NWS La Crosse WIFA.W 0016September 19, 2026
Flood Warning: Houston, MN
The National Weather Service office in La Crosse issued a flood warning for Houston in Minnesota, which was in force until 6:00 a.m. local time on September 19. It was the 16th 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 3.3 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
- Houston
- State
- Minnesota
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:43 a.m. CDT, September 19, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 a.m. CDT, September 19, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KARX FA.W 0016
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Minnesota since 2008Every warning type in Minnesota
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Houston County in southeastern Minnesota... * WHEN...Until 600 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 239 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. A Mudslide was reported on Highway 76 west of Caledonia near Badger Creek. Water going over the roadway at Beaver Creek Valley State Park. Between 5 and 7 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Caledonia, Houston, Hokah, Brownsville, Mound Prairie, Money Creek, Reno, Yucatan, Sheldon, Black Hammer, Highway 44 And Sanden Road, Beaver Creek Valley State Park, Dun Romin Park Campground, County 14 And White Tail Road, Freeburg, County Roads 3 And 24, Perkins and County Roads 15 And 4. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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.