Flood Potential Outlook
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI

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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
327 PM CDT THU APR 4 2013

...FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND...

THE COMBINATION OF A MELTING SNOW PACK AND RAINFALL FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY MAY LEAD TO RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND SOME POTENTIAL
FLOODING. THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN IS FROM WABASHA COUNTY EAST
INTO WESTERN TO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE SNOW DEPTH IN THIS
AREA GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES THOUGH SOME SPOTS OF OVER
A FOOT STILL REMAIN IN CLARK COUNTY. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENTS IN
THIS AREA RANGES FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WHICH COULD BECOME UNLOCKED
THIS WEEKEND AS THE WARMER AIR AND RAIN MOVE IN. FORECAST RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
RAIN...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS LIKELY FALLING ACROSS THE DEEP
SNOW PACK.  THIS WOULD LEAD TO SOME RAPID RISES ON AREA RIVERS
SUCH AS THE BLACK...BUFFALO...TREMPEALEAU...AND ZUMBRO RIVERS SINCE
MUCH OF THIS RAIN AND MELTED SNOW WATER WOULD RUN STRAIGHT INTO
THE RIVERS DUE TO A DEEP FROST DEPTH.

THE TREND CONTINUES TO BE A WARMER FORECAST WITH THE MAJORITY OF
PRECIPITATION FALLING AS RAIN ON SATURDAY. ANY SNOW THAT ACCUMULATES
WILL MAINLY BE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 64 FRIDAY NIGHT AND WILL MELT ON
SATURDAY. CONTINUE TO CHECK BACK FOR UPDATED FORECASTS REGARDING THIS
WEEKENDS POTENTIAL FOR SNOW MELT AND RIVER FLOODING.

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