Alert archive / Wisconsin / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 8, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this tornado warning at May 17, 2017, 6:04 PM CDT for Clark County, Jackson County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 23 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 17, 2017, 6:04 PM CDT (23:04 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2017, 6:27 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Clark County, WI, Jackson County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 6:14 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ssw Sidney, WI | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN SOUTHWEST PART OF THE COUNTY. |
| May 17, 6:14 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Sw Neillsville, WI | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN SOUTHWEST PART OF THE COUNTY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 1435 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
848
WFUS53 KARX 172304
TORARX
WIC019-053-172345-
/O.NEW.KARX.TO.W.0008.170517T2304Z-170517T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
604 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2017
The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Clark County in central Wisconsin...
North central Jackson County in west central Wisconsin...
* Until 645 PM CDT
* At 603 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Humbird, or 10 miles north of Black River Falls,
moving northeast at 45 mph. Spotters reported a funnel cloud near
Alma Center at 6 PM.
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 dangerous storm will be near...
Neillsville around 620 PM CDT.
Loyal around 635 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Merrillan, Alma Center, Granton, Unity and Wildcat Mound.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4464 9032 4439 9088 4449 9094 4487 9032
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 227DEG 41KT 4445 9087
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JSB3 follow-up statements
594
WWUS53 KARX 172309
SVSARX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
609 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2017
WIC019-053-172345-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170517T2345Z/
Clark WI-Jackson WI-
609 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
CLARK AND NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES...
At 608 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Humbird, or 11 miles southwest of Neillsville,
moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Neillsville around 620 PM CDT.
Loyal around 635 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Merrillan, Alma Center, Granton, Unity and Wildcat Mound.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4464 9032 4439 9088 4449 9094 4487 9032
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 227DEG 41KT 4450 9080
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
JSB099
WWUS53 KARX 172319
SVSARX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
619 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2017
WIC019-053-172345-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170517T2345Z/
Clark WI-Jackson WI-
619 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
CLARK AND NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES...
At 619 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Neillsville, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
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 dangerous storm will be near...
Neillsville around 630 PM CDT.
Loyal around 645 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Merrillan, Alma Center, Granton, Unity and Wildcat Mound.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4464 9032 4439 9088 4449 9094 4487 9032
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 240DEG 23KT 4457 9072
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
JSB226
WWUS53 KARX 172327
SVSARX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
627 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2017
WIC019-053-172336-
/O.CAN.KARX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170517T2345Z/
Clark WI-Jackson WI-
627 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CLARK AND NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central and
west central Wisconsin.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Clark and Jackson counties.
LAT...LON 4464 9032 4439 9088 4449 9094 4487 9032
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 227DEG 41KT 4463 9063
$$
JSBThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo | 44 min |
| May 16, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Trempealeau | 28 min |
| May 16, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 52 min |
| May 16, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark, Taylor | 28 min |
| May 16, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo | 52 min |
| May 16, 9:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 72 min |
| May 16, 9:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 4 hr |
| May 16, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark, Jackson | 93 min |
| May 16, 11:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 9 days |
| May 17, 12:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau | 116 min |
| May 17, 12:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson, La Crosse, Trempealeau | 37 min |
| May 17, 1:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau | 6 hr |
| May 17, 7:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau | 39 hr |
| May 17, 9:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Jackson | 4 days |
| May 17, 9:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | La Crosse, Trempealeau | 5 days |
| May 17, 9:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 66 hr |
| May 17, 12:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | La Crosse, Trempealeau | 51 min |
| May 17, 12:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Clark, Jackson, Trempealeau | 51 min |
| May 17, 1:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Clark | 25 min |
| May 17, 1:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Clark | 63 min |
| May 17, 2:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Taylor | 29 min |
| May 17, 2:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Adams, Juneau | 27 min |
| May 17, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Crawford | 38 min |
| May 17, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo | 46 min |
| May 17, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | La Crosse, Trempealeau | 49 min |
| May 17, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Vernon | 38 min |
| May 17, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Crawford, Grant, Richland, Vernon | 39 min |
| May 17, 5:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | La Crosse | 20 min |
| May 17, 5:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | La Crosse | 58 min |
| May 17, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | La Crosse, Monroe | 51 min |
| May 17, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau | 49 min |
| May 17, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Jackson | 24 min |
| May 17, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Richland, Vernon | 33 min |
| May 17, 5:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Richland, Vernon | 17 min |
| May 17, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark, Jackson | 38 min |
| May 17, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson, Juneau, Monroe | 65 min |
| May 17, 6:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Jackson, Juneau, Monroe | 16 min |
| May 17, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Adams | 34 min |
| May 17, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark | 31 min |
| May 17, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark, Taylor | 66 min |
| May 17, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Adams | 14 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.