High Wind Warning 1, NWS La Crosse, WI

Issued

Jun 30, 2014, 4:34 PM CDT (21:34 UTC)

Expired

Jun 30, 2014, 6:59 PM CDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS La Crosse, WI

Counties Allamakee County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Houston County, MN, Adams County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Vernon County, WI

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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473 
WWUS73 KARX 302134
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
434 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

...STRONG WINDS AND TREE DAMAGE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING...

.STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING IN THE WAKE OF A
STORM COMPLEX CROSSING IOWA...SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND NORTHERN
ILLINOIS. THESE WINDS HAVE GUSTED ALREADY IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH
RANGE. WITH SOILS ALREADY MOIST...TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE FROM
THESE WIND GUSTS. IN FACT...ONE TREE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED
DOWN IN THE CITY OF LA CROSSE. LOOK FOR THE HIGH WINDS TO END BY 8
PM.

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ034-041>044-053>055-061-010100-
/O.NEW.KARX.HW.W.0001.140630T2134Z-140701T0100Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-
MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
434 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS THAT COULD GUST PERHAPS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH
  PRIOR TO 8 PM.

* THE STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD LEAD TO TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THE MOIST
  SOILS THAT EXIST. IN ADDITION...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT AT
  TIMES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

AJ

036 
WWUS73 KARX 302359
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
659 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

...STRONG WIND POTENTIAL DIMINISHING...

.WINDS HAVE GREATLY DIMINISHED OVER THE UPPER MISISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY REGION...MOSTLY DUE TO THE STRONG COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS
NOW SHIFTED OFF TO LAKE MICHIGAN. SOME GUSTS COULD STILL REACH 35
MPH AT TIMES...MAINLY IN FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ034-041>044-053>055-061-010100-
/O.CAN.KARX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140701T0100Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-
MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
659 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE GREATLY DIMINISHED...BUT SOME GUSTS COULD STILL REACH
35 MPH AT TIMES...MAINLY IN FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.

$$

AJ

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