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Wind Advisory 4, NWS La Crosse, WI

November 17, 20167 counties in Minnesota; 11 counties in Wisconsin; 8 counties in Iowa

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Nov 17, 2016, 3:07 PM CST for 7 counties in Minnesota; 11 counties in Wisconsin; 8 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Nov 18, 2016, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 17, 2016, 3:07 PM CST (21:07 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 18, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 19, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
All 26 counties

Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN, Adams County, WI, Buffalo County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:08 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 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 212 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2016-11-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2016-11-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 68 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
992 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

870 
WWUS73 KARX 172107
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
307 PM CST THU NOV 17 2016

..NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A STRONG LOW WILL PASS ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING AND DRAG A
STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA. BEHIND THIS FRONT...WINDS WILL
BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING 40 TO 50
MPH FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THESE WINDS
WILL MAKE DRIVING OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
DIFFICULT AND WILL BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN
FURNITURE AROUND.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-180515-
/O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0004.161118T1800Z-161119T0600Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-WABASHA-DODGE-
OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...WABASHA...DODGE CENTER...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...PRESTON
307 PM CST THU NOV 17 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...NOON FRIDAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 10 PM.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY
  EXPERIENCE CONTROL PROBLEMS. LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND
  LAWN FURNITURE ARE LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. WEAKENED OR BROKEN
  BRANCHES ON TREES MAY COME DOWN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
RRS
9 follow-up statements
243 
WWUS73 KARX 180312
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
912 PM CST THU NOV 17 2016

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING 40 TO 50
MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THESE
WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
DIFFICULT AND WILL BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN
FURNITURE AROUND.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-181200-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0004.161118T1800Z-161119T0600Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-WABASHA-DODGE-
OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...WABASHA...DODGE CENTER...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...PRESTON
912 PM CST THU NOV 17 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST FRIDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...NOON FRIDAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 10 PM. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY
  EXPERIENCE CONTROL PROBLEMS. LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND
  LAWN FURNITURE ARE LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. WEAKENED OR BROKEN
  BRANCHES ON TREES MAY COME DOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

WETENKAMP
115 
WWUS73 KARX 180908
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
308 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2016

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

.SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON 
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY...GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH
AT TIMES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT AND WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS
LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. IN ADDITION...MINOR TREE
DAMAGE AND SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

IAZ011-030-MNZ088-096-WIZ032-033-041-042-053-054-061-181800-
/O.EXA.KARX.WI.Y.0004.161118T1800Z-161119T0600Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-
MONROE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...ELKADER...WINONA...CALEDONIA...
ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...PLATTEVILLE
308 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...NOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH MID
  AFTERNOON SHIFTING NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO
  50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY
  EXPERIENCE CONTROL PROBLEMS. LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND
  LAWN FURNITURE ARE LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. WEAKENED OR BROKEN
  BRANCHES ON TREES MAY COME DOWN AND SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE
  POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-181800-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0004.161118T1800Z-161119T0600Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-WABASHA-DODGE-
OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...WABASHA...DODGE CENTER...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...PRESTON
308 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...

* TIMING...NOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
  SHIFTING NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY
  EXPERIENCE CONTROL PROBLEMS. LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND
  LAWN FURNITURE ARE LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. WEAKENED OR BROKEN
  BRANCHES ON TREES MAY COME DOWN AND SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE
  POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

LAWRENCE
309 
WWUS73 KARX 181514
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
914 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2016

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY...GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH
AT TIMES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT AND WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS
LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. IN ADDITION...MINOR TREE
DAMAGE AND SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

WIZ034-043-044-055-182315-
/O.EXA.KARX.WI.Y.0004.161118T1800Z-161119T0600Z/
JACKSON-JUNEAU-ADAMS-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLACK RIVER FALLS...MAUSTON...
FRIENDSHIP...RICHLAND CENTER
914 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...NOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON 
  SHIFTING NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  MAY EXPERIENCE CONTROL PROBLEMS. LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE 
  CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE ARE LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. WEAKENED OR 
  BROKEN BRANCHES ON TREES MAY COME DOWN AND SOME POWER OUTAGES 
  ARE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-033-041-
042-053-054-061-182315-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0004.161118T1800Z-161119T0600Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-MONROE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...WABASHA...
DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...
CALEDONIA...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...
TOMAH...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...PLATTEVILLE
914 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* TIMING...NOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON 
  SHIFTING NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  MAY EXPERIENCE CONTROL PROBLEMS. LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE 
  CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE ARE LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. WEAKENED OR 
  BROKEN BRANCHES ON TREES MAY COME DOWN AND SOME POWER OUTAGES 
  ARE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

ROGERS
828 
WWUS73 KARX 182055
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
255 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2016

...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...

.SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. AS WINDS SHIFT
NORTHWESTERLY...GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS AND WILL BLOW
AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. IN
ADDITION...MINOR TREE DAMAGE AND SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034-
041>044-053>055-061-190500-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-161119T0600Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...WABASHA...
DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...
CALEDONIA...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
255 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AT
  25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  MAY EXPERIENCE CONTROL PROBLEMS. LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE 
  CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE ARE LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. WEAKENED OR 
  BROKEN BRANCHES ON TREES MAY COME DOWN AND SOME POWER OUTAGES 
  ARE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

JAM
405 
WWUS73 KARX 190058
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
658 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2016

...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...

.WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING.

MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE TRAVEL IMPACTS THROUGH THE REST OF THE 
NIGHT...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. EAST-WEST RUNNING ROADWAYS IN OPEN AREAS COULD PROVE
ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT AT TIMES. 

IN ADDITION...THE WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE
GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. MINOR TREE DAMAGE AND SOME POWER
OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034-
041>044-053>055-061-190600-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-161119T0600Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...WABASHA...
DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...
CALEDONIA...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
658 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS 40 TO 50.

* TRAVEL COULD PROVE DIFFICULT FOR DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN
  FURNITURE ARE LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. WEAKENED OR BROKEN BRANCHES
  ON TREES MAY COME DOWN AND SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

RIECK
124 
WWUS73 KARX 190330
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
930 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2016

...TOUGH DRIVING TONIGHT...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE...

.WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO
50 WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT...IMPACTING TRAVEL.

MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE BUFFETING WINDS THROUGH THE REST OF
THE NIGHT...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. EAST-WEST RUNNING ROADWAYS IN OPEN AREAS COULD PROVE
PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT AT TIMES.

IN ADDITION...THE WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE
GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. MINOR TREE DAMAGE AND SOME POWER
OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034-
041>044-053>055-061-191130-
/O.EXT.KARX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-161119T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...WABASHA...
DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...
CALEDONIA...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
930 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...

* NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS 40 TO 50.

* TRAVEL COULD PROVE DIFFICULT FOR DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND 
  LAWN FURNITURE ARE LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. WEAKENED OR BROKEN 
  BRANCHES ON TREES MAY COME DOWN AND SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

RIECK
227 
WWUS73 KARX 190907
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
307 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2016

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ALONG
AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE BUFFETING WINDS THROUGH MIDDAY...
PARTICULARLY THOSE TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. IN
ADDITION...THOSE OUTSIDE IN THE WOODS FOR WISCONSIN OPENING DAY
SHOULD BE AWARE OF EXPECTED STRONG WINDS.

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-
191800-
/O.EXT.KARX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-161119T1800Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...
WABASHA...WINONA...CALEDONIA...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...
FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
307 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH.

* TRAVEL COULD PROVE DIFFICULT FOR DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN
  FURNITURE ARE LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. WEAKENED OR BROKEN BRANCHES
  ON TREES MAY ALSO COME DOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-191200-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-161119T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...CHARLES CITY...
NEW HAMPTON...DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...PRESTON
307 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH.

* TRAVEL COULD PROVE DIFFICULT FOR DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN
  FURNITURE ARE LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. WEAKENED OR BROKEN BRANCHES
  ON TREES MAY ALSO COME DOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

LAWRENCE
577 
WWUS73 KARX 191158
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
558 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2016

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ALONG
AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE BUFFETING WINDS THROUGH MIDDAY...
PARTICULARLY THOSE TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. IN ADDITION...
THOSE OUTSIDE IN THE WOODS FOR WISCONSIN OPENING DAY SHOULD BE
AWARE OF EXPECTED STRONG WINDS.

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-191300-
/O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-161119T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...CHARLES CITY...
NEW HAMPTON...DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...PRESTON
558 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING...

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
THROUGH MIDDAY BUT WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY.

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-
191800-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-161119T1800Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...
WABASHA...WINONA...CALEDONIA...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...
FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
558 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH.

* TRAVEL COULD PROVE DIFFICULT FOR DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND 
  LAWN FURNITURE ARE LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. WEAKENED OR BROKEN 
  BRANCHES ON TREES MAY ALSO COME DOWN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

LAWRENCE
364 
WWUS73 KARX 191745
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1145 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

.NORTHWEST WIND WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA OF GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL 
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON.

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-
191845-
/O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-161119T1800Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...
WABASHA...WINONA...CALEDONIA...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...
FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
1145 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. CONTINUE TO EXPECT
FREQUENT NORTHWEST GUSTS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

$$

ROGERS

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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.