Alert archive / Wisconsin / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 13, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2011, 2:48 PM CDT for Adams County, Juneau County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 27 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 2011, 2:48 PM CDT (19:48 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2011, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Adams County, WI, Juneau County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2:52 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Big Flats, WI | |
| May 22, 3:04 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | Friendship, WI | CRACKED WINDSHIELDS OF AUTOS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 12:07 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 351 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -121 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1006 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
803
WFUS53 KARX 221948
TORARX
WIC001-057-222015-
/O.NEW.KARX.TO.W.0013.110522T1948Z-110522T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
248 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
ADAMS COUNTY IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
CENTRAL JUNEAU COUNTY IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 315 PM CDT
* AT 243 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
POSSIBLE TORNADO JUST SOUTHEAST OF NECEDAH...MOVING TOWARDS THE
BIG FLATS AREA. THIS STORM HAS ALREADY PRODUCED UP TO BASEBALL
SIZE HAIL. ANOTHER STRONG STORM IS JUST SOUTH OF THERE AS WELL.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ARKDALE AND STRONGS PRAIRIE AROUND 255 PM...
MONROE CENTER AND COTTONVILLE AROUND 300 PM...
BIG FLATS AND COLBURN AROUND 305 PM...
NEW ROME AND LAKE SHERWOOD AROUND 310 PM...
LAKE CAMELOT AND THE LEOLA MARSH WILDLIFE AREA AROUND 315 PM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! CARS AND MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED
FOR A STURDY BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...LAY FLAT IN A DITCH AND
COVER YOUR HEAD.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.
&&
LAT...LON 4377 8984 4395 9014 4425 8994 4425 8960
4423 8959
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 208DEG 37KT 4400 8996
$$
SHEA3 follow-up statements
861
WWUS53 KARX 221956 RRA
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
256 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
WIC057-222005-
/O.CAN.KARX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110522T2015Z/
JUNEAU WI-
256 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JUNEAU COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING.
LAT...LON 4377 8984 4387 8996 4391 8998 4392 8996
4398 8996 4401 9000 4409 9003 4412 9001
4412 8998 4417 8997 4415 8993 4418 8990
4419 8993 4420 8991 4421 8993 4425 8991
4425 8960 4422 8959
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 215DEG 44KT 4407 8990
$$
WIC001-222015-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110522T2015Z/
ADAMS WI-
256 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ADAMS COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM
CDT...
TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR BIG
FLATS.
AT 252 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ARKDALE...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST
OF FRIENDSHIP...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A
TORNADO...THIS STORM CAN PRODUCE QUARTER SIZE HAIL. OTHER STORMS
WERE NEAR BIG FLATS AND JUST SOUTHWEST OF ADAMS...ALL MOVING
NORTHEAST.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BIG FLATS AROUND 300 PM...
NEW ROME AND LAKE SHERWOOD AROUND 305 PM...
LAKE CAMELOT AND COUNTY ROADS D AND W AROUND 310 PM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! CARS AND MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED
FOR A STURDY BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...LAY FLAT IN A DITCH AND
COVER YOUR HEAD.
&&
LAT...LON 4377 8984 4387 8996 4391 8998 4392 8996
4398 8996 4401 9000 4409 9003 4412 9001
4412 8998 4417 8997 4415 8993 4418 8990
4419 8993 4420 8991 4421 8993 4425 8991
4425 8960 4422 8959
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 215DEG 44KT 4407 8990
$$
SHEA646
WWUS53 KARX 222005
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
305 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
WIC001-222015-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110522T2015Z/
ADAMS WI-
305 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN ADAMS COUNTY
UNTIL 315 PM CDT...
AT 302 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR BIG FLATS...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF
FRIENDSHIP...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WAS IN EXTREME NORTHEAST ADAMS COUNTY...WHILE YET ANOTHER STORM WAS
PASSING THROUGH THE FRIENDSHIP AREA.
* THE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
LAKE CAMELOT AND THE LEOLA MARSH WILDLIFE AREA AROUND 310 PM...
COUNTY ROADS D AND G AROUND 315 PM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! CARS AND MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED
FOR A STURDY BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...LAY FLAT IN A DITCH AND
COVER YOUR HEAD.
&&
LAT...LON 4393 8975 4396 8990 4418 8990 4425 8986
4425 8960 4422 8959
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 215DEG 44KT 4416 8981
$$
SHEA631
WWUS53 KARX 222014
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
314 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
WIC001-222022-
/O.EXP.KARX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110522T2015Z/
ADAMS WI-
314 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN ADAMS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 315
PM...
A STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS NEAR THE COLBURN WILDLIFE
AREA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF
SEVERE WEATHER WITH THESE STORMS OVER THE PAST 30 MINUTES.
ADDITIONAL WARNINGS ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR THESE STORMS IN ADAMS
COUNTY BUT STORMS TO THE WEST COULD PRODUCE LATER SEVERE WEATHER.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING.
LAT...LON 4393 8975 4396 8990 4418 8990 4425 8986
4425 8960 4422 8959
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 219DEG 44KT 4406 8968
$$
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, 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, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Crawford, Grant | 56 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 |
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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.