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Wind Advisory 4, NWS La Crosse, WI

November 8, 20057 counties in Minnesota; 13 counties in Wisconsin; 8 counties in Iowa

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Nov 8, 2005, 3:00 PM CST for 7 counties in Minnesota; 13 counties in Wisconsin; 8 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Nov 9, 2005, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 8, 2005, 3:00 PM CST (21:00 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 9, 2005, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 9, 2005, 4:00 PM CST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
All 28 counties

Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN, Adams County, WI, Buffalo County, WI, Clark County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Taylor County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:03 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 nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 210 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 12:00Z on 2005-11-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2005-11-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -8 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1909 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KARX 082100
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
300 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005

...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING TONIGHT...CONTINUING ON WEDNESDAY...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR LATE
TONIGHT...EXITING ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES BY WEDNESDAY
EVENING. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
SYSTEM...WHICH WILL CAUSE THE WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION AS
IT PASSES. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE
COMMON...WITH GUSTS UPWARDS OF 45 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
PERSIST FOR MUCH OF WEDNESDAY...DIMINISHING BY EARLY EVENING...AS
THE LOW CENTER CONTINUES TO QUICKLY PUSH EAST. 


IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-090500-
/O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0004.051109T0600Z-051109T2200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
300 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 45
MPH...WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING...AND PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

RIECK
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KARX 090322
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
922 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005

...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING TONIGHT...CONTINUING ON WEDNESDAY...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR LATE
TONIGHT...EXITING ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES BY WEDNESDAY
EVENING. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
SYSTEM...WHICH WILL CAUSE THE WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION
AS IT PASSES. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE
COMMON...WITH GUSTS UPWARDS OF 45 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
PERSIST FOR MUCH OF WEDNESDAY...DIMINISHING BY EARLY EVENING...AS
THE LOW CENTER CONTINUES TO QUICKLY PUSH EAST.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-091130-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0004.051109T0600Z-051109T2200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
922 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 4 PM CST
WEDNESDAY.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO
45 MPH...WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...AND PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

RABERDING
000 
WWUS73 KARX 090935
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
335 AM CST WED NOV 9 2005

...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO CANADA
TODAY. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL EXIST ACROSS THE REGION TODAY
ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THIS WILL PRODUCE
SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
AROUND 45 MPH. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING...AS THE
LOW PRESSURE AREA PULLS FURTHER EAST AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
FROM THE PLAINS.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-091745-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-051109T2200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
335 AM CST WED NOV 9 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP AROUND 45
MPH WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH OR
GUSTS TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

DAS
000 
WWUS73 KARX 091650
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1050 AM CST WED NOV 9 2005

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO
CANADA THIS AFTERNOON. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN
ACROSS THE AREA ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM. THE STRONGEST
WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE FLAT TERRAIN OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
AND NORTHEAST IOWA...AS WELL AS THE RIDGETOPS OF SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN. AS THE LOW PRESSURE PULLS FURTHER EAST AND HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE PLAINS...WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY
EARLY THIS EVENING.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-092200-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-051109T2200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1050 AM CST WED NOV 9 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH
WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH OR
GUSTS TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

THOMPSON
000 
WWUS73 KARX 092140
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
340 PM CST WED NOV 9 2005

...WINDS DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING...

.THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRONG WINDS OF LAST
NIGHT AND TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH OFF TO THE EAST EARLY
TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...THE WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE THIS
EVENING...FALLING BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE WIND
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 4 PM.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-092245-
/O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-051109T2200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
340 PM CST WED NOV 9 2005

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY THIS
EVENING...DECREASING INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE...AND THEN CLOSER
TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. 

$$

RIECK

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.