Alert archive / Wisconsin / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 25, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this tornado warning at Jul 19, 2011, 7:43 PM CDT for Clark County, Taylor County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 32 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
- Jul 19, 2011, 7:43 PM CDT (00:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2011, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clark County, WI, Taylor County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 1847 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1140 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
016 WFUS53 KARX 200043 TORARX WIC019-119-200115- /O.NEW.KARX.TO.W.0025.110720T0043Z-110720T0115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 743 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTY IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN... SOUTH CENTRAL TAYLOR COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN... * UNTIL 815 PM CDT * AT 738 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF OWEN...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MEDFORD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS WARNING EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS TORNADO WARNING FOR CLARK AND TAYLOR COUNTIES. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... CURTISS...COUNTY K AND CAPITAL ROAD AROUND 750 PM... RIPLINGER AROUND 755 PM... VEEFKIND AROUND 805 PM... CHILI AROUND 810 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 4495 9030 4456 9032 4501 9065 4510 9043 TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 330DEG 45KT 4496 9046 $$ HALBACH
3 follow-up statements
389 WWUS53 KARX 200052 SVSARX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 752 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 WIC119-200102- /O.CAN.KARX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110720T0115Z/ TAYLOR WI- 752 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TAYLOR COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. LAT...LON 4498 9058 4503 9037 4495 9030 4456 9032 TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 330DEG 45KT 4486 9038 $$ WIC019-200115- /O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110720T0115Z/ CLARK WI- 752 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM CDT... AT 747 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR CURTISS...OR 16 MILES SOUTH OF MEDFORD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH. STORM SPOTTERS HAVE SEEN ROTATION WITH THIS STORM. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... VEEFKIND AROUND 805 PM... CHILI AROUND 810 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. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. && LAT...LON 4498 9058 4503 9037 4495 9030 4456 9032 TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 330DEG 45KT 4486 9038 $$ HALBACH
823 WWUS53 KARX 200105 SVSARX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 805 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 WIC019-200115- /O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110720T0115Z/ CLARK WI- 805 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM CDT... AT 802 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR RIPLINGER...OR 19 MILES SOUTH OF MEDFORD... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... VEEFKIND AND CHILI AROUND 815 PM... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! CARS AND MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR A STURDY BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...LAY FLAT IN A DITCH AND COVER YOUR HEAD. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. && LAT...LON 4495 9030 4456 9032 4490 9053 TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 323DEG 29KT 4484 9032 $$ HALBACH
793 WWUS53 KARX 200115 SVSARX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 815 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 WIC019-200125- /O.EXP.KARX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110720T0115Z/ CLARK WI- 815 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CLARK COUNTY UNTIL 845 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. LAT...LON 4495 9030 4456 9032 4490 9053 TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 323DEG 29KT 4484 9032 $$ HALBACH
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 7:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Clark, Taylor | 26 min |
| Jul 19, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark, Taylor | 60 min |
| Jul 19, 8:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Clark, Taylor | 4 hr |
| Jul 19, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark, Taylor | 60 min |
| Jul 19, 9:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Clark | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark, Jackson, Trempealeau | 60 min |
| Jul 19, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Adams, Juneau | 63 min |
| Jul 20, 12:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Clark, Taylor | 9 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.