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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS La Crosse, WI

July 5, 2016Crawford County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2016, 10:34 PM CDT for Crawford County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 41 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
Jul 5, 2016, 10:34 PM CDT (03:34 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2016, 11:15 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

County Crawford County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 5, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 192 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2016-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1788 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2016-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 94 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted.

118 
WUUS53 KARX 060334
SVRARX
WIC023-060415-
/O.NEW.KARX.SV.W.0047.160706T0334Z-160706T0415Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1034 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT

* AT 1034 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF VIROQUA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO 
           MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CLAYTON AROUND 1055 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SENECA... SOLDIERS GROVE...GAYS MILLS...DE SOTO AND MOUNT STERLING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4318 9113 4320 9112 4324 9106 4326 9106
      4326 9107 4332 9111 4333 9113 4335 9121
      4337 9121 4339 9120 4342 9120 4342 9067
      4317 9067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0334Z 285DEG 36KT 4345 9100 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

RIECK
2 follow-up statements
620 
WWUS53 KARX 060401
SVSARX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1101 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

WIC023-060415-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-160706T0415Z/
CRAWFORD WI-
1101 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY...

AT 1101 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CLAYTON...OR
13 MILES WEST OF RICHLAND CENTER...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE 
         HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
SENECA... SOLDIERS GROVE...GAYS MILLS...MOUNT STERLING AND LYNXVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4318 9113 4320 9112 4324 9106 4326 9106
      4326 9107 4328 9108 4342 9082 4342 9067
      4317 9067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0401Z 285DEG 36KT 4338 9064 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

RIECK
997 
WWUS53 KARX 060417
SVSARX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1117 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

WIC023-060427-
/O.EXP.KARX.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-160706T0415Z/
CRAWFORD WI-
1117 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN IOWA...AND SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4318 9113 4320 9112 4324 9106 4326 9106
      4326 9107 4328 9108 4342 9082 4342 9067
      4317 9067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0416Z 285DEG 36KT 4338 9064 

$$

RIECK

The office that day

Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXBuffalo, Trempealeau38 min
Jul 5, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXBuffalo, Trempealeau56 min
Jul 5, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXBuffalo45 min
Jul 5, 9:08 PM CDTTornado WarningARXBuffalo37 min
Jul 5, 9:29 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedARXBuffalo, Trempealeau46 min
Jul 5, 9:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXLa Crosse, Monroe, Vernon56 min
Jul 5, 10:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXJackson, Monroe30 min
Jul 5, 10:31 PM CDTTornado WarningARXVernon29 min
Jul 5, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXJuneau, Monroe, Richland, Vernon45 min
Jul 5, 10:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXAdams, Juneau62 min
Jul 5, 11:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXGrant61 min

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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.