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Wind Chill Advisory 18, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 7, 2014, 3:06 AM CST for 7 counties in Minnesota; 8 counties in Iowa; 13 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jan 7, 2014, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2014, 3:06 AM CST (09:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 7, 2014, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2014, 9:07 AM CST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
All 28 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, Clark County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Taylor County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:06 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 724 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 265 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 371 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
949 WWUS43 KARX 070906 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 306 AM CST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CONTINUE THIS MORNING... .WIND CHILLS ARE IN THE 25 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO RANGE ACROSS THE REGION. WARMER AIR AND LIGHTER WINDS ARE ALSO MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST WHICH IS HELPING TO IMPROVE WIND CHILL INDICES THIS MORNING. AS A RESULT...HAVE DOWNGRADED SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND A PORTION OF WESTERN WISCONSIN TO A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR WIND CHILLS IN THE 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE. THIS REMAINS A DANGEROUS SITUATION...PARTICULARLY FOR WESTERN TO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHERE THE WIND CHILLS ARE STILL IN THE 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO RANGE. WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN IN 10 MINUTES. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-033-041- 071715- /O.CAN.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KARX.WC.Y.0018.140107T0906Z-140107T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 306 AM CST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN WILL OCCUR IN 30 MINUTES. ENSURE ANIMALS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR THESE COLD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ017-029-034-042>044-053>055-061-071715- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 306 AM CST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR THIS MORNING. * THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR THOSE NOT INSIDE OR WEARING PROPER CLOTHING. FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN WILL OCCUR IN 10 MINUTES. ENSURE ANIMALS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR THESE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS CAN QUICKLY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ HALBACH
7 follow-up statements
897 WWUS43 KARX 071337 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 737 AM CST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILLS IMPROVING BUT STILL BITTERLY COLD... .THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE 10 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO RANGE AND WINDS OF AROUND 10 MPH HAS LEAD TO WIND CHILLS IN THE 20 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO RANGE. THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS ARE IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE THE COLDEST TO GO ALONG WITH THE STILL WINDY CONDITIONS. SO...WHILE WIND CHILLS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE DAY...THEY WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD AND DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE OUT IN THE ELEMENTS. WIND CHILLS AT THESE LEVELS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN IN 10 TO 30 MINUTES. WIZ017-029-034-042>044-053>055-061-071800- /O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND- GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 737 AM CST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. * THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR THOSE NOT INSIDE OR WEARING PROPER CLOTHING. FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN WILL OCCUR IN 10 MINUTES. ENSURE ANIMALS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR THESE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS CAN QUICKLY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-033-041- 071800- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140107T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 737 AM CST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN WILL OCCUR IN 30 MINUTES. ENSURE ANIMALS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR THESE COLD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ HALBACH
021 WWUS43 KARX 071746 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1146 AM CST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...A BRIEF REPRIEVE FROM THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FOR MOST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON... .WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 25 BELOW RANGE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR CLARK AND TAYLOR COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. AS A RESULT...THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL BE CHANGED TO A WIND CHILL ADVISORY THAT WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL HAVE A BRIEF BREAK FROM THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WITH VALUES RANGING FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO TO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO. HOWEVER...THESE VALUES WILL DROP AFTER SUNSET AND BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN 15 AND 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL WIND CHILL ADVISORIES MAY BE ISSUED FOR THIS TIME PERIOD. WIZ017-029-080200- /O.EXP.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KARX.WC.Y.0018.140107T1800Z-140108T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 1146 AM CST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * THE WIND CHILLS WILL BOTTOM OUT LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE 25 TO 35 BELOW RANGE. * FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN WILL OCCUR IN 30 MINUTES. ENSURE ANIMALS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR THESE COLD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ034-042>044-053>055-061-071900- /O.EXP.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1800Z/ JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 1146 AM CST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE WINDS CHILLS HAVE IMPROVED THROUGH THE MORNING ENOUGH THAT THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. STILL EXPECT WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS BELOW ZERO FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. THESE VALUES WILL DROP OVERNIGHT AND BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AND A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED FOR THIS PERIOD. $$ IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-033-041- 071900- /O.EXP.KARX.WC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140107T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 1146 AM CST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE WINDS CHILLS HAVE IMPROVED THROUGH THE MORNING ENOUGH THAT THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. STILL EXPECT WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO TO TEENS BELOW ZERO FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. THESE VALUES WILL DROP OVERNIGHT AND BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN 15 AND 30 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AND A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED FOR THIS PERIOD. $$ 04
781 WWUS43 KARX 072116 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 316 PM CST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...YET ANOTHER NIGHT WITH BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS... .BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES WILL ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA. VALUES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE FOR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT...WIND CHILL ADVISORIES WILL BE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS RECENT DAYS...WHICH COULD RESULT IN VERY LITTLE DIFFERENCE AT TIMES BETWEEN THE AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS. HOWEVER...EVEN A 5 MPH WIND WILL DROP THE WIND CHILL VALUES WHEN AIR TEMPERATURES ARE AS COLD THEY ARE. REMEMBER...WITH THESE VALUES...EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 TO 30 MINUTES. MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053-080530- /O.EXB.KARX.WC.Y.0018.140108T0000Z-140108T1800Z/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-BUFFALO- TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA 316 PM CST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILLS WILL BOTTOM OUT LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE. * FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN WILL OCCUR IN 30 MINUTES. ENSURE ANIMALS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR THESE COLD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-080530- /O.EXB.KARX.WC.Y.0018.140108T0600Z-140108T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 316 PM CST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILLS WILL BOTTOM OUT LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE. * FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN WILL OCCUR IN 30 MINUTES. ENSURE ANIMALS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR THESE COLD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ017-029-080530- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140108T1800Z/ TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 316 PM CST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * WIND CHILLS WILL BOTTOM OUT LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE 25 TO 35 BELOW RANGE. * FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN WILL OCCUR IN 30 MINUTES. ENSURE ANIMALS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR THESE COLD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ 04
103 WWUS43 KARX 080238 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 838 PM CST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...ANOTHER NIGHT OF BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS... .TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING ARE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO...WHICH COMBINED WITH LIGHT WINDS...PRODUCED WIND CHILL VALUES FROM -10 TO -20. OVERNIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE TEENS TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO. ADD IN THE LIGHT WIND AND WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS RECENT DAYS...WHICH COULD RESULT IN VERY LITTLE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS AT TIMES. HOWEVER...EVEN A 5 MPH WIND WILL DROP THE WIND CHILL VALUES WHEN AIR TEMPERATURES ARE AS COLD THEY ARE. REMEMBER...WITH THESE VALUES...EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 TO 30 MINUTES. MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-081045- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140108T1800Z/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD... NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA 838 PM CST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * WIND CHILLS WILL BOTTOM OUT LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE. * FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN WILL OCCUR IN 30 MINUTES. ENSURE ANIMALS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR THESE COLD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-081045- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0018.140108T0600Z-140108T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 838 PM CST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * WIND CHILLS WILL BOTTOM OUT LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE. * FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN WILL OCCUR IN 30 MINUTES. ENSURE ANIMALS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR THESE COLD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ ZT
702 WWUS43 KARX 080754 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 154 AM CST WED JAN 8 2014 ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING... .EVEN THOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT THIS MORNING...ANY SMALL GUSTS OF WIND WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS DROPPING INTO THE 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO RANGE THANKS TO AIR TEMPERATURES BEING IN THE 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO RANGE. WITH THESE VALUES... EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 30 MINUTES. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-081600- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140108T1800Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON... VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 154 AM CST WED JAN 8 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WIND CHILLS WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE. * FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN WILL OCCUR IN 30 MINUTES. ENSURE ANIMALS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR THESE COLD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ HALBACH
737 WWUS43 KARX 080904 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 304 AM CST WED JAN 8 2014 ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING... .EVEN THOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT THIS MORNING...ANY SMALL GUSTS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS DROPPING INTO THE 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO RANGE. THIS IS DUE TO AIR TEMPERATURES BEING IN THE 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO RANGE. WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE FASTER IN NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...SO HAVE MOVED THE END TIME OF THE ADVISORY UP A FEW HOURS THERE. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-061-081500- /O.EXT.KARX.WC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140108T1500Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...PLATTEVILLE 304 AM CST WED JAN 8 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WIND CHILLS WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE AND THEN IMPROVE BY 9 AM. * FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN WILL OCCUR IN 30 MINUTES. ENSURE ANIMALS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR THESE COLD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-055-081715- /O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140108T1800Z/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD... NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER 304 AM CST WED JAN 8 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WIND CHILLS WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE AND IMPROVE BY NOON. * FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN WILL OCCUR IN 30 MINUTES. ENSURE ANIMALS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR THESE COLD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ HALBACH
894 WWUS43 KARX 081507 WSWARX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 907 AM CST WED JAN 8 2014 ...WIND CHILLS IMPROVING THIS MORNING... .HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OVERHEAD THIS MORNING WAS PROVIDING VERY LIGHT TO CALM WINDS. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WERE STILL FRIGID THIS MORNING...WIND CHILLS HAVE IMPROVED INTO 10 BEL0W TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE. MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-055-081615- /O.CAN.KARX.WC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140108T1800Z/ WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD... NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON...VIROQUA...RICHLAND CENTER 907 AM CST WED JAN 8 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OVERHEAD THIS MORNING WAS PROVIDING VERY LIGHT TO CALM WINDS. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WERE STILL FRIGID THIS MORNING...WIND CHILLS HAVE IMPROVED INTO 10 BEL0W TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE. THEREFORE...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-061-081615- /O.EXP.KARX.WC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140108T1500Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...PLATTEVILLE 907 AM CST WED JAN 8 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OVERHEAD THIS MORNING WAS PROVIDING VERY LIGHT TO CALM WINDS. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WERE STILL FRIGID THIS MORNING...WIND CHILLS HAVE IMPROVED INTO 10 BEL0W TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE. THEREFORE...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ DAS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Jan 6, 11:37 PM CST, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 11:37 PM CST, 3 hours 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1137 PM CST MON JAN 6 2014
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 243 PM CST MON JAN 6 2014
CURRENTLY AS OF 20Z...WATER VAPOR LOOP AND RAP 500MB HEIGHT ANALYSIS
SHOWED RIDGING OVER THE WESTERN U.S. INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA AND AN
ANOMALOUSLY DEEP TROUGH ENCOMPASSING MUCH OF THE EASTERN U.S..
WITHIN THIS DEEP TROUGH...THE POLAR VORTEX STRETCHED FROM NORTHERN
ONTARIO INTO LOWER MI. THE COLDEST AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE VORTEX
HAS BEEN ON ITS BACK SIDE...NOTED BY 925MB TEMPS AT 12Z OF -34C AT
MPX AND -35C AT INL...OR 3-3.5 STANDARD DEVIATIONS BELOW NORMAL.
THIS ARCTIC AIR HAS MODIFIED SOMEWHAT THROUGH DAYTIME HEATING...BUT
925MB TEMPS PER RAP ANALYSIS ARE STILL NEAR -30C. SURFACE
TEMPERATURES HAVE MANAGED TO CLIMB INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO.
HOWEVER...A PERSISTENT 10 TO 20 MPH WIND WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH HAVE
KEPT WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. THESE WINDS ARE A
RESULT OF A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A SURFACE RIDGE OVER
THE DAKOTAS AND A DEEP LOW OVER CENTRAL QUEBEC.
THE POLAR VORTEX IS PROGGED TO GRADUALLY LOSE ITS GRIP ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA AND GREAT LAKES REGION...LIFTING INTO NORTHERN QUEBEC
BY 00Z WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW WARMER AIR TO ENTER THE
REGION. ONE CAVEAT TO THE WARMER AIR IS A SHORTWAVE OVER THE
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES WHICH MODELS SHOW DROPPING DOWN THE BACK SIDE
OF THE VORTEX...COMING INTO NORTHERN WI AT 00Z WEDNESDAY. THIS
SHORTWAVE WILL SLOW SOME OF THE WARM UP.
REGARDING TEMPERATURES...925MB READINGS ARE PROGGED TO CLIMB THROUGH
THE NEXT 24 HOURS...REACHING -24 TO -28C BY 12Z TUE AND TO -18 TO -
22C BY 00Z WED. DESPITE THE WARMING ABOVE THE SURFACE...TEMPERATURES
SHOULD STILL COOL DOWN CLOSE TO READINGS SEEN LAST NIGHT BECAUSE OF
WINDS WHICH ARE GOING TO BE LIGHTER. HOWEVER...A BREEZE WILL PERSIST
SINCE THE SURFACE RIDGE IS STILL OFF TO OUR WEST...WHICH MEANS WIND
CHILL VALUES ARE LIKELY TO STAY BETWEEN 35 AND 55 BELOW ZERO. WINDS
DO MANAGE TO BACK MORE WEST TO POSSIBLY EVEN SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY...
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT DROPPING THROUGH MN THAT IS ACCOMPANYING THE
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES SHORTWAVE. THIS BACKING OF WINDS PLUS WARMER
925MB VALUES AND SOME SUN SHOULD HELP BOOST HIGHS TOWARDS THE SINGLE
DIGITS ABOVE ZERO...AT LEAST SOUTHWEST OF I-94. NORTH OF I-94...WIND
CHILL ISSUES ARE GOING TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND AN
ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED AFTER THE WARNING EXPIRES.
SKY COVER REMAINS A TRICKY FORECAST IN THIS ARCTIC AIRMASS.
ANTICIPATING A PERIOD OF POSSIBLY CLEAR SKIES THIS EVENING ONCE ANY
DIURNAL STRATOCUMULUS DISSIPATES WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING.
HOWEVER...LOW STRATUS CURRENTLY IN SOUTHERN MANITOBA AND NORTHWEST
MN LOOKS TO MAKE A RUN AT LOCATIONS NORTH OF I-94 LATE THIS EVENING
INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. MID/HIGH CLOUDS SHOULD THEN INCREASE
OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH EVEN SOME LOWER STRATUS ACROSS
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA...AS ISENTROPIC LIFT PICKS UP AHEAD
OF THE COLD FRONT AND SHORTWAVE. SOME FLURRIES COULD OCCUR FROM
THE CLOUDS AS WELL ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN HALF OF THE AREA ON
TUESDAY AS CLOUD HEIGHTS THERE FALL.
.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 243 PM CST MON JAN 6 2014
MODELS REMAIN IN AGREEMENT SHOWING THE PATTERN GREATLY DEAMPLIFYING
ACROSS THE U.S....BECOMING ZONAL BY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL
SHIFT THE TEMPERATURE FLOW FROM THE ARCTIC TO THE PACIFIC. WE DO
HAVE TO WAIT JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER AS THAT SHORTWAVE DROPPING
INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN BRINGS A BRIEF REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR
TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS SHOT OF COLD AIR WILL BE NOTICED THE MOST IN
NORTHERN WI WHERE WIND CHILLS LOOK TO STAY DOWN BETWEEN 20 AND 35
BELOW ZERO. A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AREA IS PROGGED TO DRIFT
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA LATE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS
HIGH SHOULD HELP TO CALM THE WINDS DOWN...WHICH DOES BRING A
CONCERN FOR LOW TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER
WISCONSIN. AIRMASS REMAINS QUITE DRY WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER BELOW
0.1 INCHES...SO TEMPERATURES COULD REALLY TANK IN THE TYPICALLY
COLD SPOTS. SOUTHERLY FLOW ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS HIGH PRESSURE
AREA KICKS WARM ADVECTION INTO HIGH GEAR ON THURSDAY. 925MB TEMPS
CLIMB TO -6 TO -10C. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE QUITE A FEW CLOUDS
AROUND...THESE SOUTHERLY WINDS SHOULD HELP PROPEL TEMPERATURES
GENERALLY INTO THE MID TEENS TO AROUND 20...ABOUT 30 DEGREES
WARMER THAN TODAY. NOTE...THERE COULD BE SOME WIND CHILL ISSUES
THURSDAY MORNING AS THE SOUTH WINDS INCREASE. THERE WERE SOME
HINTS OF THE 06.15Z SREF OF SOME POSSIBLE PRECIPITATION WITH THIS
WARM ADVECTION...BUT KEPT THESE OUT WITH NO OTHER DETERMINISTIC
MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWING IT.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR FRIDAY INTO MONDAY...
1. GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT EXISTS THAT A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVE
TROUGH WILL MOVE FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON THU...TO THE NORTHERN
PLAINS ON FRI AND GREAT LAKES ON SAT. A PLUME OF HIGHER PRECIPITABLE
WATER ON THE ORDER OF A 0.5-0.7 INCHES COMES INTO THE REGION AHEAD
OF THE TROUGH ON FRIDAY. COMBINING THIS MOISTURE WITH THE DPVA AND
ISENTROPIC LOOKS TO YIELD SOME PRECIPITATION. HAVE RAISED POPS ABOUT
5-10 PERCENT...BUT IF THE TRENDS IN THE 06.12Z GFS/ECMWF CONTINUE
THESE CHANCES NEED TO BE RAISED FURTHER. NOTE THAT THE 06.12Z
CANADIAN HOLDS PRECIPITATION OFF TIL FRIDAY NIGHT...WHICH IS PARTLY
THE CAUSE TOO OF THE SMALLER CHANCE INCREASE. THE TYPE IS
SOMEWHAT OF AN ISSUE TOO...DUE TO A LOSS OF ICE IN THE CLOUD AND
WARM LAYER INITIALLY FRIDAY MORNING. IT APPEARS ONCE THINGS
SATURATE...EVAPORATIVE COOLING KNOCKS DOWN ANY WARM LAYER AND CLOUDS
ARE SEEDED WITH ICE. THIS SHOULD OCCUR BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD END WEST TO EAST FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE SYSTEM
PULLS AWAY. ANY LOSS OF ICE IN THE CLOUDS FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD OCCUR
AFTER THE PRECIP EXITS.
2. A SERIES OF TWO SHORTWAVE TROUGHS TRACKING ACROSS THE REGION
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PREVIOUSLY ECMWF RUNS WERE SUGGESTING THAT
THESE TROUGHS WERE GOING TO HOLD BACK OVER THE WESTERN U.S.. NOW
THEY ARE MORE PROGRESSIVE...LIKE THE 05.12Z GFS RUN. THIS MEANS A
BIT LESS CONFIDENCE IN PRECIPITATION AS MOISTURE RETURN BEHIND THE
SATURDAY SYSTEM IS SLOWER TO COME BACK. THEREFORE...CHANCES WERE
LOWERED. IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY ENDS UP
MAINLY DRY.
3. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. BOTH THE FRIDAY AND SUNDAY SHORTWAVE
TROUGHS HELP TO PULL EVEN WARMER AIR INTO THE REGION. 925MB TEMPS
GET UP CLOSE TO 0C ON FRIDAY...COOL SLIGHTLY TO -2 TO -6C ON
SATURDAY...BACK UP TO 0-3C ON SUNDAY AND DOWN TO -2 TO -6C ON
MONDAY. EACH OF THESE DAYS WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET HIGHS INTO THE
UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S...AND SUNDAY THERE ARE SIGNS WE COULD TRY TO
PUSH 40. RAISED HIGHS A LITTLE ON SUNDAY AS A RESULT.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1137 PM CST MON JAN 6 2014
LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE SEEN THE WORST OF THE COLD. WARM ADVECTION
CLOUD ALREADY STREAMING IN FROM THE WEST. LOOKS LIKE ONLY MID AND
HIGH CLOUD WILL MAKE IT TO THE TAF LOCATIONS...AS LATEST MODEL
RUNS SUGGEST THE LOWER CEILINGS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF BOTH TAF
FORECAST LOCATIONS.
&&
.CLIMATE...
ISSUED AT 243 PM CST MON JAN 6 2014
SO FAR NO RECORDS HAVE BEEN SET AT EITHER LA CROSSE OR ROCHESTER.
HOWEVER...A FEW RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES WERE SET AT COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER SITES...
BYRON MN...........-24. OLD RECORD -10 IN 2010
FRIENDSHIP WI......-22. OLD RECORD -18 IN 1942
OWEN WI............-26. OLD RECORD -26 IN 1979
WINONA DAM 5A MN...-21 OLD RECORD -12 IN 1942
THE COLDEST THE WIND CHILL GOT TO IN LA CROSSE WAS -48 AND AT
ROCHESTER WAS -53. NEITHER MADE IT INTO THE TOP 10...BUT WERE ONLY
ABOUT 5 DEGREES WARMER THAN THE FEBRUARY 2-3 1996 ARCTIC OUTBREAK.
SEE OUR TOP NEWS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ARX FOR MORE
CLIMATE INFORMATION ON THE COLD.
&&
.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY FOR WIZ017-029-032>034-
041>044-053>055-061.
MN...WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY FOR MNZ079-086>088-
094>096.
IA...WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY FOR IAZ008>011-018-019-
029-030.
&&
SHORT TERM...AJ
LONG TERM...AJ
AVIATION...MW
CLIMATE...AJHazardous weather outlook, Jan 6, 4:38 AM CST, 22 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 438 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-071200- MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- 438 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 55 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT. ANY PERSONS OR ANIMALS NOT IN A WARM SHELTER WILL FACE LIFE-THREATENING TEMPERATURES. FROST BITE WILL OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 5 MINUTES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING...PARTICULARLY IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WHILE THESE WIND CHILLS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE DAY...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN COULD SEE WIND CHILLS IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. ONCE THE WIND CHILL WARNING EXPIRES AT NOON TUESDAY...AN ADDITIONAL WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THIS REGION. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE FOR FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. IF THIS PRECIPITATION DOES MAKE IT INTO THE REGION...SOME ICY CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP AS A RESULT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH MID WEEK. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. HALBACH
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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.