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WGUS83 KARX 192018
FLSARX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
318 PM CDT SAT SEP 19 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MINNESOTA...
ROOT RIVER NEAR HOUSTON AFFECTING HOUSTON COUNTY.
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MINNESOTA...
SOUTH BRANCH ROOT RIVER AT LANESBORO AFFECTING FILLMORE AND HOUSTON
COUNTIES.
.MUCH OF THE ROOT RIVER BASIN RECEIVED 3 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE
LAST 24 HOURS. INITIAL LOCAL RUNOFF HAS LIKELY ALREADY MADE IT
THROUGH THE LANESBORO AND HOUSTON LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL UPSTREAM
RUNOFF WILL LIKELY HOLD LANESBORO AROUND 10 TO 12 FEET THROUGH THIS
EVENING AS UPSTREAM WATER ROUTES DOWNSTREAM. AT HOUSTON, THE FORECAST
CARRIES UNCERTAINTY IN HOW FAST THE WATER WILL ROUTE DOWNSTREAM. IF
ROUTING IS SLOWER THEN FORECAST, EXPECT THE HOUSTON CREST TO BE
AROUND 14 TO 15 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.
ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED SUNDAY MORNING BY 630 AM CDT.
MNC045-055-201130-
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-260921T0200Z/
/LNSM5.1.ER.260919T2237Z.260920T0000Z.260920T0800Z.NO/
318 PM CDT SAT SEP 19 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...SOUTH BRANCH ROOT RIVER AT LANESBORO.
* WHEN...UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, THE RIVER BEGINS TO OVERFLOW THE LEFT BANK
DOWNSTREAM FROM THE FOOT BRIDGE WHERE THE GAGE IS LOCATED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 2:30 PM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.9 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON TO A CREST OF 12.9 FEET THIS EVENING. IT WILL THEN
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TONIGHT.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4370 9206 4375 9197 4373 9195 4370 9198
4369 9202
MNC055-201130-
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0049.260920T0720Z-260922T2200Z/
/HOUM5.1.ER.260920T0720Z.260921T0000Z.260922T1000Z.NO/
318 PM CDT SAT SEP 19 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...ROOT RIVER NEAR HOUSTON.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 15.0 FEET, MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 2:45 PM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE JUST
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO A CREST OF 16.5 FEET TOMORROW EVENING.
IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4382 9173 4379 9145 4376 9145 4375 9167
4378 9173
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