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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 10, 2012, 2:49 PM CST for Clark County, Jackson County, Taylor County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 11, 2012, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2012, 2:49 PM CST (20:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2012, 3:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2012, 7:46 AM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
Counties Clark County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Taylor County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:48 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
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 439 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 263 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
102 WWUS43 KARX 102049 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 249 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...BITTER WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .ARCTIC AIR HAS SPREAD INTO THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD INTO THE PLAINS TONIGHT WHICH WILL CLEAR ANY REMAINING CLOUDS FROM THE REGION. WITH WIND REMAINING IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE AND TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WIZ017-029-034-110500- /O.NEW.KARX.WC.Y.0002.120211T0900Z-120211T1500Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 249 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY. * WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ RABERDING WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
4 follow-up statements
002 WWUS43 KARX 110347 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 947 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...BITTER WIND CHILLS DEVELOPING...CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW ZERO AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING ON SATURDAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE MORNING AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB ABOVE ZERO UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. IF VENTURING OUT TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE COLD. WIZ017-029-034-111200- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.120211T0900Z-120211T1500Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 947 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... * WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY. * WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ RIECK WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
119 WWUS43 KARX 110736 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 136 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...BITTER WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THIS MORNING... .THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES FALLING TO AROUND ZERO AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE MORNING AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB TO AROUND 10 DEGREES UNDER SUNNY SKIES. IF VENTURING OUT THIS SATURDAY...TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE COLD. WIZ017-029-034-111500- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.120211T0900Z-120211T1500Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 136 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WIND CHILLS WILL BE AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID MORNING. * WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ BOYNE WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
041 WWUS43 KARX 110959 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 359 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THIS MORNING... .THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES FALLING TO AROUND ZERO AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE MORNING AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB TO AROUND 10 DEGREES UNDER SUNNY SKIES. IF VENTURING OUT THIS MORNING...TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE COLD. WIZ017-029-034-111500- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120211T1500Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 359 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WIND CHILLS WILL BE AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID MORNING. * WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ BOYNE WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
685 WWUS43 KARX 111346 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 746 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING... .WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 20 BELOW RANGE THROUGH 10 AM...AND THEN RISE INTO THE ZERO TO 10 BELOW RANGE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. SINCE THE WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO TO STAY ABOVE 20 BELOW...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WIZ017-029-034-111500- /O.CAN.KARX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120211T1500Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS 746 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. WHILE THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...RESIDENTS SHOULD STILL EXPECT TO SEE WIND CHILLS REMAINING IN THE 10 TO 20 BELOW RANGE THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING. $$ BOYNE WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
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.