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High Wind Warning 1, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this high wind warning at Jun 2, 2018, 9:28 AM CDT for 6 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 72 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2018, 9:28 AM CDT (14:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2018, 10:40 AM CDT
- In force
- 72 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
Counties Chickasaw County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 10:00 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Cresco, IA | TREE BLOWN DOWN IN CRESCO. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -237 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 633 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 299 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 315 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
716 WWUS73 KARX 021428 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 928 AM CDT Sat Jun 2 2018 ...High Wind Warning For Portions of Northeast Iowa... .Easterly wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph with some damage have been reported from Mason City to Hampton Iowa. In addition, power lines have been reported down from Stacyville to Osage to New Haven. Expect wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph with isolated gusts to 70 mph as showers and thunderstorms move eastward. IAZ008-009-018-019-029-021700- /O.NEW.KARX.HW.W.0001.180602T1428Z-180602T1700Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette- Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Charles City, New Hampton, and Oelwein 928 AM CDT Sat Jun 2 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until noon CDT today. * TIMING...Through Noon. * WINDS...50 to 60 mph with isolated gusts to 70 mph. * IMPACTS...Trees and power lines may come down. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ Rogers
2 follow-up statements
079 WWUS73 KARX 021444 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 944 AM CDT Sat Jun 2 2018 ...High Wind Warning For Portions of Northeast Iowa... .Easterly wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph with some damage have been reported from Mason City to Hampton Iowa. In addition, power lines have been reported down from Stacyville to Osage to New Haven. Expect wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph with isolated gusts to 70 mph as showers and thunderstorms move eastward. IAZ010-021700- /O.EXA.KARX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180602T1700Z/ Winneshiek- Including the city of Decorah 944 AM CDT Sat Jun 2 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until noon CDT today. * TIMING...Through Noon. * WINDS...50 to 60 mph with isolated gusts to 70 mph. * IMPACTS...Trees and power lines may come down. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ IAZ008-009-018-019-029-021700- /O.CON.KARX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180602T1700Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette- Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Charles City, New Hampton, and Oelwein 944 AM CDT Sat Jun 2 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... * TIMING...Through Noon. * WINDS...50 to 60 mph with isolated gusts to 70 mph. * IMPACTS...Trees and power lines may come down. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ Rogers
547 WWUS73 KARX 021540 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1040 AM CDT Sat Jun 2 2018 ...High Wind Warning Cancelled... .Damaging winds associated with weakening thunderstorms earlier this morning have diminished. While some easterly wind gusts up to 30 mph are still possible, the high wind threat has ended. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-021645- /O.CAN.KARX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180602T1700Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette- Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Decorah, Charles City, New Hampton, and Oelwein 1040 AM CDT Sat Jun 2 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in La Crosse has cancelled the High Wind Warning. The high wind threat associated with weakening thunderstorms has ended. Some gusts to 30 mph are still possible through noon. $$ Rogers
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Fayette, Winneshiek | 29 min |
| Jun 2, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, Winneshiek | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 6:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Allamakee, Clayton | 22 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.