Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2011, 4:49 PM CDT for Crawford County, Grant County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 2011, 4:49 PM CDT (21:49 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2011, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 12:07 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 1775 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 287 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
698
WUUS53 KARX 222149
SVRARX
WIC023-043-222245-
/O.NEW.KARX.SV.W.0028.110522T2149Z-110522T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
449 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...
NORTHERN GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
* AT 447 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HARPERS
FERRY TO FARMERSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS CAN
PRODUCE QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AROUND 500 PM...
BLOOMINGTON AROUND 530 PM...
BOSCOBEL AROUND 540 PM...
LANCASTER AND MUSCODA AROUND 545 PM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSE A SIGNIFICANT DANGER TO BOATERS. IF ON AREA
RIVERS OR LAKES...IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO SHORE AND FIND SHELTER.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE TORNADOES...AND CAN DO SO QUICKLY.
MOVE INTO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR
BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 4284 9109 4288 9110 4293 9115 4311 9118
4319 9113 4325 9106 4330 9110 4332 9109
4339 9067 4318 9067 4318 9061 4321 9056
4320 9042 4286 9042
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 260DEG 28KT 4325 9102 4294 9137
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
SHEA2 follow-up statements
828
WWUS53 KARX 222224
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
524 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
WIC023-043-222245-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110522T2245Z/
CRAWFORD WI-GRANT WI-
524 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN GRANT
AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 519 PM...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES SOUTH OF LA FARGE TO PRAIRIE DU
CHIEN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS CAN PRODUCE QUARTER SIZE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST PART OF
THE STORMS WERE APPROACHING THE MOUNT ZION AREA.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
BLOOMINGTON AROUND 530 PM...
BOSCOBEL AND MUSCODA AROUND 545 PM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSE A SIGNIFICANT DANGER TO BOATERS. IF ON AREA
RIVERS OR LAKES...IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO SHORE AND FIND SHELTER.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE TORNADOES...AND CAN DO SO QUICKLY.
MOVE INTO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR
BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 4284 9109 4288 9110 4293 9115 4311 9118
4319 9113 4325 9106 4330 9110 4332 9109
4339 9067 4318 9067 4318 9061 4321 9056
4320 9042 4286 9042
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 260DEG 28KT 4338 9064 4302 9102
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
SHEA073
WWUS53 KARX 222246
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
546 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
WIC023-043-222255-
/O.EXP.KARX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110522T2245Z/
CRAWFORD WI-GRANT WI-
546 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN GRANT AND CRAWFORD
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE
WYALUSING PARK AREA INTO RICHLAND COUNTY WISCONSIN.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR
ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THAT MAY PRODUCE
TORNADOES.
LAT...LON 4284 9109 4288 9110 4293 9115 4311 9118
4319 9113 4325 9106 4330 9110 4332 9109
4339 9067 4318 9067 4318 9061 4321 9056
4320 9042 4286 9042
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 260DEG 28KT 4338 9064 4290 9126
$$
SHEAThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Juneau, Monroe | 44 min |
| May 22, 2:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Adams, Juneau | 27 min |
| May 22, 4:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | La Crosse, Vernon | 29 min |
| May 22, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | La Crosse, Monroe, Vernon | 66 min |
| May 22, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Monroe | 34 min |
| May 22, 5:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Taylor | 26 min |
| May 22, 5:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | La Crosse | 95 min |
| May 22, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe | 25 min |
| May 22, 5:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Clark, Taylor | 38 min |
| May 22, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Juneau, Monroe | 32 min |
| May 22, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson, Juneau | 30 min |
| May 22, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Richland | 49 min |
| May 22, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Juneau | 19 min |
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.