NWS La Crosse WIFF.W 0016September 19, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Clayton and Fayette, IA
The National Weather Service office in La Crosse issued a flash flood warning for Clayton and Fayette in Iowa, which was in force until 8:15 a.m. local time on September 19. It was the 16th flash flood warning the NWS office in La Crosse issued in 2026. Iowa had 17 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 9 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Iowa's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, La Crosse WI
- Area
- Clayton and Fayette
- State
- Iowa
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:21 a.m. CDT, September 19, 2026
- Expires
- 8:15 a.m. CDT, September 19, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KARX FF.W 0016
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Iowa since 2008Every warning type in Iowa
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The notice as issued
FFWARX The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Clayton County in northeastern Iowa... Fayette County in northeastern Iowa... * Until 815 AM CDT. * At 421 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... West Union, Guttenberg, Elkader, Postville, Monona, Fayette, McGregor, Garnavillo, Elgin, Clermont, Maynard, Hawkeye, Arlington, Marquette, Farmersburg, Waucoma, Volga, Luana and Wadena.
What the agency told people to do
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.