Alert archive / Wisconsin / Frost Advisories in 2012
Frost Advisory 3, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this frost advisory at Apr 26, 2012, 3:12 PM CDT for 7 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Apr 27, 2012, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2012, 3:12 PM CDT (20:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 27, 2012, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2012, 8:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
Counties Buffalo County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Richland County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 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
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 232 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
- 770 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
178 WWUS73 KARX 262012 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 312 PM CDT THU APR 26 2012 ...FROST AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE MID AND UPPER 20S ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR. TEMPERATURES THIS COLD WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED FRUIT CROPS AND KILL TENDER VEGETATION. ELSEWHERE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN... TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER 30S. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST AWAY FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. WHERE FROST OCCURS...TENDER VEGETATION WILL BE DAMAGED. WIZ017-029-034-042>044-270415- /O.NEW.KARX.FZ.W.0010.120427T0600Z-120427T1300Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON 312 PM CDT THU APR 26 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID AND UPPER 20S ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * THESE TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE UNPROTECTED FRUIT CROPS AND KILL TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ WIZ032-033-041-053>055-061-270415- /O.NEW.KARX.FR.Y.0003.120427T0600Z-120427T1300Z/ BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 312 PM CDT THU APR 26 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL IN THE LOWER 30S AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * THIS WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FROST WHICH WILL DAMAGE UNPROTECTED TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ BOYNE WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
3 follow-up statements
635 WWUS73 KARX 270247 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 947 PM CDT THU APR 26 2012 ...A HARD FREEZE FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DIP INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 20S FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN. AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 94 WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING A HARD FREEZE. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN WISCONSIN...LOOK FOR LOW TEMPERATURES TO BE IN THE LOWER 30S. FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF WISCONSIN AND INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA AS WELL. UNPROTECTED TENDER VEGETATION COULD BE KILLED OR DAMAGED BY THE COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. WIZ017-029-034-042>044-271100- /O.CON.KARX.FZ.W.0010.120427T0600Z-120427T1300Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON 947 PM CDT THU APR 26 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 20S ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT. * THESE TEMPERATURES COULD KILL UNPROTECTED TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ WIZ032-033-041-053>055-061-271100- /O.CON.KARX.FR.Y.0003.120427T0600Z-120427T1300Z/ BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 947 PM CDT THU APR 26 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL IN THE LOWER 30S TONIGHT. * THIS WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FROST WHICH WILL DAMAGE UNPROTECTED TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ 04 WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
319 WWUS73 KARX 270836 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 336 AM CDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...HARD FREEZE THIS MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE UPPER 20S ACROSS CENTRAL INTO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE LOWER 30S ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING AREAS NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. CONTINUE PROTECTING COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION EARLY THIS MORNING. LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO RECOVER AFTER 8 AM. WIZ017-029-034-042>044-271300- /O.CON.KARX.FZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120427T1300Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON 336 AM CDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 20S ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. * THESE TEMPERATURES COULD KILL UNPROTECTED TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ WIZ032-033-041-053>055-061-271300- /O.CON.KARX.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120427T1300Z/ BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 336 AM CDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE LOWER 30S. * THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST WHICH WILL DAMAGE UNPROTECTED TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ WETENKAMP WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
888 WWUS73 KARX 271236 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 736 AM CDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...HARD FREEZE EARLY THIS MORNING... .TEMPERATURES FELL INTO THE LOWER TO UPPER 20S ACROSS CENTRAL INTO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. TEMPERATURES HAVE NOW STARTED TO RECOVER. CONTINUE TO PROTECT COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION UNTIL TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. WIZ017-029-034-042>044-271345- /O.EXP.KARX.FZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120427T1300Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON 736 AM CDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING AFTER 8 AM THIS MORNING. $$ WIZ032-033-041-053>055-061-271345- /O.EXP.KARX.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120427T1300Z/ BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 736 AM CDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND WARMING TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. CONTINUE TO PROTECT COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION THROUGH 8 AM. $$ WETENKAMP WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 3:12 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | ARX | Adams, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe, Taylor | 17 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.