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Special Weather Statement, NWS La Crosse, WI

May 16, 2017Buffalo County, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin; Olmsted County, Wabasha County, Minnesota

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this special weather statement at May 16, 2017, 4:17 PM CDT for Buffalo County, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin; Olmsted County, Wabasha County, Minnesota. It was in force for 58 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 16, 2017, 4:17 PM CDT (21:17 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2017, 5:15 PM CDT
In force: 58 min
Issued by: NWS La Crosse, WI

Counties Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Buffalo County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 16, 3:42 PM CDT, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 3:42 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 3:40 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 16, 1:12 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 16, 2:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
239 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0930 PM     HAIL             SPRING VALLEY           43.69N 92.39W
05/15/2017  E0.88 INCH       FILLMORE           MN   PUBLIC

            REPORT VIA FACEBOOK.

&&

Local storm report, May 16, 2:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
251 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0929 PM     HAIL             2 W SPRING VALLEY       43.69N 92.43W
05/15/2017  E0.75 INCH       FILLMORE           MN   PUBLIC

            REPORT VIA FACEBOOK.

&&

Local storm report, May 16, 2:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
252 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0945 PM     HAIL             FOUNTAIN CITY           44.12N 91.70W
05/15/2017  E0.88 INCH       BUFFALO            WI   PUBLIC

            REPORT VIA FACEBOOK.

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Special weather statement, May 16, 3:54 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 16, 4:17 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
417 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

MNZ079-087-088-WIZ032-033-162215-
Wabasha-Olmsted-Winona-Buffalo-Trempealeau-
417 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN WINONA...CENTRAL
OLMSTED...WABASHA...BUFFALO AND NORTHERN TREMPEALEAU COUNTIES...

At 412 PM CDT, a cluster of strong thunderstorms was located over
eastern Olmsted and southern Wabasha counties in southeast
Minnesota. These thunderstorms are moving northeast at 50 mph and
they will be capable of producing hail up to 1 inch in diameter and
wind gusts up to 40 mph.

These storm will be near...

Plainview around 425 PM CDT.

Wabasha, Kellogg, Buffalo City and Buffalo around 440 PM CDT.

Alma around 445 PM CDT.

Mondovi around 510 PM CDT and Strum around 515 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Marion, Douglas,
Eleva, Viola and Waumandee.

LAT...LON 4419 9255 4437 9255 4437 9243 4445 9243
      4445 9224 4441 9208 4456 9204 4460 9200
      4459 9117 4437 9117 4388 9228 4419 9266
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 233DEG 43KT 4412 9238

JSB

The office that day

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, 1:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Clark, Jackson	63 min
May 16, 3:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	ARX	Buffalo, Trempealeau	13 hr
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

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.