Record Flooding of June 2008

A week of torrential rainfall, much of which fell during June 7th-8th, led to numerous record and near-record river crests on area rivers following the deluge. Below is a list of river crests at various gage locations, and whether those crests were records. Below that is a preliminary listing of rainfall amounts during the hectic week of June 6th-June 13th.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1200 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2008

...PRELIMINARY RAINFALL TOTALS JUN 6TH - JUN 13TH...

BELOW IS A VERY PRELIMINARY LIST OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS REPORTED
INTO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE FOR THE PERIOD
OF JUNE 6TH THROUGH JUNE 13TH.  THE LIST IS BY NO MEANS
COMPLETE...OR EXACT...AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO REVISION. NUMEROUS DATA
OUTAGES WERE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE WEEK ON AUTOMATED GAGES...AND
SEVERAL REPORTS ARE MISSING FROM OBSERVERS AT SELECTED SITES. THE
(**) DEPICT SITES WHERE INCOMPLETE DATA WAS NOTED AND/OR SUSPECTED.
THE LIST IS GIVEN AS A SAMPLING AND GENERAL IDEA OF THE EXTREME
RAINFALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED ACROSS THE LA CROSSE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST AREA...LEADING TO CATASTROPHIC FLOODING AND
INFRASTRUCTURE LOSS IN CERTAIN AREAS.

LOCATION              COUNTY        RAINFALL

IOWA

EDGEWOOD              CLAYTON       10.68"
DORCHESTER            ALLAMAKEE     10.32" **
NEW HAMPTON           CHICKASAW      9.45"
DECORAH               WINNESHIEK     9.44"
OSAGE                 MITCHELL       9.28"
BLUFFTON              WINNESHIEK     8.52"
ION                   CHICKASAW      8.37"
CHARLES CITY - CEDAR  FLOYD          8.12"
WAUCOMA 3SE           FAYETTE        7.96"
ELMA                  HOWARD         7.57" **
CRESCO                HOWARD         7.49" **
CHARLES CITY COOP     FLOYD          7.35"
ST. ANSGAR            MITCHELL       7.11"
WAUKON                ALLAMAKEE      7.10"
MARQUETTE             CLAYTON        6.22"
FAYETTE               FAYETTE        6.17"
STRAWBERRY POINT      CLAYTON        5.78" **
GUTTENBERG L/D 10     CLAYTON        5.57"
LITTLEPORT            CLAYTON        5.49"
ELKADER               CLAYTON        5.48" **

MINNESOTA

RENO 3SW              HOUSTON       10.10" **
HARMONY               FILLMORE       9.43"
LANESBORO             FILLMORE       7.32"
PRESTON COOP          FILLMORE       7.23" **
GRAND MEADOW          MOWER          7.09" **
LA CRESCENT 2N        HOUSTON        6.40"
CALEDONIA 6S          HOUSTON        6.09" **
ROCHESTER AIRPORT     OLMSTED        6.09"
AUSTIN AWOS           MOWER          6.08"
LA CRESCENT DAM 7     WINONA         5.91"
LAKE CITY             WABASHA        5.06"
WINONA                WINONA         4.82"
WINONA DAM 5A         WINONA         4.41"
WABASHA               WABASHA        3.96"
ELGIN                 WABASHA        3.87"
THEILMAN              WABASHA        3.82"
MINNESOTA CITY        WINONA         3.62"
WINONA AWOS           WINONA         3.27" **

WISCONSIN

ONTARIO               VERNON        11.14" **
WESTBY 3ENE           VERNON        10.15"
GENOA DAM 8           VERNON         9.74"
VIROQUA               VERNON         9.55"
HILLSBORO             VERNON         8.81"
LANCASTER             GRANT          7.52"
LA CROSSE NWS         LA CROSSE      7.07"
SPARTA COOP           MONROE         6.85"
NECEDAH 2SE           JUNEAU         6.69"
BOSCOBEL ASOS         GRANT          6.17"
PLATTEVILLE           GRANT          6.07"
GAYS MILLS            CRAWFORD       5.96" **
LA CROSSE AIRPORT     LA CROSSE      5.78"
LYNXVILLE DAM 9       CRAWFORD       5.68"
RICHLAND CENTER       RICHLAND       4.26"
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AWOS CRAWFORD       3.99"
TREMPEALEAU DAM 6     TREMPEALEAU    3.95"
ALMA                  BUFFALO        3.93"
HATFIELD              JACKSON        3.81"
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN COOP CRAWFORD       3.77" **
NEILLSVILLE           CLARK          3.11"
OWEN 3W               CLARK          2.64"
MEDFORD COOP          TAYLOR         2.42"
BLAIR                 TREMPEALEAU    2.26"
MEDFORD               TAYLOR         1.58"


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

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