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Tornado Warning 6, NWS La Crosse, WI

June 6, 2006Richland County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2006, 5:36 PM CDT for Richland County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 24 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 6, 2006, 5:36 PM CDT (22:36 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2006, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Richland County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:39 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

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 205 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2006-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2006-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 84 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-307 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1172 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
104 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 
WFUS53 KARX 062236
TORARX
WIC103-062300-
/O.NEW.KARX.TO.W.0006.060606T2236Z-060606T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
536 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 535 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO NEAR BUCK CREEK...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF RICHLAND
  CENTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS TORNADO WARNING UPGRADES
  THE PREVIOUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RICHLAND COUNTY.

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

PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE
AND TELL THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4351 9040 4347 9042 4334 9032 4344 9019
      4351 9034

$$

BOYNE
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KARX 062242
SVSARX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
542 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

WIC103-062300-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060606T2300Z/
RICHLAND WI-
542 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTY...

AT 539 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR COUNTY ROADS D AND 
NN...OR NEAR RICHLAND CENTER...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ITHACA AND NEPTUNE AROUND 550 PM...
  AUBREY AND KEYESVILLE AROUND 555 PM...

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

LAT...LON 4343 9034 4341 9036 4330 9033 4332 9022
      4345 9030

$$

BOYNE
000 
WWUS53 KARX 062246
SVSARX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
546 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

WIC103-062300-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060606T2300Z/
RICHLAND WI-
546 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTY...

AT 543 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEPTUNE...OR NEAR
RICHLAND CENTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  KEYESVILLE AROUND 555 PM...

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

LAT...LON 4342 9033 4340 9035 4331 9031 4334 9019
      4343 9028

$$

BOYNE
000 
WWUS53 KARX 062249
SVSARX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
549 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

WIC103-062300-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060606T2300Z/
RICHLAND WI-
549 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTY...

AT 547 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEPTUNE...OR 6
MILES NORTHEAST OF RICHLAND CENTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  KEYESVILLE AROUND 555 PM...

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

LAT...LON 4341 9031 4339 9034 4331 9031 4334 9019
      4342 9027

$$

BOYNE
000 
WWUS53 KARX 062253
SVSARX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
553 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

WIC103-062300-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060606T2300Z/
RICHLAND WI-
553 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTY...

AT 552 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEPTUNE...OR 
7 MILES EAST OF RICHLAND CENTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  KEYESVILLE AROUND 555 PM...

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

LAT...LON 4341 9031 4339 9034 4331 9031 4334 9019
      4342 9027

$$

BOYNE
000 
WWUS53 KARX 062300
SVSARX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
600 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

WIC103-062308-
/O.EXP.KARX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060606T2300Z/
RICHLAND WI-
600 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTY HAS 
EXPIRED...


LAT...LON 4341 9031 4339 9034 4331 9031 4334 9019
      4342 9027

$$

BOYNE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 4:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXClark38 min
Jun 6, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXJuneau, Monroe46 min
Jun 6, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXRichland, Vernon53 min
Jun 6, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXJuneau21 min
Jun 6, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXAdams37 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.