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Wind Advisory 2, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Apr 1, 2015, 3:57 AM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota; 6 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Apr 1, 2015, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2015, 3:57 AM CDT (08:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 1, 2015, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2015, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 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 09:02 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, 9.0 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
- 2453 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KARX 010857 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 357 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE PROBLEMS DRIVING ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS TODAY. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-011700- /O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0002.150401T1800Z-150401T2300Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 357 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. * SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY DRIVING ON EAST WEST 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. && $$ 04
4 follow-up statements
391 WWUS73 KARX 011421 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 921 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON... .WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA AS OF 9 AM WERE MOSTLY 10 TO 15 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. FURTHER WEST ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA WINDS WERE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS ALREADY IN THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS TEMPERATURES WARM TODAY...AND SPREAD EAST INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE GOING TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT-WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE PROBLEMS DRIVING ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS TODAY. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-012230- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.150401T1800Z-150401T2300Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 921 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. * SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * LIGHT-WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY DRIVING ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER... OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RRS
653 WWUS73 KARX 011741 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1241 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...STRONGER WINDS SPREADING IN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .AS OF 1215 PM...WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA WERE MOSTLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. WEST OF INTERSTATE 35...SOUTH WINDS WERE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE WERE COMMON. STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE GOING TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT-WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE PROBLEMS DRIVING ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS TODAY. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-012300- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.150401T1800Z-150401T2300Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 1241 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. * SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * LIGHT-WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY DRIVING ON EAST WEST 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. && $$ RRS
489 WWUS73 KARX 012026 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 326 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA AT MID AFTERNOON... .AS OF 315 PM...WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA WERE MOSTLY 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. SOME PEAK GUSTS AROUND 3 PM INCLUDED 48 MPH AT PRESTON MINNESOTA AND 45 MPH AT OELWEIN IOWA. STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE GOING CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 5 PM...THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. LIGHT-WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE PROBLEMS DRIVING ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS TODAY. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-012300- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150401T2300Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 326 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 5 PM THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE. * SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * LIGHT-WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY DRIVING ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER... OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RRS
059 WWUS73 KARX 012308 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 608 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...WINDS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT... .WINDS WILL STAY BREEZY AND GUSTY THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE EVENING...BUT WILL BE ON A DIMINISHING TREND. THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS A RESULT. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-020015- /O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150401T2300Z/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED- MOWER-FILLMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN 608 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS WILL STAY BREEZY AND GUSTY INTO THE EARLY EVENING...BUT WILL BE ON A DIMINISHING TREND. THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 4:26 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:00 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 13 hr |
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.