Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 19 at 4:26AM CDT until September 19 at 5:45AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 19, 2026 - 2:26am
Expires:
September 19, 2026 - 3:45am
Description:
FFWARX
The National Weather Service in La Crosse has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota...
* Until 545 AM CDT.
* At 426 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up
to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Preston, Spring Valley, Harmony, Mabel, Canton, Highland, Cherry
Grove, Bristol, Newburg, Amherst, York, Carimona, Ostrander,
Hutton, Granger, Forestville State Park, Greenleafton and
Henrytown.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Fillmore, MN
Forcast Office:
NWS La Crosse WI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov