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Tornado Warning 22, NWS La Crosse, WI

June 7, 2008Mower County, Minnesota; Mitchell County, Iowa

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2008, 4:35 PM CDT for Mower County, Minnesota; Mitchell County, Iowa. It was in force for 40 min. 5 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, 4:35 PM CDT (21:35 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2008, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Mitchell County, IA, Mower County, MN

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:35 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 7, 4:38 PM CDTTORNADO2 Nw Stacyville, IASPOTTERS REPORT 2 TORNADOES ON GROUND NORTHWEST OF STACYVILLE
Jun 7, 4:45 PM CDTTORNADO2 Nw Stacyville, IACONFIRMED EF0 TORNADO WITH NO DAMAGE FOUND. PHOTOGRAPHED BY STACEYVILLE PD CHIEF. TORNADO TIME WINDOW 445 PM TO 450 PM.
Jun 7, 4:45 PM CDTTORNADO2 Nw Stacyville, IASPOTTERS REPORT 2 TORNADOES ON GROUND NORTHWEST OF STACYVILLE
Jun 7, 5:08 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 65Adams, MN
Jun 7, 5:08 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 65Adams, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 7, 12:17 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 158 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2008-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 131 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2008-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 318 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KARX 072135
TORARX
IAC131-MNC099-072215-
/O.NEW.KARX.TO.W.0022.080607T2135Z-080607T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
435 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...
  SOUTHERN MOWER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT

* AT 435 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARPENTER...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF      
  AUSTIN...MOVING EAST AT 39 MPH. A TORNADO HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH   
  THIS STORM OVER WORTH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LYLE AND OTRANTO PARK AROUND 440 PM...
  TOETERVILLE AROUND 445 PM...
  STACYVILLE AND COUNTY ROADS 56 AND 5 AROUND 450 PM...
  ROSE CREEK AND JOHNSBURG AROUND 455 PM...
  ADAMS AROUND 500 PM...
  TAOPI AND BAILEY AROUND 505 PM...
  COUNTY ROADS 4 AND 8 AROUND 510 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.

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM SATURDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHEASTERN IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4369 9255 4340 9256 4340 9303 4349 9304
      4350 9306 4360 9306
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 256DEG 33KT 4345 9301

$$

BINAU
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KARX 072141
SVSARX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
441 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

IAC131-MNC099-072215-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080607T2215Z/
MITCHELL IA-MOWER MN-
441 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
MOWER AND NORTHERN MITCHELL COUNTIES...

AT 439 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE 
GROUND NEAR THE MITCHELL AND WORTH COUNTY LINE. THIS TORNADO WAS 
LOCATED NEAR OTRANTO PARK...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF 
AUSTIN...MOVING EAST AT 36 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  STACYVILLE AND ROSE CREEK AROUND 455 PM...
  JOHNSBURG AND MEYER AROUND 500 PM...
  ADAMS AROUND 505 PM...
  TAOPI AND BAILEY AROUND 510 PM...
  COUNTY ROADS 4 AND 8 AROUND 515 PM...

CARS AND MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR A STURDY BUILDING. AS A
LAST RESORT...LAY FLAT IN A DITCH AND COVER YOUR HEAD.

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 4369 9255 4340 9256 4340 9303 4349 9304
      4350 9306 4360 9306
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 255DEG 32KT 4346 9298

$$

BINAU
000 
WWUS53 KARX 072147
SVSARX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
447 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

IAC131-MNC099-072215-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080607T2215Z/
MITCHELL IA-MOWER MN-
447 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
MOWER AND NORTHERN MITCHELL COUNTIES...

AT 444 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE 
GROUND NORTHWEST OF STACYVILLE IN NORTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY...MOVING 
EAST AT 37 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  STACYVILLE AND ROSE CREEK AROUND 455 PM...
  MEYER AROUND 500 PM...
  ADAMS AND ELKTON AROUND 505 PM...
  TAOPI AND BAILEY AROUND 510 PM...
  COUNTY ROADS 4 AND 8 AROUND 515 PM...

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

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

LAT...LON 4369 9255 4340 9256 4340 9303 4349 9304
      4350 9306 4360 9306
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 255DEG 32KT 4349 9289

$$

BINAU
000 
WWUS53 KARX 072154
SVSARX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
453 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

IAC131-MNC099-072215-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080607T2215Z/
MITCHELL IA-MOWER MN-
453 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN 
MOWER AND NORTHERN MITCHELL COUNTIES...

AT 445 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED 2 SEPARATE 
TORNADOES NORTHWEST OF STACYVILLE. THE ROTATION ON RADAR HAS SINCED 
MOVED TO NEAR JOHNSBURG...OR ABOUT 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF 
AUSTIN...MOVING EAST AT 38 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ADAMS AROUND 500 PM...
  TAOPI AND BAILEY AROUND 505 PM...
  COUNTY ROADS 4 AND 8 AROUND 515 PM...

CARS AND MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR A STURDY BUILDING. AS A
LAST RESORT...LAY FLAT IN A DITCH AND COVER YOUR HEAD.

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

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

LAT...LON 4355 9296 4369 9255 4343 9256 4344 9288
      4350 9296 4351 9297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 255DEG 33KT 4350 9279

$$

BINAU

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 4:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchARXDodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more44 hr
Jun 7, 8:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXDodge, Mower, Olmsted43 min
Jun 7, 8:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXWabasha50 min
Jun 7, 3:33 PM CDTTornado WarningARXFillmore, Mower, Olmsted42 min
Jun 7, 3:37 PM CDTTornado WarningARXMower38 min
Jun 7, 4:16 PM CDTTornado WarningARXFillmore, Mower45 min
Jun 7, 4:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryARXWinona3 hr
Jun 7, 4:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningARXWinona3 hr
Jun 7, 5:13 PM CDTTornado WarningARXFillmore, Mower62 min
Jun 7, 5:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningARXMower4 hr
Jun 7, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXFillmore, Houston55 min
Jun 7, 6:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningARXFillmore, Houston6 hr
Jun 7, 12:52 PM CDTTornado WarningARXClayton23 min
Jun 7, 1:17 PM CDTTornado WarningARXAllamakee, Clayton43 min
Jun 7, 2:49 PM CDTTornado WarningARXChickasaw26 min
Jun 7, 3:35 PM CDTTornado WarningARXChickasaw, Howard40 min
Jun 7, 3:41 PM CDTTornado WarningARXChickasaw, Floyd34 min
Jun 7, 5:22 PM CDTTornado WarningARXMitchell38 min
Jun 7, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXMitchell30 min
Jun 7, 6:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningARXMitchell6 hr
Jun 7, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXHoward54 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Minnesota, 2008Tornado Warnings in Iowa, 2008Every tornado warning in 2008Tornadoes 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.