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Special Weather Statement, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this special weather statement at Mar 6, 2017, 4:56 PM CST for Mitchell County, Iowa; Dodge County, Mower County, Minnesota. It was in force for 64 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
- Mar 6, 2017, 4:56 PM CST (22:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2017, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
Counties Mitchell County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Mower County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 622 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 401 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 365 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 6, 3:34 PM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 3:34 PM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service La Crosse WI 401 PM CST Mon Mar 6 2017 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-072215- Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Allamakee-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette- Clayton-Wabasha-Dodge-Olmsted-Winona-Mower-Fillmore-Houston- Buffalo- 401 PM CST Mon Mar 6 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa, and a portion of west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Tonight A Tornado watch is in effect until 10 pm this evening. Scattered thunderstorms will cross the area this evening between 6pm and 10 pm. A few of these storms could be severe. The main threat will be damaging winds, with a lower threat for an isolated tornado and large hail. A Wind Advisory is also in effect tonight. Westerly wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph are expected and will result in difficult travel, especially on north-south oriented roadways. Some damage is also possible to trees and power lines. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday A Wind Advisory continues through Tuesday. Gusty west winds of 40 to 55 mph will continue through Tuesday and will again result in difficult travel on north-south oriented roadways and may also cause some damage to trees and power lines. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed this evening in the 6 pm to 10 pm time frame. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... No webinar is scheduled. WIZ017-029-033-034-041>044-053>055-061-072215- Taylor-Clark-Trempealeau-Jackson-La Crosse-Monroe-Juneau-Adams- Vernon-Crawford-Richland-Grant- 401 PM CST Mon Mar 6 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions southwest into central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Tonight Strong to possibly a few severe thunderstorms are possible in the 8 pm to midnight time frame. Damaging winds would be the main threat but there is also a small threat for larger hail and an isolated tornado or two as well. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Wind Advisory for Tuesday. Gusty west winds of 40 to 55 mph through Tuesday will result in difficult travel on north-south oriented roadways and may also cause some damage to trees and power lines. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this evening in the 8 pm to midnight time frame. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... No webinar is scheduled. DAS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 6, 4:56 PM CST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
456 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
IAZ008-018-MNZ086-087-094-070000-
Floyd-Mitchell-Olmsted-Dodge-Mower-
456 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
...A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING MITCHELL...
NORTHERN FLOYD...WESTERN OLMSTED...MOWER AND DODGE COUNTIES...
At 452 PM CST, radar indicated strong to severe thunderstorms
approaching the Interstate 35 corridor over southern Minnesota and
northern Iowa. Movement was northeast at 45 mph.
Wind gusts of 60 mph and quarter size hail are possible with these
strong to severe thunderstorms.
Locations impacted include...
Austin, Osage, Dodge Center, Mantorville, Ramsey, Kasson, Byron,
Blooming Prairie, Nora Springs, Hayfield, St. Ansgar, Adams, West
Concord, Lyle, Claremont, Stacyville, Rose Creek, Lansing and
Wasioja.
Prepare now for possible severe weather. Move indoors and if a
warning is issued, take actions to protect life and property.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST.
LAT...LON 4413 9305 4415 9304 4420 9290 4419 9265
4321 9255 4314 9302 4350 9303 4350 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 245DEG 41KT 4378 9390 4310 9384
WetenkampThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 3:59 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 41 hr |
| Mar 6, 5:50 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Dodge, Mower | 25 min |
| Mar 6, 5:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Dodge | 50 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Minnesota, 2017Special Weather Statements in Iowa, 2017Every special weather statement in 2017
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.