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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS La Crosse, WI

June 11, 2017Clark County, Taylor County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2017, 7:40 PM CDT for Clark County, Taylor County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 65 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 11, 2017, 7:40 PM CDT (00:40 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2017, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clark County, WI, Taylor County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 11, 7:42 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 58Jump River, WIBRANCHES DOWN AND DITCHES FULL OF WATER
Jun 11, 7:45 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 60Gilman, WI

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 190 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2017-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 428 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2017-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 288 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
428 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-274 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1257 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
288 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
452 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

459 
WUUS53 KARX 120040
SVRARX
WIC019-119-120145-
/O.NEW.KARX.SV.W.0101.170612T0040Z-170612T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
740 PM CDT SUN JUN 11 2017

The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Clark County in central Wisconsin...
  Taylor County in north central Wisconsin...

* Until 845 PM CDT

* At 740 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles east of Jump River to near Stanley, moving
  east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Chelsea around 805 PM CDT. 
  Westboro around 810 PM CDT. 
  Rib Lake around 815 PM CDT. 
  Medford around 825 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Stetsonville, Goodrich, Gilman, Lublin and Polley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4512 9004 4512 9020 4503 9020 4503 9031
      4501 9032 4502 9092 4538 9091 4538 9004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 260DEG 33KT 4535 9067 4504 9090 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CA
3 follow-up statements
435 
WWUS53 KARX 120051
SVSARX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
751 PM CDT SUN JUN 11 2017

WIC019-119-120145-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-170612T0145Z/
Clark WI-Taylor WI-
751 PM CDT SUN JUN 11 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN CLARK AND TAYLOR COUNTIES...

At 750 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 11 miles east of Jump River to 6 miles north of Thorp,
moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. 

SOURCE...Law enforcement. At 745 PM CDT, an estimated 60 mph wind 
         gust was reported in Gilman.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

These severe storms will be near...
  Westboro and Chelsea around 810 PM CDT. 
  Rib Lake around 820 PM CDT. 
  Medford around 825 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Stetsonville, Goodrich, Gilman, Lublin and Polley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4512 9004 4512 9020 4503 9020 4503 9031
      4501 9032 4502 9092 4538 9091 4538 9004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 260DEG 33KT 4536 9057 4505 9080 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CA
660 
WWUS53 KARX 120130
SVSARX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
830 PM CDT SUN JUN 11 2017

WIC019-119-120145-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-170612T0145Z/
Clark WI-Taylor WI-
830 PM CDT SUN JUN 11 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CLARK AND TAYLOR COUNTIES...

At 829 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near New Wood Wildlife Area to 7 miles east of 
Dorchester, moving east at 50 mph. These storms have a history of 
producing tree damage.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. 

SOURCE...Law enforcement.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

these severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Clark and Taylor Counties, including the following
locations: Stetsonville, Goodrich, Lublin, Perkinstown and Esadore
Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4512 9004 4512 9020 4503 9020 4503 9031
      4501 9032 4502 9078 4538 9060 4538 9004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 276DEG 44KT 4535 8995 4504 9019 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CA
395 
WWUS53 KARX 120140
SVSARX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
840 PM CDT SUN JUN 11 2017

WIC019-119-120150-
/O.EXP.KARX.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-170612T0145Z/
Clark WI-Taylor WI-
840 PM CDT SUN JUN 11 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLARK AND TAYLOR
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM CDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for
central and north central Wisconsin.

LAT...LON 4512 9004 4512 9020 4503 9020 4503 9031
      4501 9032 4502 9078 4538 9060 4538 9004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 260DEG 33KT 4537 8982 4506 9007 

$$

CA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 7:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXTaylor43 min
Jun 11, 8:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXClark42 min
Jun 11, 8:32 PM CDTTornado WarningARXClark13 min
Jun 11, 9:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXEau Claire23 min
Jun 11, 9:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXTaylor28 min
Jun 11, 9:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryARXTaylor3 hr
Jun 11, 10:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXTaylor25 min
Jun 11, 11:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXJackson25 min
Jun 12, 3:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXBuffalo, Trempealeau58 min
Jun 12, 3:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXJackson, La Crosse, Trempealeau38 min
Jun 12, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXJackson, Monroe55 min
Jun 12, 4:17 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryARXLa Crosse58 min
Jun 12, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXJackson, Juneau, Monroe52 min
Jun 12, 4:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXJuneau47 min
Jun 12, 5:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXAdams44 min
Jun 12, 5:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXGrant53 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.