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Overview
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Several rounds of thunderstorms brought heavy rain to parts of the region on Tuesday, June 14th. Some rainfall totals were in the 3 to 6 inch range, and combined with rainfall from the first half of the month, river flooding and flash flooding occurred. The hardest hit areas were northeast Iowa into far southwest Wisconsin, where numerous roads were covered with high water, washed out, and/or damaged. Rivers around the region also rose quickly, exceeding flood stage briefly, and some street flooding was reported in urban areas. In addition to the heavy rain and flooding, the storms also produced sporadic hail and strong winds as they moved through. |
 Radar loop from 9 a.m. to Midnight - June 14, 2016 |
Flooding
Here are hydrographs from northeast Iowa that show how water levels rose along the Cedar, Turkey, and Volga Rivers.
Hydrographs
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| Clermont, IA | Between Elgin and Elkader, IA | Elkader, IA | Garber, IA |
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| Charles City, IA | Volga, IA | Littleport, IA | Lime Springs, IA |
Photos
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| Flooding in Elma, IA (Photo by Kim Possible) |
Flooding in Elma, IA (Photo by Kim Possible) |
Flooding east of Riceville, IA (Photo by Barry Christensen) |
Street flooding in Rochester, MN (Photo by Wade Kreun) |
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| Near Orchard, IA (Photo by Mitchell Co. Emerg.Mgmt) |
Rural Mitchell County, IA (Photo by Mitchell Co. Emerg.Mgmt) |
Near Osage, IA (Photo by Nick Hoppel) |
Rainfall Maps
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| Regional rainfall map from June 14-15th | Local rainfall map from June 14-15th |
Rain Reports
Public Information Statement National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1147 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2016 ...Rainfall Reports from June 14th... Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon ...Iowa... ...Allamakee County... 4 ENE Watson 1.59 in 1045 AM 06/15 43.11N/91.26W 3 SE Waterville 1.09 in 1007 AM 06/15 43.17N/91.24W Harpers Ferry 1.02 in 0902 PM 06/14 43.20N/91.15W ...Chickasaw County... New Hampton 2.75 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.06N/92.31W Ionia 2W 2.58 in 1045 AM 06/15 43.03N/92.50W ...Clayton County... Guttenberg Dam 10 3.27 in 0600 AM 06/15 42.78N/91.10W Volga 1NE 2.56 in 0600 AM 06/15 42.81N/91.52W Elkader Turkey River 1.76 in 1045 AM 06/15 42.84N/91.40W Edgewood 1.65 in 0700 AM 06/15 42.65N/91.40W Littleport 1.57 in 1045 AM 06/15 42.75N/91.37W Garber 0.56 in 1015 AM 06/15 42.74N/91.26W Marquette-Bloody Run Creek 0.55 in 1100 AM 06/15 43.04N/91.21W Mcgregor 2 0.46 in 1045 AM 06/15 43.02N/91.17W ...Fayette County... Fayette 2.00 in 0700 AM 06/15 42.85N/91.82W Eldorado 1.93 in 1045 AM 06/15 43.05N/91.81W Oelwein Municipal Airport 1.73 in 0655 AM 06/15 42.68N/91.97W ...Floyd County... Nora Springs 2.4 SSE 4.25 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.11N/92.99W Rockford-Shell Rock Rvr 2.50 in 1045 AM 06/15 43.01N/92.93W Charles City 2.26 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.06N/92.67W Colwell 2.09 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.16N/92.59W Nashua 2 SW 1.95 in 0600 AM 06/15 42.94N/92.57W Charles City-Cedar River 1.59 in 1030 AM 06/15 43.06N/92.67W Charles City Airport 1.29 in 0655 AM 06/15 43.07N/92.61W ...Howard County... Riceville 5.54 in 0746 AM 06/15 43.36N/92.55W 2 SW Lourdes 3.80 in 0747 AM 06/15 43.25N/92.32W 3 NE Riceville 3.79 in 1102 AM 06/15 43.40N/92.50W Cresco 1 NE 1.83 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.39N/92.09W ...Mitchell County... Osage 2.41 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.28N/92.81W St Ansgar 1.02 in 0630 AM 06/15 43.38N/92.92W ...Winneshiek County... 7 ENE Decorah 1.27 in 0800 AM 06/15 43.34N/91.64W Bluffton 1.26 in 1045 AM 06/15 43.41N/91.90W Decorah 6 ESE 0.99 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.27N/91.68W Decorah Municipal Airport 0.67 in 0655 AM 06/15 43.28N/91.74W ...Minnesota... ...Dodge County... MANTORVILLE 2ESE 1.43 in 0900 PM 06/14 44.05N/92.72W Dodge Center Airport 1.38 in 0654 AM 06/15 44.02N/92.83W 2 E Claremont 1.19 in 0800 AM 06/15 44.04N/92.95W Hayfield 0.52 in 1107 AM 06/15 43.89N/92.85W ...Fillmore County... 7 N Mabel 2.24 in 1005 PM 06/14 43.62N/91.77W HIGHLAND 2SE 2.24 in 0800 PM 06/14 43.65N/91.84W Harmony 2.07 in 0730 AM 06/15 43.55N/92.01W PETERSON 1S 2.06 in 0645 AM 06/15 43.78N/91.82W Mabel 2.03 in 0645 AM 06/15 43.52N/91.76W Lanesboro 2NE 1.78 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.73N/91.94W Preston 1.70 in 0724 AM 06/15 43.67N/92.07W Lanesboro-Root River 1.45 in 1030 AM 06/15 43.72N/91.98W Chatfield 1.05 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.84N/92.20W Fillmore 1.00 in 1030 AM 06/15 43.76N/92.27W 1 W Fillmore 0.95 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.74N/92.31W Pilot Mound-Root River 0.93 in 1100 AM 06/15 43.78N/92.03W Spring Valley 0.91 in 0615 AM 06/15 43.69N/92.39W Preston Airport 0.44 in 0654 AM 06/15 43.68N/92.18W ...Houston County... Houston 2.83 in 1045 AM 06/15 43.77N/91.57W Mound Prairie 2.16 in 1045 AM 06/15 43.78N/91.45W Caledonia 1.51 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.63N/91.50W ...Mower County... Austin 3S 1.33 in 1100 AM 06/15 43.64N/92.97W 1 ENE Austin 1.17 in 0810 AM 06/15 43.68N/92.94W Austin 2 NE-Dobbins Creek 1.16 in 1030 AM 06/15 43.67N/92.95W Lansing-Cedar River 1.10 in 1030 AM 06/15 43.75N/92.95W Austin Municipal Airport 0.99 in 0655 AM 06/15 43.66N/92.93W Austin 3 NW - Turtle Creek 0.67 in 1030 AM 06/15 43.65N/92.98W Grand Meadow 0.63 in 0530 AM 06/15 43.71N/92.56W ...Olmsted County... Rochester-Cascade Creek 1.41 in 1030 AM 06/15 44.03N/92.47W 4 NNW Rochester 1.40 in 0700 AM 06/15 44.07N/92.49W 3 ESE Douglas 1.34 in 1110 AM 06/15 44.09N/92.51W 4 ESE Douglas 1.29 in 1110 AM 06/15 44.09N/92.49W Rochester-Beltline 1.26 in 1030 AM 06/15 44.01N/92.47W Rochester 3W 1.21 in 1030 AM 06/15 44.02N/92.53W 2 N Rock Dell 1.21 in 0600 AM 06/15 43.96N/92.63W 5 E Douglas 1.20 in 1000 AM 06/15 44.10N/92.47W 3 W Rochester 1.20 in 1030 PM 06/14 44.02N/92.53W 3 N Rochester 1.14 in 1015 AM 06/15 44.06N/92.47W Pine Island 1S 1.11 in 1100 AM 06/15 44.19N/92.65W Rochester International Airp 1.08 in 0654 AM 06/15 43.91N/92.50W Byron 4 North 1.07 in 0700 AM 06/15 44.09N/92.64W Mayo Helipad 1.06 in 0655 AM 06/15 44.02N/92.48W Byron 1.05 in 1111 AM 06/15 44.04N/92.64W 1 W Chester 1.02 in 0630 AM 06/15 44.00N/92.38W Elgin 5SE 0.95 in 1030 AM 06/15 44.01N/92.11W 3 NE Rochester 0.90 in 1114 AM 06/15 44.05N/92.45W Elgin 2 SSW 0.89 in 0700 AM 06/15 44.10N/92.27W Elba 4.7 SW 0.87 in 1030 PM 06/14 44.04N/92.09W 2 NE Rochester 0.77 in 1100 AM 06/15 44.04N/92.44W Oronoco 0.75 in 1030 AM 06/15 44.16N/92.54W Oronoco 1W 0.73 in 1030 AM 06/15 44.17N/92.55W ...Wabasha County... Plainview 1.47 in 1112 AM 06/15 44.17N/92.17W Theilman 1SSW 0.92 in 0800 AM 06/15 44.28N/92.19W Mazeppa 3ESE 0.91 in 1030 AM 06/15 44.26N/92.49W 2 NNW Zumbro Falls 0.87 in 0949 AM 06/15 44.32N/92.44W 3 SW Zumbro Falls 0.87 in 0550 AM 06/15 44.24N/92.46W Wabasha 0.75 in 0700 AM 06/15 44.38N/92.05W Kellogg-Zumbro River 0.64 in 1100 AM 06/15 44.32N/92.00W ...Winona County... Dakota 1.88 in 1015 AM 06/15 43.91N/91.36W 4SW Winona 1.80 in 0625 AM 06/15 43.98N/91.71W La Crescent Dam 7 1.78 in 0600 AM 06/15 43.87N/91.31W 2 NW Wilson 1.68 in 0857 PM 06/14 43.98N/91.71W 3 ESE Stockton 1.68 in 0856 PM 06/14 44.01N/91.71W 2 NNW Pickwick 1.45 in 0700 AM 06/15 44.02N/91.61W Winona Municipal Airport 1.08 in 0653 AM 06/15 44.08N/91.71W Winona Dam 5a 1.00 in 0600 AM 06/15 44.09N/91.67W 1 E Winona 0.98 in 1110 AM 06/15 44.05N/91.63W Minnesota City Dam 5 0.90 in 0700 AM 06/15 44.16N/91.81W Whitewater State Park Group 0.85 in 1030 AM 06/15 44.06N/92.05W Whitewater State Park 0.77 in 1030 AM 06/15 44.05N/92.05W Elba 0.70 in 1045 AM 06/15 44.09N/92.03W Beaver-White Water River 0.42 in 1045 AM 06/15 44.15N/92.00W ...Wisconsin... ...Adams County... Monroe Center 1E 0.62 in 0700 AM 06/15 44.11N/89.92W Castle Rock 0.57 in 0800 AM 06/15 43.87N/89.95W Petenwell Lake 0.35 in 0735 AM 06/15 44.08N/90.00W ...Buffalo County... Buffalo 0.97 in 0943 AM 06/15 44.23N/91.86W Mondovi 0.91 in 0942 AM 06/15 44.57N/91.66W Alama Dam 4 0.53 in 0600 AM 06/15 44.33N/91.92W ...Clark County... Neillsville 1W 1.43 in 1100 AM 06/15 44.56N/90.61W Owen 2N 0.68 in 0800 AM 06/15 44.98N/90.55W ...Crawford County... Prairie Du Chien Airport 3.49 in 0655 AM 06/15 43.02N/91.12W Prairie Du Chien 2.95 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.05N/91.13W De Soto 1.72 in 1111 AM 06/15 43.42N/91.19W De Soto 1SE 1.71 in 0500 AM 06/15 43.42N/91.19W Lynxville Dam 9 1.65 in 0600 AM 06/15 43.21N/91.10W Steuben 0.84 in 1045 AM 06/15 43.18N/90.86W Steuben 4SE 0.65 in 0634 AM 06/15 43.13N/90.84W Gays Mills 0.57 in 0800 AM 06/15 43.32N/90.85W ...Grant County... Hazel Green 3.10 in 1052 PM 06/14 42.53N/90.43W Glen Haven 2.90 in 0828 PM 06/14 42.83N/91.07W 3 NNW Burton 2.50 in 0700 AM 06/15 42.75N/90.83W Platteville Municipal Airpor 2.43 in 0655 AM 06/15 42.69N/90.44W Platteville 2.40 in 0715 AM 06/15 42.74N/90.48W Lancaster 4wsw 1.63 in 0800 AM 06/15 42.83N/90.79W Muscoda 0.54 in 1045 AM 06/15 43.20N/90.44W Boscobel Airport 0.46 in 0653 AM 06/15 43.16N/90.67W 1 ENE Boscobel 0.42 in 1103 AM 06/15 43.15N/90.68W ...Jackson County... 1 E Black River Falls 1.45 in 1015 AM 06/15 44.30N/90.83W Hatfield Dam 1.37 in 0811 AM 06/15 44.41N/90.73W Black River Falls Sewage 1.34 in 0830 AM 06/15 44.29N/90.85W Black River Falls Area Airpo 1.13 in 0655 AM 06/15 44.25N/90.86W ...Juneau County... Union Center 1.23 in 0715 AM 06/15 43.68N/90.26W Volk Field 0.94 in 0658 AM 06/15 43.94N/90.25W 4 ESE Sprague 0.68 in 0800 AM 06/15 44.10N/90.06W Mauston 0.59 in 1112 AM 06/15 43.80N/90.07W Mauston Airport 0.52 in 0655 AM 06/15 43.84N/90.14W Necedah 0.52 in 1048 AM 06/15 44.03N/90.08W 2 N Cloverdale 0.47 in 1110 AM 06/15 44.06N/90.17W New Lisbon 4ene 0.46 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.91N/90.07W ...La Crosse County... 4 NW Rockland 3.24 in 0945 PM 06/14 43.96N/90.97W WFO La Crosse 3.09 in 1105 AM 06/15 43.82N/91.19W Bangor 2.50 in 0909 AM 06/15 43.89N/90.99W 3 W Saint Joseph 1.94 in 1105 AM 06/15 43.78N/91.10W La Crosse Regional Airport 1.92 in 0653 AM 06/15 43.88N/91.26W Holmen 2 S 1.88 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.93N/91.25W West Salem 2 W 1.82 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.90N/91.12W La Crosse 4NNW 1.66 in 0730 AM 06/15 43.87N/91.27W ...Monroe County... Sparta 1.98 in 0800 AM 06/15 43.94N/90.82W Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport 1.55 in 0655 AM 06/15 43.96N/90.74W Cashton 3NNW 1.53 in 0739 AM 06/15 43.79N/90.80W Four Corners 1.37 in 0700 AM 06/15 44.09N/90.91W 2 E Cataract 1.26 in 1114 AM 06/15 44.09N/90.79W Tunnel City 1.22 in 0700 AM 06/15 44.01N/90.57W Kendall 1.16 in 1115 AM 06/15 43.79N/90.37W Warrens 4WSW 1.15 in 0700 AM 06/15 44.10N/90.59W ...Richland County... 3 NW Avoca 1.70 in 1107 AM 06/15 43.23N/90.37W Richland Center 4N 1.37 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.40N/90.39W ...Taylor County... Chelsea 0.75 in 1106 AM 06/15 45.30N/90.30W Medford Airport 0.71 in 0655 AM 06/15 45.10N/90.30W Medford 0.70 in 0800 AM 06/15 45.13N/90.34W 3 NE Lublin 0.47 in 1014 AM 06/15 45.11N/90.69W Jump River 1 NW 0.27 in 0700 AM 06/15 45.36N/90.80W ...Trempealeau County... 1 NW Trempealeau 1.99 in 0600 AM 06/15 44.03N/91.46W Galesville 2WSW 1.89 in 1030 PM 06/14 44.07N/91.39W 1 WSW Galesville 1.63 in 1112 AM 06/15 44.07N/91.39W Trempealeau Dam 6 1.41 in 0600 AM 06/15 44.00N/91.44W Ettrick 4WNW 1.05 in 0737 AM 06/15 44.19N/91.34W Dodge 0.57 in 1045 AM 06/15 44.13N/91.55W ...Vernon County... Stoddard 1.93 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.66N/91.22W Viroqua 0.8 ESE 1.70 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.55N/90.87W Viroqua 1.66 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.56N/90.88W Genoa Dam 8 1.61 in 0600 AM 06/15 43.57N/91.23W Westby 3 ENE 1.53 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.67N/90.81W Readstown 1.43 in 1100 AM 06/15 43.45N/90.76W Hillsboro WSW 1.42 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.65N/90.35W 3 WNW Viola 1.37 in 0800 AM 06/15 43.53N/90.74W Hillsboro 2 SW 1.36 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.63N/90.38W Readstown 4 NE 1.30 in 0700 AM 06/15 43.48N/90.69W Viroqua Municipal Airport 1.26 in 0655 AM 06/15 43.58N/90.90W La Farge 1.20 in 0715 AM 06/15 43.57N/90.64W 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
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0445 PM TSTM WND GST CHARLES CITY 43.07N 92.68W
06/14/2016 M41 MPH FLOYD IA AWOS
0940 PM TSTM WND GST PLATTEVILLE 42.74N 90.48W
06/14/2016 M46 MPH GRANT WI AWOS
0915 PM TSTM WND GST VIROQUA 43.56N 90.89W
06/14/2016 M49 MPH VERNON WI AWOS
0625 PM TSTM WND GST 4 N STEWARTVILLE 43.91N 92.50W
06/14/2016 M52 MPH OLMSTED MN ASOS
0659 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 E OSAGE 43.28N 92.73W
06/14/2016 MITCHELL IA EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER HIGHWAY 9 EAST OF INTERSECTION
WITH 218.
0624 PM FLOOD CHARLES CITY 43.07N 92.68W
06/14/2016 FLOYD IA PUBLIC
FLOODING ON CLARK STREET.
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE IONIA 43.06N 92.43W
06/14/2016 CHICKASAW IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED NEAR HIGHWAY 18.
0650 PM FLASH FLOOD PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 43.04N 91.14W
06/14/2016 CRAWFORD WI 911 CALL CENTER
FLOODING ON NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN.
ALSO OVER PARTS OF HIGHWAY 27 IN COUNTY.
0349 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW FROELICH 43.00N 91.33W
06/14/2016 CLAYTON IA 911 CALL CENTER
SEMI TRUCK BLOWN OVER NEAR HIGHWAYS 52 AND
13 FROM STORM.
0706 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 NW SARATOGA 43.40N 92.44W
06/14/2016 HOWARD IA AMATEUR RADIO
HIGH WATER REPORTED IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE
COUNTY.
0710 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 W DAVIS CORNERS 43.36N 92.34W
06/14/2016 HOWARD IA AMATEUR RADIO
CARS GOING INTO FLOOD WATERS AND PART OF
HIGHWAY 9 MAY NEED TO BE SHUT DOWN BETWEEN
RICEVILLE AND DAVIS CORNERS.
0733 PM FLASH FLOOD RUDD 43.13N 92.90W
06/14/2016 FLOYD IA 911 CALL CENTER
WASHED OUT ROADS AND WATER OVER ROADS IN
SEVERAL LOCATIONS FROM MARBLE ROCK TO RUDD
TO NORTH OF FLOYD.
0805 PM FLOOD 4 W ALTA VISTA 43.20N 92.50W
06/14/2016 CHICKASAW IA TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTS OF WATER OVER ROADS AND INTO
BASEMENTS.
0908 PM FLOOD 1 SW LA CROSSE 43.81N 91.25W
06/14/2016 LA CROSSE WI 911 CALL CENTER
STREET FLOODING WITH SOME STRANDED CARS.
0602 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 N RICEVILLE 43.39N 92.55W
06/14/2016 MITCHELL IA EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER ROAD AT 8586 ADDISON AVENUE.
0602 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 NNW NEW HAVEN 43.31N 92.65W
06/14/2016 MITCHELL IA EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER HIGHWAY 9 BETWEEN 370TH AND
380TH.
0602 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 ENE ORCHARD 43.24N 92.73W
06/14/2016 MITCHELL IA EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER HIGHWAY 218 AT 330TH.
0615 PM FLOOD 2 SE ORCHARD 43.21N 92.75W
06/14/2016 FLOYD IA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
SLOUGH CREEK FLOODING ACCORDING TO RIVER
GAUGE.
0756 PM FLASH FLOOD ELMA 43.25N 92.44W
06/14/2016 HOWARD IA EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING THROUGHOUT HOWARD COUNTY. FLOODED
BASEMENTS IN ELMA.
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| Flood Outlook for June 14th | Flash Flood Watch for June 14th (Map courtesy of NWS Green Bay) |
Warnings issued on June 14th (Green is Flash Flood and Yellow is Severe Thunderstorm) |
Warnings (green lines) overlaid with rainfall estimations. Notice how we can narrow the warned area using these estimations. |
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