Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2016, 9:49 PM CDT for Houston County, Winona County, Minnesota; La Crosse County, Monroe County, Vernon County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 56 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2016, 9:49 PM CDT (02:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2016, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Houston County, MN, Winona County, MN, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Vernon County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 6 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:50 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 9:58 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 68 | 1 Nne French Island, WI | ASOS STATION LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT /LSE/. |
| Jul 5, 9:58 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 1 Nne French Island, WI | ASOS STATION LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT /LSE/. |
| Jul 5, 10:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Onalaska, WI | FIREWORKS TENT BLOWN DOWN ACROSS FROM MALL. PERSON WAS TRAPPED INSIDE AND HAD TO RESCUED. NO INJURIES. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. . |
| Jul 5, 10:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Onalaska, WI | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG OAK FOREST DRIVE. TREE ON A HOUSE. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. |
| Jul 5, 10:43 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Wilton, WI | BRAND NEW SHED DESTROYED NEAR WILTON. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 248 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
- 1788 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -111 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1054 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
The text
As transmitted.
296
WUUS53 KARX 060249
SVRARX
MNC055-169-WIC063-081-123-060345-
/O.NEW.KARX.SV.W.0045.160706T0249Z-160706T0345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
949 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN WINONA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...
HOUSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...
MONROE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
LA CROSSE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
VERNON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
* AT 949 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM GALESVILLE TO MABEL...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
BRICE PRAIRIE...HOLMEN AND ONALASKA AROUND 955 PM CDT.
NEW ALBIN AROUND 1010 PM CDT.
SPARTA...CATARACT...STODDARD AND BROWNSVILLE AROUND 1015 PM CDT.
FORT MC COY AROUND 1020 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
NEWTON...MEDARY...SPRINGVILLE...LEON AND PORTLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS LINE HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. FOR
YOURPROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
ABUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4355 9065 4355 9067 4342 9072 4342 9120
4346 9123 4350 9122 4350 9173 4358 9173
4399 9143 4398 9143 4399 9132 4403 9134
4407 9131 4405 9122 4409 9119 4407 9115
4407 9097 4413 9097 4412 9033
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 265DEG 54KT 4408 9133 4351 9175
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JSB4 follow-up statements
174
WWUS53 KARX 060300
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1000 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
MNC055-169-WIC063-081-123-060345-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-160706T0345Z/
WINONA MN-HOUSTON MN-MONROE WI-LA CROSSE WI-VERNON WI-
1000 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WINONA...HOUSTON...MONROE...LA CROSSE AND VERNON
COUNTIES...
AT 959 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NORTH BEND TO NEAR SPRING GROVE...MOVING EAST AT
60 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
SPARTA...CATARACT...STODDARD AND BROWNSVILLE AROUND 1015 PM CDT.
FORT MC COY AROUND 1020 PM CDT.
COON VALLEY AROUND 1025 PM CDT.
VIROQUA AND TOMAH AROUND 1030 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS LINE HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4355 9065 4355 9067 4342 9072 4342 9120
4346 9123 4350 9122 4350 9173 4358 9173
4399 9143 4398 9143 4399 9132 4403 9134
4407 9131 4405 9122 4409 9119 4407 9115
4407 9097 4413 9097 4412 9033
TIME...MOT...LOC 0259Z 265DEG 54KT 4409 9113 4352 9155
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JSB229
WWUS53 KARX 060312
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1012 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
MNC169-060320-
/O.CAN.KARX.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-160706T0345Z/
WINONA MN-
1012 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WINONA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN IOWA...AND WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4355 9065 4355 9067 4342 9072 4342 9120
4346 9123 4350 9122 4350 9161 4364 9157
4385 9128 4403 9134 4407 9131 4405 9122
4409 9119 4407 9115 4407 9097 4413 9097
4412 9033
TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 265DEG 54KT 4410 9093 4353 9135
$$
MNC055-WIC063-081-123-060345-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-160706T0345Z/
HOUSTON MN-MONROE WI-LA CROSSE WI-VERNON WI-
1012 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN HOUSTON...MONROE...LA CROSSE AND VERNON COUNTIES...
AT 1010 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR CATARACT TO NEAR NEW ALBIN...MOVING EAST AT
60 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...SPOTTERS REPORTED.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
SPARTA AND CATARACT AROUND 1015 PM CDT.
FORT MC COY AROUND 1020 PM CDT.
TOMAH AND COON VALLEY AROUND 1030 PM CDT.
VIROQUA AND WESTBY AROUND 1035 PM CDT.
LA FARGE AROUND 1045 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
NEWTON...MEDARY...SPRINGVILLE...LEON AND PORTLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4355 9065 4355 9067 4342 9072 4342 9120
4346 9123 4350 9122 4350 9161 4364 9157
4385 9128 4403 9134 4407 9131 4405 9122
4409 9119 4407 9115 4407 9097 4413 9097
4412 9033
TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 265DEG 54KT 4410 9093 4353 9135
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
JSB478
WWUS53 KARX 060325
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1025 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
MNC055-060334-
/O.CAN.KARX.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-160706T0345Z/
HOUSTON MN-
1025 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN HOUSTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA....THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.
LAT...LON 4355 9065 4355 9067 4342 9072 4342 9120
4346 9123 4348 9122 4364 9122 4376 9125
4378 9124 4379 9126 4385 9128 4395 9118
4407 9097 4413 9097 4412 9033
TIME...MOT...LOC 0324Z 265DEG 54KT 4412 9068 4355 9110
$$
WIC063-081-123-060345-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-160706T0345Z/
MONROE WI-LA CROSSE WI-VERNON WI-
1025 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
FOR MONROE...LA CROSSE AND VERNON COUNTIES...
AT 1024 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR MILLSTON TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
STODDARD...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
TOMAH AND FORT MC COY AROUND 1030 PM CDT.
LA FARGE AROUND 1045 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
NEWTON...MEDARY...SPRINGVILLE...LEON AND PORTLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4355 9065 4355 9067 4342 9072 4342 9120
4346 9123 4348 9122 4364 9122 4376 9125
4378 9124 4379 9126 4385 9128 4395 9118
4407 9097 4413 9097 4412 9033
TIME...MOT...LOC 0324Z 265DEG 54KT 4412 9068 4355 9110
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
JSB434
WWUS53 KARX 060333
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1033 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
WIC063-081-123-060345-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-160706T0345Z/
MONROE WI-LA CROSSE WI-VERNON WI-
1033 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
FOR MONROE...EASTERN LA CROSSE AND VERNON COUNTIES...
AT 1033 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MILLSTON TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
VIROQUA...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
TOMAH AROUND 1040 PM CDT.
LA FARGE AROUND 1045 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
NEWTON...SPRINGVILLE...LEON...PORTLAND AND BURNS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS LINE HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4355 9065 4355 9067 4342 9072 4342 9120
4346 9123 4348 9122 4366 9106 4393 9099
4407 9097 4413 9097 4412 9033
TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 270DEG 49KT 4413 9051 4350 9100
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
JSBThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 7:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Dodge, Wabasha | 83 min |
| Jul 5, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Olmsted, Wabasha | 72 min |
| Jul 5, 8:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 34 min |
| Jul 5, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Winona | 56 min |
| Jul 5, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Olmsted, Wabasha | 45 min |
| Jul 5, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 9:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Buffalo | 37 min |
| Jul 5, 9:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 46 min |
| Jul 5, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson, Monroe | 30 min |
| Jul 5, 10:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Vernon | 29 min |
| Jul 5, 10:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Crawford | 41 min |
| Jul 5, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Juneau, Monroe, Richland, Vernon | 45 min |
| Jul 5, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Adams, Juneau | 62 min |
| Jul 5, 11:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Grant | 61 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.