Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2012, 3:29 PM CDT for Wabasha County, Minnesota; Buffalo County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 61 min. 2 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
- May 26, 2012, 3:29 PM CDT (20:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2012, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Wabasha County, MN, Buffalo County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 3:55 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Nelson, WI | |
| May 26, 4:03 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 N Tell, WI |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 858 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
705
WUUS53 KARX 262029
SVRARX
MNC157-WIC011-262130-
/O.NEW.KARX.SV.W.0045.120526T2029Z-120526T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
329 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN WABASHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
BUFFALO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 430 PM CDT
* AT 329 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MODENA TO
LAKE CITY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS CAN PRODUCE QUARTER
SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WABASHA AROUND 345 PM...
MONDOVI AROUND 355 PM...
ALMA AND MODENA AROUND 400 PM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4444 9219 4442 9209 4460 9202 4460 9153
4431 9153 4431 9247
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 264DEG 26KT 4450 9194 4437 9222
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
044 follow-up statements
175
WWUS53 KARX 262045
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
345 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012
MNC157-WIC011-262130-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-120526T2130Z/
WABASHA MN-BUFFALO WI-
345 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BUFFALO AND
NORTHEASTERN WABASHA COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT...
AT 343 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WERE ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MODENA TO
WABASHA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS CAN PRODUCE QUARTER
SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
MONDOVI AND ALMA AROUND 400 PM...
MODENA AROUND 405 PM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4431 9218 4444 9219 4442 9209 4460 9202
4460 9153 4431 9153
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 264DEG 26KT 4454 9182 4438 9207
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
04378
WWUS53 KARX 262102
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
402 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012
MNC157-262112-
/O.CAN.KARX.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-120526T2130Z/
WABASHA MN-
402 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN WABASHA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED WABASHA COUNTY.
LAT...LON 4456 9204 4459 9202 4460 9201 4460 9153
4431 9153 4431 9191 4433 9192 4437 9197
4439 9203 4441 9206 4441 9209
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 237DEG 24KT 4442 9188
$$
WIC011-262130-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-120526T2130Z/
BUFFALO WI-
402 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BUFFALO COUNTY
UNTIL 430 PM CDT...
THE NELSON FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED 1 INCH HAIL WITH EARLIER STORMS.
AT 357 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TELL...JUST NORTHEAST OF
ALMA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM CAN PRODUCE QUARTER
SIZE HAIL.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
URNE AROUND 405 PM...
MODENA AND PRAAG AROUND 410 PM...
MONTANA AROUND 415 PM...
THE BIG SWAMP AREA AROUND 420 PM...
GILMANTON AROUND 425 PM...
MONDOVI AND LOOKOUT AROUND 430 PM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE
HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL FROM THESE STORMS MAY ALSO CAUSE THE PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 4456 9204 4459 9202 4460 9201 4460 9153
4431 9153 4431 9191 4433 9192 4437 9197
4439 9203 4441 9206 4441 9209
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 237DEG 24KT 4442 9188
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$
SHEA669 WWUS53 KARX 262114 SVSARX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 414 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012 WIC011-262130- /O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-120526T2130Z/ BUFFALO WI- 414 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BUFFALO COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM CDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS DROPPING LARGE HAIL NEAR MODENA...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALMA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM CAN PRODUCE PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... MONTANA AROUND 425 PM... GILMANTON AND LOOKOUT AROUND 430 PM... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL FROM THESE STORMS MAY ALSO CAUSE THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. && LAT...LON 4440 9189 4449 9186 4460 9153 4431 9153 TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 252DEG 21KT 4443 9180 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.50IN $$ SHEA
480 WWUS53 KARX 262128 SVSARX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 428 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012 WIC011-262138- /O.EXP.KARX.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-120526T2130Z/ BUFFALO WI- 428 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BUFFALO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. HOWEVER...THE STORM REMAINS STRONG AND COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...IN ADDITION TO LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM HAD PRODUCED GOLF BALL SIZE EARLIER...BETWEEN MODENA AND ALMA. LAT...LON 4440 9189 4449 9186 4460 9153 4431 9153 TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 247DEG 29KT 4447 9163 $$ SHEA
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 11:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Dodge | 32 min |
| May 26, 12:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Olmsted | 38 min |
| May 26, 2:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | Houston, Winona | 117 min |
| May 26, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson, Trempealeau | 43 min |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.