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PROBABILISTIC HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
909 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2025  
 
...FINAL OF THREE PLANNED 2025 SPRING FLOOD AND WATER RESOURCES  
OUTLOOK...  
 
THE OVERALL RISK FOR FLOODING THIS SPRING IS BELOW-NORMAL ALONG THE  
MAINSTEM OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ITS ASSOCIATED TRIBUTARIES  
ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA, NORTHEAST IOWA, AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.  
 
THIS INFORMATION IS THE THIRD OF THREE PLANNED SPRING FLOOD AND  
WATER RESOURCES OUTLOOKS PROVIDING SPRING SNOWMELT AND FLOOD  
POTENTIAL INFORMATION FOR THIS UPCOMING SPRING. THE INFORMATION THAT  
GOES INTO THIS OUTLOOK WAS COLLECTED FROM A NUMBER OF NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE PARTNERS INCLUDING: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY,  
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, MIDWESTERN REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER, US  
DROUGHT MONITOR, CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER, NASA, MN DNR, AND NOAA’S  
OFFICE OF WATER PREDICTION.  
 
THIS OUTLOOK IS A SUMMARY OF THE PAST AND PRESENT BASIN CONDITIONS  
FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA, NORTHEAST IOWA, AND SOUTHWEST INTO  
CENTRAL WISCONSIN.  
 
TO VIEW THE NWS LA CROSSE 2025 SPRING HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK STORYMAP,  
WHICH INCLUDES A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE FLOOD OUTLOOK AND  
IMAGES, REFER TO: HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ARX AND SELECT THE 2025  
SPRING FLOOD OUTLOOK NEWS HEADLINE NEAR THE TOP OF THE PAGE.  
   
..FLOOD POTENTIAL SUMMARY HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
THE OVERALL FLOOD RISK FOR THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN IS  
BELOW NORMAL.  
   
..PAST PRECIPITATION
 
 
 
THE DRYNESS FROM METEOROLOGICAL AUTUMN CONTINUED THROUGH  
METEOROLOGICAL WINTER AND INTO METEOROLOGICAL SPRING. PRECIPITATION  
TOTALS SINCE SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2024 RANGED FROM 6.28" NEAR OELWEIN, IA  
TO 13.36" NEAR MAUSTON, WI (COOP). PRECIPITATION ANOMALIES RANGED  
FROM NEAR NORMAL TO 6" DRIER THAN NORMAL. THE LARGEST DEPARTURES (4-  
6") ARE IN NORTHEAST IOWA, SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA, AND WEST-CENTRAL  
WISCONSIN. THIS DRYNESS HAS RESULTED IN ABNORMALLY DRY (D0) TO  
MODERATE (D1) DROUGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE LA CROSSE HYDROLOGIC  
SERVICE AREA (HSA).  
   
..RIVER CONDITIONS
 
 
OVERALL, THE AMOUNT OF WATER CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH OUR RIVERS IS  
NEAR TO BELOW THE LONG-TERM NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. LACK OF  
SNOWMELT RUNOFF THIS YEAR, DUE TO A BELOW-NORMAL SEASONAL SNOWFALL,  
IS THE MAIN CONTRIBUTOR.  
   
..SOIL MOISTURE AND FROST DEPTHS
 
 
LAST SEPTEMBER, MOST OF THE REGION WAS IN AN "ABNORMALLY DRY" TO  
"MODERATE DROUGHT" STATUS PER THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR. SINCE THEN,  
DROUGHT HAS EXPANDED SLIGHTLY ACROSS THE REGION. DUE TO THE DROUGHT,  
SOIL MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION IS BELOW NORMAL.  
 
DUE TO THE PERIODIC SHOTS OF ARCTIC AIR THIS WINTER, FROST DEPTHS  
ARE WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. WHILE THE TOP COUPLE OF  
INCHES OF FROST DID THAW IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, MUCH OF OUR REGION  
STILL HAS 12 TO UPWARDS OF 36 INCHES OF FROST. ANY FUTURE  
PRECIPITATION WILL BE SLOWER TO ABSORB INTO THE SOILS UNTIL THE  
REMAINING FROST DISSIPATES. MUCH OF THE FLOOD THREAT THIS SPRING  
HINGES ON ANY HEAVIER SPRING RAINS FALLING ON PARTIALLY FROZEN SOIL,  
RUNNING OFF INTO THE RIVERS MORE QUICKLY.  
   
..SNOW COVER AND LIQUID WATER CONTENT
 
 
AT CURRENT, THERE IS LITTLE TO NO SNOWPACK ACROSS OUR UPSTREAM  
DRAINAGE BASINS. WHILE THERE IS STILL TIME FOR ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL  
AND PRECIPITATION TO FALL, WHAT LITTLE SNOW PACK WE DO HAVE IS  
EXPECTED TO PLAY LITTLE TO NO ROLE IN INCREASING STREAMFLOWS AT THIS  
TIME.  
   
..RIVER ICE CONDITIONS
 
 
RECENT POLAR-ORBITING SATELLITE IMAGES AND USGS RIVER WEBCAM  
IMAGERY SUGGESTS THAT RIVER ICE ACROSS OUR REGION IS BREAKING UP IN  
A CONTROLLED MANNER, WITH MORE OPEN WATER APPEARING IN THE LAST WEEK  
WITH RECENT WARM WEATHER.  
   
..WEATHER OUTLOOK
 
 
THE ABOVE CONDITIONS CAN AND OFTEN CHANGE. THE BIGGEST FACTOR  
AFFECTING SPRING FLOOD RISKS IS THE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE  
SENSITIVE PERIOD OF MELTING SNOW. THIS YEAR, WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF  
A SNOWPACK, FUTURE PRECIPITATION IS THE MAIN DRIVER OF ANY FLOOD  
RISK MOVING FORWARD.  
 
FROM MARCH 20-26 (8-14 DAY), THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER HAS THE  
ODDS TILTED TOWARD ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION. THE  
1991-2020 TEMPERATURE NORMALS RANGE FROM LOWER TO MID 30S NORTH OF  
INTERSTATE 94, AND FROM THE MID-30S TO LOWER 40S ELSEWHERE AND  
PRECIPITATION NORMALS RANGE FROM 0.40 TO 0.75.  
 
FOR THE REMAINDER OF MARCH AND EARLY APRIL, IT APPEARS THAT A MADDEN  
JULIAN OSCILLATION (MJO) WILL BE MOVING THROUGH PHASE 3 (INDIAN  
OCEAN) INTO PHASE 4 (MARITIME CONTINENT). TYPICALLY WITH A MJO IN  
THESE PHASES, THE WESTERN RIDGE WILL RETROGRADE WEST INTO THE  
WESTERN PACIFIC. THIS TYPICALLY FAVORS ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN  
THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE  
TYPICALLY IN THE MID AND UPPER 30S NORTH OF INTERSTATE 94, AND IN  
THE LOWER AND MID-40S ELSEWHERE. AS FAR AS PRECIPITATION, THERE ARE  
NO CLEAR SIGNALS. TYPICALLY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, PRECIPITATION  
RANGES FROM 0.7 TO 1.15.  
   
..DEFINITIONS
 
 
IN TABLE 1 BELOW, THE CURRENT (CS) AND HISTORICAL (HS) OR NORMAL  
PROBABILITIES OF EXCEEDING MINOR, MODERATE, AND MAJOR FLOOD STAGES  
ARE LISTED FOR THE VALID TIME PERIOD.  
 
CS VALUES INDICATE THE PROBABILITY OF REACHING A FLOOD CATEGORY  
BASED ON CURRENT CONDITIONS.  
 
HS VALUES INDICATE THE PROBABILITY OF REACHING A FLOOD CATEGORY  
BASED ON HISTORICAL OR NORMAL CONDITIONS.  
 
WHEN THE VALUE OF CS IS GREATER THAN HS, THE PROBABILITY OF  
EXCEEDING THAT LEVEL IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL. WHEN THE VALUE OF CS IS  
LESS THAN HS...THE PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDING THAT LEVEL IS LOWER THAN  
NORMAL.  
 
THE TERM MINOR FLOODING IS USED TO INDICATE MINIMAL OR NO PROPERTY  
DAMAGE. HOWEVER, SOME PUBLIC INCONVENIENCE IS POSSIBLE.  
 
THE TERM MODERATE FLOODING IS USED TO INDICATE SOME INUNDATIONS OF  
STRUCTURES AND ROADS NEAR STREAMS. SOME EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE AND/OR  
TRANSFER OF PROPERTY TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
THE TERM MAJOR FLOODING IS USED TO INDICATE EXTENSIVE INUNDATIONS OF  
STRUCTURES AND ROADS. SIGNIFICANT EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE AND/OR  
TRANSFER OF PROPERTY TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BE NEEDED.  
   
..TABLE 1--PROBABILITIES FOR MINOR, MODERATE AND MAJOR FLOODING
 
 
VALID PERIOD: 03/17/2025 - 06/15/2025  
 
: CURRENT AND HISTORICAL  
: CHANCES OF EXCEEDING  
: FLOOD CATEGORIES  
: AS A PERCENTAGE (%)  
CATEGORICAL :  
FLOOD STAGES (FT) : MINOR MODERATE MAJOR  
LOCATION MINOR MOD MAJOR : CS HS CS HS CS HS  
 
-------- ----- ----- ----- : --- --- --- --- --- ---  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
LAKE CITY 16.0 18.0 20.0 : <5 28 <5 9 <5 6  
WABASHA 12.0 14.0 16.0 : 20 61 <5 23 <5 8  
ALMA DAM 4 16.0 17.0 18.0 : <5 7 <5 6 <5 <5  
MN CITY DAM 5 660.0 662.0 665.0 : <5 31 <5 16 <5 6  
WINONA DAM 5A 655.0 659.0 661.0 : 9 40 <5 9 <5 6  
WINONA 13.0 15.0 18.0 : 11 48 <5 25 <5 9  
TREMPEALEAU 647.0 649.0 651.0 : 7 36 <5 19 <5 6  
LA CRESCENT 641.0 643.0 645.0 : <5 33 <5 15 <5 7  
LA CROSSE 12.0 13.0 15.5 : 13 49 <5 28 <5 8  
GENOA 631.0 634.0 636.0 : 15 52 <5 14 <5 7  
LANSING 17.0 19.0 20.0 : <5 11 <5 7 <5 <5  
LYNXVILLE 625.0 628.0 631.0 : <5 26 <5 9 <5 <5  
MCGREGOR 16.0 19.0 22.0 : 14 56 <5 30 <5 10  
GUTTENBERG 15.0 18.0 21.0 : 12 49 <5 16 <5 5  
:ZUMBRO RIVER  
ZUMBRO FALLS 18.0 24.0 26.0 : <5 11 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:SOUTH FORK ZUMBRO RIVER  
ROCHESTER 14.0 18.0 20.0 : 6 6 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:ROOT RIVER  
HOUSTON 15.0 17.0 18.0 : 5 9 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:SOUTH BRANCH ROOT RIVER  
LANESBORO 12.0 16.0 18.0 : 6 5 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:CEDAR RIVER  
LANSING 18.0 20.0 22.0 : <5 6 <5 <5 <5 <5  
AUSTIN 15.0 18.0 20.0 : <5 7 <5 5 <5 <5  
CHARLES CITY 12.0 15.0 18.0 : 8 21 <5 8 <5 7  
:TURTLE CREEK  
AUSTIN 10.5 12.0 14.0 : 7 14 <5 11 <5 <5  
:TURKEY RIVER  
SPILLVILLE 9.0 11.0 13.0 : 11 35 9 25 6 13  
ELKADER 12.0 16.0 20.0 : 19 42 7 14 <5 <5  
GARBER 17.0 20.0 23.0 : 13 30 8 16 5 7  
:UPPER IOWA RIVER  
BLUFFTON 14.0 16.0 18.0 : <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5  
DECORAH 12.0 13.0 14.0 : <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5  
DORCHESTER 14.0 17.0 19.0 : 10 18 8 8 5 <5  
:TREMPEALEAU RIVER  
ARCADIA 8.0 9.0 10.0 : 15 25 <5 <5 <5 <5  
DODGE 10.5 11.0 12.0 : 11 12 6 5 <5 <5  
:BLACK RIVER  
NEILLSVILLE 18.0 20.0 22.0 : <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5  
BLACK RIVER FALLS 47.0 51.0 55.0 : 27 61 13 32 <5 7  
GALESVILLE 12.0 13.0 15.0 : 23 60 14 40 <5 <5  
:KICKAPOO RIVER  
LA FARGE 12.0 13.0 14.0 : <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5  
VIOLA 14.0 16.0 18.0 : 11 6 <5 <5 <5 <5  
READSTOWN 11.0 14.0 16.0 : 28 30 <5 <5 <5 <5  
SOLDIERS GROVE 13.0 16.0 19.0 : 15 17 <5 <5 <5 <5  
GAYS MILLS 13.0 15.0 17.0 : 40 42 5 7 <5 <5  
STEUBEN 12.0 13.0 15.0 : 12 15 5 8 <5 <5  
:WISCONSIN RIVER  
MUSCODA 9.0 10.0 11.0 : <5 18 <5 7 <5 <5  
:YELLOW RIVER  
NECEDAH 15.0 16.5 18.0 : 26 72 9 45 <5 14  
 
LEGEND  
CS = CONDITIONAL SIMULATION (CURRENT OUTLOOK)  
HS = HISTORICAL SIMULATION  
FT = FEET  
 
IN TABLE 2 BELOW, THE 95 THROUGH 5 PERCENT COLUMNS INDICATE THE  
PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDING THE LISTED STAGE LEVELS (FT) FOR THE VALID  
TIME PERIOD.  
   
..TABLE 2--EXCEEDANCE PROBABILITIES
 
 
CHANCE OF EXCEEDING STAGES  
AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS  
VALID PERIOD: 03/17/2025 - 06/15/2025  
LOCATION 95% 90% 75% 50% 25% 10% 5%  
-------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
LAKE CITY 10.3 10.3 10.6 11.4 13.4 15.0 15.6  
WABASHA 9.5 9.5 9.6 10.2 11.8 12.8 13.2  
ALMA DAM 4 7.4 7.5 7.6 8.3 10.2 11.9 12.4  
MN CITY DAM 5 654.0 654.0 654.3 655.0 657.1 659.1 659.7  
WINONA DAM 5A 649.4 649.4 649.8 650.4 652.6 654.8 655.5  
WINONA 7.6 7.6 7.8 8.7 11.1 13.3 14.0  
TREMPEALEAU 642.5 642.6 642.8 643.4 645.0 646.7 647.3  
LA CRESCENT 635.6 635.7 636.0 636.9 638.6 640.6 640.9  
LA CROSSE 7.5 7.5 7.8 8.8 10.5 12.3 12.6  
GENOA 626.4 626.5 626.8 628.0 629.8 631.6 631.8  
LANSING 9.0 9.2 9.3 10.1 11.6 13.7 14.0  
LYNXVILLE 618.4 618.6 618.8 619.9 621.8 623.9 624.2  
MCGREGOR 10.7 10.9 11.3 12.9 15.4 17.2 18.1  
GUTTENBERG 9.8 9.9 10.4 11.9 13.8 15.2 16.2  
:ZUMBRO RIVER  
ZUMBRO FALLS 7.8 7.9 8.8 10.7 12.3 15.4 17.9  
:SOUTH FORK ZUMBRO RIVER  
ROCHESTER 3.9 4.1 4.7 5.7 6.8 9.3 14.4  
:ROOT RIVER  
HOUSTON 4.7 5.0 5.5 6.8 8.2 11.0 15.3  
:SOUTH BRANCH ROOT RIVER  
LANESBORO 2.4 2.5 2.9 3.4 5.9 8.6 13.3  
:CEDAR RIVER  
LANSING 11.7 12.2 13.1 13.8 15.2 16.0 16.9  
AUSTIN 6.0 6.3 7.1 8.2 9.9 11.2 12.6  
CHARLES CITY 4.5 4.6 5.3 6.7 8.2 11.1 14.4  
:TURTLE CREEK  
AUSTIN 4.1 4.2 4.8 6.2 7.4 8.6 11.8  
:TURKEY RIVER  
SPILLVILLE 2.9 3.4 4.0 4.8 5.9 9.5 15.2  
ELKADER 7.3 7.5 8.3 9.3 11.4 14.7 17.2  
GARBER 8.0 8.2 9.8 11.4 14.4 19.1 24.3  
:UPPER IOWA RIVER  
BLUFFTON 4.7 5.0 5.5 6.2 6.8 7.8 10.2  
DECORAH 3.0 3.1 3.5 3.9 4.4 7.4 9.3  
DORCHESTER 8.3 8.6 9.1 10.0 10.9 14.1 19.0  
:TREMPEALEAU RIVER  
ARCADIA 4.5 4.7 6.1 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.6  
DODGE 7.4 7.4 8.2 8.7 9.2 10.6 11.1  
:BLACK RIVER  
NEILLSVILLE 7.4 7.5 8.1 9.3 10.6 13.0 13.7  
BLACK RIVER FALLS 40.9 41.0 42.5 44.4 47.2 51.7 52.3  
GALESVILLE 7.7 7.7 8.6 10.4 11.7 13.1 13.4  
:KICKAPOO RIVER  
LA FARGE 5.0 5.3 6.1 7.2 8.8 10.6 11.0  
VIOLA 9.3 9.6 10.1 11.0 12.5 14.2 15.0  
READSTOWN 6.8 7.0 8.1 10.0 11.2 12.1 13.6  
SOLDIERS GROVE 8.2 8.4 9.4 11.4 12.7 13.6 15.1  
GAYS MILLS 9.2 9.4 10.6 12.4 13.4 14.2 15.4  
STEUBEN 8.6 8.7 9.2 10.2 11.2 12.2 13.3  
:WISCONSIN RIVER  
MUSCODA 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.2 7.2 7.9 8.6  
:YELLOW RIVER  
NECEDAH 11.7 11.7 12.6 13.8 15.1 16.3 16.9  
 
IN TABLE 3 BELOW, THE 95 THROUGH 5 PERCENT COLUMNS INDICATE THE  
PROBABILITY OF FALLING BELOW THE LISTED FLOWS (KCFS) FOR THE VALID  
TIME PERIOD.  
   
..TABLE 3--NONEXCEEDANCE PROBABILITIES
 
 
CHANCE OF FALLING BELOW FLOWS (KCFS)  
AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS  
VALID PERIOD: 03/17/2025 - 06/15/2025  
LOCATION 95% 90% 75% 50% 25% 10% 5%  
-------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
LAKE CITY 37.6 33.4 27.9 21.6 16.3 12.8 10.0  
WABASHA 37.6 33.4 27.9 21.6 16.3 12.8 10.0  
ALMA DAM 4 38.2 34.3 28.2 22.0 16.6 13.1 10.3  
MN CITY DAM 5 39.6 35.9 29.1 23.0 17.5 13.7 11.0  
WINONA DAM 5A 40.2 36.7 29.6 23.2 17.7 13.9 11.2  
WINONA 40.3 36.8 29.7 23.2 17.8 13.9 11.2  
TREMPEALEAU 41.0 38.1 31.2 23.9 18.3 14.4 11.8  
LA CRESCENT 42.7 39.7 33.7 25.2 19.1 15.4 12.8  
LA CROSSE 43.2 40.1 34.1 25.7 19.4 15.7 13.1  
GENOA 44.8 41.7 35.3 27.0 20.5 16.5 13.9  
LANSING 42.6 42.4 36.6 28.0 21.6 17.1 14.5  
LYNXVILLE 43.0 42.8 36.9 28.2 21.7 17.3 14.7  
MCGREGOR 51.2 45.5 39.6 28.5 22.0 17.4 14.9  
GUTTENBERG 59.0 51.7 46.0 34.9 27.4 22.8 20.2  
:ZUMBRO RIVER  
ZUMBRO FALLS 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2  
:SOUTH FORK ZUMBRO RIVER  
ROCHESTER 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
:ROOT RIVER  
HOUSTON 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4  
:SOUTH BRANCH ROOT RIVER  
LANESBORO 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
:CEDAR RIVER  
LANSING 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
AUSTIN 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0  
CHARLES CITY 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2  
:TURTLE CREEK  
AUSTIN 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
:TURKEY RIVER  
SPILLVILLE 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
ELKADER 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2  
GARBER 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3  
:UPPER IOWA RIVER  
BLUFFTON 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
DECORAH 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1  
DORCHESTER 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2  
:TREMPEALEAU RIVER  
ARCADIA 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
DODGE 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3  
:BLACK RIVER  
NEILLSVILLE 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
BLACK RIVER FALLS 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
GALESVILLE 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5  
:KICKAPOO RIVER  
LA FARGE 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1  
VIOLA 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2  
READSTOWN 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2  
SOLDIERS GROVE 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
GAYS MILLS 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3  
STEUBEN 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
:WISCONSIN RIVER  
MUSCODA 6.1 5.6 3.9 2.7 2.1 1.7 1.6  
:YELLOW RIVER  
NECEDAH 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
 
THESE LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOKS CONTAIN FORECAST VALUES THAT  
ARE CALCULATED USING MULTIPLE SEASON SCENARIOS FROM 30 OR MORE YEARS  
OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA, INCLUDING CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE  
RIVER, SOIL MOISTURE, SNOW COVER, AND 30 AND 90 DAY LONG-RANGE  
OUTLOOKS OF TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION. BY PROVIDING A RANGE  
OF PROBABILITIES...THE LEVEL OF RISE ASSOCIATED WITH LONG-RANGE  
PLANNING DECISIONS CAN BE DETERMINED. THESE PROBABILISTIC  
FORECASTS ARE PART OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S NATIONAL  
WATER PREDICTION SERVICE.  
 
ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT  
ON THE INTERNET AT:  
 
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE  
 
THE NEXT OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED IN LATE MARCH.  
 

 
 
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