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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS La Crosse, WI

June 29, 2005Wabasha County, Minnesota

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2005, 11:00 PM CDT for Wabasha County, Minnesota. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 29, 2005, 11:00 PM CDT (04:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2005, 11:45 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Wabasha County, MN

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 29, 8:00 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 115 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2005-06-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2111 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2005-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 283 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2111 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
970 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
283 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
415 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
3.1
Supercell composite
18.6

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS53 KARX 300400
SVRARX
MNC157-300445-
/O.NEW.KARX.SV.W.0049.050630T0400Z-050630T0445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1100 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WABASHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA

* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT

* AT 1100 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS 3 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF BEAR VALLEY...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE
  CITY. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MILLVILLE AND WEST ALBANY AROUND 1105 PM CDT...
  LAKE CITY AND THEILMAN AROUND 1110 PM CDT...
  MAPLE SPRINGS AND KRUGER CAMPGROUND AROUND 1115 PM CDT...
  KELLOGG AND WABASHA AROUND 1120 PM CDT...

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 60 MPH. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR
NO ADVANCED WARNING.

LAT...LON 4436 9254 4421 9255 4422 9190 4437 9202
      4444 9225 4445 9240 4437 9243

$$

THOMPSON
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KARX 300405
SVSARX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1105 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005

MNC157-300445-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-050630T0445Z/
WABASHA MN-
1105 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR WABASHA COUNTY...

AT 1105 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 60 MPH AND PENNY SIZE
HAIL OVER OAK CENTER...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE CITY. THE
SEVERE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
THEILMAN AND COUNTY ROADS 33 AND 4 AROUND 1110 PM CDT...
MAPLE SPRINGS AND KRUGER CAMPGROUND AROUND 1115 PM CDT...
KELLOGG AND WABASHA AROUND 1120 PM CDT...

REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR
NO ADVANCED WARNING.

TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS

LAT...LON 4436 9254 4421 9255 4422 9190 4437 9202
      4444 9225 4445 9240 4437 9243

$$

THOMPSON
000 
WWUS53 KARX 300413
SVSARX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1113 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005

MNC157-300445-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-050630T0445Z/
WABASHA MN-
1113 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR WABASHA COUNTY...

AT 1113 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 60 MPH AND PENNY SIZE
HAIL 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF COUNTY ROADS 33 AND 4...OR ABOUT 5 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LAKE CITY. THE SEVERE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
KELLOGG AND WABASHA AROUND 1120 PM CDT...

REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR
NO ADVANCED WARNING.

TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS

LAT...LON 4436 9254 4421 9255 4422 9190 4437 9202
      4444 9225 4445 9240 4437 9243

$$

THOMPSON
000 
WWUS53 KARX 300428 RRA
SVSARX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1129 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005

MNC157-300445-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-050630T0445Z/
WABASHA MN-
1129 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR WABASHA COUNTY...

AT 1129 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 60 MPH AND PENNY SIZE
HAIL 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF DUMFRIES...OR ABOUT 3 MILES WEST OF
WABASHA. THE SEVERE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR
NO ADVANCED WARNING.

TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS

LAT...LON 4429 9236 4422 9227 4422 9188 4436 9198
      4444 9225 4445 9240 4436 9238

$$

THOMPSON
000 
WWUS53 KARX 300442
SVSARX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1142 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005

MNC157-300452-
/O.EXP.KARX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-050630T0445Z/
WABASHA MN-
1142 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WABASHA COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WABASHA COUNTY HAS EXPIRED.

REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR 
NO ADVANCED WARNING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM 
CDT.

LAT...LON 4429 9236 4422 9227 4422 9188 4436 9198
      4444 9225 4445 9240 4436 9238

$$

THOMPSON

The office that day

Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 10:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXDodge36 min
Jun 29, 11:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXHouston51 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.