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Wind Advisory 8, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Dec 26, 2011, 3:51 AM CST for 4 counties in Iowa; 4 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Dec 26, 2011, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2011, 3:51 AM CST (09:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2011, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2011, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
Counties Chickasaw County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 1549 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
586 WWUS73 KARX 260951 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 351 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA... .SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BUFFET THE AREA TODAY. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ATTACHED TO A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS CANADA. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-261800- /O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0008.111226T1600Z-111226T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 351 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD PRODUCE SOME MINOR TREE AND ROOF DAMAGE. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED TO HOLD THEM IN PLACE. 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. && $$ 04 WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
4 follow-up statements
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
058 WWUS73 KARX 261747 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1147 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011 ...QUITE WINDY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON... .SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WERE COMMON ACROSS THE AREA AS OF 1130 AM. AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO WARM TODAY...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE A BIT AS WELL. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY AND MID AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL OCCUR IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT BEING DRAGGED ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST BY LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-262100- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-111226T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 1147 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY AND MID AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AND OPEN...EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR LIGHT-WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE TRASH CANS AND HOLIDAY YARD DECORATIONS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND BY THESE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER... OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RRS WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
991 WWUS73 KARX 261946 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 146 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011 ...QUITE WINDY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON... .SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WERE COMMON ACROSS THE AREA AS OF 130 PM. A WIND GUST OF 48 MPH WAS LOGGED AT THE ROCHESTER AIRPORT AT 1209 PM. WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TO REMAIN THIS STRONG THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL OCCUR IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT BEING DRAGGED ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST BY LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-262100- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-111226T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 146 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AND OPEN... EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR LIGHT-WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE TRASH CANS AND HOLIDAY YARD DECORATIONS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND BY THESE WINDS. 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. && $$ RRS WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
010 WWUS73 KARX 262059 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 259 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011 ...WINDS DECREASING OVER THE AREA... .WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WERE ALREADY DECREASING AS OF 230 PM...WITH MOST WINDS IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTING TO 30 TO 40 MPH. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-262200- /O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-111226T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 259 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WERE DECREASING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH SUNSET. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 3 PM. $$ RRS 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.