Severe thunderstorms are expected across the Central Plains accompanied by damaging wind gusts and large hail. In addition, heavy rainfall may lead to instances of flash flooding from the Plains and mid-Atlantic regions. The heavy rainfall threat continues across Florida and across the northern Gulf as we monitor a tropical disturbance tracking westward. Critical fire weather for the Great Basin. Read More >
Overview
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Numerous showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain around parts of the region on Saturday, July 23rd. Most of the rain fell Saturday morning into the early afternoon hours before exiting to the east later in the day. There were reports of street flooding and rapid rises along nearby creeks and streams. A few area rivers also briefly hit flood stage. Several flash flood and river flood warnings were issued. |
 24-Hour rainfall totals from July 23rd |
Flooding
Hydrographs
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| Hydrograph from Eldorado, IA | Hydrograph from Elkader, IA | Hydrograph from Garber, IA | Hydrograph from Burton, WI |
Photos
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| Street flooding in Austin, MN (Photo by Sheila Psyck) |
Street flooding in Austin, MN (Photo by Sheila Psyck) |
Street flooding in Austin, MN (Photo by Stacy) |
Flooding in Austin, MN (Photo by Victoria H.) |
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| Flooding in Prairie du Chien, WI (Photo courtesy of KWWL) |
Flooding in Lime Springs, IA (Photo courtesy of KWWL) |
Rain Reports
Public Information Statement National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1203 PM CDT Sun Jul 24 2016 ...Rainfall Reports since 6 AM CDT July 23 2016... Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon ...Iowa... ...Allamakee County... 4 ENE Watson 2.03 in 1045 AM 07/24 43.11N/91.26W 3 S Dorchester 1.94 in 1100 AM 07/24 43.42N/91.51W 3 SE Waterville 1.78 in 1107 AM 07/24 43.17N/91.24W ...Chickasaw County... New Hampton 1.64 in 0602 AM 07/24 43.06N/92.32W Ionia 2W 1.58 in 1045 AM 07/24 43.03N/92.50W ...Clayton County... Monona WWTP 4.87 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.04N/91.40W Monona 3.30 in 1215 PM 07/23 43.05N/91.39W Guttenberg Dam 10 1.42 in 0600 AM 07/24 42.78N/91.10W Edgewood 0.85 in 0700 AM 07/24 42.65N/91.40W Littleport 0.84 in 1045 AM 07/24 42.75N/91.37W Elkader Turkey River 0.72 in 1045 AM 07/24 42.84N/91.40W Marquette-Bloody Run Creek 0.51 in 1100 AM 07/24 43.04N/91.21W ...Fayette County... Waucoma 2.82 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.06N/92.03W Waucoma 1WNW 2.56 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.06N/92.05W 1 ENE Alpha 2.19 in 0830 AM 07/24 43.01N/92.03W Fayette 1.79 in 0700 AM 07/24 42.85N/91.82W Oelwein Municipal Airport 1.34 in 0655 AM 07/24 42.68N/91.97W Eldorado 0.92 in 1045 AM 07/24 43.05N/91.81W ...Floyd County... Colwell 1.41 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.16N/92.59W Charles City 0.55 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.06N/92.67W Charles City-Cedar River 0.38 in 1030 AM 07/24 43.06N/92.67W Nora Springs 2.4 SSE 0.35 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.11N/92.99W Charles City Airport 0.19 in 0655 AM 07/24 43.07N/92.61W ...Howard County... 3 NE Riceville 1.75 in 1124 AM 07/24 43.40N/92.50W ...Mitchell County... St Ansgar 0.55 in 0630 AM 07/24 43.38N/92.92W Saint Ansgar 0.46 in 1128 AM 07/24 43.38N/92.92W ...Winneshiek County... Decorah 3.07 in 0700 PM 07/23 43.30N/91.80W Decorah Municipal Airport 1.89 in 0655 AM 07/24 43.28N/91.74W 5 ESE Decorah 1.74 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.26N/91.70W 7 ENE Decorah 1.61 in 0748 AM 07/24 43.34N/91.64W Bluffton 1.35 in 1045 AM 07/24 43.41N/91.90W ...Minnesota... ...Dodge County... Mantorville 1.54 in 0404 PM 07/23 44.07N/92.75W 2 NE Kasson 1.50 in 0700 AM 07/24 44.05N/92.72W Dodge Center Airport 1.28 in 0654 AM 07/24 44.02N/92.83W 2 E Claremont 0.81 in 0800 AM 07/24 44.04N/92.95W ...Fillmore County... Harmony 3.31 in 0730 AM 07/24 43.55N/92.01W Preston 2.10 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.67N/92.07W Chatfield 2.03 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.84N/92.20W Mabel 1.94 in 0640 AM 07/24 43.52N/91.76W Preston 6s 1.93 in 0930 AM 07/24 43.59N/92.11W Lanesboro 2NE 1.88 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.73N/91.94W Whalan 3.3 SSE 1.83 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.69N/91.90W 3 NE Preston 1.47 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.71N/92.05W Lanesboro-Root River 1.40 in 1130 AM 07/24 43.72N/91.98W Preston Airport 0.98 in 0653 AM 07/24 43.68N/92.18W 1 W Fillmore 0.90 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.74N/92.31W Pilot Mound-Root River 0.72 in 1100 AM 07/24 43.78N/92.03W Spring Valley 0.71 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.69N/92.39W Fillmore 0.60 in 1130 AM 07/24 43.76N/92.27W ...Houston County... 4 NW Eitzen 2.43 in 0800 AM 07/24 43.56N/91.51W Caledonia 2.27 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.63N/91.50W Houston 1.82 in 1045 AM 07/24 43.77N/91.57W Houston 7sw 1.61 in 0930 AM 07/24 43.70N/91.67W Mound Prairie 1.12 in 1045 AM 07/24 43.78N/91.45W ...Mower County... 1 SW Austin 2.97 in 0856 PM 07/23 43.66N/92.98W Austin 2.50 in 1245 PM 07/23 43.67N/92.97W Austin Municipal Airport 2.25 in 0655 AM 07/24 43.66N/92.93W Austin 2NE-Dobbins Creek 1.15 in 1030 AM 07/24 43.67N/92.95W Ostrander 5.1 WNW 1.08 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.65N/92.52W Austin 3S 0.97 in 1100 AM 07/24 43.64N/92.97W Ostrander 5wnw 0.88 in 0930 AM 07/24 43.63N/92.53W Lansing-Cedar River 0.65 in 1030 AM 07/24 43.75N/92.95W Austin 3 NW - Turtle Creek 0.64 in 1030 AM 07/24 43.65N/92.98W ...Olmsted County... Eyota 2NE 3.88 in 0730 AM 07/24 44.01N/92.20W 2 NE Rochester 3.31 in 0600 AM 07/24 44.04N/92.44W Elba 4.7 SW 3.27 in 0330 PM 07/23 44.04N/92.09W 2 NNW Chester 2.15 in 0700 AM 07/24 44.05N/92.37W Mayo Helipad 2.05 in 0654 AM 07/24 44.02N/92.48W 1 W Chester 2.01 in 0630 AM 07/24 44.00N/92.38W 2 N Rock Dell 1.83 in 0800 AM 07/24 43.96N/92.63W Elgin 5SE 1.82 in 1030 AM 07/24 44.01N/92.11W Elgin 2ssw 1.39 in 0700 AM 07/24 44.10N/92.27W Rochester Ap 2ne 1.34 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.93N/92.48W Byron 4 North 1.15 in 0700 AM 07/24 44.09N/92.64W Rochester International Airp 1.11 in 0654 AM 07/24 43.91N/92.50W 2 W High Forest 0.99 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.85N/92.59W 2 ENE Rochester 0.77 in 1030 AM 07/24 44.03N/92.43W Rochester-Beltline Bear Cree 0.69 in 1030 AM 07/24 44.01N/92.45W Rochester-Beltline 0.61 in 1030 AM 07/24 44.01N/92.47W Rochester-Cascade Creek 0.57 in 1030 AM 07/24 44.03N/92.47W 3 SW Hammond 0.55 in 1134 AM 07/24 44.18N/92.41W 5 E Douglas 0.51 in 1000 AM 07/24 44.10N/92.47W Rochester 3W 0.43 in 1030 AM 07/24 44.02N/92.53W Byron 0.42 in 1128 AM 07/24 44.04N/92.64W Oxbow Park Alert Gage 0.35 in 1100 AM 07/24 44.09N/92.64W Oronoco 0.35 in 1130 AM 07/24 44.16N/92.54W 3 N Rochester 0.35 in 1115 AM 07/24 44.06N/92.47W Oronoco 1W 0.34 in 1130 AM 07/24 44.17N/92.55W Byron 0.33 in 1131 AM 07/24 44.03N/92.66W 4 ESE Douglas 0.31 in 1122 AM 07/24 44.09N/92.49W Pine Island 1S 0.30 in 1100 AM 07/24 44.19N/92.65W 2 SE Douglas 0.29 in 1122 AM 07/24 44.08N/92.55W 3 NE Rochester 0.28 in 1135 AM 07/24 44.05N/92.45W 3 ESE Douglas 0.28 in 1130 AM 07/24 44.09N/92.51W ...Wabasha County... Theilman 1SSW 1.49 in 0815 AM 07/24 44.28N/92.19W 3 SW Zumbro Falls 1.33 in 0835 AM 07/24 44.24N/92.46W 1 SSE Lake City 1.27 in 0800 AM 07/24 44.43N/92.27W 2 NNW Zumbro Falls 0.83 in 0949 AM 07/24 44.32N/92.44W Plainview 0.82 in 1130 AM 07/24 44.17N/92.17W Wabasha 0.62 in 0700 AM 07/24 44.38N/92.05W Kellogg-Zumbro River 0.55 in 1100 AM 07/24 44.32N/92.00W Lake City 0.40 in 1123 AM 07/24 44.45N/92.27W Mazeppa 3ESE 0.28 in 1130 AM 07/24 44.26N/92.49W ...Winona County... Whitewater State Park Group 2.82 in 1030 AM 07/24 44.06N/92.05W Altura 5w 2.76 in 0700 AM 07/24 44.06N/92.04W Whitewater State Park 2.73 in 1030 AM 07/24 44.05N/92.05W Elba 1.75 in 1045 AM 07/24 44.09N/92.03W 2 NNW Pickwick 1.25 in 0700 AM 07/24 44.02N/91.61W La Crescent Dam 7 1.23 in 0600 AM 07/24 43.87N/91.31W Winona Dam 5A 1.12 in 0600 AM 07/24 44.09N/91.67W 1 E Winona 1.12 in 1130 AM 07/24 44.05N/91.63W Winona Municipal Airport 1.10 in 0653 AM 07/24 44.08N/91.71W Minnesota City Dam 5 0.80 in 0700 AM 07/24 44.16N/91.81W Beaver-White Water River 0.70 in 1045 AM 07/24 44.15N/92.00W Dakota 0.58 in 1115 AM 07/24 43.91N/91.36W ...Wisconsin... ...Adams County... Petenwell Lake 0.63 in 0600 AM 07/24 44.08N/90.00W Castle Rock 0.60 in 0600 AM 07/24 43.87N/89.95W ...Buffalo County... Alma Dam 4 1.23 in 0915 AM 07/24 44.33N/91.92W ...Clark County... Neillsville 1W 0.62 in 0900 AM 07/24 44.56N/90.61W Owen 2N 0.13 in 0800 AM 07/24 44.98N/90.55W ...Crawford County... Prairie Du Chien Airport 3.97 in 0655 AM 07/24 43.02N/91.12W Ferryville 2.52 in 0645 AM 07/24 43.33N/91.07W Steuben 4SE 1.52 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.13N/90.84W 1 WNW Mount Zion 1.45 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.26N/90.76W De Soto 1SE 1.30 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.42N/91.19W Steuben 1.11 in 1045 AM 07/24 43.18N/90.86W De Soto 0.93 in 1131 AM 07/24 43.42N/91.19W Gays Mills 0.92 in 1100 AM 07/24 43.32N/90.85W ...Grant County... Mount Hope 4.40 in 1259 PM 07/23 42.97N/90.86W Platteville 2.45 in 0900 AM 07/24 42.73N/90.48W Platteville 2.35 in 0700 AM 07/24 42.74N/90.47W Boscobel Airport 2.23 in 0653 AM 07/24 43.16N/90.67W 6 ENE Castle Rock 2.12 in 0700 PM 07/23 43.09N/90.44W Platteville Municipal Airpor 1.76 in 0655 AM 07/24 42.69N/90.44W Sinsinawa 1.18 in 0700 AM 07/24 42.52N/90.54W 1 ENE Boscobel 1.03 in 1103 AM 07/24 43.15N/90.68W Muscoda 0.98 in 1045 AM 07/24 43.20N/90.44W ...Jackson County... Black River Falls 1.7 NNE 0.53 in 0700 AM 07/24 44.32N/90.83W Black River Falls Sewage 0.52 in 0830 AM 07/24 44.29N/90.85W 1 E Black River Falls 0.45 in 1115 AM 07/24 44.30N/90.83W Black River Falls Area Airpo 0.44 in 0655 AM 07/24 44.25N/90.86W Black River Falls-black Rive 0.43 in 0715 AM 07/24 44.28N/90.87W Hatfield Dam 0.37 in 0645 AM 07/24 44.41N/90.73W ...Juneau County... 2 N Cloverdale 0.87 in 1110 AM 07/24 44.06N/90.17W Volk Field 0.72 in 0658 AM 07/24 43.94N/90.25W Mauston 0.68 in 1132 AM 07/24 43.80N/90.07W Necedah 0.53 in 1048 AM 07/24 44.03N/90.08W 4 ESE Sprague 0.47 in 0800 AM 07/24 44.10N/90.06W Mauston Airport 0.45 in 0655 AM 07/24 43.84N/90.14W 2 WNW Dellwood 0.35 in 0850 PM 07/23 44.00N/89.99W ...La Crosse County... La Crosse Weather Office 2.43 in 0600 AM 07/24 43.82N/91.19W La Crosse 4NNW 1.87 in 0730 AM 07/24 43.87N/91.27W 3 W Saint Joseph 1.73 in 0855 PM 07/23 43.78N/91.10W La Crosse Regional Airport 1.35 in 0653 AM 07/24 43.88N/91.26W Melrose 8.2 SSW 1.30 in 0800 AM 07/24 44.02N/91.06W Holmen 2s 1.29 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.93N/91.25W West Salem 0.73 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.90N/91.09W ...Monroe County... Melvina 0.73 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.81N/90.76W Kendall 0.66 in 1135 AM 07/24 43.79N/90.37W Sparta 0.59 in 0800 AM 07/24 43.94N/90.82W Warrens 4WSW 0.56 in 0700 AM 07/24 44.10N/90.59W 2 E Cataract 0.51 in 1133 AM 07/24 44.09N/90.79W 4 W Valley Junction 0.50 in 0700 AM 07/24 44.06N/90.50W Tunnel City 0.49 in 0700 AM 07/24 44.01N/90.57W Fort Mccoy- Stillwell Creek 0.47 in 1215 AM 07/24 44.00N/90.68W Four Corners 0.43 in 0700 AM 07/24 44.09N/90.91W ...Richland County... 3 NW Avoca 1.07 in 1108 AM 07/24 43.23N/90.37W Richland Center 4N 0.96 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.40N/90.39W 3 NW Avoca 0.40 in 0307 PM 07/23 43.23N/90.37W ...Taylor County... Chelsea 0.44 in 1125 AM 07/24 45.30N/90.30W Gad 0.32 in 0700 AM 07/24 45.14N/90.20W 3 NE Lublin 0.26 in 1114 AM 07/24 45.11N/90.69W Medford 0.20 in 0800 AM 07/24 45.13N/90.34W Medford Airport 0.16 in 0655 AM 07/24 45.10N/90.30W ...Trempealeau County... Trempealeau Dam 6 1.45 in 0600 AM 07/24 44.00N/91.44W Galesville 2wsw 0.84 in 0700 AM 07/24 44.07N/91.39W ...Vernon County... Genoa Dam 8 2.77 in 0600 AM 07/24 43.57N/91.23W Stoddard 1.84 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.66N/91.22W Viroqua 0.8 ESE 1.50 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.55N/90.87W 3 WNW Viola 1.26 in 0756 AM 07/24 43.53N/90.74W Coon Valley 1.16 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.70N/91.01W Viroqua 1.14 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.56N/90.88W Readstown 4NE 1.05 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.48N/90.69W Readstown 1.03 in 1100 AM 07/24 43.45N/90.76W Brownsville 0.96 in 1045 AM 07/24 43.70N/91.27W Westby 3ENE 0.91 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.67N/90.81W Ontario 0.90 in 0900 AM 07/24 43.72N/90.59W La Farge 0.83 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.57N/90.64W Viroqua Municipal Airport 0.79 in 0655 AM 07/24 43.58N/90.90W Hillsboro 2sw 0.76 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.63N/90.38W Hillsboro WSW 0.70 in 0700 AM 07/24 43.65N/90.35W Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. Not all data listed are considered official. $$
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
936 AM CDT SUN JUL 24 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1209 PM FLASH FLOOD BLOOMINGTON 42.89N 90.92W
07/23/2016 GRANT WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
MOST CREEKS IN THE BLOOMINGTON AREA WERE OUT
OF THEIR BANKS.
1215 PM HEAVY RAIN MONONA 43.05N 91.39W
07/23/2016 M3.30 INCH CLAYTON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
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1259 PM HEAVY RAIN MOUNT HOPE 42.97N 90.86W
07/23/2016 M4.40 INCH GRANT WI FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
REPORT OF A BASEMENT FLOODED.
0247 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 NNE FREDERICKSBURG 42.99N 92.19W
07/23/2016 CHICKASAW IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS WASHOUT ON ROANOKE AVE BETWEEN
200TH AND 270TH ST.
0255 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 S HARMONY 43.51N 92.01W
07/23/2016 FILLMORE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER HIGHWAY 139.
0309 PM HEAVY RAIN HARMONY 43.56N 92.01W
07/23/2016 M3.26 INCH FILLMORE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0330 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 SW ELBA 44.04N 92.09W
07/23/2016 M3.27 INCH OLMSTED MN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION ELBA 4.7 SW /MN-OL-991/.
0332 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 E KENDALLVILLE 43.44N 92.01W
07/23/2016 WINNESHIEK IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER FROM THE UPPER IOWA RIVER WAS COVERING
COUNTY ROAD W14.
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN DECORAH 43.30N 91.80W
07/23/2016 M3.07 INCH WINNESHIEK IA CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION DECORAH /DCRI4/.
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 NE ROCHESTER 44.04N 92.44W
07/24/2016 M3.31 INCH OLMSTED MN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION 2 NE ROCHESTER /MN-OL-18/.
0655 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 SSE PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 43.02N 91.12W
07/24/2016 M3.97 INCH CRAWFORD WI AWOS
AWOS STATION PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AIRPORT /PDC/.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SW MONONA 43.04N 91.40W
07/24/2016 M4.87 INCH CLAYTON IA CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MONONA WWTP /MNOI4/.
0830 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 SW ELBA 44.06N 92.05W
07/24/2016 M3.07 INCH WINONA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION WHITEWATER STATE PARK
GROUP CAMP /WWPM5/.
0830 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 NE EYOTA 44.01N 92.20W
07/24/2016 M3.88 INCH OLMSTED MN CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION EYOTA 2NE /WIRM5/.
0845 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NNE HOUSTON 43.77N 91.57W
07/24/2016 M3.00 INCH HOUSTON MN MESONET
MESONET STATION HOUSTON /HOUM5/.
0915 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 N ROCHESTER 44.06N 92.47W
07/24/2016 M3.15 INCH OLMSTED MN MESONET
MESONET STATION 3 N ROCHESTER /RCHM5/.
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