Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1986
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 1986, 9:08 PM CDT for La Crosse County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 49 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 1986, 9:08 PM CDT (02:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 1986, 9:57 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
County La Crosse County, WI
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KSTC), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 224 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2040 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1362 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 6.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMSN 270208 SVRMSN WIC063-081-270300- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MADISON WI 908 PM CDT THU JUN 26 1986 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...EASTERN LA CROSSE AND MONROE AT 9 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES EAST OF LACROSSE MOVING TO TH,E EAST AT 35 MPH. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOU..BE ALERT FOR DAMAGING WINDS.. LARGE HAIL..AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDISON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 3:55 PM CDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 355 PM CDT THU JUN 26 1986 ...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF LA CROSSE... AT 355 PM CDT..AN ISOLATED CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED 15 TO 40 MILES NORTH OF LA CROSSE BETWEEN BLACK RIVER FALLS.. GALESVILLE..AND EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES NORTH OF LA CROSSE NEAR MELROSE WISCONSIN. THESE STRONG STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR AND WILL AFFECT COMMUNITIES NORTH OF LA CROSSE BETWEEN 400 AND 530 PM CDT. THESE STORMS WILL PROBABLY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN..DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.. WINDS GUSTS AROUND 40 MILES PER HOUR AND POSSIBLY MARBLE SIZE HAIL. PEOPLE IN THE LA CROSSE TRI STATE AREA..ESPECIALLY CAMPERS AND BOATERS..SHOULD BE SAFE AND GO INDOORS IF THESE STORMS AFFECT YOUR AREA. STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TELEVISION..OR WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THOMPSON
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 4:45 PM CDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 445 PM CDT THU JUN 26 1986 ...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF LA CROSSE... AT 445 PM CDT..AN ISOLATED CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED 25 TO 40 MILES NORTH OF LA CROSSE BETWEEN BLACK RIVER FALLS.. MILLSTON..AND EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 35 MILES NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF LA CROSSE NEAR MILLSTON AND WHITEHALL WISCONSIN. MONROE COUNTY AND JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED A SHORT LIVED FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR MILLSTON WISCONSIN..35 MILES NORTHEAST OF LA CROSSE..AROUND 430 PM CDT. THE FUNNEL DID NOT TOUCH THE GROUND. THESE STRONG STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR AND WILL AFFECT COMMUNITIES NORTH OF LA CROSSE BETWEEN 445 AND 600 PM CDT. THESE STORMS WILL PROBABLY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN..DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..WINDS GUSTS AROUND 40 MILES PER HOUR AND POSSIBLY MARBLE SIZE HAIL. PEOPLE IN THE LA CROSSE TRI STATE $AREA..ESPECIALLY CAMPERS AND BOATERS..SHOULD BE SAFE AND GO INDOORS IF THESE STORMS AFFECT YOUR AREA. STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TELEVISION..OR WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THOMPSON
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 5:05 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 505 PM CDT THU JUN 26 1986 ...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF LA CROSSE... AT 500 PM CDT..AN ISOLATED CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED 40 MILES NORTH OF LA CROSSE AROUND BLACK RIVER FALLS WISCONSIN. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF LA CROSSE NEAR BLACK RIVER FALLS WISCONSIN. THESE STRONG STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR AND WILL AFFECT COMMUNITIES NORTH OF LA CROSSE AROUND THE BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA OF JACKSON COUNTY UNTIL AROUND 600 PM CDT. THESE STORMS WILL PROBABLY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN..DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..WINDS GUSTS AROUND 50 MILES PER HOUR AND POSSIBLY MARBLE SIZE HAIL. PEOPLE IN THE LA CROSSE TRI STATE AREA..ESPECIALLY CAMPERS AND BOATERS..SHOULD BE SAFE AND GO INDOORS IF THESE STORMS AFFECT YOUR AREA. STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TELEVISION..OR WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THOMPSON<
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 5:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 545 PM CDT THU JUN 26 1986 ...CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEAST OF LA CROSSE... AT 535 PM CDT..A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED 20 TO 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF LA CROSSE BETWEEN MELROSE.. MILLSTON..AND TOMAH WISCONSIN. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 30 TO 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF LA CROSSE BETWEEN CATARACT AND WARRENS WISCONSIN. THESE STRONG STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR AND WILL AFFECT COMMUNITIES NORTHEAST OF LA CROSSE BETWEEN CATARACT AND TOMAH WISCONSIN BETWEEN 545 AND 645 PM CDT. THESE STORMS WILL PROBABLY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN..DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..WINDS GUSTS AROUND 50 MILES PER HOUR AND POSSIBLY MARBLE SIZE HAIL. PEOPLE IN THE LA CROSSE TRI STATE AREA..ESPECIALLY CAMPERS AND BOATERS..SHOULD BE SAFE AND GO INDOORS IF THESE STORMS AFFECT YOUR AREA. STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TELEVISION..OR WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATESTe INFORMATION. THOMPSON
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 6:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 615 PM CDT THU JUN 26 1986 ...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF LA CROSSE... AT 615 PM CDT..ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 20 TO 50 MILES EAST OF LA CROSSE BETWEEN CASHTON AND TOMAH WISCONSIN. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 35 MILES EAST OF LA CROSSE NEAR WILTON WISCONSIN. THE STRONG STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR AND WILL AFFECT COMMUNITIES EAST OF LA CROSSE BETWEEN TOMAH AND KENDALL WISCONSIN BETWEEN 615 AND 645 PM CDT. THESE STORMS WILL PROBABLY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN..DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..WINDS GUSTS AROUND 50 MILES PER HOUR AND POSSIBLY MARBLE SIZE HAIL. PEOPLE IN THE LA CR}OSSE TRI STATE AREA..ESPECIALLY CAMPERS AND BOATERS..SHOULD BE SAFE AND GO INDOORS IF THESE STORMS AFFECT YOUR AREA. STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TELEVISION..OR WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THOMPSON
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 6:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 650 PM CDT THU JUN 26 1986 ...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING WELL EAST OF LA CROSSE... AT 650 PM CDT..ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 45 TO 50 MILES EAST OF LA CROSSE NEAR KENDALL WISCONSIN. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 50 MILES EAST OF LA CROSSE JUST EAST OF KENDALL WISCONSIN. MONROE COUNTY SHERRIFF REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD BETWEEN KENDALL AND ELROY WISCONSIN AT 640 PM CDT. THE STRONG STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR AND WILL HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM THE KENDALL WISCONSIN AREA BY 650 PM CDT. EVEN THOUGH STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED WELL EAST OF LA CROSSE AS OF 650 PM CDT..PEOPLE IN THE LA CROSSE TRI STATE AREA..ESPECIALLY CAMPERS AND BOATERS..SHOULD KEEP ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE STRONG THUNDERSTORM DURING THE NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TELEVISION..OR WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THOMPSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Monroe | 52 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 1986Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1986
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.