Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2013, 7:54 AM CDT for Richland County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2013, 7:54 AM CDT (12:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2013, 8:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Richland County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:57 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, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 1034 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -104 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1226 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
415
WUUS53 KARX 221254
SVRARX
WIC103-221330-
/O.NEW.KARX.SV.W.0113.130822T1254Z-130822T1330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
754 AM CDT THU AUG 22 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 830 AM CDT
* AT 752 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF
MUSCODA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
LONE ROCK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!
&&
LAT...LON 4316 9021 4319 9026 4319 9028 4321 9033
4320 9039 4320 9047 4325 9053 4334 9036
4324 9018 4317 9018
TIME...MOT...LOC 1255Z 311DEG 23KT 4320 9030
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
HALBACH2 follow-up statements
732
WWUS53 KARX 221304
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
804 AM CDT THU AUG 22 2013
WIC103-221330-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-130822T1330Z/
RICHLAND WI-
804 AM CDT THU AUG 22 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
RICHLAND COUNTY UNTIL 830 AM CDT...
AT 802 AM...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF
MUSCODA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WAS HEADING
INTO THE LONE ROCK AREA...AND AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 14.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...LONE ROCK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!
&&
LAT...LON 4316 9021 4317 9022 4318 9024 4319 9026
4319 9028 4321 9033 4320 9039 4320 9047
4325 9046 4332 9035 4324 9018 4317 9018
TIME...MOT...LOC 1303Z 308DEG 20KT 4323 9030
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SHEA081
WWUS53 KARX 221319
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
819 AM CDT THU AUG 22 2013
WIC103-221329-
/O.CAN.KARX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-130822T1330Z/
RICHLAND WI-
819 AM CDT THU AUG 22 2013
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE COUNTY THOUGH
AND MAY LEAD TO SOME BRIEF...LOCALIZED FLOODING.
LAT...LON 4316 9021 4317 9022 4318 9024 4319 9026
4319 9028 4321 9033 4320 9039 4320 9047
4325 9046 4332 9035 4324 9018 4317 9018
TIME...MOT...LOC 1319Z 308DEG 20KT 4317 9020
$$
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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.