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Wind Advisory 3, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at May 14, 2007, 3:57 AM CDT for 6 counties in Iowa; 4 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at May 14, 2007, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 2007, 3:57 AM CDT (08:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 14, 2007, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 14, 2007, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 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 08:57 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 00:00Z, 9.0 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
- 3751 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KARX 140857 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 357 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2007 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... .A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR WIND PRONE AREAS IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-141700- /O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0003.070514T1700Z-070515T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 357 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. HIGHEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 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. $$ BROOKS
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KARX 141640 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1140 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2007 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT INTO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN THROUGH WESTERN IOWA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL EXIST AHEAD OF THE LOW AND COLD FRONT...CAUSING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE WIND PRONE AREAS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-150000- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0003.070514T1700Z-070515T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 1140 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ DAS
000 WWUS73 KARX 142024 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 324 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2007 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT INTO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN THROUGH WESTERN IOWA BY EARLY THIS EVENING. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT EXISTS AHEAD OF THE LOW AND COLD FRONT...AND WAS CAUSING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE BEING EXPERIENCED ACROSS THE WIND PRONE AREAS OVER SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. THE WINDS WILL SLACKEN SOMEWHAT ONCE THE FRONT MOVES OVER THE THE AREA BY MID EVENING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-150000- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070515T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 324 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. 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. $$ DAS
000 WWUS73 KARX 142350 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 650 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2007 ...STRONG WINDS ALREADY ON THE DECREASE... .A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE AREA THIS EVENING HAS ALLOWED WINDS TO TURN WESTERLY ACROSS THE WIND ADVISORY AREA...AND DECREASE. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AS THE EVENING WEARS ON...AND THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-150100- /O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070515T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 650 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE AREA. $$ BINAU
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Houston | 33 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.