Flood — La Crosse, Wisconsin

2024-07-01 to 2024-07-13 · near La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Event narrative

Significant rainfall throughout June pushed the Mississippi River at La Crosse into flood stage in June and continued into July. The river stage crested during the evening on July 2nd in moderate flood stage at 14.94 ft.

Wider weather episode

Heavy rainfall throughout June led to many locations along the Mississippi River in Western Wisconsin to enter flood stage which persisted into July. During the first week of July many points along the Mississippi River observed their maximum river stage in minor to moderate flooding. As relatively drier conditions took hold over the first half of July, river stages fell below flood stage into the middle of the month.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1204162. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.