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Special Weather Statement, NWS La Crosse, WI

July 1, 2017Buffalo County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this special weather statement at Jul 1, 2017, 2:36 AM CDT for Buffalo County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 39 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
Jul 1, 2017, 2:36 AM CDT (07:36 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2017, 3:15 AM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI

County Buffalo County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 144 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, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2017-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 337 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2017-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 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
337 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1484 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

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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 Jun 30, 10:51 PM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 10:51 PM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 4:24 AM CDT, 22 hours 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
424 AM CDT Fri Jun 30 2017

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-011200-
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-
424 AM CDT Fri Jun 30 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast
Minnesota...northeast Iowa and southwest into central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are possible today into this evening. Some
storms could produce small hail and gusty winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

There are chances for thunderstorms over northeast Iowa and far
southwest Wisconsin Sunday afternoon and evening. A couple of
storms could become strong.

There are additional chances for thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon
through Thursday. It is too early to discern if there would be a
severe weather threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

No action needed.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

Wetenkamp

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 12:42 AM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
1242 AM CDT SAT JUL 1 2017

MNZ087-010615-
Olmsted-
1242 AM CDT SAT JUL 1 2017

...A THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN OLMSTED COUNTY...

At 1240 AM CDT, a thunderstorm was located near Rochester, moving
east at 20 mph.

Pea size hail is possible with this storm.

This storm will be near...
  Eyota around 105 AM CDT.
  Dover around 115 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Viola, Chester, Ringe,
County Roads 9 And 10 and I 90 Exit 229.

Occasional cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. If you are
outdoors, seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle until the
storm passes.

LAT...LON 4401 9249 4413 9247 4407 9209 4393 9211
TIME...MOT...LOC 0540Z 278DEG 16KT 4403 9240

Wetenkamp
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 2:36 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
236 AM CDT SAT JUL 1 2017

WIZ032-033-010815-
Buffalo-Trempealeau-
236 AM CDT SAT JUL 1 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN BUFFALO AND
NORTHWESTERN TREMPEALEAU COUNTIES...

At 234 AM CDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Altoona to 7 miles northwest of
Modena. Movement was southeast at 15 mph.

Brief wind gusts of 40 to 45 mph are possible with these storms.

These storms will be near...
  Modena around 300 AM CDT.
  Alma and Strum around 315 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these storms include Eleva, Gilmanton,
Cream, Mondovi Airfield and County Roads F And K K.

Occasional cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. If you are
outdoors, seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle until the
storms pass.

LAT...LON 4450 9205 4460 9193 4460 9121 4428 9182
      4448 9206
TIME...MOT...LOC 0734Z 324DEG 15KT 4477 9137 4450 9194

Wetenkamp

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 3:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXBuffalo, Trempealeau36 min
Jul 1, 4:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXTrempealeau32 min
Jul 1, 12:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXOlmsted33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.