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Heat Advisory 6, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this heat advisory at Jul 24, 2012, 11:37 AM CDT for 8 counties in Iowa; 8 counties in Wisconsin; Fillmore County, Houston County, Winona County, Minnesota. It took effect at Jul 25, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 24, 2012, 11:37 AM CDT (16:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 25, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2012, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
Counties Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Winona County, MN, Adams County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Vernon County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:38 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, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 2150 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -168 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1158 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
845 WWUS73 KARX 241637 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1137 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 ...DANGEROUS HEAT EXPECTED AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY... .THE HEAT WILL RETURN AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN WILL WARM INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 90S...AND WHEN COMBINED WITH THE INCREASING HUMIDITY... THE HEAT INDEX WILL SURGE TO BETWEEN 100 AND 110. AS A RESULT OF THESE EXPECTED CONDITIONS...A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ053>055-061-250045- /O.NEW.KARX.HT.Y.0006.120725T1700Z-120726T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 1137 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 90S. THE HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 100 AND 110. * IMPACTS...HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CAUSE FATIGUE AND STRESS ON THE BODY. PLAN FOR THE EXPECTED HEAT TOMORROW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. && $$ MW WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
7 follow-up statements
376 WWUS73 KARX 242000 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 300 PM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 ...DANGEROUS HEAT WILL RETURN ON WEDNESDAY... .THE HEAT WILL RETURN AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 90S. WHEN THIS HEAT IS COMBINED WITH THE INCREASING HUMIDITY...THE HEAT INDEX WILL RISE TO DANGEROUS LEVELS...100 AND 110. AS A RESULT OF THESE EXPECTED CONDITIONS...A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST IOWA... A PART OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. MNZ088-095-096-WIZ041>044-250400- /O.EXA.KARX.HT.Y.0006.120725T1700Z-120726T0000Z/ WINONA-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON 300 PM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 90S. THE HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 100 AND 105. * IMPACTS...HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CAUSE FATIGUE AND STRESS ON THE BODY. PLAN FOR THE EXPECTED HEAT TOMORROW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. && $$ IAZ010-011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-250400- /O.EXT.KARX.HT.Y.0006.120725T1700Z-120726T0200Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 300 PM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * TEMPERATURE...AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 90S. THE HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 100 AND 110. DANGEROUS HEAT WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...SO THE ADVISORY WAS EXTENDED THROUGH 9 PM. * IMPACTS...HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CAUSE FATIGUE AND STRESS ON THE BODY. PLAN FOR THE EXPECTED HEAT TOMORROW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. && $$ IAZ008-009-WIZ053-250400- /O.CON.KARX.HT.Y.0006.120725T1700Z-120726T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VIROQUA 300 PM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * TEMPERATURE...AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 90S. THE HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 100 AND 110. * IMPACTS...HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CAUSE FATIGUE AND STRESS ON THE BODY. PLAN FOR THE EXPECTED HEAT TOMORROW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. && $$ MW WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
926 WWUS73 KARX 250214 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 914 PM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 ...HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY WEDNESDAY... .PLAN ON VERY HOT AND MUGGY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES SOARING INTO THE 95 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE BY AFTERNOON. THESE TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES IN THE 100 TO 110 RANGE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING...BRINGING SOME RELIEF TO THE AREA. IAZ010-011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-251015- /O.CON.KARX.HT.Y.0006.120725T1700Z-120726T0200Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 914 PM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE 95 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE...WITH THE HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES RANGING BETWEEN 100 AND 110 DEGREES. SOME RELIEF WILL BE PROVIDED WEDNESDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. * THIS HEAT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS FATIGUE AND STRESS ON THE BODY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE WITH EXISTING HEALTH PROBLEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. && $$ IAZ008-009-MNZ088-095-096-WIZ041>044-053-251015- /O.CON.KARX.HT.Y.0006.120725T1700Z-120726T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINONA-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA 914 PM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MIDDLE 90S...WITH THE HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES RANGING BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES. SOME RELIEF WILL BE PROVIDED WEDNESDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. * THIS HEAT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS FATIGUE AND STRESS ON THE BODY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE WITH EXISTING HEALTH PROBLEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. && $$ DAS WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
214 WWUS73 KARX 250814 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 314 AM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...THE HEAT RETURNS FOR TODAY... .AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL CLIMB INTO THE 100 TO 110 RANGE TODAY AS HOT AIR SPREADS IN BEHIND A WARM FRONT. ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES SHOULD MAX OUT BETWEEN 95 AND 103. RELIEF FROM THE HEAT WILL COME THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION WITH COOLER AIR AND SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. IAZ010-011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-251615- /O.CON.KARX.HT.Y.0006.120725T1700Z-120726T0200Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 314 AM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 110 WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AS TEMPERATURES TOP OUT AROUND 100 DEGREES. RELIEF FROM THE HEAT WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. * THIS HEAT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS FATIGUE AND STRESS ON THE BODY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE WITH EXISTING HEALTH PROBLEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. && $$ IAZ008-009-MNZ088-095-096-WIZ041>044-053-251615- /O.CON.KARX.HT.Y.0006.120725T1700Z-120726T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINONA-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA 314 AM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105 WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AS TEMPERATURES TOP OUT IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S. RELIEF FROM THE HEAT WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. * THIS HEAT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS FATIGUE AND STRESS ON THE BODY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE WITH EXISTING HEALTH PROBLEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. && $$ 04 WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
715 WWUS73 KARX 251424 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 924 AM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...HOT TODAY... .PLAN ON AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES TO CLIMB INTO THE 100 TO 110 RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AS A HOT AND MUGGY AIR MASS CONTINUES TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA. LOOK FOR RELIEF FROM THE HEAT THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. IAZ010-011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-252230- /O.CON.KARX.HT.Y.0006.120725T1700Z-120726T0200Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 924 AM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURES WILL SOAR TO AROUND 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. THESE TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH A HUMID AIRMASS WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 110 DEGREES. RELIEF FROM THE HEAT IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. * HEAT AT THIS LEVEL CAN CAUSE SERIOUS FATIGUE AND STRESS ON THE BODY IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE WITH EXISTING HEALTH PROBLEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. && $$ IAZ008-009-MNZ088-095-096-WIZ041>044-053-252230- /O.CON.KARX.HT.Y.0006.120725T1700Z-120726T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINONA-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA 924 AM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 90S DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. THESE TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH A HUMID AIRMASS WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES. RELIEF FROM THE HEAT IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. * HEAT AT THIS LEVEL CAN CAUSE SERIOUS FATIGUE AND STRESS ON THE BODY IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE WITH EXISTING HEALTH PROBLEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. && $$ DAS WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
946 WWUS73 KARX 252005 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 305 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...A FEW MORE HOURS OF EXTREME HEAT... .AS OF MID AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX READINGS WERE IN THE 100 TO 110 RANGE IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LAST SEVERAL MORE HOURS ALONG WITH A BREEZY SOUTHWEST WIND. PLEASE LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY THROUGH THIS EVENING. TAKE BREAKS FROM THE HEAT...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND CHECK ON THOSE THAT LIVE ALONE OR HAVE NO AIR CONDITIONING. IAZ010-011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-260200- /O.CON.KARX.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120726T0200Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 305 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL TOP OFF IN THE 100 TO 105 RANGE WHILE HEAT INDEX READINGS REACH 105 TO 110 BRIEFLY. * HEAT AT THIS LEVEL CAN CAUSE SERIOUS FATIGUE AND STRESS ON THE BODY IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE WITH EXISTING HEALTH PROBLEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIMIT OUTDOOR TIME THROUGH THIS EVENING. RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. && $$ IAZ008-009-MNZ088-095-096-WIZ041>044-053-260000- /O.CON.KARX.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120726T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINONA-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA 305 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID 90S TO NEAR 100 DEGREES...WHILE HEAT INDEX VALUES HIT 105. * HEAT AT THIS LEVEL CAN CAUSE SERIOUS FATIGUE AND STRESS ON THE BODY IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE WITH EXISTING HEALTH PROBLEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIMIT TIME OUTSIDE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE SHEA
946 WWUS73 KARX 260013 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 713 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...EXTREME HEAT THROUGH MID-EVENING... .AS OF THIS EVENING...HEAT INDEX VALUES WERE STILL IN THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LAST SEVERAL MORE HOURS. SOME IMPROVEMENT WILL OCCUR WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH...AND SUNSET...LATER THIS EVENING. STORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATER THIS EVENING. IAZ008-009-MNZ088-095-096-WIZ041>044-053-260115- /O.EXP.KARX.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120726T0000Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINONA-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA 713 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH THE EVENING...OUT OF THE OPPRESSIVE RANGE. $$ IAZ010-011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-260200- /O.CON.KARX.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120726T0200Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 713 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE 95 TO 99 DEGREE RANGE THROUGH MID-EVENING WITH SOME MUGGY HUMIDITY. THIS WILL KEEP HEAT INDEX VALUES OPPRESSIVE...IN THE 100 TO 105 RANGE THROUGH MID-EVENING. * HEAT AT THIS LEVEL CAN CAUSE SERIOUS FATIGUE AND STRESS ON THE BODY IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE WITH EXISTING HEALTH PROBLEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK ON THE ELDERLY OR ANYONE LIVING ALONE TO ENSURE THEIR AIR CONDITIONING OR FANS ARE WORKING AND THAT ALL IS WELL WITH THEM. DO NOT LEAVE KIDS OR PETS IN THE CAR FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME...HEAT IN A CAR CAN KILL. && $$ BAUMGARDT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
512 WWUS73 KARX 260205 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 905 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...HEAT INDEX READINGS FALLING... .A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...AND SUNSET...HAVE BROUGHT HEAT INDEX READINGS DOWN INTO THE LOWER 90S. THESE WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVERNIGHT...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. IAZ010-011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-260315- /O.EXP.KARX.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120726T0200Z/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD- RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 905 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... HEAT INDEX READINGS HAVE DROPPED INTO THE LOWER 90S. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ BAUMGARDT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heat advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this heat advisory went out at Jul 24, 6:22 AM CDT, 5 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 6:22 AM CDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 622 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY 330 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 FORECAST CONCERNS ARE ON SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES TODAY THOUGH THURSDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A ROUND OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...THEN ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL CONCERNS ARE ON HEAT INDEX VALUES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WHEN INDICES COULD CLIMB TO AROUND 105 FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. LATEST RADAR IMAGERY SHOWED A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM FAR NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...THROUGH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER INTO FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND WIND GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 40 KT RANGE HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH SOME OF THE STORMS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ONGOING THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AS STRONG 850 MB MOISTURE TRANSPORT IS FOCUSED ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE LOW LEVEL JET WILL START TO SUBSIDE THIS MORNING WITH THE SHOWERS AND STORMS GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF AND SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST. A WARM FRONT WILL BE POSITIONED FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO NORTHEAST IOWA..AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS IT LIFTS NORTHEAST AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. AFTERNOON MUCAPE VALUES INCREASE INTO THE 2500-3500 J/KG RANGE BY 21Z THIS AFTERNOON. 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR WILL BE AROUND 40 KTS THIS AFTERNOON LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...THERE WILL BE A VERY STRONG CAP IN PLACE WITH 850 MB TEMPERATURE CLIMBING TO INTO THE MID 20S LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THINKING THAT CONVECTION WILL LIKELY WAIT TO FIRE UNTIL THIS EVENING AS MOISTURE TRANSPORT AND STRONG 850 MB WARM AIR ADVECTION RAPIDLY INCREASE...LEADING TO WIDESPREAD ELEVATED CONVECTION. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THE SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD FIRE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROCHESTER MN...TO LA CROSSE TO RICHLAND CENTER. THE NAM SUGGESTS THE BULK OF THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD FIRE ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...SO WILL HAVE TO KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THIS. PRECIPITATION CHANCES MAY NEED TO BE FOCUSED MORE ACROSS THESE AREAS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW AROUND 1500 J/KG ELEVATED CAPE WHEN LIFTING FROM 800 MB. OVERALL SHEAR LOOKS MARGINAL WITH 1-6 KM BULK SHEAR OF 30 TO 38 KTS. COULD SEE SOME MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL TONIGHT WITH SOME OF THE STORMS AND POSSIBLY SOME GUSTY WINDS. THE MAIN THREAT LOOKS TO BE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE HIGHEST CHANCES FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WOULD BE MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI WHERE SHEAR IS A LITTLE STRONGER. THE WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN WEDNESDAY MORNING AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. THIS WILL LEAVE MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA IN THE WARM SECTOR FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOT AIR WILLS SURGE NORTH INTO THE AREA...WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S. A FEW LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN COLD REACH THE 100 DEGREE MARK. THIS SURGE OF HOT AIR WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDEX CONCERNS. THE DEWPOINTS MAY MIX OUT DURING THE DAY BUT SHOULD AT LEAST HOLD IN THE 60S. EVEN IF THE DEWPOINTS FALL AS FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST...WITH INVERTED V TYPE SOUNDINGS...WILL STILL SEE THE HOT TEMPERATURES SURGE INTO THE AREA. A HEAT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED ON WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE ARE FROM THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOW FAR SOUTH THIS FRONT GETS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WILL DETERMINE WHAT AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 WILL NEED A HEAT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WHERE HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE 100-105 DEGREE RANGE. WILL HAVE TO KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THE WARM FRONT ON WEDNESDAY FOR THE OUTSIDE CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED TORNADO...ESPECIALLY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-94. THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 0-1 KM SHEAR INCREASES INTO THE 20 TO 30 KT RANGE BY 18Z ALONG AND NORTH OF I-94...WITH MLCAPE VALUES CLIMBING TO AROUND 2500 J/KG RIGHT ALONG THE WARM FRONT. LCL HEIGHTS REALLY CLIMB IN THE WARM SECTOR DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS BUT FEEL THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE WARM FRONT TO STALL A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH THAN MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGEST WITH AN MCS ROLLING ACROSS FAR NORTHERN WISCONSIN POTENTIALLY PUSHING AN OUT FLOW BOUNDARY SOUTHWARD STALLING THE FRONT. ANOTHER FACTOR LEANING AGAINST STORMS DEVELOPING NEAR THE WARM FRONT IS A STRONG CAP IN PLACE...WITH SURFACE BASED CIN OF NEARLY NEGATIVE 300 J/KG. THE COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT. THE STRONGEST SHEAR TO SUPPORT ORGANIZED CONVECTION WILL BE LOCATED RIGHT ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. THE INVERTED V TYPE SOUNDINGS IN THE WARM SECTOR LEAD TO DAMAGING WIND CONCERNS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT. GIVEN THE STRONG INSTABILITY THAT DEVELOPS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...MUCAPE AROUND 3000 J/KG CANNOT RULE OUT SOME LARGE HAIL WITH THE STORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN IOWA AND CENTRAL IOWA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES SHIFTING SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE. A POTENT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DIVE INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO PROGRESS SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHWEST BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE FORECAST AREA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THURSDAY EVENING BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW SURFACE BASED CAPE INCREASING TO AROUND 1500 J/KG AHEAD OF THIS WAVE. 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 40 KTS...SO THINKING THERE COULD BE ORGANIZED CONVECTION DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STRONGEST FORCING ALOFT PASSES OVER NORTHERN AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN SO HIGHEST THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL BE ACROSS THESE AREAS. WILL HAVE TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE NEXT FEW MODEL RUNS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW SEVERE STORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HIGHS ON THURSDAY WILL BE MORE SEASONABLE WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM THE LOWER 80S ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN TO THE UPPER 80S OVER NORTHEAST IOWA. .LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY 330 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 24.00 FORECAST MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY INDICATING SURFACE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. PLAN ON VERY COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM THE MID 70S ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN TO AROUND 80 OVER NORTHEAST IOWA. ANOTHER PLEASANT DAY IS ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND HIGHS IN THE 80S. A WEAK EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AS WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVES MOVE ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. TEMPERATURES LOOK TO HOVER AROUND SEASONAL VALUES WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM THE LOWER TO UPPER 80S. && .AVIATION...TODAY AND TONIGHT 622 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 REGIONAL RADARS INDICATE THE BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS BACK INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND THEN BECOMES MORE SCATTERED IN NATURE ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA INTO EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. WOULD EXPECT THIS ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE PROPAGATING SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING WITH THE BACK EDGE DIMINISHING AS THE LOW LEVEL JET CONTINUES TO TURN AND BECOME MORE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST. THE 24.08Z HRRR LOOKS TO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THE CURRENT ACTIVITY AND MAINTAINS A PRETTY SOLID BAND THROUGH ABOUT 14Z AND THEN QUICKLY DIMINISHES IT BETWEEN 14 AND 16Z. THIS MAKES SENSE AS THE 24.06Z NAM INDICATES THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH SHOULD BE MOVING OFF TO THE EAST ABOUT THEN. WILL CARRY CATEGORICAL SHOWERS AT BOTH TAF SITES INTO THE MID MORNING AND THEN DROP BACK TO VCSH. THE WARM FRONT TO THE SOUTH WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTH TONIGHT BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH EITHER TAF SITE BY 12Z. AS THE NEXT SHORT WAVE TROUGH COMES OUT AND THE LOW LEVEL JET INTERSECTS THE FRONT TONIGHT...ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND STORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. MOST OF THIS ACTIVITY LOOKS TO BE NORTH OF THE TAF SITES WITH KLSE POSSIBLY HAVING A CHANCE OF SEE SOME SCATTERED ACTIVITY. DID NOT INCLUDE ANY CONVECTION FOR KRST AS THE MID LEVEL WARM AIR LOOKS TO COME IN AND CAP OFF THAT AREA. && .ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... 330 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 WI...NONE. MN...NONE. IA...NONE. && SHORT TERM...WETENKAMP LONG TERM...WETENKAMP AVIATION...04
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 24, 5:27 AM CDT, 6 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 527 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034- 041>044-053>055-061-251200- ADAMS-ALLAMAKEE-BUFFALO-CHICKASAW-CLARK-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-DODGE- FAYETTE-FILLMORE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOUSTON-HOWARD-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE- MITCHELL-MONROE-MOWER-OLMSTED-RICHLAND-TAYLOR-TREMPEALEAU-VERNON- WABASHA-WINNESHIEK-WINONA- 527 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF STORMS FORM THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...A FEW COULD BECOME SEVERE ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WOULD BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 100 TO 105 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS LOOK TO BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WITH ANY OF THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. WETENKAMP
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Local storm report, Jul 24, 9:15 AM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
915 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN MANTORVILLE 44.07N 92.77W
07/24/2012 M2.47 INCH DODGE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN ELGIN 2SSW 44.10N 92.27W
07/24/2012 M2.44 INCH OLMSTED MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN OXBOW PARK 44.09N 92.82W
07/24/2012 M2.11 INCH OLMSTED MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN WHITEWATER PARK 44.05N 92.05W
07/24/2012 M2.01 INCH OLMSTED MN CO-OP OBSERVER
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FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION...
VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSELocal storm report, Jul 24, 10:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1000 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0959 AM HEAVY RAIN ROCHESTER 44.01N 92.48W
07/24/2012 M3.00 INCH OLMSTED MN TRAINED SPOTTER
NEAR SILVER CREEK
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TMSLocal storm report, Jul 24, 11:12 AM CDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1112 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1053 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 N ST. CHARLES 44.04N 92.06W
07/24/2012 M3.50 INCH WINONA MN PUBLIC
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TMSLocal storm report, Jul 24, 11:28 AM CDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1128 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0111 AM TSTM WND GST 2 SSW ROCHESTER 43.99N 92.49W
07/24/2012 M40.00 MPH OLMSTED MN ASOS
0130 AM TSTM WND GST 4 W PRESTON 43.67N 92.16W
07/24/2012 M46.00 MPH FILLMORE MN AWOS
0209 AM TSTM WND GST 1 E DECORAH 43.31N 91.77W
07/24/2012 M60.00 MPH WINNESHIEK IA AWOS
0224 AM TSTM WND GST WAUKON 43.27N 91.48W
07/24/2012 M38.00 MPH ALLAMAKEE IA EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE FELL ON CAR AND SOME POWER OUTAGES
0254 AM TSTM WND GST 2 SE PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 43.02N 91.11W
07/24/2012 M53.00 MPH CRAWFORD WI AWOS
0312 AM TSTM WND GST BOSCOBEL 43.14N 90.70W
07/24/2012 M54.00 MPH GRANT WI ASOS
0315 AM TSTM WND DMG FENNIMORE 42.98N 90.65W
07/24/2012 GRANT WI EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER POLE BLOWN DOWN WITH SOME TREES DOWN IN SURROUNDING
TOWNSHIPS
0336 AM TSTM WND GST LONE ROCK 43.18N 90.20W
07/24/2012 M40.00 MPH RICHLAND WI ASOS
0345 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 N PLATTEVILLE 42.78N 90.48W
07/24/2012 GRANT WI TRAINED SPOTTER
3 LARGE OAK TREES DOWN
0348 AM TSTM WND DMG PLATTEVILLE 42.74N 90.48W
07/24/2012 GRANT WI EMERGENCY MNGR
SOME TREES AND LIMBS DOWN AROUND CITY
0355 AM TSTM WND GST PLATTEVILLE 42.74N 90.48W
07/24/2012 M44.00 MPH GRANT WI AWOS
0959 AM HEAVY RAIN ROCHESTER 44.01N 92.48W
07/24/2012 M3.00 INCH OLMSTED MN TRAINED SPOTTER
NEAR SILVER CREEK
1053 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 N ST. CHARLES 44.04N 92.06W
07/24/2012 M3.50 INCH WINONA MN PUBLIC
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