Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1989
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 1989, 9:25 PM CDT for Crawford County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 50 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 30, 1989, 9:25 PM CDT (02:25 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 1989, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Crawford 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
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 266 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 823 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KLSE 310225
SVRLSE
WIC023-310315-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
925 PM CDT TUE MAY 30 1989
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN
...CRAWFORD
AT 925 PM CDT..RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 55
MILES SOUTH OF LA CROSSE OR JUST WEST OF PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WISCONSIN.
THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR AND WILL AFFECT AREAS
AROUND PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WISCONSIN BY 930 TO 940 PM CDT.
PEOPLE IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 55 MILES PER HOUR..HAIL 3/4 INCH OR MORE IN DIAMETER..
DEADLY LIGHTNING..AND HEAVY RAIN THAT CAN QUICKLY FLOOD LOW LYING
AREAS. GO IMMEDIATELY FOR SHELTER IN A REINFORCED STRUCTURE
SUCH AS YOUR HOME. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE..STAY AWAY FROM WATER AND
TALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES AND TELEPHONE POLES.
REMEMBER..SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN ALSO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITHOUT
WARNING.
STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TELEVISION..OR WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION.
THOMPSONWhat 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
Local storm report, May 30, 3:35 PM CDT, 5 hours 50 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
335 PM CDT TUE MAY 30 1989
STORM REPORT FOR MAY 29 1989
TIME EVENT
218 PM CDT 1 INCH DIAMETER HAIL AT PRAIRIE DU CHIEN OR
55 MILES SOUTH OF LA CROSSE
225 PM CDT 2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL SOUTH SIDE OF PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
815 PM CDT 3/4 INCH DIAMETER HAIL AT MONDOVI WISCONSIN OR
55 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA CROSSE
1108 PM CDT 3/4 INCH DIAMETER HAIL AT ALMA WISCONSIN OR 45 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LA CROSSE
STORM REPORT FOR MAY 30 1989
1137 AM CDT 2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL AT PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
THOMPSONSpecial weather statement, May 30, 5:38 PM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 540 PM CDT TUE MAY 30 1989 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM CDT FOR LA CROSSE AND ADJACENT AREAS EAST AND SOUTH IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT FOR LA CROSSE AND ADJACENT AREAS NORTH AND EAST IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... AS OF 540 PM CDT..RADAR SHOWED NO THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LA CROSSE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN..THOUGH..THIS EVENING IN OUR AREA PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN..DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..AND POSSIBLY HAIL. KEEP ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER THIS EVENING. IF A STORM AFFECTS YOUR AREA.. GET OFF OF LAKES AND RIVERS. STAY AWAY FROM OPEN FIELDS AND TALL OBEJECTS SUCH AS TELEPHONE POLES. REMEMBER..LIGHTNING IS A STORMS WORST KILLER. STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TELEVISION..OR WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THOMPSON
Special weather statement, May 30, 7:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 730 PM CDT TUE MAY 30 1989 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 12 MIDNIGHT CDT FOR VERNON AND CRAWFORD COUNTY SOUTH OF LA CROSSE IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT FOR LA CROSSE AND ADJACENT AREAS NORTH AND EAST IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... AS OF 730 PM CDT..RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEAST IOWA NEAR AND NORTH OF WATERLOO IOWA MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL PROBABLY BE MOVING ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER INTO CRAWFORD AND VERNON COUNTY BY ABOUT 900 PM CDT. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN..DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..AND CERTAINLY HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL. PERSONS IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN..ESPECIALLY BOATERS AND CAMPERS.. SHOULD KEEP ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER THIS EVENING. IF A STORM AFFECTS YOUR AREA..GET OFF OF LAKES AND RIVERS. STAY AWAY FROM OPEN FIELDS AND TALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TELEPHONE POLES. REMEMBER..LIGHTNING IS A STORMS WORST KILLER. STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TELEVISION..OR WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THOMPSON
Special weather statement, May 30, 8:35 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROCHESTER MN 830 PM CDT TUE MAY 30 1989 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST MN... THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN DEVOLOPING IN NORTHEAST IOWA AND MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST MN. AT 820 PM CDT A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHWEST HOUSTON COUNTY JUST SOUTH OF SPRING GROVE... ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LACROSSE WI. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST OVER MOST OF HOUSTON COUNTY AS AN AREA OF SEVERE STORMS CONINUES IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA. BUSS
Special weather statement, May 30, 8:49 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 850 PM CDT TUE MAY 30 1989 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 12 MIDNIGHT CDT FOR VERNON AND CRAWFORD COUNTY SOUTH OF LA CROSSE IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT FOR LA CROSSE AND ADJACENT AREAS NORTH AND EAST IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... AS OF 850 PM CDT..RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST SOUTHWEST OF LA CROSSE EXTENDING INTO NORTHEAST IOWA ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LA CROSSE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER INTO THE CITY OF LA CROSSE AND ALSO COMMUNITIES IN CRAWFORD AND VERNON COUNTY WHICH ARE THE ADJACENT COUNTIES SOUTH OF LA CROSSE BY 900 PM CDT. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN..DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..AND CERTAINLY HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL. PERSONS IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN..ESPECIALLY BOATERS AND CAMPERS.. SHOULD KEEP ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER THIS EVENING. IF A STORM AFFECTS YOUR AREA..GET OFF OF LAKES AND RIVERS. STAY AWAY FROM OPEN FIELDS AND TALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TELEPHONE POLES. REMEMBER..LIGHTNING IS A STORMS WORST KILLER. STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TELEVISION..OR WEATHER iRADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THOMPSON
Special weather statement, May 30, 9:18 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 920 PM CDT TUE MAY 30 1989 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 12 MIDNIGHT CDT FOR VERNON AND CRAWFORD COUNTY SOUTH OF LA CROSSE IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT FOR LA CROSSE AND ADJACENT AREAS NORTH AND EAST IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... AS OF 920 PM CDT..RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF LA CROSSE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA ABOUT 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LA CROSSE. A STATE TROOPER REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL AS OF 910 PM 10 MILES EAST OF LA CROSSE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THE REST OF THIS EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN..DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..AND CERTAINLY HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL. PERSONS IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN..ESPECIALLY BOATERS AND CAMPERS.. SHOULD KEEP ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER THIS EVENING. IF A STORM AFFECTS YOUR AREA..GET OFF OF LAKES AND RIVERS. STAY AWAY FROM OPEN FIELDS AND TALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TELEPHONE POLES. REMEMBER..LIGHTNING IS A STORMS WORST KILLER. STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TELEVISION..OR WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THOMPSON
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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.