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Special Weather Statement, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this special weather statement at May 16, 2017, 1:12 PM CDT for Clark County, Jackson County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 63 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
- May 16, 2017, 1:12 PM CDT (18:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2017, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
Counties Clark County, WI, Jackson County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 1146 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 May 16, 12:26 PM CDT, 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 16, 12:26 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service La Crosse WI 502 AM CDT Tue May 16 2017 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-171200- 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- 502 AM CDT Tue May 16 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and southwest into central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Some thunderstorms will linger this morning, mainly north and east of La Crosse. The main threats from any of these storms are brief heavy rains and lightning. Thunderstorms are expected to spread back into the area tonight. A few of these could be strong to severe in areas west and north of La Crosse. The main threats would be large hail, damaging winds, locally heavy rains, and lightning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Thunderstorm chances continue Wednesday into Wednesday evening. A few storms Wednesday afternoon and evening could be strong and produce small hail and gusty winds. Locally heavy rains remain possible as well. Another round of widespread rain looks to spread across the area Friday into Saturday night, with amounts of 3/4 inch to locally 2 inches appearing likely. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Rainfall and any localized flooding or high water reports would be appreciated this morning. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... No webinar is scheduled. RRS/LAWRENCE
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 16, 11:28 AM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
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Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 7:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Grant | 35 min |
| May 15, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Crawford, Grant | 48 min |
| May 15, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Monroe | 32 min |
| May 15, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Grant | 29 min |
| May 15, 11:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | La Crosse | 45 min |
| May 15, 11:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | La Crosse | 3 hr |
| May 16, 12:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Buffalo | 30 min |
| May 16, 12:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Trempealeau | 74 min |
| May 16, 3:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 13 hr |
| May 16, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 58 min |
| May 16, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Taylor | 78 min |
| May 15, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clayton | 51 min |
| May 15, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Houston, Winona | 67 min |
| May 15, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Dodge | 23 min |
| May 15, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 41 min |
| May 15, 11:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Houston | 44 min |
| May 15, 11:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Winona | 56 min |
| May 15, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Dodge | 33 min |
| May 15, 11:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 3 hr |
| May 16, 12:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 7 hr |
| May 16, 12:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Olmsted, Winona | 22 hr |
| May 16, 6:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 9 hr |
| May 16, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Wabasha | 51 min |
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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.