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Tornado Warning 3, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this tornado warning at Apr 10, 2011, 4:32 PM CDT for La Crosse County, Vernon County, Wisconsin; Houston County, Minnesota. It was in force for 43 min. 17 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
- Apr 10, 2011, 4:32 PM CDT (21:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2011, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Houston County, MN, La Crosse County, WI, Vernon County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 4:32 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Caledonia, MN | BARN DOWN JUST OUTSIDE CALEDONIA |
| Apr 10, 4:38 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Black Hammer, MN | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 19. POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. DEPUTY ON THE WAY TO INVESTIGATE. |
| Apr 10, 4:42 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 2 E Hokah, MN | |
| Apr 10, 4:42 PM CDT | HAIL 3 | Hokah, MN | HAIL COVERING THE GROUND WITH SOME TREES DOWN. |
| Apr 10, 4:44 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Ne Hokah, MN | ALSO 0.50 INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES AND VERY STRONG WINDS. POWER WENT OUT. |
| Apr 10, 4:44 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 S Hokah, MN | ALSO 0.50 INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES AND VERY STRONG WINDS. POWER WENT OUT. |
| Apr 10, 4:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Caledonia, MN | BARN DOWN AND TRAILER BLOWN OFF ITS FOUNDATION. |
| Apr 10, 4:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 Nw Brownsville, MN | |
| Apr 10, 4:51 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 S La Crosse, WI | |
| Apr 10, 4:51 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 2 S La Crosse, WI | HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL |
| Apr 10, 4:52 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 S La Crosse, WI | ON WARD AVENUE IN SOUTH LA CROSSE |
| Apr 10, 4:53 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 2 S La Crosse, WI | EXTENSIVE HAIL DAMAGE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF LA CROSSE NEAR WAL MART. WINDOWS BROKEN AND SIDING DAMAGED TO AN ESTIMATED 10 TO 15 HOMES. SEVERAL VEHICLES ALSO DAMAGED WITH DENTS AND BROKEN WINDOWS AND MIRRORS. |
| Apr 10, 4:53 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 3 Se La Crosse, WI | AT SOUTHERN BLUFFS SCHOOL |
| Apr 10, 4:54 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 E La Crosse, WI | AT NWS OFFICE |
| Apr 10, 4:54 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 2 S La Crosse, WI | SOUTH SIDE |
| Apr 10, 4:55 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 E La Crosse, WI | AT HWY 14 AND CTH MM |
| Apr 10, 4:56 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 52 | 1 E La Crosse, WI | AT NWS OFFICE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 3:19 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 228 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
- 552 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -270 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 643 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 528 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 499 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
975 WFUS53 KARX 102132 TORARX MNC055-WIC063-123-102215- /O.NEW.KARX.TO.W.0003.110410T2132Z-110410T2215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 432 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... HOUSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... NORTHWESTERN VERNON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN... SOUTHERN LA CROSSE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... * UNTIL 515 PM CDT * AT 428 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO NEAR WILLINGTON GROVE...OR 5 MILES WEST OF CALEDONIA... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THIS TORNADO WARNING UPGRADES THE PREVIOUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HOUSTON...LA CROSSE AND VERNON COUNTIES. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HIGHWAY 44 AND SANDEN ROAD AROUND 435 PM... COUNTY ROADS 3 AND 24 AND FREEBURG AROUND 440 PM... BROWNSVILLE AND HOKAH AROUND 445 PM... LA CROSSE AND MAPLE GROVE AROUND 450 PM... HIGHWAY 33 AND COUNTY O A AND IRISH HILL AROUND 455 PM... THE COULEE EXPERIMENTAL FOREST AND BARRE MILLS AROUND 500 PM... BANGOR AND I 90 EXIT 15 AROUND 505 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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. && LAT...LON 4374 9092 4350 9161 4366 9172 4395 9091 TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 242DEG 49KT 4364 9152 $$ RIECK
6 follow-up statements
171 WWUS53 KARX 102139 SVSARX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 439 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011 MNC055-WIC063-123-102215- /O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110410T2215Z/ HOUSTON MN-LA CROSSE WI-VERNON WI- 439 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN VERNON... SOUTHERN LA CROSSE AND CENTRAL HOUSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT... AT 437 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 44 AND SANDEN ROAD...OR NEAR CALEDONIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO... THIS STORM CAN PRODUCE QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... BROWNSVILLE AND HOKAH AROUND 445 PM... MAPLE GROVE AND GOOSE ISLAND AROUND 450 PM... THE COULEE EXPERIMENTAL FOREST AND ST JOSEPH AROUND 500 PM... BANGOR AND MIDDLE RIDGE AROUND 505 PM... ROCKLAND AROUND 510 PM... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! CARS AND MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR A STURDY BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...LAY FLAT IN A DITCH AND COVER YOUR HEAD. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL FROM THESE STORMS MAY ALSO CAUSE THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. && LAT...LON 4355 9150 4369 9156 4395 9091 4374 9092 TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 242DEG 49KT 4368 9140 $$ DTJ
851 WWUS53 KARX 102144 SVSARX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 444 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011 MNC055-WIC063-123-102215- /O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110410T2215Z/ HOUSTON MN-LA CROSSE WI-VERNON WI- 444 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN VERNON... SOUTHERN LA CROSSE AND EAST CENTRAL HOUSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT... LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 19 NEAR BLACK HAMMER IN HOUSTON COUNTY. AT 442 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COUNTY ROADS 3 AND 24...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF CALEDONIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM CAN PRODUCE QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... GOOSE ISLAND AND MAPLE GROVE AROUND 450 PM... HIGHWAY 33 AND COUNTY O A AND IRISH HILL AROUND 455 PM... ST JOSEPH AND THE COULEE EXPERIMENTAL FOREST AROUND 500 PM... BANGOR AND MIDDLE RIDGE AROUND 505 PM... ROCKLAND AROUND 510 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. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL FROM THESE STORMS MAY ALSO CAUSE THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. && LAT...LON 4361 9136 4372 9147 4395 9091 4374 9092 TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 242DEG 49KT 4370 9131 $$ DTJ
306 WWUS53 KARX 102154 SVSARX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 454 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011 MNC055-WIC063-123-102215- /O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110410T2215Z/ HOUSTON MN-LA CROSSE WI-VERNON WI- 454 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN VERNON... SOUTHERN LA CROSSE AND EAST CENTRAL HOUSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT... TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS OF 60 MPH 3NW BROWNSVILLE IN HOUSTON COUNTY. AT 451 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GOOSE ISLAND...OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF LA CROSSE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM CAN PRODUCE PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HIGHWAY 33 AND COUNTY O A AND BARRE MILLS AROUND 500 PM... ST JOSEPH AND THE COULEE EXPERIMENTAL FOREST AROUND 505 PM... BANGOR AND MIDDLE RIDGE AROUND 510 PM... ROCKLAND AROUND 515 PM... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! CARS AND MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR A STURDY BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...LAY FLAT IN A DITCH AND COVER YOUR HEAD. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL FROM THESE STORMS MAY ALSO CAUSE THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. && LAT...LON 4363 9128 4374 9139 4395 9091 4374 9092 TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 244DEG 40KT 4375 9119 $$ DTJ
172
WWUS53 KARX 102158
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
458 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011
MNC055-WIC123-102208-
/O.CAN.KARX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110410T2215Z/
HOUSTON MN-VERNON WI-
458 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN VERNON AND EAST CENTRAL
HOUSTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4374 9092 4372 9123 4373 9126 4378 9125
4395 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 244DEG 40KT 4377 9112
$$
WIC063-102215-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110410T2215Z/
LA CROSSE WI-
458 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN LA CROSSE
COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM CDT...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.
AT 456 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THE TOP OF 10 MILE HILL...OR 7
MILES SOUTHEAST OF LA CROSSE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. IN
ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP
TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ST JOSEPH AND NEWBURG CORNERS AROUND 505 PM...
BANGOR AND MIDDLE RIDGE AROUND 510 PM...
ROCKLAND AROUND 515 PM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! CARS AND MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED
FOR A STURDY BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...LAY FLAT IN A DITCH AND
COVER YOUR HEAD.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL FROM THESE STORMS MAY ALSO CAUSE THE PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM SUNDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN.
&&
LAT...LON 4374 9092 4372 9123 4373 9126 4378 9125
4395 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 244DEG 40KT 4377 9112
$$
DTJ045 WWUS53 KARX 102206 SVSARX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 506 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011 WIC063-102215- /O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110410T2215Z/ LA CROSSE WI- 506 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN LA CROSSE COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM CDT... AT 500 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR ST JOSEPH...OR 9 MILES EAST OF LA CROSSE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. 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. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL FROM THESE STORMS MAY ALSO CAUSE THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. && LAT...LON 4374 9092 4373 9114 4383 9115 4395 9091 TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 247DEG 57KT 4382 9094 $$ DTJ
451 WWUS53 KARX 102213 SVSARX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 513 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011 WIC063-102223- /O.EXP.KARX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110410T2215Z/ LA CROSSE WI- 513 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LA CROSSE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 515 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. LAT...LON 4374 9092 4373 9114 4383 9115 4395 9091 TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 247DEG 57KT 4386 9080 $$ RIECK
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 10:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 57 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo | 29 min |
| Apr 10, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo | 29 min |
| Apr 10, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau | 41 min |
| Apr 10, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Vernon | 27 min |
| Apr 10, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Juneau, Monroe | 26 min |
| Apr 10, 5:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Clark, Taylor | 66 min |
| Apr 10, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Monroe | 47 min |
| Apr 10, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Adams, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe | 66 min |
| Apr 10, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Adams, Juneau, Monroe | 64 min |
| Apr 10, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Taylor | 33 min |
| Apr 10, 6:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Adams, Juneau | 44 min |
| Apr 10, 6:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Adams, Juneau | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Mower | 52 min |
| Apr 9, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore | 45 min |
| Apr 10, 1:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona | 3 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore | 41 min |
| Apr 10, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Houston | 34 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Wisconsin, 2011Tornado Warnings in Minnesota, 2011Every tornado warning in 2011Tornadoes in 2011
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.