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Wind Advisory 2, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Feb 10, 2013, 8:38 PM CST for 11 counties in Wisconsin; 7 counties in Minnesota; 8 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Feb 11, 2013, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2013, 8:38 PM CST (02:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2013, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2013, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
All 26 counties
Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN, Adams County, WI, Buffalo County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:40 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 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 477 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
029 WWUS73 KARX 110238 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 838 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT... .SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AFTER A COLD FRONT SWINGS THROUGH THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AROUND MIDNIGHT AND DEVELOP NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME TO SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS APPEARS TO BE FROM AROUND SUNRISE UNTIL NOON TOMORROW MORNING. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034- 041>044-053>055-061-111045- /O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0002.130211T0600Z-130211T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 838 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM CST MONDAY. * WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM NORTHEAST IOWA ON INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. * SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ HALBACH WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
6 follow-up statements
110 WWUS73 KARX 110641 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1241 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING... .SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BY 3 AM. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME TO SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS APPEARS TO BE FROM AROUND SUNRISE UNTIL NOON. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034- 041>044-053>055-061-111445- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130211T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 1241 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THROUGH 3 AM. * SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE SEEN BETWEEN SUNRISE AND NOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER... OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BOYNE WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
844 WWUS73 KARX 110851 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 251 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... .SUSTAINED WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST SO FAR WAS 49 MPH AT PLATTEVILLE WISCONSIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM BETWEEN 7 AM AND NOON. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034- 041>044-053>055-061-111700- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130211T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 251 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * SUSTAINED WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE SEEN BETWEEN SUNRISE AND NOON. 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. && $$ BOYNE WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
901 WWUS73 KARX 111240 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 640 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... .SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST SO FAR ARE 49 MPH AT PLATTEVILLE WISCONSIN...41 MPH AT KELLOGG MINNESOTA...AND 40 MPH AT PRESTON MINNESOTA. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034- 041>044-053>055-061-112045- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130211T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 640 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * SUSTAINED WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER... OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BOYNE WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
003 WWUS73 KARX 111500 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 900 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... .SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. PEAK WIND GUST REPORTS THROUGH 9 AM INCLUDE 49 MPH AT PLATTEVILLE WISCONSIN...48 MPH AT CHARLES CITY IOWA...AND 40 MPH AT OELWEIN AND IONIA IOWA. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034- 041>044-053>055-061-112100- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130211T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 900 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * SUSTAINED WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE A LITTLE BLOWING OF THE NEW SNOWFALL...SO WATCH OUT FOR DRIFTING OR BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ MW WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
403 WWUS73 KARX 111818 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1218 PM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON... .SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID- AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE EXTENT OF THE HIGHER WINDS ARE NOT AS LARGE AS PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED...SO SOME AREAS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ADVISORY. PEAK WIND GUST REPORTS THROUGH NOON INCLUDE 49 MPH AT PLATTEVILLE WISCONSIN...48 MPH AT CHARLES CITY IOWA... AND 43 MPH AT PRESTON MINNESOTA. MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053-055-111930- /O.CAN.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130211T2100Z/ WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE- MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...BLACK RIVER FALLS... LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER 1218 PM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT QUITE AS HIGH AS PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED. AS A RESULT...A WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER WARRANTED IN THESE AREAS. $$ IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ086-087-094-095-WIZ054-061-112100- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130211T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-CRAWFORD-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... PLATTEVILLE 1218 PM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * SUSTAINED WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE A LITTLE BLOWING OF THE NEW SNOWFALL...SO WATCH OUT FOR DRIFTING OR BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ MW WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
832 WWUS73 KARX 112057 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 257 PM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...BREEZY CONDITIONS DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON... .ALTHOUGH IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY FOR ANOTHER FEW HOURS...WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED SOMEWHAT AND ARE NOW BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. LOOK FOR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH SUNSET. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ086-087-094-095-WIZ054-061-112200- /O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130211T2100Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-CRAWFORD-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... PLATTEVILLE 257 PM CST MON FEB 11 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... LOOK FOR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET BEFORE DIMINISHING. THIS IS BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...SO THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ MW 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.