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Wind Advisory 7, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Nov 15, 2011, 3:18 AM CST for 4 counties in Minnesota; 6 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Nov 15, 2011, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2011, 3:18 AM CST (09:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 15, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Nov 15, 2011, 6:39 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
Counties Chickasaw County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:16 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 2610 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
059 WWUS73 KARX 150918 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 318 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...WINDY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...BLOWING AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 FOR THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...DECREASING BY LATE EVENING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-151730- /O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0007.111115T1800Z-111116T0300Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 318 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL GUST TO 45 MPH. * THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ALONG NORTH SOUTH RUNNING ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER... OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
5 follow-up statements
268 WWUS73 KARX 151301 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 701 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...WINDY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING HOURS...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...DECREASING BY LATE EVENING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-152115- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0007.111115T1800Z-111116T0300Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 701 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL GUST TO 45 MPH. * THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ALONG NORTH SOUTH RUNNING ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER... OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
115 WWUS73 KARX 151628 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1028 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...WINDS INCREASING OVER THE ADVISORY AREA AND WEST... .LATE THIS MORNING WINDS WERE INCREASING ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SHIFTING IN DIRECTION FROM SOUTH TO WEST. WIND SPEEDS WERE IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE CLOSER TO I-35 LATE THIS MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT...AND INCREASING. BY NOON...THE ADVISORY AREA CAN EXPECT WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH. FOR THE AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED FOR THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...DECREASING BY LATE EVENING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-160030- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0007.111115T1800Z-111116T0300Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 1028 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE AFTERNOON AND SHIFT TO THE WEST. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL GUST TO 45 MPH FOR THE MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ALONG NORTH-SOUTH RUNNING ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER... OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ALSO...SECURE ITEMS NOW THAT COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AS WINDS INCREASE. && $$ BAUMGARDT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
074 WWUS73 KARX 151933 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 133 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON... .WIND SPEEDS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH GUSTS IN THE 25-28 MPH RANGE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND INCREASE IS A BIT DELAYED FROM EARLY FORECASTS. WIND SPEEDS OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA WERE IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND THAT AREA IS SHIFTING EAST...AND SHOULD ARRIVE IN THE LOCAL AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...DECREASING BY LATE EVENING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-160300- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-111116T0300Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 133 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ALONG NORTH-SOUTH RUNNING ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER... OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ALSO...SECURE ITEMS NOW THAT COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AS WINDS INCREASE. && $$ BAUMGARDT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
139 WWUS73 KARX 152137 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 337 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MID-EVENING... .LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WERE BEING REPORTED NEAR I-35. THESE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS WERE SHIFTING EAST TOWARD THE LOCAL AREA AND WILL ARRIVE BY 6 PM. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...DECREASING BY LATE EVENING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-160300- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-111116T0300Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 337 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AFTER MID-EVENING. * THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ALONG NORTH-SOUTH RUNNING ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER... OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BAUMGARDT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
457 WWUS73 KARX 160039 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 639 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...WIND EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS... .WHILE THE WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE BIT GUSTY THIS EVENING...THE SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. IN ADDITION...AS THE ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES TO COOL THIS EVENING...THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-160145- /O.CAN.KARX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-111116T0300Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 639 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SOME WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WILL OCCUR FOR A FEW HOURS THIS EVENING...BUT THESE SPEEDS WILL BE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AND THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ 04 WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Iowa, 2011Wind Advisories in Minnesota, 2011Every wind advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.