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Special Weather Statement, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this special weather statement at Jul 7, 2016, 2:25 AM CDT for 4 counties in Iowa; 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 95 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 7, 2016, 2:25 AM CDT (07:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2016, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 95 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
Counties Chickasaw County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 2073 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Jul 6, 11:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 11:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 9:23 AM CDT, 17 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 923 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-071200- MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- 923 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND CENTRAL INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. WHILE CONFIDENCE REMAINS RATHER LOW ABOUT HOW WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME...ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP COULD BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ONE OR TWO ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AND MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT REMAINS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY BUT MAY BE NEEDED THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. LAWRENCE/DAS/BOYNE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 2:25 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 225 AM CDT THU JUL 7 2016 IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-070900- CHICKASAW-FLOYD-MITCHELL-HOWARD-DODGE-WABASHA-MOWER-FILLMORE-OLMSTED- 225 AM CDT THU JUL 7 2016 ...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA THROUGH 4 AM... AT 223 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR WALDORF TO NEAR FOREST CITY TO NEAR IOWA FALLS. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 50 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THROUGH 4 AM...LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...CHARLES CITY...CRESCO...OSAGE...NEW HAMPTON... DODGE CENTER...PRESTON...MANTORVILLE...STEWARTVILLE...BYRON... PLAINVIEW...PINE ISLAND...CHATFIELD... SPRING VALLEY...EYOTA... NASHUA AND NORA SPRINGS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND QUICK RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE INCH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. IF OUTDOORS OR CAMPING, SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. LAT...LON 4420 9305 4419 9208 4291 9208 4291 9302 TIME...MOT...LOC 0723Z 265DEG 48KT 4388 9368 4330 9355 4255 9332 LAWRENCE
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 4:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Crawford, La Crosse, Vernon | 61 min |
| Jul 7, 4:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Crawford, La Crosse, Monroe, Vernon | 41 min |
| Jul 7, 5:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Grant, Richland | 64 min |
| Jul 7, 2:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Mitchell | 40 min |
| Jul 7, 3:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Allamakee, Howard, Winneshiek | 53 min |
| Jul 7, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Allamakee, Winneshiek | 64 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Iowa, 2016Special Weather Statements in Minnesota, 2016Every special weather statement in 2016
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.