Alert archive / Wisconsin / Excessive Heat Warnings in 2011
Excessive Heat Warning 2, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this excessive heat warning at Jul 16, 2011, 3:27 PM CDT for 13 counties in Wisconsin; 8 counties in Iowa; 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jul 17, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 days. 39 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
- Jul 16, 2011, 3:27 PM CDT (20:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 17, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2011, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- 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 20:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 8:37 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 40 | 2 Sw Chelsea, WI | |
| Jul 18, 6:20 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Wabasha, MN | FEW BRANCHES DOWN IN CITY. CITY WITHOUT POWER FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. |
| Jul 18, 6:45 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Northfield, WI | A FEW LARGE TREES DOWN THAT BLOCKED ROAD. |
| Jul 18, 8:19 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Irving, WI | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE CITY. |
| Jul 18, 9:05 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw Shamrock, WI | 18 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN ON MURPHY ROAD |
| Jul 18, 9:05 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Franklin, WI | A FEW BIG TREES DOWN WHICH BLOCKED A ROAD IN FRANKLIN. |
| Jul 18, 9:06 AM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 7 E Arcadia, WI | GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL HALFWAY BETWEEN ARCADIA AND BLAIR |
| Jul 18, 9:15 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Blair, WI | PUBLIC REPORT OF WATER OVER HIGHWAY 95 AT COUNTY S. BY TIME DEPUTY ARRIVED WATER HAD RECEDED. |
| Jul 18, 9:25 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nne Cataract, WI | BARN AND SHED DAMAGED ON AMBER ROAD. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN SAME AREA. |
| Jul 18, 9:45 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Ne Cataract, WI | NUMEROUS TREES BETWEEN 6 AND 24 INCHES IN DIAMETER UPROOTED ALONG AMBER RD. LARGE BARN SHIFTED APPROX 10 INCHES OFF FOUNDATION AND ROOF BLOWN OFF AT DIARY FARM. |
| Jul 18, 10:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 E Taylor, WI | SPOTTER MEASURED 2.5 INCHES IN TAYLOR...BUT HAD OVER 4 INCHES SOUTH OF TOWN IN JUST A FEW HOURS. ROADS WASHED OUT SOUTH OF TAYLOR INCLUDING COMPANY ROAD. A NUMBER OF ROADS STILL HAVE WATER OVER THEM INCLUDING FRENCH CREEK ROAD. |
| Jul 18, 10:55 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 S Disco, WI | ROAD WASHOUT AND POSSIBLE CULVERT FAILURE ON LIEN RD AT COUNTY ROAD C IN FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP. |
| Jul 19, 7:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 W Gilman, WI | |
| Jul 19, 7:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Gilman, WI | TREE DOWN ALONG POLLEY ROAD WEST OF HWY 73. |
| Jul 19, 7:30 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.68 | 1 N Jump River, WI | 1 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL. |
| Jul 19, 7:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | 2 N Owen, WI | |
| Jul 19, 8:10 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 N Veefkind, WI | REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD TO THE NORTH OF LOCATION. |
| Jul 19, 8:14 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Ne Lublin, WI | |
| Jul 19, 8:15 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 1 Sw Gilman, WI | |
| Jul 19, 8:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Gilman, WI | WATER COVERING SOME ROADS AROUND TOWN. |
| Jul 19, 8:33 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Ne Veefkind, WI | |
| Jul 19, 8:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Thorp, WI | |
| Jul 19, 9:03 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.5 | Abbotsford, WI | |
| Jul 19, 9:06 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 55 | 1 N Veefkind, WI | |
| Jul 19, 9:12 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Thorp, WI | TREE DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF HWY 73 AND HICKORY. |
| Jul 19, 9:15 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.91 | 2 N Owen, WI | HOUR AND A HALF RAINFALL TOTAL. |
| Jul 19, 9:38 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 N Veefkind, WI | |
| Jul 19, 9:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Christie, WI | |
| Jul 19, 9:49 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 39 | Neillsville, WI | |
| Jul 19, 9:56 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 E Loyal, WI | |
| Jul 19, 10:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Northfield, WI | A NUMBER OF TREES KNOCKED DOWN NEAR NORTHFIELD. ONE WAS NORTH OF HWY 121 ALONG COUNTY ROAD G. ANOTHER ALONG DEGROOT RD EAST OF NORTHFIELD OFF OF HWY 121. |
| Jul 19, 10:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 40 | 3 W Neillsville, WI | |
| Jul 19, 10:15 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.56 | 2 Ne Lublin, WI | DIAMOND LAKE RAWS SITE. REPORTED 3.32 INCHES IN ONE HOUR BETWEEN 714 PM AND 814 PM. 4.56 IS THE TOTAL RAINFALL. |
| Jul 19, 10:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Merrillan, WI | A COUPLE TREES KNOCKED DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD JUST SOUTH OF MERRILLAN NEAR GARAGE RD. |
| Jul 19, 10:20 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Unity, WI | RISING WATER THREATENING A HOME. |
| Jul 19, 10:48 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 46 | 1 Wnw Necedah, WI | |
| Jul 19, 10:49 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 49 | Volk Field, WI | |
| Jul 19, 11:00 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4 | 7 Nne Gilman, WI | RAINFALL TOTAL |
| Jul 19, 11:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Brooks, WI | LARGE BRANCHES FELL AND TENTS WERE DAMAGED TO APPROX 250 SCOUTS AT CAMP FREELAND LESLIE ON THE ADAMS AND MARQUETTE COUNTY LINE IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN. |
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, 8.5 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
- 989 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 480 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 192 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
438 WWUS73 KARX 162027 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 327 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 ...PERSISTENT AND DANGEROUS HEAT MOVES IN SUNDAY... .HOT AND VERY MUGGY AIR WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA ON SUNDAY... AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOW TO MID 90S. WHEN COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITIES...AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE 105 TO 115 RANGE FOR SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS HEAT WAVE WILL BE UNCOMMON AS THE DANGEROUS HEAT WILL PERSIST FOR MANY DAYS...INCREASING THE THREAT...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY AND THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS A HEART CONDITION. THIS AREA HAS NOT SEEN A PROLONGED HEAT WAVE LIKE THIS FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS. PLANS SHOULD BE MADE NOW TO ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH THOSE YOU MAY KNOW THAT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING OR A COOLING CENTER. PETS AND YOUNG CHILDREN CAN ALSO BE AT RISK OF DEHYDRATION DURING PROLONGED EXTREME HEAT. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-170430- /O.UPG.KARX.EH.A.0001.110717T1700Z-110722T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.EH.W.0002.110717T1700Z-110722T0200Z/ 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 327 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 105 TO 115 RANGE. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID 70S TO NEAR 80. * THIS PROLONGED HEAT WILL HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING IMPACT. THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THE ELDERLY ARE AT GREATEST RISK. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1. && $$ WETENKAMP WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
18 follow-up statements
238 WWUS73 KARX 170232 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 932 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 ...HEAT WAVE STARTS IN THE UPPER MIDWEST... .VERY WARM AND MUGGY AIR HAS NOW MOVED INTO THE REGION... AND OUTSIDE OF AN OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORM RISK...THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ALL THE WAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND IT APPEARS. THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE WARMEST AND PROLONGED PERIODS OF HEAT IN TEN YEARS OR MORE. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 80S TO THE 90S NEARLY EVERY DAY WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS LEADING TO HEAT INDICIES OF 105 TO 115 DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO REMAIN ABNORMALLY WARM EVERY NIGHT. A COMPLEX OR TWO OF THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 94. THE RAIN AND ASSOCIATED CLOUD COVER COULD LIMIT TEMPERATURES FROM GETTING TOO HIGH ON SOME DAYS BRINGING PARTIAL RELIEF. OVERALL THIS EXTENDED PERIOD OF WARM WEATHER COULD BECOME DANGEROUS IF CARE IS NOT TAKEN. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS COULD ONSET QUICKLY SO REMEMBER TO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS FROM THE HEAT... DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...AND FIND AIR CONDITIONED BUILDINGS TO REST OR SEEK SHELTER IN. REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH THOSE THAT MAY NEED EXTRA CARE. HAVE A PLAN TO GET THEM ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING IF NEEDED. PETS AND YOUNG CHILDREN CAN ALSO BE AT RISK OF DEHYDRATION DURING PROLONGED EXTREME HEAT. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-171045- /O.CON.KARX.EH.W.0002.110717T1700Z-110722T0200Z/ 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 932 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... * DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 105 TO 115 RANGE. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID 70S TO NEAR 80. * THIS PROLONGED HEAT WILL HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING IMPACT. THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THE ELDERLY ARE AT GREATEST RISK. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1. && $$ SHEA WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
114 WWUS73 KARX 170915 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 415 AM CDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...HEAT WAVE STARTS TODAY IN THE UPPER MIDWEST... .VERY WARM AND MUGGY AIR HAS NOW MOVED INTO THE REGION...AND OUTSIDE OF AN OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORM RISK...THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ALL THE WAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND IT APPEARS. THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE WARMEST AND PROLONGED PERIODS OF HEAT IN TEN YEARS OR MORE. EXPECT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S TO THE 90S NEARLY EVERY DAY WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS LEADING TO HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 115 DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO REMAIN ABNORMALLY WARM EVERY NIGHT. A COMPLEX OR TWO OF THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY. THE RAIN AND ASSOCIATED CLOUD COVER COULD LIMIT TEMPERATURES FROM GETTING TOO HIGH ON SOME DAYS BRINGING PARTIAL RELIEF. OVERALL THIS EXTENDED PERIOD OF WARM WEATHER COULD BECOME DANGEROUS IF CARE IS NOT TAKEN. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS COULD ONSET QUICKLY SO REMEMBER TO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS FROM THE HEAT... DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...AND FIND AIR CONDITIONED BUILDINGS TO REST OR SEEK SHELTER IN. REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH THOSE THAT MAY NEED EXTRA CARE. HAVE A PLAN TO GET THEM ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING IF NEEDED. PETS AND YOUNG CHILDREN CAN ALSO BE AT RISK OF DEHYDRATION DURING PROLONGED EXTREME HEAT. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-171715- /O.CON.KARX.EH.W.0002.110717T1700Z-110722T0200Z/ 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 415 AM CDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... * DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 100 TO 115 RANGE. LOOK FOR OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE MID 70S. * THIS PROLONGED HEAT WILL HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING IMPACT. THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THE ELDERLY ARE AT GREATEST RISK. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1. && $$ AJ WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
722 WWUS73 KARX 171535 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1035 AM CDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...HEAT WAVE UNDERWAY IN THE UPPER MIDWEST... .VERY WARM AND MUGGY AIR HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION...AND OUTSIDE OF AN OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORM RISK...THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ALL THE WAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND IT APPEARS. THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE WARMEST AND PROLONGED PERIODS OF HEAT IN TEN YEARS OR MORE. EXPECT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S TO THE 90S NEARLY EVERY DAY WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS LEADING TO HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 115 DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO REMAIN ABNORMALLY WARM EVERY NIGHT. A COMPLEX OR TWO OF THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY. THE RAIN AND ASSOCIATED CLOUD COVER COULD LIMIT TEMPERATURES FROM GETTING TOO HIGH ON SOME DAYS BRINGING PARTIAL RELIEF. OVERALL THIS EXTENDED PERIOD OF WARM WEATHER COULD BECOME DANGEROUS IF CARE IS NOT TAKEN. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS COULD ONSET QUICKLY SO REMEMBER TO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS FROM THE HEAT... DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...AND FIND AIR CONDITIONED BUILDINGS TO REST OR SEEK SHELTER IN. REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH THOSE THAT MAY NEED EXTRA CARE. HAVE A PLAN TO GET THEM ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING IF NEEDED. PETS AND YOUNG CHILDREN CAN ALSO BE AT RISK OF DEHYDRATION DURING PROLONGED EXTREME HEAT. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-180100- /O.CON.KARX.EH.W.0002.110717T1700Z-110722T0200Z/ 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 1035 AM CDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... * DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 100 TO 115 RANGE. LOOK FOR OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE MID 70S. * THIS PROLONGED HEAT WILL HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING IMPACT. THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THE ELDERLY ARE AT GREATEST RISK. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1. && $$ WETENKAMP WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
159 WWUS73 KARX 172351 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 651 PM CDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...HEAT AND HUMIDITY REMAIN HIGH AND DANGEROUS... .HIGH TEMPERATURES JUMPED UP SEVERAL CATEGORIES TODAY AND WITH THE HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS...CREATED AFTERNOON HEAT INDICIES OF 105 TO 115 IN MOST AREAS. ROCHESTER MINNESOTA HAD A HEAT INDEX OF 108 WHILE AUSTIN MINNESOTA TOPPED OFF AT 105. IT HIT 111 FOR A HEAT INDEX IN CHARLES CITY IOWA WHILE LA CROSSE WISCONSIN HIT 113 AND BOSCOBEL IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN HIT 114 FOR A TOP HEAT INDEX TODAY. MORE OF THE SAME IS ON TAP FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE 90S AND HEAT INDEX VALUES BACK UP IN THE 105 TO 115 RANGE. THESE DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL BE EXPERIENCED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. EVEN OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE 70S. EVERY DAY THE HEAT WAVE CONTINUES CONDITIONS WORSEN WITH REGARDS TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESS POTENTIAL. BE SURE TO CHECK ON THOSE WHO NEED TO BE MONITORED...INCLUDING THOSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING... OLDER PEOPLE OR THOSE WITH HEALTH RISKS. DOMESTIC ANIMALS SHOULD ALSO BE WATCHED AND ENSURE THEY HAVE PLENTY OF WATER. ANYONE WORKING OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING SHOULD TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS THIS WEEK. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND GAIN ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONED BUILDINGS WHEN POSSIBLE. A HEAT WAVE LIKE THIS IN 1999 DID KILL PEOPLE IN THE REGION. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-180800- /O.CON.KARX.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110722T0200Z/ 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 651 PM CDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... * DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER THIS EVENING BUT RETURN MONDAY AND THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK. TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 105 TO 115 RANGE. LOOK FOR OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE 70S. * THIS PROLONGED HEAT WILL HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING IMPACT. THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THE ELDERLY ARE AT GREATEST RISK. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1. && $$ SHEA WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
156 WWUS73 KARX 180356 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1056 PM CDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...MORE HEAT AND HUMIDITY ON TAP FOR MONDAY... .HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY TOPPED OFF MAINLY IN THE 90S ACROSS THE REGION AND THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY VALUES...THE HEAT INDEX WAS IN THE 105 TO 115 RANGE AS WELL WHICH IS WELL INTO THE DANGEROUS LEVEL. EXPECT MORE OF THE SAME MOST OF THIS WEEK...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE 90S AND HEAT INDEX VALUES BACK UP IN THE 105 TO 115 RANGE. THESE DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL BE EXPERIENCED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. EVEN OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE 70S. THE LENGTH OF THE HEAT WAVE WILL MAKE MATTERS WORSE. BE SURE TO CHECK ON THOSE WHO NEED TO BE MONITORED...INCLUDING THOSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING...OLDER PEOPLE OR THOSE WITH ANY HEALTH RELATED RISK. ANYONE WORKING OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING SHOULD TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS THIS WEEK. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND TAKE BREAKS IN AIR CONDITIONING IF POSSIBLE. A HEAT WAVE LIKE THIS IN 1999 DID KILL PEOPLE IN THE REGION. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-181630- /O.CON.KARX.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110722T0200Z/ 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 1056 PM CDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... * DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK. TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 105 TO 115 RANGE. LOOK FOR OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE 70S. * THIS PROLONGED HEAT WILL HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING IMPACT. THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THE ELDERLY ARE AT GREATEST RISK. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE SHEA
255 WWUS73 KARX 180949 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 449 AM CDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...HEAT AND HUMIDITY CONTINUES THROUGH MID-WEEK... .HIGH HUMIDITY PRESENT ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY REGION HAS KEPT TEMPERATURES VERY WARM OVERNIGHT...STRUGGLING TO DROP BELOW THE UPPER 70S AND EVEN 80 IN SOME LOCATIONS. EXPECT MORE OF THE SAME FOR LOWS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES THROUGH THURSDAY...PLAN ON READINGS TO CLIMB INTO THE 90S EACH DAY. COMBINED WITH THE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HEAT INDICES TO PEAK BETWEEN 100 AND 115 EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SINCE THIS HEAT WAVE WILL LAST MANY DAYS...EACH DAY CONDITIONS WORSEN WITH REGARDS TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESS POTENTIAL. BE SURE TO CHECK ON THOSE WHO NEED TO BE MONITORED...INCLUDING THOSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING...OLDER PEOPLE OR THOSE WITH ANY HEALTH RELATED RISK. ANYONE WORKING OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING SHOULD TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS THIS WEEK. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND TAKE THE BREAKS IN AIR CONDITIONING IF POSSIBLE. A HEAT WAVE LIKE THIS IN 1999 DID KILL PEOPLE IN THE REGION. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-182000- /O.CON.KARX.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110722T0200Z/ 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 449 AM CDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... * DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 100 TO 115 RANGE. LOOK FOR OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE 70S. * THIS PROLONGED HEAT WILL HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING IMPACT. THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THE ELDERLY ARE AT GREATEST RISK. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1. && $$ AJ WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
809 WWUS73 KARX 181735 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1235 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...HEAT AND HUMIDITY CONTINUES THROUGH MID-WEEK... .LOOK FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO THE 90S THROUGH THURSDAY. THESE TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 100 AND 115 EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PROVIDE TEMPORARY RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY. SINCE THIS HEAT WAVE WILL LAST MANY DAYS...EACH DAY CONDITIONS WORSEN WITH REGARDS TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESS POTENTIAL. BE SURE TO CHECK ON THOSE WHO NEED TO BE MONITORED...INCLUDING THOSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING...OLDER PEOPLE OR THOSE WITH ANY HEALTH RELATED RISK. ANYONE WORKING OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING SHOULD TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS THIS WEEK. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND TAKE THE BREAKS IN AIR CONDITIONING IF POSSIBLE. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-190200- /O.CON.KARX.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110722T0200Z/ 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 1235 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... * DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 100 TO 115 RANGE. LOOK FOR OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE 70S. * THIS PROLONGED HEAT WILL HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING IMPACT. THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THE ELDERLY ARE AT GREATEST RISK. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1. && $$ WETENKAMP WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
377 WWUS73 KARX 190139 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 839 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...DANGEROUS HEAT AND HUMIDITY CONTINUES THROUGH THURSDAY... .HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. WHEN COUPLED WITH THE VERY HUMID CONDITIONS...HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 115 CAN BE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PROVIDE TEMPORARY RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY. SINCE THIS HEAT WAVE WILL LAST MANY DAYS...EACH DAY CONDITIONS WORSEN WITH REGARDS TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESS POTENTIAL. BE SURE TO CHECK ON THOSE WHO NEED TO BE MONITORED...INCLUDING THOSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING...OLDER PEOPLE OR THOSE WITH ANY HEALTH RELATED RISK. ANYONE WORKING OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING SHOULD TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS THIS WEEK. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND TAKE THE BREAKS IN AIR CONDITIONING IF POSSIBLE. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-190945- /O.CON.KARX.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110722T0200Z/ 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 839 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... * DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 100 TO 115 RANGE. LOOK FOR OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE 70S. * THIS PROLONGED HEAT WILL HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING IMPACT. THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THE ELDERLY ARE AT GREATEST RISK. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
980 WWUS73 KARX 190903 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 403 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...DANGEROUS HEAT AND HUMIDITY CONTINUES THROUGH THURSDAY... .AFTER A VERY WARM AND MUGGY NIGHT...LOOK FOR ANOTHER HOT AND HUMID DAY TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE 90S IN MOST LOCATIONS WITH HEAT INDICES TOPPING OUT BETWEEN 100 AND 115 THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. PLAN ON THIS ROUTINE TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 115 EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND OVERNIGHT LOWS STRUGGLING TO DROP BELOW THE MIDDLE 70S. THE POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL BRING TEMPORARY RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. SINCE THIS HEAT WAVE WILL LAST MANY DAYS...EACH DAY CONDITIONS WORSEN WITH REGARDS TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESS POTENTIAL. BE SURE TO CHECK ON THOSE WHO NEED TO BE MONITORED...INCLUDING THOSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING...OLDER PEOPLE OR THOSE WITH ANY HEALTH RELATED RISK. ANYONE WORKING OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING SHOULD TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS THIS WEEK. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND TAKE THE BREAKS IN AIR CONDITIONING IF POSSIBLE. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-191715- /O.CON.KARX.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110722T0200Z/ 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 403 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... * DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 100 TO 115 RANGE. LOOK FOR OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE 70S. * THIS PROLONGED HEAT WILL HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING IMPACT. THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THE ELDERLY ARE AT GREATEST RISK. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1. && $$ AJ WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
391 WWUS73 KARX 191602 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1102 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...DANGEROUS HEAT AND HUMIDITY CONTINUES THROUGH THURSDAY... .ANOTHER HOT AND HUMID DAY IS ON TAP FOR TODAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE 90S IN MOST LOCATIONS WITH HEAT INDICES TOPPING OUT BETWEEN 100 AND 115 THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. PLAN ON THIS ROUTINE TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 115 EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND OVERNIGHT LOWS STRUGGLING TO DROP BELOW THE MIDDLE 70S. A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY NEAR THE TWIN CITIES WILL DROP INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BRING TEMPORARY RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-192000- /O.EXT.KARX.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110719T2000Z/ 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 1102 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 100 TO 115 RANGE. LOOK FOR OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE 70S. * THIS PROLONGED HEAT WILL HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING IMPACT. THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THE ELDERLY ARE AT GREATEST RISK. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1. && $$ HALBACH WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
129 WWUS73 KARX 191609 AAA NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1109 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...DANGEROUS HEAT AND HUMIDITY CONTINUES THROUGH THURSDAY... .ANOTHER HOT AND HUMID DAY IS ON TAP FOR TODAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE 90S IN MOST LOCATIONS WITH HEAT INDICES TOPPING OUT BETWEEN 100 AND 115 THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. PLAN ON THIS ROUTINE TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY... WITH HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 115 EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND OVERNIGHT LOWS STRUGGLING TO DROP BELOW THE MIDDLE 70S. A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY NEAR THE TWIN CITIES WILL DROP INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BRING TEMPORARY RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-200015- /O.EXT.KARX.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110722T0200Z/ 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 1109 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... * DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 100 TO 115 RANGE. LOOK FOR OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE 70S. * THIS PROLONGED HEAT WILL HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING IMPACT. THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THE ELDERLY ARE AT GREATEST RISK. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1. && $$ HALBACH WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
782 WWUS73 KARX 192035 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 335 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY... .HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH LOW TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO ONLY DROP INTO THE UPPER 70S. THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE HEAT WAVE WILL BE TOMORROW WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REACH THE MID TO UPPER 90S AND HEAT INDICES OF 110 TO 115. THESE HOT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY BEFORE A COLD FRONT SLOWLY COMES THROUGH THE REGION AND BRINGS RELIEF IN THE FORM OF RELATIVELY COOLER AIR. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-200445- /O.CON.KARX.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110722T0200Z/ 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 335 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... * DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 100 TO 115 RANGE. LOOK FOR OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE 70S. * THIS PROLONGED HEAT WILL HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING IMPACT. THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THE ELDERLY ARE AT GREATEST RISK. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1. && $$ HALBACH WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
542 WWUS73 KARX 200301 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1001 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY... .A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL LOCALLY ALLOW THE TEMPERATURES TONIGHT TO DROP INTO THE LOWER 70S ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN. IN THE AREAS THAT DO NOT RECEIVE ANY RAIN...THERE WILL BE LITTLE RELIEF WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE UPPER 70S. WEDNESDAY STILL LOOKS TO BE THE HOTTEST DAY SO FAR WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S AND HEAT INDICES OF 110 TO 115. THE HOT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY BEFORE A COLD FRONT WORKS SLOWLY THROUGH THE REGION AND BRINGS IN SOME RELATIVELY COOLER AIR. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-201115- /O.CON.KARX.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110722T0200Z/ 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 1001 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... * DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. DAY TIME TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 100 TO 115 RANGE. LOOK FOR OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN IN THE 70S. * THIS PROLONGED HEAT WILL HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING IMPACT. THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THE ELDERLY ARE AT GREATEST RISK. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1. && $$ 04 WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
769 WWUS73 KARX 200928 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 428 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...HOTTEST DAY OF THE HEAT WAVE EXPECTED TODAY... .TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED INTO THE 70S OVERNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY REGION. HOWEVER...AN INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MARCHING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL USHER IN WARMER AIR. HIGHS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 95 TO 100. COMBINED WITH THE HUMIDITY...PLAN ON ANOTHER AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING OF HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 115 DEGREES. LOOK FOR THE COLD FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT... USHERING IN SOME COOLER AND DRIER AIR. HEAT INDICES ON THURSDAY ARE NOW ONLY EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE 90S. AS A RESULT OF THE LOWER HEAT INDICES FOR THURSDAY...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS NOW ONLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM THURSDAY. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-201930- /O.EXT.KARX.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110721T0600Z/ 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 428 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... * PLAN ON DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES TO DEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB TO 95 TO 100 DEGREES. HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE 105 TO 115 DEGREE RANGE. * A WEAKENING COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT WILL USHER IN SOME COOLER AND DRIER AIR. LOWS TONIGHT ARE STILL ANTICIPATED TO BE IN THE 70S...BUT HEAT INDICES ON THURSDAY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE 90S. * THIS PROLONGED HEAT WAVE WILL HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING IMPACT. THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THE ELDERLY ARE AT GREATEST RISK. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1. && $$ AJ WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
447 WWUS73 KARX 201609 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1109 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...HOTTEST DAY OF THE HEAT WAVE EXPECTED TODAY... .THE MERCURY IS ON THE RISE...AND IS ALREADY A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN AT THE SAME TIME YESTERDAY. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MARCHING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL KEEP THE WARMER AIR COMING THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 95 TO 100. COMBINED WITH THE HUMIDITY... PLAN ON ANOTHER AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING OF HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 115 DEGREES. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT...USHERING IN SOME SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRIER AIR. HEAT INDICES ON THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE 90S. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-210015- /O.CON.KARX.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110721T0600Z/ 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 1109 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... * DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL PREVAIL AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB TO 95 TO 100 DEGREES. HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE 105 TO 115 DEGREE RANGE. * A WEAKENING COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT WILL USHER IN SOME SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRIER AIR. LOWS TONIGHT ARE STILL ANTICIPATED TO BE IN THE 70S...BUT HEAT INDICES ON THURSDAY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE 90S. * THIS PROLONGED HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING AFFECTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THE ELDERLY ARE AT GREATEST RISK. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1. && $$ MW WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
012 WWUS73 KARX 202048 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 348 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...RELIEF IS IN SIGHT AS THE HEAT WAVE ENDS TONIGHT... .TEMPERATURES HAVE AGAIN RISEN WELL INTO THE 90S THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 100 AND 115 ACROSS THE REGION. A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY IN WESTERN MINNESOTA WILL COME THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT AND BRING A SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO GET INTO THE MID TO UPPER 80S TOMORROW...BUT THE HUMIDITY WILL BE MUCH LESS AND THEREFORE THE HEAT INDICES WILL BE LOWER AS WELL. THUS...THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE LATER TONIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF MORE SEASONABLY WARM DAYS TO FINISH OUT THE WEEK...A HOTTER AIR MASS APPEARS PRIMED TO MOVE BACK INTO THE REGION ON SATURDAY WITH HEAT INDICES AGAIN GOING OVER 100. ANOTHER ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED OVER THIS TIME FRAME. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-210500- /O.CON.KARX.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110721T0600Z/ 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 348 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... * DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE 95 TO 100 DEGREES RANGE WITH HEAT INDICES IN THE 100 TO 115 DEGREE RANGE. * A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT AND USHER IN SOME SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRIER AIR. LOWS TONIGHT ARE STILL ANTICIPATED TO BE IN THE 70S...BUT HEAT INDICES ON THURSDAY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE LOW 90S. * THIS PROLONGED HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING AFFECTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS ARE AT GREATEST RISK. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHADE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1. && $$ HALBACH WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
330 WWUS73 KARX 210156 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 856 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...DRIER AIR TO MOVE IN BRING RELIEF FROM THE HEAT WAVE... .A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS MINNESOTA THIS EVENING WILL TRACK THROUGH THE REGION DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WHILE TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ONLY BE SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN THE PAST FEW DAYS...THE AIR WILL BE MUCH DRIER. BECAUSE OF THE DRIER AIR...HEAT INDICES THURSDAY WILL BE MUCH LOWER AS TEMPERATURES TOP OUT IN THE MIDDLE 80S TO AROUND 90. THE BREAK FROM THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY MAY ONLY BE TEMPORARY THOUGH. HOTTER AND MORE HUMID AIR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE BACK INTO THE REGION SATURDAY WITH HEAT INDICES AGAIN CLIMBING OVER 100. ANOTHER HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-210600- /O.CON.KARX.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110721T0600Z/ 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 856 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 95 AND 100 DEGREES THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. * A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND USHER IN SOME SLIGHTLY COOLER BUT DRIER AIR. LOWS TONIGHT ARE STILL ANTICIPATED TO BE IN THE 70S...BUT HEAT INDICES THURSDAY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE LOWER 90S. * THIS PROLONGED HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING AFFECTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS ARE AT GREATEST RISK. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...DIAL 9 1 1. && $$ 04 WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
955 WWUS73 KARX 210606 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 106 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011 ...HEAT WAVE IS ENDING ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY REGION... .A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY REGION DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...USHERING IN DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR. ALTHOUGH HIGHS ON THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE 80S...AND POSSIBLY AROUND 90 IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...HEAT INDICES WILL ONLY REACH INTO THE 90S. THEREFORE...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-210715- /O.EXP.KARX.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110721T0600Z/ 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 106 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS EXPIRED... PLAN ON TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY COOL DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH...DROPPING INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S BY SUNRISE. HEAT INDICES WILL BE COOLER ON THURSDAY THAN THEY HAVE BEEN THE PAST FEW DAYS...ONLY TOPPING OUT IN THE 90S. $$ AJ WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this excessive heat warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this excessive heat warning went out at Jul 16, 3:05 PM CDT, 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 3:05 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
305 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT
MAIN FORECAST CONCERN IS ON HEAT WAVE BEGINNING SUNDAY AND THE
IMPACT THAT CONVECTION WILL HAVE ON TEMPERATURES AND THUS ON HEAT
WARNING.
18Z DATA ANALYSIS SHOWS MIDDLE 70S DEW POINTS SPREADING NORTHEAST
INTO THE FORECAST AREA. ONLY ISOLATED CONVECTION REMAINS FROM THE
MORNING ACTIVITY. WITH VISIBLE SATELLITE SHOWING SOME BREAKS IN THE
CLOUDS...TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 80S WITH
HEAT INDICES IN THE UPPER 80S TO MIDDLE 90S.
16.12Z MODELS OFFER REASONABLE SOLUTIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH THE
FORECAST AREA ON THE NORTHEAST PERIPHERY OF THE EXPANDING CENTRAL
PLAINS RIDGE.
IN THE NEAR TERM...PLENTY OF INSTABILITY STILL PRESENT WITH SPC
MESO-ANALYSIS PAGE INDICATING SURFACE BASED CAPES OF AROUND 2000
J/KG...BUT DEEP SHEAR ONLY 20 TO 30 KNOTS. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY
SHOWING WEAK WAVE IN THE FLOW ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. SOME CONCERN AS
TO WAVE INITIATING SOME CONVECTION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. WILL WAIT FOR LAST MINUTE ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON RADAR TRENDS
FOR THE EVENING FORECAST.
FOR SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...500MB RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS
EXPANDS NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA. FORECAST AREA DOES REMAIN ON THE
NORTHEAST PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE...WITH WARM 700MB TEMPERATURES
ADVECTING INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST. ATMOSPHERE LOOKS TO
BE CAPPED ON SUNDAY WITH QUITE A BIT OF SUNSHINE. THUS EXPECT
TEMPERATURES TO SOAR INTO THE 90S WITH DEW POINTS IN THE MID 70S.
THIS WILL BE THE BEGINNING OF A PROLONGED HEAT WAVE FOR THE AREA.
THE 16.12Z GFS/NAM AND ECMWF ALL CONSISTENT IN SHOWING CONVECTION
DEVELOPING TO THE NORTH OF THE RIDGE OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA SUNDAY
AFTERNOON/EVENING AND DROPPING SOUTHEAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA. MOST LIKELY SCENARIO IS TO AFFECT COUNTIES TO THE
EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GIVEN THE INSTABILITY AND SHEAR SOME
COULD POSSIBLY BE SEVERE...ESPECIALLY EARLY IN ITS EVOLUTION SUNDAY
AFTERNOON/EVENING. THIS COMPLEX SHOULD EXIT SOMETIME EARLY MONDAY
MORNING WITH CLOUDS DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON FOR ANOTHER HOT
DAY.
STILL SOME QUESTIONS AS TO CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT. THERE WILL BE CERTAINLY ENOUGH INSTABILITY PRESENT...BUT
QUESTION WILL BE CAPPING AND SOME CONCERN THAT CONVECTION WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE EDGE OF THE CAP AND THEN DROP ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE AREA...SIMILAR TO WHAT IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS IN TURN
WILL KEEP MORE CLOUDS OVER THE AREA AND COULD INHIBIT STRONGER
HEATING....ESPECIALLY IN AREAS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
AFTER MUCH COORDINATION WITH THE SURROUNDING OFFICES DID DECIDE TO
HOIST EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING BEGINNING SUNDAY MIDDAY AND RUNNING
THOUGH THURSDAY EVENING...AS EVEN WITH ANY PRECIPITATION IT WILL BE A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.
.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
MAIN BELT OF WESTERLIES REMAIN ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN CONUS WILL
STRONG RIDGE OVER THE MIDDLE SECTION OF THE COUNTRY NOSING INTO THE
FORECAST AREA. A CONTINUATION OF THE OPPRESSIVE HEAT WILL CONTINUE
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO FRIDAY. WITH AREA STILL ON
THE EDGE OF THE RIDGE DID GO WITH THE MODEL CONSENSUS WITH SMALL
PROBABILITIES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. RIDGE LOOKS TO BREAK DOWN BY
SATURDAY WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING BACK A FEW DEGREES INTO THE
UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90.
&&
.AVIATION...THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT ALONG WITH ABUNDANT
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. SCATTERED CUMULUS WITH BASES AROUND 2KFT ARE
EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE THIS EVENING AS SURFACE HEATING DECREASES.
TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT SPREADS WILL FALL TO AROUND 1 TO 2
DEGREES...LEADING TO SOME BR. LOOK FOR VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED
INTO THE 4 TO 5 MILE RANGE. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
REGION SHOULD KEEP WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 5 TO 10KTS...PROMOTING
ENOUGH MIXING TO PREVENT DENSE FOG DEVELOPMENT. IF THE WINDS GO CALM
TONIGHT VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE MILE AT KLSE AND
KRST. CONFIDENCE LOW IN WINDS GOING CALM TONIGHT SO HAVE NOT
INTRODUCED IFR CONDITIONS INTO THE TAFS. VISIBILITIES TONIGHT WILL
DROP INTO THE MVFR CATEGORY AT KRST BY 07Z AND 08Z AT KLSE. PLAN ON
A RETURN TO VFR CONDITIONS BY 13Z SUNDAY AS SURFACE MIXING
INCREASES. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AT 9 TO 12 KTS WITH GUST TO
AROUND 20 KTS POSSIBLE.
&&
.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR WIZ017-WIZ029-WIZ032-WIZ033-WIZ034-WIZ041-
WIZ042-WIZ043-WIZ044-WIZ053-WIZ054-WIZ055-WIZ061.
MN...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR MNZ079-MNZ086-MNZ087-MNZ088-MNZ094-MNZ095-
MNZ096.
IA...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR IAZ008-IAZ009-IAZ010-IAZ011-IAZ018-IAZ019-
IAZ029-IAZ030.
&&
SHORT/LONG TERM...RABERDING
AVIATION..........WETENKAMPHazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 3:22 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 322 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034- 041>044-053>055-061-171200- ADAMS-ALLAMAKEE-BUFFALO-CHICKASAW-CLARK-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-DODGE- FAYETTE-FILLMORE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOUSTON-HOWARD-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE- MITCHELL-MONROE-MOWER-OLMSTED-RICHLAND-TAYLOR-TREMPEALEAU-VERNON- WABASHA-WINNESHIEK-WINONA- 322 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT HEAT INDICES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING COULD APPROACH 100 WEST OF A LINE FROM LAKE CITY MINNESOTA TO OELWEIN IOWA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A PROLONGED AND DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE WILL IMPACT THE AREA STARTING SUNDAY AND LASTING THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL INTO THE 90S...WITH PEAK HEAT INDICES OF 105 TO 115 DURING THE AFTERNOONS. EXPECT LOW TEMPERATURES TO STRUGGLE TO DROP BELOW THE MIDDLE 70S. THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS THE HEAT COULD LAST INTO NEXT WEEKEND AS WELL. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAT...THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN MONDAY NIGHT MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY ALSO BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF ANY OF THESE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. WETENKAMP
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 9:30 AM CDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 930 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 WIZ017-029-034-161530- CLARK-JACKSON-TAYLOR- 930 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 AT 925 AM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FROM GILMAN TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF YORK...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. HEAVY RAIN AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... THORP...THORP...HATFIELD AND GREENWOOD. HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING OR A SHORT PERIOD OF STANDING WATER. STAY CLEAR OF DRAINAGE AREAS AND AVOID AREAS OF HIGH WATER IF THEY DEVELOP. JW
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 9:45 AM CDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 945 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 WIZ041-161545- LA CROSSE- 945 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 AT 939 AM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER LA CROSSE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. HEAVY RAIN AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS THUNDERSTORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... IRISH HILL...NATHAN HILL...HIGHWAY 33 AND COUNTY O A...THE TOP OF 10 MILE HILL...I 90 EXIT 12...WEST SALEM...ST JOSEPH AND THE COULEE EXPERIMENTAL FOREST. HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING OR A SHORT PERIOD OF STANDING WATER. STAY CLEAR OF DRAINAGE AREAS AND AVOID AREAS OF HIGH WATER IF THEY DEVELOP. JW
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 10:11 AM CDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1011 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 WIZ034-161615- JACKSON- 1011 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 AT 1008 AM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS FROM EAST FORK CAMPGROUND TO THE BLACK RIVER FALLS AIRPORT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. HEAVY RAIN AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...MILLSTON. HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING OR A SHORT PERIOD OF STANDING WATER. STAY CLEAR OF DRAINAGE AREAS AND AVOID AREAS OF HIGH WATER IF THEY DEVELOP. JW
Local storm report, Jul 16, 11:14 AM CDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1114 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1112 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 NW NEILLSVILLE 44.62N 90.68W
07/16/2011 M3.50 INCH CLARK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
RAIN FELL BETWEEN 8AM AND 1030AM. PASTURE WAS FLOODED.
WATER IS NOW RECEDING.
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WETENKAMPLocal storm report, Jul 16, 12:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1245 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM HEAVY RAIN NEILLSVILLE 44.56N 90.59W
07/16/2011 E2.50 INCH CLARK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
2.5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL THIS MORNING.
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WETENKAMPLocal storm report, Jul 16, 2:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
213 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0207 PM FLOOD 1 E SNYDER LAKE 44.58N 90.70W
07/16/2011 CLARK WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
CULVERT WASHED OUT AT STERLING AVE AND ARNDT RD.
0207 PM FLOOD 4 SW SNYDER LAKE 44.54N 90.78W
07/16/2011 CLARK WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
CULVERT WASHED OUT AT BRUCE MOUND AVE AND COUNTY B.
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WETENKAMPThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 9:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | Clark | 4 hr |
| Jul 15, 9:17 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Floyd, Mitchell | 47 hr |
| Jul 16, 12:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Mower | 39 hr |
| Jul 16, 10:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 10 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.