NWS La Crosse WIFA.W 0020September 19, 2026
Flood Warning: Fillmore, Mower and Olmsted, MN
The National Weather Service office in La Crosse issued a flood warning for Fillmore, Mower and Olmsted in Minnesota, which was in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on September 19. It was the 20th areal flood warning the NWS office in La Crosse issued in 2026. Minnesota had 10 flood warnings in September 2026, against 9 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Minnesota's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 6.5 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
- Fillmore, Mower and Olmsted
- State
- Minnesota
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:32 a.m. CDT, September 19, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. CDT, September 19, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KARX FA.W 0020
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota... Mower County in southeastern Minnesota... Southern Olmsted County in southeastern Minnesota... * WHEN...Until 500 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1030 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported ongoing flooding across the warned area due to 4 to 8 inches of rainfall that occurred overnight. Multiple roadways across the region are closed. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Austin, Preston, Stewartville, Chatfield, Spring Valley, Rushford, Grand Meadow, Harmony, Mabel, Lanesboro, Brownsdale, Wykoff, Fountain, Canton, High Forest, Lansing, Rushford Village, Pleasant Grove, Washington and Highland. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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