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Tornado Warning 21, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2008, 4:16 PM CDT for Fillmore County, Mower County, Minnesota. It was in force for 45 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 7, 2008, 4:16 PM CDT (21:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2008, 5:01 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fillmore County, MN, Mower County, MN
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 5:07 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Se Grand Meadow, MN | |
| Jun 7, 5:07 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Se Grand Meadow, MN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 12:17 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -253 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1341 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 318 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 357 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KARX 072116 TORARX MNC045-099-072215- /O.NEW.KARX.TO.W.0021.080607T2116Z-080607T2215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 416 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL FILLMORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... EAST CENTRAL MOWER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 515 PM CDT * AT 413 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STORM WITH STRONG ROTATION AND A CONFIRMED FUNNEL CLOUD 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF COUNTY ROADS 4 AND 8...OR 18 MILES EAST OF AUSTIN...MOVING EAST AT 36 MPH. THIS WARNING EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS TORNADO WARNING FOR FILLMORE AND MOWER COUNTIES. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HIGHWAYS 63 AND 16 AND COUNTY ROADS 4 AND 3 AROUND 425 PM... OSTRANDER AROUND 430 PM... SPRING VALLEY AND ETNA AROUND 435 PM... CHERRY GROVE AROUND 440 PM... WYKOFF AND FILLMORE AROUND 445 PM... CARIMONA AROUND 450 PM... TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS CARS AND MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR A STURDY BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...LAY FLAT IN A DITCH AND COVER YOUR HEAD. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. LAT...LON 4383 9206 4356 9203 4359 9263 4368 9263 TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 257DEG 31KT 4364 9258 $$ BINAU
4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KARX 072129
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
429 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008
MNC045-099-072215-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080607T2215Z/
FILLMORE MN-MOWER MN-
429 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL MOWER AND NORTHWESTERN FILLMORE COUNTIES...
AT 426 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR HIGHWAYS 63 AND 16...OR ABOUT 19 MILES WEST OF PRESTON...MOVING
EAST AT 36 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SPRING VALLEY AROUND 435 PM...
WYKOFF AND FILLMORE AROUND 445 PM...
CARIMONA AROUND 450 PM...
FOUNTAIN AROUND 455 PM...
PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE
AND TELL THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4370 9254 4383 9206 4375 9206 4374 9205
4369 9204 4369 9205 4367 9204 4360 9204
4360 9203 4363 9246
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 257DEG 31KT 4367 9243
$$
BINAU000
WWUS53 KARX 072138
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
438 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008
MNC099-072148-
/O.CAN.KARX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080607T2215Z/
MOWER MN-
438 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MOWER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
HOWEVER...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MOWER
COUNTY FOR A NEW TORNADIC CIRCULATION ENTERING THE COUNTY SOUTH OF
AUSTIN.
LAT...LON 4373 9245 4383 9206 4375 9206 4369 9204
4369 9205 4367 9204 4360 9204 4360 9203
4360 9209 4361 9209 4363 9244
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 257DEG 31KT 4368 9232
$$
MNC045-072215-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080607T2215Z/
FILLMORE MN-
438 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
FILLMORE COUNTY...
AT 435 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR SPRING VALLEY...OR ABOUT 14 MILES WEST OF PRESTON...MOVING EAST
AT 36 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WYKOFF AND FILLMORE AROUND 445 PM...
CARIMONA AROUND 450 PM...
FOUNTAIN AROUND 455 PM...
PRESTON AND ISINOURS AROUND 500 PM...
PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE
AND TELL THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4373 9245 4383 9206 4375 9206 4369 9204
4369 9205 4367 9204 4360 9204 4360 9203
4360 9209 4361 9209 4363 9244
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 257DEG 31KT 4368 9232
$$
BINAU000
WWUS53 KARX 072150
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
450 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008
MNC045-072215-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080607T2215Z/
FILLMORE MN-
450 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
FILLMORE COUNTY...
AT 448 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM WITH ROTATION. THIS ROTATION WAS LOCATED
NEAR FILLMORE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF PRESTON...MOVING EAST
AT 35 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FOUNTAIN AROUND 455 PM...
ISINOURS AROUND 505 PM...
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 4375 9233 4383 9207 4382 9206 4375 9206
4372 9205 4371 9205 4369 9228 4370 9234
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 253DEG 30KT 4373 9221
$$
BINAU000
WWUS53 KARX 072201
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
502 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008
MNC045-072212-
/O.CAN.KARX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080607T2215Z/
FILLMORE MN-
502 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL FILLMORE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THIS WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER
APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
LAT...LON 4375 9233 4383 9207 4382 9206 4375 9206
4372 9205 4371 9205 4369 9228 4370 9234
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 253DEG 30KT 4376 9208
$$
RABERDINGThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 4:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 44 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Mower, Olmsted | 43 min |
| Jun 7, 8:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 3:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 42 min |
| Jun 7, 3:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Mower | 38 min |
| Jun 7, 4:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | Winona | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Mower | 40 min |
| Jun 7, 4:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Winona | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Mower | 62 min |
| Jun 7, 5:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Mower | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Houston | 55 min |
| Jun 7, 6:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Houston | 6 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.