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Tornado Warning 12, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2013, 1:36 PM CDT for Clark County, Jackson County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 24 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
- May 30, 2013, 1:36 PM CDT (18:36 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2013, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Clark County, WI, Jackson County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 11:56 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 221 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
- 422 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -145 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 899 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
475
WFUS53 KARX 301836
TORARX
WIC019-053-301900-
/O.NEW.KARX.TO.W.0012.130530T1836Z-130530T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
136 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTY IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 200 PM CDT
* AT 134 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST NORTHWEST OF BLACK RIVER FALLS...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HUMBIRD AND HATFIELD AROUND 155 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE I 94 EXIT 105...HIXTON ALMA
CENTER K O A...ALMA CENTER...MERRILLAN...BRUCE MOUND AND WILDCAT
MOUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4459 9093 4448 9063 4431 9082 4423 9090
4428 9106
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 204DEG 32KT 4431 9093
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
RRS2 follow-up statements
897
WWUS53 KARX 301847
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
147 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
WIC019-053-301900-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130530T1900Z/
CLARK WI-JACKSON WI-
147 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL JACKSON AND
SOUTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM CDT...
AT 143 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF BLACK RIVER FALLS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MERRILLAN AROUND 155 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE MERRILLAN...BRUCE MOUND...LAKE
ARBUTUS AND WILDCAT MOUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT.
&&
LAT...LON 4427 9086 4433 9102 4458 9089 4448 9063
4431 9082
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 209DEG 29KT 4440 9086
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
RRS426
WWUS53 KARX 301859
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
159 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
WIC019-053-301909-
/O.EXP.KARX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130530T1900Z/
CLARK WI-JACKSON WI-
159 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL JACKSON AND SOUTHWESTERN CLARK
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 4427 9086 4433 9102 4458 9089 4448 9063
4431 9082
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 209DEG 29KT 4448 9079
$$
RRSThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 7:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Clark, Jackson, Monroe | 8 hr |
| May 29, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Adams, Juneau | 66 min |
| May 29, 8:40 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 6 days |
| May 29, 11:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | La Crosse | 10 hr |
| May 30, 12:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Crawford, Grant, Richland | 9 hr |
| May 30, 10:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Crawford, Grant | 72 hr |
| May 30, 2:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Clark | 24 min |
| May 30, 2:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Grant | 49 min |
| May 30, 3:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Richland | 37 min |
| May 30, 3:38 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Jackson | 37 hr |
| May 30, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Adams, Juneau | 35 min |
| May 30, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Adams, Juneau | 55 min |
| May 30, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Adams | 42 min |
| May 30, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Crawford, Grant | 54 min |
| May 30, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Crawford, Grant, Richland, Vernon | 46 min |
| May 30, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland, Trempealeau, Vernon | 67 min |
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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.