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Wind Advisory 2, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Apr 26, 2014, 3:45 PM CDT for 6 counties in Iowa; 4 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 27, 2014, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2014, 3:45 PM CDT (20:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 27, 2014, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2014, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
Counties Chickasaw County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 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 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 1172 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
297 WWUS73 KARX 262045 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 345 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA ON SUNDAY... .PLAN ON BREEZY EASTERLY WINDS TONIGHT TO INCREASE FURTHER ON SUNDAY...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LIKELY. EXPECT THESE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY EVENING...STRONGEST ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 52. TRAVEL ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-270445- /O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0002.140427T1400Z-140428T0200Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 345 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY. * PLAN ON EASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TRAVEL ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 218...WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ AJ
8 follow-up statements
685 WWUS73 KARX 270058 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 758 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA ON SUNDAY... .PLAN ON EASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT. THESE SUSTAINED EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ON SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 52. TRAVEL ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-270900- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.140427T1400Z-140428T0200Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 758 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY... * PLAN ON EASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TRAVEL ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 218...WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER... OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BOYNE
855 WWUS73 KARX 270431 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1131 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA ON SUNDAY... .PLAN ON EASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT. THESE SUSTAINED EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ON SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 52. TRAVEL ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-271245- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.140427T1400Z-140428T0200Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 1131 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY... * PLAN ON EASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. GUSTS OF UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * TRAVEL ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 218...WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ BOYNE
823 WWUS73 KARX 270858 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 358 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...WINDS INCREASING ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA THIS MORNING... .EAST WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE PLAINS. WINDS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY IN THE 20 T0 30 MPH RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER AS THE DAY PROGRESSES... WITH 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED SPEEDS...AND GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. TRAVEL ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-271800- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.140427T1400Z-140428T0200Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 358 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO EVENING. GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TOO...ESPECIALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 52. * TRAVEL ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 218 AND 52...WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FASTEN DOWN ANY LOOSE OBJECTS IN THE YARD TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER... OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BAUMGARDT
261 WWUS73 KARX 271255 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 755 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...STRONG EAST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .EAST WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE PLAINS. WINDS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY IN THE 20 T0 30 MPH RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...WITH 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED SPEEDS...AND GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. TRAVEL ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-272100- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.140427T1400Z-140428T0200Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 755 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO EVENING. GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TOO...ESPECIALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 52. * TRAVEL ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 218 AND 52...WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FASTEN DOWN ANY LOOSE OBJECTS IN THE YARD TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING AIRBORNE. 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. && $$ WETENKAMP
012 WWUS73 KARX 271514 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1014 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...STRONG EAST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .EAST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 T0 30 MPH RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WANE INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH UP TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. TRAVEL ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-272315- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140428T0200Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 1014 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TRAVEL ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 218 AND 52...WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FASTEN DOWN ANY LOOSE OBJECTS IN THE YARD TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER... OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BOYNE
701 WWUS73 KARX 271852 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 152 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...STRONG EAST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .EAST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 T0 30 MPH RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WANE INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH UP TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. DURING THE PAST HOUR...THE WINDS HAVE GUSTED UP TO 40 MPH NEAR DEXTER MINNESOTA AND 39 MPH AT CHARLES CITY IOWA. TRAVEL ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-280200- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140428T0200Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 152 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TRAVEL ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 218 AND 52...WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FASTEN DOWN ANY LOOSE OBJECTS IN THE YARD TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING AIRBORNE. 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. && $$ BOYNE
126 WWUS73 KARX 272032 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 332 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...STRONG EAST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .EAST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 T0 30 MPH RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WANE INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH UP TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. DURING THE PAST HOUR...THE WINDS HAVE GUSTED UP TO 45 MPH NEAR DEXTER MINNESOTA AND 43 MPH AT DODGE CENTER MN. TRAVEL ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-280200- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140428T0200Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 332 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TRAVEL ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 218 AND 52...WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FASTEN DOWN ANY LOOSE OBJECTS IN THE YARD TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER... OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BOYNE
271 WWUS73 KARX 280157 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 857 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...SOME IMPROVEMENT IN WINDS...BUT WILL STAY STRONG OVERNIGHT... .WIND SPEEDS HAVE WEAKENED SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING...BUT WILL STAY RELATIVELY STRONG AND GUSTY OVERNIGHT. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40. THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-280300- /O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140428T0200Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 857 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... WIND SPEEDS HAVE WEAKENED SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING...BUT WILL STAY STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. LOOK FOR SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40. $$ RIECK
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 6:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 63 min |
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.