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Tornado Warning 16, NWS La Crosse, WI

June 7, 2005Clark County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2005, 8:43 PM CDT for Clark County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 47 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 7, 2005, 8:43 PM CDT (01:43 UTC)
Expired: Jun 7, 2005, 9:30 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS La Crosse, WI
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Clark County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 7, 5:30 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 201 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1819 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1256 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 135 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 211 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.7
Supercell composite: 2.6

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KARX 080144
TORARX
WIC019-080230-
/O.NEW.KARX.TO.W.0016.050608T0143Z-050608T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
843 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CLARK COUNTY IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 843 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED A TORNADO
  OVER GRANTON...OR ABOUT 7 MILES EAST OF NEILLSVILLE. THE TORNADO
  WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS WARNING EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS
  TORNADO WARNING ISSUED FOR CLARK COUNTY.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ATWOOD AROUND 850 PM...
  VEEFKIND AND CHILI AROUND 855 PM...
  RIPLINGER AND CURTISS AROUND 900 PM...
  UNITY AROUND 915 PM...
  ABBOTSFORD AND DORCHESTER AROUND 920 PM CDT.

A TORNADO IS BEING DETECTED BY RADAR. THIS MEANS THAT A TORNADO MAY
NOT BE OCCURRING WHEN THE WARNING IS ISSUED...BUT ONE IS EXPECTED TO 
DEVELOP. OTHER FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED EAST OF THORP.
TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR 
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS

LAT...LON 4459 9075 4450 9034 4502 9031 4502 9091

$$

SHEA

5 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KARX 080153
SVSARX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
852 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2005

WIC019-080230-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-050608T0230Z/
CLARK WI-
852 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR CLARK
COUNTY...

AT 850 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER LYNN...OR ABOUT 10 MILES EAST 
OF NEILLSVILLE. THE TORNADO WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WAS PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS BETWEEN THORP AND 
LONGWOOD.

THERE HAVE BEEN NO CONFIRMED TORNADOES OVER THE PAST 20 MINUTES
BUT DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW ROTATION AND SPOTTERS CONTINUE 
TO REPORT FUNNEL CLOUD DEVELOPMENT.

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

LAT...LON 4459 9075 4450 9034 4502 9031 4502 9091

$$

SHEA

000 
WWUS53 KARX 080156
SVSARX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
855 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2005

WIC019-080230-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-050608T0230Z/
CLARK WI-
855 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR CLARK
COUNTY...

AT 845 PM...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED 3 MILES NORTH OF 
NEILLSVILLE BY A SPOTTER. FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE ALSO REPORTED.

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

LAT...LON 4459 9075 4450 9034 4502 9031 4502 9091

$$

SHEA

000 
WWUS53 KARX 080208
SVSARX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
908 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2005

WIC019-080230-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-050608T0230Z/
CLARK WI-
908 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR CLARK
COUNTY...

ROTATION ON DOPPLER RADAR HAS WEAKENED EAST OF NEILLSVILLE...
BUT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THE AREA...AS WELL AS
ACROSS CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY. WATCH FOR FUNNEL CLOUDS AND POSSIBLE 
BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS.

LARGE HAIL IS STILL LIKELY WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS.

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

LAT...LON 4459 9075 4450 9034 4502 9031 4502 9091

$$

SHEA

000 
WWUS53 KARX 080226
SVSARX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
926 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2005

WIC019-080230-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-050608T0230Z/
CLARK WI-
926 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM FOR CLARK 
COUNTY...

THE NEILLSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD JUST WEST 
OF NEILLSVILLE AT 924 PM.

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CLARK 
COUNTY BUT ROTATION ON DOPPLER RADAR LOOKS WEAK AT THIS POINT.

THE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 930 PM...BUT
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO FLOODING PROBLEMS. A FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING IS IN EFFECT.

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

LAT...LON 4459 9075 4450 9034 4502 9031 4502 9091

$$

SHEA

000 
WWUS53 KARX 080230
SVSARX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
930 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2005

WIC019-080239-
/O.EXP.KARX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-050608T0230Z/
CLARK WI-
930 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CLARK COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

THE LIKELIHOOD OF THIS THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO HAS
DIMINISHED. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CLARK COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED.

ALTHOUGH THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...STRONG STORMS REMAIN
POSSIBLE. THEREFORE...PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO YOUR 
FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. BE ALERT 
FOR FLASH FLOODING AS ADDITIONAL STORMS MOVE IN.

AN ADDITIONAL WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR LARGE HAIL IN THE NEXT 40 
MINUTES.

LAT...LON 4459 9075 4450 9034 4502 9031 4502 9091

$$

SHEA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 7, 7:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Clark	54 min
Jun 7, 7:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ARX	Clark	3 hr
Jun 7, 8:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ARX	Clark	37 min
Jun 7, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Taylor	33 min
Jun 7, 9:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Jackson, Trempealeau	62 min
Jun 7, 10:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Jackson	52 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.