Flood Potential Outlook
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI

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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
353 AM 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 4 TO 8 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 MAIN UNCERTAINTY RIGHT NOW IS WITH HOW LONG THE SNOW LASTS
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AND HOW HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
GET ON SATURDAY. THE TREND APPEARS TO BE GOING TOWARD THE WARMER
FORECAST WHERE MORE OF THE PRECIPITATION WOULD FALL AS
RAIN...PARTICULARLY ON SATURDAY...WITH SNOW ENDING VERY EARLY ON
SATURDAY MORNING. CONTINUE TO CHECK BACK FOR UPDATED FORECASTS
REGARDING THIS WEEKENDS POTENTIAL FOR SNOW MELT AND RIVER
FLOODING.

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