Alert archive / Iowa / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 1, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this high wind warning at Oct 26, 2008, 11:51 AM CDT for 6 counties in Iowa; Mower County, Minnesota. It was in force for 8 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2008, 11:51 AM CDT (16:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2008, 7:51 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 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, Mower County, MN
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:53 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 11:56 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Charles City, IA | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN CHARLES CITY |
| Oct 26, 11:56 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Nora Springs, IA | LARGE TREE LIMB BLOWN DOWN ONTO HOUSE |
| Oct 26, 12:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Austin, MN | TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 105 JUST SOUTH OF AUSTIN |
| Oct 26, 12:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bluffton, IA | TREES DOWN IN BLUFFTON |
| Oct 26, 12:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Osage, IA | TREE LIMBS DOWN IN OSAGE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 1305 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 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 261651 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1151 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STRONG WINDS OCCURRING ACROSS THE AREA... .STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WILL OCCUR NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM AUSTIN MINNESOTA TO DECORAH IOWA. ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF THIS LINE...WINDS WILL BE A BIT STRONGER. IN THIS AREA...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT PRODUCING THE WINDS SHIFTS SOUTH AND EAST OF THE REGION. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ094-270100- /O.UPG.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081027T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.HW.W.0001.081026T1651Z-081027T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-MOWER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... AUSTIN 1151 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. THIS IS AN UPGRADE TO THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ IAZ011-030-MNZ079-086>088-095-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044- 053>055-061-270100- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081027T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...WINONA...MEDFORD... NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 1151 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...AS WELL AS THE HIGHER BLUFF TOP AREAS OF WESTERN WISCONSIN. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ DAS WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
4 follow-up statements
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
000 WWUS73 KARX 262243 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 543 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STRONG WINDS STARTING TO DIMINISH... .WINDS HAVE STARTED TO DIMINISH QUITE RAPIDLY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AS CLOUDS AND MIXED RAIN AND SNOW HAS LIMITED THE TRANSPORT OF HIGHER WINDS FROM ALOFT TO THE SURFACE. HOWEVER...WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE STILL OCCURRING IN OPEN AREAS AND WILL BE A THREAT INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ONCE THE WEATHER SYSTEM BRINGING THE RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE TO THE AREA PASSES BY...THERE IS A CHANCE WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN DESPITE THE ONSET OF DARKNESS WHICH TYPICALLY TENDS TO HELP WINDS DIMINISH. IF IT APPEARS THE WINDS WILL NOT RECOVER IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS...THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND WIND ADVISORIES WILL BE CANCELLED EARLY. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ094-270600- /O.CON.KARX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081027T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-MOWER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... AUSTIN 543 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ IAZ011-030-MNZ079-086>088-095-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044- 053>055-061-270600- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081027T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...WINONA...MEDFORD... NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 543 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH HAVE RELAXED QUITE A BIT EARLY THIS EVENING AS A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE AREA HAS BROUGHT MIXED RAIN AND SNOW AND PLENTY OF CLOUDS. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT ONCE THIS SYSTEM PASSES...WINDS MAY INCREASE AGAIN. HOWEVER...IF THIS DOES NOT OCCUR...IT IS LIKELY THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE CANCELLED EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ BINAU WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS73 KARX 262252 CCA NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 551 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STRONG WINDS STARTING TO DIMINISH... .WINDS HAVE STARTED TO DIMINISH QUITE RAPIDLY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AS CLOUDS AND MIXED RAIN AND SNOW HAS LIMITED THE TRANSPORT OF HIGHER WINDS FROM ALOFT TO THE SURFACE. HOWEVER...WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE STILL OCCURRING IN OPEN AREAS AND WILL BE A THREAT INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ONCE THE WEATHER SYSTEM BRINGING THE RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE TO THE AREA PASSES BY...THERE IS A CHANCE WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN DESPITE THE ONSET OF DARKNESS WHICH TYPICALLY TENDS TO HELP WINDS DIMINISH. IF IT APPEARS THE WINDS WILL NOT RECOVER IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS...THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND WIND ADVISORIES WILL BE CANCELLED EARLY. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ094-270600- /O.COR.KARX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081027T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-MOWER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... AUSTIN 551 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH HAVE RELAXED QUITE A BIT EARLY THIS EVENING AS A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE AREA HAS BROUGHT MIXED RAIN AND SNOW AND PLENTY OF CLOUDS. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT ONCE THIS SYSTEM PASSES...WINDS MAY INCREASE AGAIN. HOWEVER...IF THIS DOES NOT OCCUR...IT IS LIKELY THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE CANCELLED EARLY THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ IAZ011-030-MNZ079-086>088-095-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044- 053>055-061-270600- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081027T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...WINONA...MEDFORD... NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 551 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH HAVE RELAXED QUITE A BIT EARLY THIS EVENING AS A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE AREA HAS BROUGHT MIXED RAIN AND SNOW AND PLENTY OF CLOUDS. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT ONCE THIS SYSTEM PASSES...WINDS MAY INCREASE AGAIN. HOWEVER...IF THIS DOES NOT OCCUR...IT IS LIKELY THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE CANCELLED EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ BINAU WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS73 KARX 270051 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 751 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING...SETTLING BACK INTO A RANGE FROM 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 OR 40 MPH IN OPEN AREAS AND AREAS OF HIGHER TERRAIN. THUS...THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ094-270200- /O.CAN.KARX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081027T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-MOWER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... AUSTIN 751 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS HAS ENDED. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW FROM 15 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN OPEN AREAS AND IN AREAS OF ELEVATED TERRAIN. $$ IAZ011-030-MNZ079-086>088-095-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044- 053>055-061-270200- /O.CAN.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081027T0600Z/ ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ROCHESTER...WINONA...MEDFORD... NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 751 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS HAS ENDED. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW FROM 15 TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN OPEN AREAS AND IN AREAS OF ELEVATED TERRAIN. $$ BINAU WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Iowa, 2008High Wind Warnings in Minnesota, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.