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Wind Advisory 8, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at May 17, 2012, 9:50 AM CDT for 5 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at May 17, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 17, 2012, 9:50 AM CDT (14:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 17, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 17, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
Counties Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:50 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 12:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 2136 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
916 WWUS73 KARX 171450 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 950 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... .PLAN ON SOUTHERLY WINDS TO INCREASE TO NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ACROSS OPEN AREAS AND RIDGE TOPS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS ARE DUE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STRENGTHENING OVER THE DAKOTAS AND THE EXPECTED CLEARING OF THE CLOUDS. LOOK FOR THE WINDS TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE SUN BEGINS TO SET. MNZ079-086-087-094-095-172300- /O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0008.120517T1800Z-120518T0000Z/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 950 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * EXPECT SOUTHERLY SUSTAINED WINDS TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. LOOK FOR THE HIGHEST WINDS TO OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AND 5 PM. * THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS OPEN AREAS AND RIDGE TOPS. * DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR THOSE TRAVELING ON WEST TO EAST ROADS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 90. 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. && $$ AJ WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
3 follow-up statements
578 WWUS73 KARX 171805 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 105 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...WINDS INCREASING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... .SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. AS OF 1 PM...SUSTAINED WINDS AT THE ROCHESTER AND DODGE CENTER AIRPORTS WERE ALREADY BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. PLAN ON SOUTHERLY WINDS TO INCREASE A LITTLE MORE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TOPPING OUT NEAR 45 MPH ACROSS OPEN AREAS AND RIDGE TOPS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. THESE WINDS ARE DUE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STRENGTHENING OVER THE DAKOTAS AND THE EXPECTED CLEARING OF THE CLOUDS. LOOK FOR THE WINDS TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE SUN BEGINS TO SET. MNZ079-086-087-094-095-180000- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120518T0000Z/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 105 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * EXPECT SOUTHERLY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR THE HIGHEST WINDS TO OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AND 5 PM. PLAN ON WINDS TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS OPEN AREAS AND RIDGE TOPS. * DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR THOSE TRAVELING ON WEST TO EAST ROADS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 90. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER... OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AJ WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
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
371 WWUS73 KARX 172355 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 655 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...WINDS ARE DIMINISHING... .WINDS WERE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE REGION AND THIS TREND IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. ALTHOUGH A FEW GUSTS TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. MNZ079-086-087-094-095-180100- /O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120518T0000Z/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 655 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM. $$ RABERDING WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
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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.