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UPDATE: Flash flood warnings for southeast La Crosse, Westby school will be used as shelter
The National Weather Service out of La Crosse is reporting dangerous flash flooding over Houston, Vernon, southern La Crosse and Monroe counties and anywhere from 3-11 inches of rain.
UPDATE
5 p.m. —
La Crosse County …
State Highway Road Closures (Total and Partial Closures)
-Total Closure: STH 162 South (CTH N to Coon Valley)
-One Lane Open: STH 35 – South of the City of La Crosse within La Crosse County will be opening to single lane at 4:00pm with flagging operations by the BNSF Railroad.
County Highway Closures
– CTH – MM, (Hwy 14 to STH 14) Bridge out by Shrine
– CTH – NN (all)
– CTH – H (STH 33 to CTH G)
– CTH – J (STH 16 to CTH U)
– CTH – YY (STH 33 to STH 14)
UPDATE:
4:30 p.m. — Hwy 162 South, from CTH N to Coon Valley Closed La Crosse County’s Side of Hwy 35 opened at 4 p.m. with flagging operations by the railroad.
Closed: CTH – MM, from Hwy 14 CTH – NN CTH – H, From HWY 33 to CTH G CTH – JCTH – U, Closed at the Bridge CTH – YY
UPDATE:
4 p.m. — At 7 p.m. tonight the Red Cross is opening a shelter at Westby High School for those displaced by flooding in that area.
UPDATE:
4 a.m. — Flash Flood Warnings continue in areas just south and southeast of La Crosse, WI early this morning. Some roads are closed, washed out, or have high water over them. There may be mudslides and area creeks and rivers are rising quickly, according to the National Weather Service in La Crosse.
UPDATE:
3 a.m. — Life threatening flooding is occurring now over portions of the southwest Wisconsin. Evacuations in progress in the Coon Valley area, according to the National Weather Service in La Crosse.
UPDATE:
State Highways 44 and 16 in Hokah, Minn., were closed early this morning but reopened around 6 a.m.
Houston County received heavy amounts of rain in the overnight. Most of the county’s public infrastructure has withstood the rain thus far, with the exceptions of a few gravel washouts and a few mudslides located throughout the county.
The hardest-hit city so far has been Hokah, which saw about 7 inches of rain as of noon today. This rain most notably flooded Thompson Creek, which in turn wiped out Como Falls and carved a new path through the park. At this time, caution tape has been put up at the entrances to the park and city officials are strongly advising against passing through the tape or other unsafe areas.
La Crosse County Sheriff Department is evacuating homes along Highway 35, Old Highway 35, and County K near Goose Island.
— NWS La Crosse (@NWSLaCrosse) August 28, 2018
[ 3:09am ] Vernon Co., WI is reporting no less than 15 roads closed or impacted by flooding so far this morning. Many other areas are seeing water rise or flooding issues. Be very cautious driving around this morning. Some roads may be washed out. #wiwx
— NWS La Crosse (@NWSLaCrosse) August 28, 2018
This is what it looked like around 9 p.m. on the south side of La Crosse.
Southside Lacrosse right now! Be careful folks! Lots of cars stalled out in the road! I’d avoid the Southside right now if at all possible!
Posted by Michael Boulanger on Monday, August 27, 2018