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Wind Advisory 5, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Oct 25, 2008, 2:08 PM CDT for 7 counties in Minnesota; 8 counties in Iowa; 13 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Oct 26, 2008, 3:38 AM CDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2008, 2:08 PM CDT (19:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 26, 2008, 3:38 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2008, 7:51 PM CDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
All 28 counties
Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN, Adams County, WI, Buffalo County, WI, Clark County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Taylor County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:07 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 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 644 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
9 follow-up statements
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
000 WWUS73 KARX 260838 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 338 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING... .STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY THIS MORNING...AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THESE WINDS ARE DEVELOPING IN THE WAKE OF COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA EARLIER THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY CLIMB INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE BETWEEN 9 AM AND 11 AM THIS MORNING...AND THEN REMAIN IN THIS RANGE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST INTO THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE ACROSS WESTERN WISCONSIN...AND THE 45 TO 50 MPH RANGE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. WITH THE HIGHEST SUSTAINED WINDS AND WIND GUSTS REMAINING TO OUR WEST AND SOUTH...THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR MOWER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND CHICKASAW...FLOYD...HOWARD... AND MITCHELL COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST IOWA HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WIND ADVISORY. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT SHIFTS SOUTH OF THE REGION. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ094-261645- /O.UPG.KARX.HW.A.0001.081026T1200Z-081027T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KARX.WI.Y.0005.081026T1400Z-081027T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-MOWER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...AUSTIN 338 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CLIMB INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE BETWEEN 9 AM AND 11 AM THIS MORNING...AND THEN REMAIN IN THIS RANGE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST INTO THE 45 TO 50 MPH RANGE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-095-096-WIZ017-029-032>034- 041>044-053>055-061-261645- /O.EXT.KARX.WI.Y.0005.081026T1400Z-081027T0600Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON- LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...WINONA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS... LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 338 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY. SUSTAINED WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CLIMB INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE BETWEEN 9 AM AND 11 AM THIS MORNING...AND THEN REMAIN IN THIS RANGE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST INTO THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE ACROSS WESTERN WISCONSIN...AND INTO THE 45 TO 50 MPH RANGE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ BOYNE WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS73 KARX 261242 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 742 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING... .STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY THIS MORNING...AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THESE WINDS ARE DEVELOPING IN THE WAKE OF COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA EARLIER THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY CLIMB INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE BETWEEN 9 AM AND 11 AM THIS MORNING...AND THEN REMAIN IN THIS RANGE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH RANGE ACROSS WESTERN WISCONSIN...AND AROUND 50 MPH ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT SHIFTS SOUTH OF THE REGION. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-262045- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.081026T1400Z-081027T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 742 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 AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CLIMB INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE BETWEEN 9 AM AND 11 AM THIS MORNING...AND THEN REMAIN IN THIS RANGE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH IN WESTERN WISCONSIN AND AROUND 50 MPH IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
000 WWUS73 KARX 261459 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 959 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING... .STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY LATE THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE WINDS ARE IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND COLDER AIR FEEDING INTO THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH EARLIER THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE ALREADY IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREA OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. SUSTAINED WINDS ELSEWHERE WILL ALSO INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE THROUGH NOON...AND THEN REMAIN IN THIS RANGE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH RANGE ACROSS WESTERN WISCONSIN...AND NEAR 55 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT PRODUCING THE WIND SHIFTS SOUTH OF THE REGION. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-262300- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081027T0600Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 959 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 WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN WISCONSIN...AND NEAR 55 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ DAS WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
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
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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
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2:08 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | ARX | Mower | 14 hr |
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.