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Special Weather Statement, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this special weather statement at May 27, 2015, 7:04 PM CDT for Taylor County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2015, 7:04 PM CDT (00:04 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2015, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
County Taylor County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 27, 6:56 PM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 27, 6:56 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 4:38 AM CDT, 14 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 438 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2015 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ041-053>055- 061-281100- MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- 438 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. WIZ017-029-032>034-042>044-281100- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- 438 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. DTJ/WETENKAMP
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 27, 6:21 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 621 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015 WIZ017-280015- TAYLOR- 621 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015 ...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN TAYLOR COUNTY... AT 619 PM CDT...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS 9 MILES NORTH OF JUMP RIVER...OR 12 MILES EAST OF LADYSMITH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND UP TO NICKEL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... JUMP RIVER AROUND 635 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE DONALD...HANNIBAL AND KATHRYN LAKE. THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4503 9029 4503 9092 4538 9092 4538 9058 TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 336DEG 27KT 4549 9084 BOYNE
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Taylor | 68 min |
| May 27, 7:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Taylor | 64 min |
| May 27, 8:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Clark | 57 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.