FLOOD STODDARD 43.66N 91.22W
08/18/2007 VERNON WI COUNTY OFFICIAL
MUDSLIDES ALL ACROSS THE COUNTY...WITH NUMEROUS COUNTY
ROADS CLOSED AND IMPASSABLE. AREAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED
ARE FROM AROUND STODDARD TO VIROQUA. AT LEAST 79 PEOPLE
EVACUATED BELOW LOCAL DAMS.
0930 PM FLASH FLOOD HOKAH 43.76N 91.35W
08/18/2007 HOUSTON MN COUNTY OFFICIAL
AT LEAST 50 MUDSLIDES. 4 STATE HWYS AND 8 COUNTY ROADS
CLOSED. REPORTS OF HOME COLLASPES AND SLIDES. TRAIN
TRACKS AND BRIDGES WASHED OUT. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF
INJURIES. 2 UNCONFIRMED FATALITIES. HARDEST HIT
COMMUNITIES INCLUDE HOUSTON...HOKAH...LA CRESCENT...AND
BROWNSVILLE. FIRST CALL OF FLOODING PROBLEMS AROUND 930
PM SAT AUG 18 TO DISPATCH. IT GOT EXCEEDING WORSE AFTER
THAT.
0940 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 S OAK RIDGE 43.25N 91.02W
08/18/2007 CRAWFORD WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
MUD SLIDE ON COUNTY ROAD O SOUTH OF OAK RIDGE.
1000 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 W LA CRESCENT 43.83N 91.34W
08/18/2007 HOUSTON MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
*** 1 FATAL *** DEATH IN VEHICLE ON COUNTY ROAD 6 NEAR
PINE CREEK. TIME ESTIMATED.
1048 PM FLASH FLOOD ELBA 44.09N 92.02W
08/18/2007 WINONA MN EMERGENCY MNGR
THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY 74 AND STATE HIGHWAY 74 WAS
FLOODED.
1048 PM FLASH FLOOD STOCKTON 44.03N 91.77W
08/18/2007 WINONA MN EMERGENCY MNGR
HIGHWAY 14 AT FARMERS PARK CLOSED BY FLOODING.
1048 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 S LEWISTON 43.96N 91.87W
08/18/2007 WINONA MN EMERGENCY MNGR
CAR STUCK IN HIGH WATER ON COUNTY 29.
1048 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 S RIDGEWAY 43.86N 91.57W
08/18/2007 WINONA MN EMERGENCY MNGR
MUDSLIDE ACROSS COUNTY 11.
1048 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 N RUSHFORD 43.86N 91.75W
08/18/2007 WINONA MN AMATEUR RADIO
STATE HIGHWAY 43 CLOSED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 BY A
MUDSLIDE.
1100 PM FLASH FLOOD LEWISTON 43.98N 91.87W
08/18/2007 WINONA MN BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE AND MUD SLIDES IN LEWISTON.
1112 PM FLASH FLOOD EYOTA 43.99N 92.23W
08/18/2007 OLMSTED MN EMERGENCY MNGR
STREET FLOODING. SAND BAGGING HAS STARTED WITH SOME
STREET CLOSURES.
1116 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 E VIOLA 43.51N 90.65W
08/18/2007 RICHLAND WI EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER HIGHWAY 56.
1116 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 S YUBA 43.52N 90.43W
08/18/2007 RICHLAND WI EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER COUNTY HIGHWAY C.
1116 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 S LOYD 43.40N 90.25W
08/18/2007 RICHLAND WI EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER HIGHWAY 58.
1135 PM FLASH FLOOD WINONA 44.05N 91.66W
08/18/2007 WINONA MN EMERGENCY MNGR
STATE HIGHWAY 43 WASHED OUT JUST SOUTH OF WINONA.
1141 PM FLASH FLOOD RICHLAND CENTER 43.34N 90.38W
08/18/2007 RICHLAND WI COUNTY OFFICIAL
NUMEROUS STATE HIGHWAYS AND COUNTY ROADS CLOSED AND
IMPASSABLE. ESTIMATED 75 PERCENT OF THE COUNTY ROADS ARE
AFFECTED BY FLOOD WATERS. HWY 80 IMPASSABLE WITH BRIDGES
BUCKLED. AT LEAST A DOZEN BOAT RESCUES FROM HOMES AND
CARS. THE TOWN OF ROCKBRIDGE BASICALLY UNDERWATER. FIRST
REPORTED FLOODING INCIDENT IN THE COUNTY WAS 1141 PM ON
THE 18TH.
1200 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 W ALTURA 44.07N 92.04W
08/19/2007 WINONA MN PARK/FOREST SRVC
HIGHWAY 74 IN WHITE WATER STATE PARK IS COMPLETELY WASHED
OUT
1205 AM FLASH FLOOD LA CRESCENT 43.83N 91.30W
08/19/2007 HOUSTON MN EMERGENCY MNGR
HIGHWAY 26 FROM LA CRESCENT TO THE IOWA BORDER IS CLOSED.
HIGHWAY 16 FROM JUST SOUTH OF LA CRESCENT TO HOKAH IS
CLOSED. HIGHWAY 61 FROM NORTH OF LA CRESCENT INTO WINONA
COUNTY IS CLOSED.
1215 AM FLASH FLOOD 7 ENE ZUMBRO FALLS 44.33N 92.30W
08/19/2007 WABASHA MN EMERGENCY MNGR
6 INCHES OF WATER OVER COUNTY 2 NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY
60.
1215 AM FLASH FLOOD ZUMBRO FALLS 44.29N 92.43W
08/19/2007 WABASHA MN EMERGENCY MNGR
STREETS CLOSED IN DOWNTOWN BY HIGH WATER.
1215 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 E MILLVILLE 44.25N 92.28W
08/19/2007 WABASHA MN EMERGENCY MNGR
MUDSLIDE ON COUNTY 11.
1241 AM FLASH FLOOD EYOTA 43.99N 92.23W
08/19/2007 OLMSTED MN EMERGENCY MNGR
HIGHWAY 14 CLOSED AT HIGHWAY 42 FROM FLOODING.
0100 AM FLASH FLOOD EYOTA 43.99N 92.23W
08/19/2007 OLMSTED MN EMERGENCY MNGR
RESIDENTS OF THE EYOTA TRAILER PARK ARE BEING EVACUATED.
0110 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 S DE SOTO 43.40N 91.20W
08/19/2007 CRAWFORD WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE BOULDER ON HIGHWAY 35 SOUTH OF TOWN.
0110 AM FLASH FLOOD BELL CENTER 43.29N 90.83W
08/19/2007 CRAWFORD WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
SAND CREEK ROAD IS CLOSED FOR THE NIGHT.
0125 AM FLASH FLOOD STODDARD 43.66N 91.22W
08/19/2007 VERNON WI EMERGENCY MNGR
MUDSLIDE JUST SOUTH OF TOWN ON HIGHWAY 35 COLLAPSING A
HOUSE.
0130 AM FLASH FLOOD KASSON 44.03N 92.75W
08/19/2007 DODGE MN EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING REPORTED IN TOWN.
0130 AM FLASH FLOOD DODGE CENTER 44.03N 92.85W
08/19/2007 DODGE MN EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING REPORTED IN TOWN WITH SOME EVACUATIONS TAKING
PLACE.
0200 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 E HOUSTON 43.76N 91.53W
08/19/2007 HOUSTON MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
*** 1 FATAL *** MOBILE HOME SWEPT AWAY BY FLASH FLOODING.
TIME WAS ESTIMATED.
0220 AM FLASH FLOOD YUBA 43.54N 90.43W
08/19/2007 RICHLAND WI BROADCAST MEDIA
FIRE DEPARTMENT UNDER WATER.
0220 AM FLASH FLOOD CAZENOVIA 43.53N 90.20W
08/19/2007 RICHLAND WI BROADCAST MEDIA
HIGHWAY 58 CLOSED.
0220 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 E YUBA 43.54N 90.37W
08/19/2007 RICHLAND WI AMATEUR RADIO
HIGHWAY 80 HAS BUCKLED NORTH OF CENTURY FARM ROAD.
0245 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 NE COON VALLEY 43.71N 91.00W
08/19/2007 VERNON WI EMERGENCY MNGR
CAR WASHED AWAY AT COUNTY P AND SPRING COULEE
ROAD...PEOPLE ESCAPED.
0245 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 W VIROQUA 43.56N 90.93W
08/19/2007 VERNON WI EMERGENCY MNGR
CAR WASHED AWAY ON HIGHWAY 56...PEOPLE ESCAPED.
0245 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 S GENOA 43.52N 91.23W
08/19/2007 VERNON WI EMERGENCY MNGR
MUDSLIDE WITH POWER LINES DOWN AT SHADY LANE AND HIGHWAY
35.
0300 AM FLASH FLOOD WINONA 44.05N 91.66W
08/19/2007 WINONA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
*** 4 FATAL *** CORRECTED THE NUMBER OF REPORTED
FATALITIES IN WITOKA FROM 3 TO ONLY 2...WITH STILL 2
FATALITIES IN STOCKTON. THE TIMES ARE STILL UNKNOWN AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IN WINONA COUNTY REPORT 3
TO 4 PEOPLE ARE STILL MISSING. NUMEROUS INJURIES WERE
REPORTED COUNTY WIDE BUT LOCAL HOSPITALS ARE NOT
RELEASING ACCURATE NUMBERS. ALSO HWY 61 FROM WINONA TO
GOODVIEW IS CLOSED.
0305 AM FLASH FLOOD SOLDIERS GROVE 43.39N 90.77W
08/19/2007 CRAWFORD WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
2 FEET OF WATER OVER HIGHWAY 61 SOUTH OF TOWN AND THE
ROAD IS CLOSED IN SOLDIERS GROVE.
0325 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 WSW ELGIN 44.12N 92.29W
08/19/2007 WABASHA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
COUNTY 2 CLOSED NEAR THE OLMSTED COUNTY LINE.
0325 AM FLASH FLOOD ZUMBRO FALLS 44.29N 92.43W
08/19/2007 WABASHA MN AMATEUR RADIO
WATER OVER THE ROAD AT HIGHWAYS 60 AND 63.
0349 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 WNW ELGIN 44.15N 92.31W
08/19/2007 WABASHA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
COUNTY 25 CLOSED NEAR THE OLMSTED COUNTY LINE.
0349 AM FLASH FLOOD GOOSE ISLAND 43.74N 91.22W
08/19/2007 LA CROSSE WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
CAMP GROUND EVACUATED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING
0430 AM FLASH FLOOD SOLDIERS GROVE 43.39N 90.77W
08/19/2007 CRAWFORD WI COUNTY OFFICIAL
NUMEROUS ROADS AND STATE HIGHWAYS CLOSED...MOSTLY IN THE
NORTHEAST SECTION OF THE COUNTY. NURSING HOME EVACUATED
IN SOLDIERS GROVE. NUMEROUS RESIDENTS EVACUATED IN GAYS
MILLS AND SOLDIERS GROVE. FIRST REPORT OF FLOODING
INDICENT FROM DISPATCH WAS ROUGHLY 430 AM.
1200 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 SW LA CRESCENT 43.81N 91.33W
08/19/2007 M15.60 INCH HOUSTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED 15.60 INCHES OF RAIN. 12.73 INCHES OF
THIS RAIN FELL BETWEEN 8 PM AUGUST 18TH AND 3 AM AUGUST
19TH.
0530 PM FLASH FLOOD CHARLES CITY 43.07N 92.68W
08/19/2007 FLOYD IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER REPORTED IN BASEMENTS AND MINOR FLOODING REPORTED
ALONG HIGHWAY 18 IN THE CHARLES CITY AREA
0726 PM FLASH FLOOD JERICO 43.18N 92.26W
08/19/2007 CHICKASAW IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
CRANE CREEK IS OUT OF ITS BANKS AND FLOODING COUNTY ROAD
B22
0808 PM FLASH FLOOD PROTIVIN 43.22N 92.09W
08/19/2007 HOWARD IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
BOHEMIAN CREEK HAS WENT OUT OF ITS BANKS AND SAND BAGGING
IS CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE IN PROTIVIN
0808 PM FLASH FLOOD ELMA 43.25N 92.44W
08/19/2007 HOWARD IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
MINOR FLOODING WAS REPORTED
0845 PM FLASH FLOOD LA CROSSE 43.83N 91.23W
08/19/2007 LA CROSSE WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
THE 1900 BLOCK OF ST JAMES STREET IS FLOODING
0845 PM FLASH FLOOD LA CROSSE 43.83N 91.23W
08/19/2007 LA CROSSE WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
MORMON COULEE IS FLOODING NEAR KWIK TRIP AND WALMART
0845 PM FLASH FLOOD ONALASKA 43.89N 91.22W
08/19/2007 LA CROSSE WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
BERM IS WASHING AWAY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 53
AND SAND LAKE ROAD
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