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Wind Advisory 2, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Apr 15, 2008, 4:08 AM CDT for 6 counties in Iowa; 4 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 15, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2008, 4:08 AM CDT (09:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2008, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 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 09:12 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 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
- 1945 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 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 150908 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 408 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA... .STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA AS A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE DAKOTAS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE BY 10 AM THIS MORNING... AND THE WIND GUSTS WILL BE 40 TO 45 MPH. AS WE APPROACH SUNSET...THE WIND GUSTS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-151715- /O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0002.080415T1500Z-080416T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 408 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE BY 10 AM THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG SUSTAINED WINDS...THE WINDS WILL GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. THIS MAY KNOCK SOME LARGE BRANCHES DOWN...AND COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING ON WEST EAST ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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. $$ BOYNE WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KARX 151437 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 937 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING... .SOUTH WINDS HAVE BEEN INCREASING EARLY THIS MORNING... AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH THE DAY. SUSTAINED WINDS APPROACHING 30 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...CLOSER TO THE INTERSTATE 35 AREA...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE WITH MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA EXPERIENCING THESE WINDS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-152245- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.080415T1500Z-080416T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 937 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS WILL BE IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE THROUGH THE DAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. THIS MAY KNOCK SOME LARGE BRANCHES DOWN...AND COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING ON EAST WEST ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ SHEA WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS73 KARX 151813 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 113 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WINDS REMAIN QUITE STRONG THIS AFTERNOON... .SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS HAVE BEEN RUNNING IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. PEAK WIND GUSTS HAVE REACHED 45 MPH AND THIS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. THE ADVISORY MAY BE EXTENDED A FEW HOURS THIS EVENING IF THE WINDS DO NOT DIMINISH AS EARLIER FORECAST. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-160000- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080416T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 113 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... SUSTAINED SOUTH WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 40. BESIDES THE THREAT FOR BREAKING BRANCHES AND BLOWING OBJECTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE SHEA
000 WWUS73 KARX 152039 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 339 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED WELL INTO THE EVENING... .WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE THE RULE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS HAVE BEEN RUNNING IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE THROUGH MOST OF THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES IN FLAT OR OPEN TERRAIN OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. BECAUSE OF THESE HIGH SPEEDS...THE ADVISORY IS BEING EXTENDED A FEW HOURS THIS EVENING. EVEN THOUGH THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TONIGHT... THEY WILL REMAIN QUITE STRONG THROUGH SUNSET. THIS COULD IMPACT TRAVEL ON EAST-WEST ROADS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR CAUSE CARS TO SWERVE. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-160200- /O.EXT.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080416T0200Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 339 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSE OUT THE DAY... SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 COMMON. LARGE BRANCHES OR LOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND...IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON EAST-WEST ROADS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE SHEA
000 WWUS73 KARX 160050 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 750 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE WITH SOME DECREASE EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING... .WINDY CONDITIONS STILL EXIST ACROSS THE AREA. AT 7 PM...WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA WERE GUSTING FROM 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. IN IOWA...WINDS WERE SLIGHTLY LOWER IN SPEED WITH 15 TO 25 STEADY WINDS...AND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG THROUGH ABOUT 1 HOUR AFTER SUNSET. AFTER THAT TIME...THE HIGHER GUSTS SHOULD DIMINISH SOMEWHAT INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. THROUGH ABOUT 9 PM...TRAVEL ON EAST-WEST ROADS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE IMPACTED AND COULD CAUSE CARS TO SWERVE. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-160200- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080416T0200Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 750 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSE OUT THE DAY... SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 COMMON. LARGE BRANCHES OR LOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND...IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON EAST-WEST ROADS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ BAUMGARDT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS73 KARX 160200 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 900 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TONIGHT... .WINDS ARE SLOWLY ON THE DECREASE THIS EVENING. WITH SUNSET...WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO SPEEDS THAT SHOULD NOT IMPACT TRAVEL OR CAUSE PROBLEMS. HOWEVER...IT WILL STILL REMAIN WINDY OVERNIGHT. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-160300- /O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080416T0200Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 900 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. EXPECT WINDS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE TONIGHT WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. $$ BAUMGARDT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
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.