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Wind Advisory 1, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Mar 29, 2015, 3:56 AM CDT for 6 counties in Iowa; 5 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 29, 2015, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2015, 3:56 AM CDT (08:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 29, 2015, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2015, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 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, Wabasha County, MN
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:58 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 1358 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 344 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
227 WWUS73 KARX 290856 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 356 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015 ...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR THE WINDS TO INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST AROUND 11 AM BECOMING NORTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY DRIVING ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS TODAY. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-291700- /O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0001.150329T1600Z-150329T2300Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-WABASHA-DODGE- OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 356 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD HAVE DIFFICULTY TRAVELING ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ WETENKAMP/04
4 follow-up statements
077 WWUS73 KARX 291636 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1136 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH WILL BE SEEN THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE SOUTHWEST AND THEN SHIFT TO WEST BY 1 PM AND NORTHWEST BY 4 PM. DURING THE PAST HOUR...THE WIND GUSTED TO 40 MPH NEAR RIDGEWAY IN WINONA COUNTY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY DRIVING. THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-292300- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150329T2300Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-WABASHA-DODGE- OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 1136 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * STRONG WINDS WILL BE SEEN THIS AFTERNOON * WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST BY 1 PM...AND NORTHWEST BY 4 PM. * HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD HAVE DIFFICULTY TRAVELING DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER... OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BOYNE
551 WWUS73 KARX 291909 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 209 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH WILL BE SEEN THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE WEST AND THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY 4 PM. DURING THE PAST HOUR...THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY DRIVING. THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-292300- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150329T2300Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-WABASHA-DODGE- OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 209 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * STRONG WINDS WILL BE SEEN THIS AFTERNOON * WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST BY 4 PM. * HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD HAVE DIFFICULTY TRAVELING DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ BOYNE
137 WWUS73 KARX 292046 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 346 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON... .STRONG WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH WILL BE CONTINUE MAINLY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. DURING THE PAST HOUR...THERE WERE 46 MPH WIND GUSTS NEAR KELLOGG IN WABASHA COUNTY AND KASSON IN DODGE COUNTY. BOTH OF THESE LOCATIONS ARE IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY DRIVING. THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-292300- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150329T2300Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-WABASHA-DODGE- OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 346 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * STRONG WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE SEEN ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA FOR THE THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. * HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD HAVE DIFFICULTY TRAVELING DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER... OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BOYNE
736 WWUS73 KARX 292250 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 550 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA THIS AFTERNOON WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THIS EVENING. AS A RESULT...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-300000- /O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150329T2300Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-WABASHA-DODGE- OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 550 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS POTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 PM CDT BEFORE WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST AND BECOME LIGHT OVERNIGHT. $$ ROGERS
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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.