Alert archive / Wisconsin / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 8, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this tornado warning at Jul 5, 2016, 9:29 PM CDT for Buffalo County, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 46 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, 9:29 PM CDT (02:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2016, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Buffalo County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:29 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 251 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
- 505 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1508 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KARX 060229
TORARX
WIC011-121-060315-
/O.NEW.KARX.TO.W.0008.160706T0229Z-160706T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
929 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL TREMPEALEAU COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
EAST CENTRAL BUFFALO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
* AT 928 PM CDT...A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
INDEPENDENCE...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF ARCADIA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. TORNADO DEBRIS WAS SEEN
NORTHWEST OF ARCADIA. ANOTHER TORNADO IS POSSIBLE WEST OF
INDEPENDENCE.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
INDEPENDENCE AROUND 940 PM CDT.
WHITEHALL AROUND 945 PM CDT.
BLAIR AROUND 955 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE PIGEON
FALLS...CHIMNEY ROCK...NORTH CREEK...THE BORST VALLEY AREA AND
PLEASANTVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4447 9116 4425 9117 4425 9116 4424 9115
4425 9150 4442 9163 4456 9117
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 271DEG 32KT 4437 9154
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DAB3 follow-up statements
904
WWUS53 KARX 060242
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
942 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
WIC011-060251-
/O.CAN.KARX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160706T0315Z/
BUFFALO WI-
942 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BUFFALO COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4447 9116 4425 9117 4425 9116 4424 9115
4425 9139 4434 9149 4445 9153 4456 9117
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 271DEG 32KT 4437 9138
$$
WIC121-060315-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160706T0315Z/
TREMPEALEAU WI-
942 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
TREMPEALEAU COUNTY...
AT 941 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER
INDEPENDENCE...OR NEAR WHITEHALL...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WHITEHALL AROUND 945 PM CDT.
BLAIR AROUND 955 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PIGEON FALLS...CHIMNEY ROCK...THE BORST VALLEY AREA...PLEASANTVILLE
AND HIGHWAY 53 AND COUNTY E.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4447 9116 4425 9117 4425 9116 4424 9115
4425 9139 4434 9149 4445 9153 4456 9117
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 271DEG 32KT 4437 9138
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DAB438
WWUS53 KARX 060252
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
952 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
WIC121-060315-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160706T0315Z/
TREMPEALEAU WI-
952 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL TREMPEALEAU COUNTY...
AT 951 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER WHITEHALL...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO EARLIER BETWEEN WHITEHALL AND
ARCADIA. IT APPEARS THIS TORNADO THREAT IS DECREASING AND
THE WARNING MAY BE CANCELLED IF THIS TREND CONTINUES.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BLAIR AROUND 1005 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE PIGEON
FALLS...SQUARE BLUFF AND HIGHWAY 95 AND COUNTY D.
LAT...LON 4447 9116 4425 9117 4425 9116 4424 9115
4425 9137 4433 9138 4441 9138
TIME...MOT...LOC 0251Z 275DEG 24KT 4436 9132
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DAB220
WWUS53 KARX 060308
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1008 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
WIC121-060318-
/O.EXP.KARX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160706T0315Z/
TREMPEALEAU WI-
1008 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL TREMPEALEAU COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 1015 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 4447 9116 4425 9117 4425 9116 4424 9115
4425 9137 4433 9138 4441 9138
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 271DEG 32KT 4436 9132
$$
DABThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 56 min |
| Jul 5, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo | 45 min |
| Jul 5, 9:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Buffalo | 37 min |
| Jul 5, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | La Crosse, Monroe, Vernon | 56 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 |
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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.