Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 1993, 11:48 PM CDT for Buffalo County, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 42 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 1993, 11:48 PM CDT (04:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 1993, 12:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Buffalo County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KSTC), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 534 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1148 PM CDT THU JUL 1 1993
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
...BUFFALO COUNTY...TREMPEALEAU COUNTY
AT 1148 PM...RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS JUST EAST OF ALMA AND
ALSO NEAR THE BUFFALO AND TREMPEALEAU COUNTY LINE OR ABOUT 40 TO
50 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA CROSSE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT
40 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE NEAR INDEPENDENCE AND WAUMANDEE BY
1150 AM.
THESE STORMS ARE GOING TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING.
MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE THE
TELEPHONE UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
THOMPSON
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Q6WWUSdWhat 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, Jul 1, 9:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
MNZ018-019-020400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROCHESTER MN 930 PM CDT THU JUL 1 1993 ...A GROUP OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM WATERVILLE TO WASECA... AT 925 PM...RAD
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 10:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
WIZ010-014-020430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1032 PM CDT THU JUL 1 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HEADED TOWARD AREAS NORTH OF LA CROSSE... AT 1032 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING ABOUT 80 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA CROSSE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR AND CAUSED WIND DAMAGE NEAR THE TWIN CITIES BETWEEN 9 AND 10 PM. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN AFFECTING AREAS ABOUT 50 TO 60 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA CROSSE...OR FROM NELSON UP TO MAXVILLE BETWEEN 1045 AND 11 PM THIS EVENING. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS CAN EXPECT DEADLY LIGHTNING AND THERE IS CERTAINLY THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. KEEP LISTENING FOR THE LATEST STATE0MENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON RADIO...TV...OR WEATHER RADIO. THOMPSON
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 10:55 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
WIZ010-014-020430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1055 PM CDT THU JUL 1 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO AREAS NORTH OF LA CROSSE... AT 1055 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING IN AREAS ABOUT 60 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA CROSSE FROM MONDOVI TO MAXVILLE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR AND DID CAUSE WIND DAMAGE NEAR THE TWIN CITIES BETWEEN 9 AND 10 PM. THROUGH MIDNIGHT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFFECTING AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF LA CROSSE. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS CAN EXPECT DEADLY LIGHTNING...A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY RAIN AND THERE IS CERTAINLY THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECTx UNTIL 1 AM FRIDAY MORNING. KEEP LISTENING FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON RADIO...TV...OR WEATHER RADIO. GO INDOORS IF A THUNDERSTORM AFFECTS YOUR AREA. THOMPSON
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 11:23 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
WIZ010-014-020530- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1125 PM CDT THU JUL 1 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO AREAS NORTH OF LA CROSSE... AT 1125 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING IN AREAS 40 TO 60 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA CROSSE FROM OSSEO TO ALMA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN THE ALMA AREA AND WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED...BUT DEADLY LIGHTNING... SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED. THROUGH 1 AM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFFECTING AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF LA CROSSE. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM FRIDAY MORNING. KEEP LISTENING FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON RADIO...TV...OR WEATHER RADIO. THOMPSON
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 11:37 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
MNZ019-020540- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROCHESTER MN 1137 PM CDT THU JUL 1 1993 ...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BUFFETING WABASHA COUNTY OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... AT 1130PM...ROCHESTER RADAR DETECTED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS A SIZABLE CHUNK OF WABASHA COUNTY. REPORTS FROM THE WABASHA COUNTY SHERIFF INDICATED THAT THESE STORMS PRODUCED PEA SIZED HAIL NEAR THEILMAN AND ZUMBRO FALLS. THE STORMS WERE ALSO PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN. IN ZUMBRO FALLS AROUND AN INCH AND A HALF OF RAIN FELL IN 15 MINUTES. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT AND DEADLY LIGHTNING...AS WELL AS TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ACROSS EASTERN SECTIONS OF WABASHA COUNTY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THERE COULD ALSO BE SOME LOCALIZED PONDING OF WATER OVER ROADS IN THE WABASHA AREA. IF YOU ARE IN WABASHA COUNTY...SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN REINFORCED BUILDING AND AVOID DRIVING ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOE THE SOUTHEAST TIP OF MINNESOTA THROUGH 100AM THUS FRIDAY. FOX
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 11:38 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
MNZ019-020540- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROCHESTER MN 1137 PM CDT THU JUL 1 1993 ...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BUFFETING WABASHA COUNTY OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... AT 1130PM...ROCHESTER RADAR DETECTED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS A SIZABLE CHUNK OF WABASHA COUNTY. REPORTS FROM THE WABASHA COUNTY SHERIFF INDICATED THAT THESE STORMS PRODUCED PEA SIZED HAIL NEAR THEILMAN AND ZUMBRO FALLS. THE STORMS WERE ALSO PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN. IN ZUMBRO FALLS AROUND AN INCH AND A HALF OF RAIN FELL IN 15 MINUTES. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT AND DEADLY LIGHTNING...AS WELL AS TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ACROSS EASTERN SECTIONS OF WABASHA COUNTY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THERE COULD ALSO BE SOME LOCALIZED PONDING OF WATER OVER ROADS IN THE WABASHA AREA. IF YOU ARE IN WABASHA COUNTY...SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN REINFORCED BUILDING AND AVOID DRIVING ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADS. A SE|VERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOE THE SOUTHEAST TIP OF MINNESOTA THROUGH 100AM THUS FRIDAY. FOX
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 12:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson | 50 min |
Nearby
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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.