Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2014, 8:56 PM CDT for La Crosse County, Vernon County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 64 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 2014, 8:56 PM CDT (01:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2014, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties La Crosse County, WI, Vernon County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 3 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:56 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 9:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Holmen, WI | TREE BLOWN DONW ONTO A SHED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN. |
| Jun 16, 9:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S La Crosse, WI | SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR UW LA CROSSE AND IN DOWNTOWN LA CROSSE |
| Jun 16, 9:34 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | Coon Valley, WI |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 5:46 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 220 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
- 25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -136 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2158 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
061
WUUS53 KARX 170156
SVRARX
WIC063-123-170300-
/O.NEW.KARX.SV.W.0049.140617T0156Z-140617T0300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
856 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN VERNON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...
LA CROSSE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
* AT 855 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF DAKOTA TO NEAR NEW ALBIN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF DAMAGING
WINDS.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
LA CRESCENT AROUND 900 PM CDT.
HOLMEN...ONALASKA...STODDARD...BRICE PRAIRIE AND TOWN OF HOLLAND
AROUND 910 PM CDT.
FRENCH ISLAND AROUND 920 PM CDT.
LA CROSSE AND COON VALLEY AROUND 925 PM CDT.
BANGOR AND WEST SALEM AROUND 935 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
NEWTON...BURNS...ROCKLAND...CHASEBURG AND GENOA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AND NORTHEAST IOWA.
LAT...LON 4352 9110 4350 9122 4359 9123 4362 9127
4378 9125 4389 9132 4398 9142 4398 9132
4401 9135 4404 9133 4407 9127 4406 9122
4409 9119 4407 9115 4407 9091 4361 9090
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 219DEG 40KT 4388 9151 4350 9135
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
ZT3 follow-up statements
097
WWUS53 KARX 170227
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
927 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014
WIC063-123-170300-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-140617T0300Z/
VERNON WI-LA CROSSE WI-
927 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN VERNON AND LA CROSSE COUNTIES...
AT 926 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR HOLMEN TO NEAR VIROQUA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WEST SALEM AROUND 930 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
NEWTON...BURNS...ROCKLAND...CHASEBURG AND GENOA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AND NORTHEAST IOWA.
LAT...LON 4352 9110 4350 9122 4359 9123 4362 9127
4378 9125 4389 9132 4398 9142 4398 9132
4401 9135 4404 9133 4407 9127 4406 9122
4409 9119 4407 9115 4407 9091 4361 9090
TIME...MOT...LOC 0226Z 229DEG 36KT 4403 9121 4362 9097
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
AJ549
WWUS53 KARX 170247
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
947 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014
WIC063-123-170300-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-140617T0300Z/
VERNON WI-LA CROSSE WI-
947 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN VERNON AND LA CROSSE COUNTIES...
AT 945 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF NORTH BEND TO NEAR CASHTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. TREE BRANCHES WERE REPORTED DOWN NEAR
DOWNTOWN LA CROSSE AND U W LA CROSSE. 65 MPH WIND GUSTS
WERE ALSO REPORTED IN COON VALLEY.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN VERNON AND LA CROSSE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...NEWTON...BURNS...ROCKLAND...CHASEBURG AND BRINKMAN RIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AND NORTHEAST IOWA.
LAT...LON 4352 9110 4350 9122 4358 9118 4365 9116
4375 9112 4386 9115 4395 9123 4402 9123
4407 9127 4406 9122 4409 9119 4407 9115
4407 9091 4361 9090
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 219DEG 40KT 4418 9104 4377 9080
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
AJ854
WWUS53 KARX 170258
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
958 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014
WIC063-123-170307-
/O.EXP.KARX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-140617T0300Z/
VERNON WI-LA CROSSE WI-
958 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN VERNON AND LA
CROSSE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 PM CDT...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER
GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THE WAKE OF THESE
STORMS.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
CENTRAL AND EASTERN VERNON COUNTY UNTIL 1015 PM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AND NORTHEAST IOWA.
LAT...LON 4352 9110 4350 9122 4358 9118 4365 9116
4375 9112 4386 9115 4395 9123 4402 9123
4407 9127 4406 9122 4409 9119 4407 9115
4407 9091 4361 9090
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 219DEG 40KT 4418 9104 4377 9080
$$
AJThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 8:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo | 4 days |
| Jun 16, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Monroe, Vernon | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Crawford, Grant | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Grant | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Juneau, Monroe, Richland, Vernon | 38 min |
| Jun 16, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Grant | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Grant | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Adams, Juneau | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 11:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo | 21 days |
| Jun 17, 2:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Crawford, Grant, Jackson, Juneau and 5 more | 54 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.