Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2017, 4:53 PM CDT for Houston County, Minnesota; Vernon County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 38 min. 1 report 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
- May 17, 2017, 4:53 PM CDT (21:53 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2017, 5:31 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Houston County, MN, Vernon County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 4:54 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 40 | De Soto, WI |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -348 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1223 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KARX 172153
SVRARX
MNC055-WIC123-172245-
/O.NEW.KARX.SV.W.0072.170517T2153Z-170517T2245Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
453 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2017
The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Houston County in southeastern Minnesota...
Western Vernon County in southwestern Wisconsin...
* Until 545 PM CDT
* At 452 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles northeast of New Albin to 6 miles southwest
of Viroqua, moving north at 55 mph. Additional storms are further
south and will be moving through as well.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Law enforcement. These storms have a history of wind
damage.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Stoddard around 500 PM CDT.
Coon Valley and Westby around 505 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Newton, Springville, Reno, De Soto and Chaseburg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
Iowa...southeastern Minnesota...and southwestern and west central
Wisconsin.
LAT...LON 4342 9095 4342 9120 4345 9123 4348 9122
4350 9122 4350 9132 4373 9126 4372 9082
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 187DEG 50KT 4355 9119 4351 9101
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DAB3 follow-up statements
515
WWUS53 KARX 172201
SVSARX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
501 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2017
MNC055-WIC123-172245-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-170517T2245Z/
Houston MN-Vernon WI-
501 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HOUSTON AND WESTERN VERNON COUNTIES...
At 500 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Stoddard to 6 miles west of Viroqua, moving north
at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Law enforcement. These storms have a history of wind
damage.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
These severe storms will be near...
Stoddard around 505 PM CDT.
Westby around 510 PM CDT.
Coon Valley around 515 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Newton, Springville, De Soto, Chaseburg and Genoa.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
Iowa...southeastern Minnesota...and southwestern and west central
Wisconsin.
LAT...LON 4342 9095 4342 9120 4345 9123 4348 9122
4350 9122 4350 9129 4373 9125 4372 9082
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 182DEG 40KT 4360 9120 4356 9102
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DAB681
WWUS53 KARX 172216
SVSARX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
516 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2017
MNC055-172226-
/O.CAN.KARX.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-170517T2245Z/
Houston MN-
516 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HOUSTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area.Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southeastern
Minnesota...and southwestern and west central Wisconsin.
LAT...LON 4342 9095 4352 9107 4352 9114 4355 9123
4373 9125 4373 9112 4372 9082
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 201DEG 37KT 4371 9112 4367 9094
$$
WIC123-172245-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-170517T2245Z/
Vernon WI-
516 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN VERNON COUNTY...
At 516 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Coon Valley to near Westby, moving north at 40
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
these severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of
western Vernon County, including the following locations: Newton,
Springville, Chaseburg, Genoa and Brinkman Ridge.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southeastern
Minnesota...and southwestern and west central Wisconsin.
LAT...LON 4342 9095 4352 9107 4352 9114 4355 9123
4373 9125 4373 9112 4372 9082
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 201DEG 37KT 4371 9112 4367 9094
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DAB287
WWUS53 KARX 172231
SVSARX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
531 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2017
WIC123-172240-
/O.CAN.KARX.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-170517T2245Z/
Vernon WI-
531 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN VERNON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect for eastern Vernon
county.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southeastern
Minnesota...and southwestern and west central Wisconsin.
LAT...LON 4342 9095 4352 9107 4352 9114 4355 9123
4373 9125 4373 9112 4372 9082
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 187DEG 50KT 4389 9109 4385 9091
$$
DABThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 52 min |
| May 16, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Olmsted, Wabasha | 37 min |
| May 16, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore | 40 min |
| May 16, 11:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 4 hr |
| May 17, 11:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Fillmore, Houston, Winona | 57 min |
| May 17, 12:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Houston | 51 min |
| May 17, 2:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 115 min |
| May 17, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 103 min |
| May 17, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Olmsted, Winona | 40 min |
| May 17, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Houston | 48 min |
| May 17, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Winona | 46 min |
| May 17, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Winona | 49 min |
| May 17, 5:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | Winona | 50 min |
| May 17, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Mower | 40 min |
| May 17, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore | 46 min |
| May 16, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo | 44 min |
| May 16, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Trempealeau | 28 min |
| May 16, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 52 min |
| May 16, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark, Taylor | 28 min |
| May 16, 9:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 72 min |
| May 16, 9:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 4 hr |
| May 16, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark, Jackson | 93 min |
| May 16, 11:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 9 days |
| May 17, 12:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau | 116 min |
| May 17, 12:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson, La Crosse, Trempealeau | 37 min |
| May 17, 1:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau | 6 hr |
| May 17, 7:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau | 39 hr |
| May 17, 9:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Jackson | 4 days |
| May 17, 9:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | La Crosse, Trempealeau | 5 days |
| May 17, 9:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 66 hr |
| May 17, 12:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Clark, Jackson, Trempealeau | 51 min |
| May 17, 1:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Clark | 25 min |
| May 17, 1:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Clark | 63 min |
| May 17, 2:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Taylor | 29 min |
| May 17, 2:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Adams, Juneau | 27 min |
| May 17, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Crawford | 38 min |
| May 17, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Crawford, Grant, Richland, Vernon | 39 min |
| May 17, 5:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | La Crosse | 20 min |
| May 17, 5:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | La Crosse | 58 min |
| May 17, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | La Crosse, Monroe | 51 min |
| May 17, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau | 49 min |
| May 17, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Jackson | 24 min |
| May 17, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Richland, Vernon | 33 min |
| May 17, 5:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Richland, Vernon | 17 min |
| May 17, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark, Jackson | 38 min |
| May 17, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson, Juneau, Monroe | 65 min |
| May 17, 6:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Clark, Jackson | 23 min |
| May 17, 6:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Jackson, Juneau, Monroe | 16 min |
| May 17, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Adams | 34 min |
| May 17, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark | 31 min |
| May 17, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark, Taylor | 66 min |
| May 17, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Adams | 14 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.