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Wind Advisory 1, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Apr 3, 2007, 2:30 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota; 6 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2007, 2:30 PM CDT (19:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2007, 6:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
Counties Chickasaw County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 538 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KARX 031930 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 230 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON HAS RESULTED IN STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR WITH A FEW GUST APPROACHING 40 MILES AN HOUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AND MOVE NORTHEAST INTO LOWER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING. THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MILES AND HOUR WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 45 MILES AN HOUR TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-040330- /O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0001.070403T1930Z-070404T1700Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 230 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. DEEP LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS INTO LOWER MICHIGAN WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR WITH A FEW GUST AROUND 45 MILES AN HOUR ACROSS THE OPEN WIND-PRONE AREAS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THOUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ DAS
4 follow-up statements
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
000 WWUS73 KARX 041106 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 606 AM CDT WED APR 4 2007 ...WINDS DIMINISHING... .WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AS THE LOW PUSHES FARTHER EAST OF THE AREA. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-041215- /O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070404T1100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 606 AM CDT WED APR 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND THUS THE WIND ADVISORY IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. $$ RABERDING
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 10:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clayton | 54 min |
| Apr 2, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fayette | 34 min |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Iowa, 2007Wind Advisories in Minnesota, 2007Every wind advisory in 2007
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.