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Tornado Warning 18, NWS La Crosse, WI

July 19, 2017Mitchell County, Iowa

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this tornado warning at Jul 19, 2017, 5:04 PM CDT for Mitchell County, Iowa. It was in force for 10 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 19, 2017, 5:04 PM CDT (22:04 UTC)
Expired: Jul 19, 2017, 5:14 PM CDT
In force: 10 min
Issued by: NWS La Crosse, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Mitchell County, IA

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 19, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 183 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1964 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

827 
WFUS53 KARX 192204
TORARX
IAC131-192245-
/O.NEW.KARX.TO.W.0018.170719T2204Z-170719T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
504 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2017

The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Mitchell County in north central Iowa...

* Until 545 PM CDT

* At 504 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
  tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located near
  Osage, moving east at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely. 

* These dangerous storms will be near...
  Riceville around 510 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Brownville, County Roads T 54 And A 31, Highways 9 And 218, New Haven
and Pioneer State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4335 9280 4344 9255 4327 9256 4325 9280
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 260DEG 53KT 4331 9268 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

RRS

2 follow-up statements

635 
WWUS53 KARX 192210
SVSARX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
510 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2017

IAC131-192245-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-170719T2245Z/
Mitchell IA-
510 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL MITCHELL COUNTY...

At 510 PM CDT, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located near
Riceville, or 11 miles east of Osage, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely. 

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Mitchell County, including the following locations:
County Roads T 54 And A 31, Pioneer State Park and New Haven.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4339 9268 4344 9255 4329 9256 4328 9268
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 259DEG 42KT 4333 9259 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

RRS

012 
WWUS53 KARX 192214
SVSARX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
514 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2017

IAC131-192223-
/O.CAN.KARX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-170719T2245Z/
Mitchell IA-
514 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MITCHELL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been 
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe 
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
north central and northeastern Iowa.

LAT...LON 4339 9268 4344 9255 4329 9256 4328 9268
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 260DEG 53KT 4334 9251 

$$

RRS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 19, 4:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell	86 min
Jul 19, 4:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Floyd, Mitchell	65 min
Jul 19, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Chickasaw, Howard, Winneshiek	63 min
Jul 19, 5:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ARX	Howard	32 min
Jul 19, 5:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ARX	Howard	10 min
Jul 19, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, Winneshiek	80 min
Jul 19, 5:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ARX	Winneshiek	13 min
Jul 19, 5:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ARX	Fayette	11 min
Jul 19, 5:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ARX	Clayton	24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.