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Wind Advisory 5, NWS La Crosse, WI

December 25, 20167 counties in Minnesota; 13 counties in Wisconsin; 8 counties in Iowa

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Dec 25, 2016, 3:49 PM CST for 7 counties in Minnesota; 13 counties in Wisconsin; 8 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Dec 25, 2016, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 25, 2016, 3:49 PM CST (21:49 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 25, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 26, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
All 28 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, Clark County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Taylor County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 210 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 2016-12-25Temperature 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 2016-12-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 150 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
541 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
273 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

858 
WWUS73 KARX 252149
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
349 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE WINDS MAY WEAKEN
SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING FROM THE WEST EARLY MONDAY
BEHIND A COLD FRONT...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH EXPECTED ON
MONDAY.

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-260600-
/O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0005.161226T0000Z-161227T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-
FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...CHARLES CITY...
NEW HAMPTON...WABASHA...DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...
PRESTON
349 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. 

* SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL THEN BECOME WEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ON MONDAY.

* DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR LOW PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE
  CAUTION. WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES MAY BE DOWNED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

JAM/BOYNE
7 follow-up statements
829 
WWUS73 KARX 260350
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
950 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...STRONG WINDS MONDAY...

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE
OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA AND ACROSS
THE RIDGETOPS OF WESTERN WISCONSIN. DRIVING COULD BE DIFFICULT
FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES.

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-
261200-
/O.EXB.KARX.WI.Y.0005.161226T1300Z-161227T0000Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-
TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...
WINONA...CALEDONIA...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...
FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
950 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. 

* WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE
  PREPARED FOR THESE STRONG WINDS. WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES MAY
  FALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-261200-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-161227T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-
FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...CHARLES CITY...
NEW HAMPTON...WABASHA...DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...
PRESTON
950 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

* WEST WINDS INCREASING LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING TO 30 TO
  35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH.

* DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE
  CAUTION. WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES MAY FALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WETENKAMP
607 
WWUS73 KARX 260735
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
135 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016

...STRONG WINDS TODAY...

.A COLD FRONT WAS PUSHING ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING.
AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT THERE WAS A LULL IN THE WINDS. MOST
SPEEDS WERE IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE...WITH SOME GUSTS TO AROUND
30 ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. THE STRONGEST WINDS EARLY
THIS MORNING WERE ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...WHERE GUSTS OF 45
TO 65 MPH WERE QUITE COMMON.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED NEAR AND AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING...WITH THE WINDS
BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS
THE OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA AND
ACROSS THE RIDGETOPS OF WESTERN WISCONSIN.

DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE
CONTROL PROBLEMS IN THESE STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH
ROADS.

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-261545-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-161227T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-
FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...CHARLES CITY...
NEW HAMPTON...WABASHA...DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...
PRESTON
135 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TOWARD MORNING TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

* DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD 
  EXERCISE CAUTION. WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES MAY FALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-
261545-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.161226T1300Z-161227T0000Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-
TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...
WINONA...CALEDONIA...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...
FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
135 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

* SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING THIS MORNING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

* DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE 
  PREPARED FOR THESE STRONG WINDS. WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES MAY 
  FALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
RRS
053 
WWUS73 KARX 260854
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
254 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016

...STRONG WINDS TODAY...

.SOUTH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING WERE MOSTLY 10 TO
20 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA. THE STRONGEST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING REMAINED ACROSS
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...WHERE GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WERE COMMON.
THESE STRONGER WINDS WERE GRADUALLY SPREADING INTO SOUTH-CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED NEAR AND AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING...WITH THE WINDS
BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
ACROSS THE OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA
AND ACROSS THE RIDGETOPS OF WESTERN WISCONSIN.

DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE
CONTROL PROBLEMS IN THESE STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-
SOUTH ROADS.

WIZ017-029-261700-
/O.EXA.KARX.WI.Y.0005.161226T1300Z-161227T0000Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE
254 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING. 

* SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING THIS MORNING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 

* DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE 
  PREPARED FOR THESE STRONG WINDS. WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES MAY 
  FALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-261700-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-161227T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-
FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...CHARLES CITY...
NEW HAMPTON...WABASHA...DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...
PRESTON
254 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TOWARD MORNING TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 

* DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD 
  EXERCISE CAUTION. WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES MAY FALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ088-096-WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061-
261700-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.161226T1300Z-161227T0000Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-WINONA-HOUSTON-BUFFALO-
TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...
WINONA...CALEDONIA...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...
FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
254 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

* SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING THIS MORNING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 

* DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE 
  PREPARED FOR THESE STRONG WINDS. WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES MAY 
  FALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
RRS
829 
WWUS73 KARX 261309
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
709 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS SPREADING INTO THE AREA NOW...

.STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WERE SPREADING ACROSS SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA SINCE 5 AM. WIND GUSTS OF 48 MPH AND 51 MPH WERE LOGGED
AT THE DODGE CENTER AND ROCHESTER MINNESOTA AIRPORTS SINCE 515 AM.
THE STRONGEST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING...GUSTING 35 TO 55 MPH...
WERE OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN QUARTER OF MINNESOTA.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEAST IOWA THROUGH 8 AM...THEN ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA
THROUGH THE MORNING. THE WINDS WILL THEN BECOME WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE ACROSS THE OPEN
AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA AND ACROSS THE
RIDGETOPS OF WESTERN WISCONSIN.

DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE
CONTROL PROBLEMS IN THESE STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-
SOUTH ROADS.

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-262115-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-161227T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-
FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...CHARLES CITY...
NEW HAMPTON...WABASHA...DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...
PRESTON
709 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO
  50 MPH THIS MORNING...CONTINUING AND BECOMING WEST IN THE
  AFTERNOON.

* DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE
  CAUTION. WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES MAY FALL. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL
  BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-
061-262115-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-161227T0000Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...
WINONA...CALEDONIA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...ALMA...ARCADIA...
WHITEHALL...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...
MAUSTON...FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
709 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  THIS MORNING...CONTINUING AND BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

* DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE
  PREPARED FOR THESE STRONG WINDS. WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES MAY
  FALL. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
RRS
517 
WWUS73 KARX 261634
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1034 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016

...STRONG WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WERE INCREASING ACROSS THE REGION THIS
MORNING. THE HIGHEST WINDS THIS MORNING HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS OPEN
AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA WHERE WINDS HAVE GUSTED TO AROUND 50
MPH AT TIMES.

STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL
IMPACT THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL
SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE WEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA AND ACROSS THE RIDGETOPS OF WESTERN
WISCONSIN.

DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE
CONTROL PROBLEMS IN THESE STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-
SOUTH ROADS.

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-270000-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-161227T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-
FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...CHARLES CITY...
NEW HAMPTON...WABASHA...DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...
PRESTON
1034 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH BECOMING
  WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD 
  EXERCISE CAUTION. WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES MAY FALL. LOOSE 
  OBJECTS WILL BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-
061-270000-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-161227T0000Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...
WINONA...CALEDONIA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...ALMA...ARCADIA...
WHITEHALL...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...
MAUSTON...FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1034 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  BECOMING WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE 
  PREPARED FOR THESE STRONG WINDS. WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES MAY 
  FALL. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JAM
018 
WWUS73 KARX 262115
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
315 PM CST MON DEC 26 2016

...STRONG WEST WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

STRONG WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 40 TO 50
MPH WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE
BEGINNING TO WEAKEN GRADUALLY THIS EVENING.

DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE
CONTROL PROBLEMS IN THESE STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-
SOUTH ROADS.

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-270000-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-161227T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-
FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...CHARLES CITY...
NEW HAMPTON...WABASHA...DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...
PRESTON
315 PM CST MON DEC 26 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGH
  THE AFTERNOON.

* DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD 
  EXERCISE CAUTION. WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES MAY FALL. LOOSE 
  OBJECTS WILL BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-
061-270000-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-161227T0000Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...
WINONA...CALEDONIA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...ALMA...ARCADIA...
WHITEHALL...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...
MAUSTON...FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
315 PM CST MON DEC 26 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON.

* DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE 
  PREPARED FOR THESE STRONG WINDS. WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES MAY 
  FALL. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JAM
870 
WWUS73 KARX 270005
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
605 PM CST MON DEC 26 2016

...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...

.A FEW WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID EVENING.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-270115-
/O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-161227T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...WABASHA...
DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...
CALEDONIA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...
FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
605 PM CST MON DEC 26 2016

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING.

$$

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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.