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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS La Crosse, WI

June 9, 2018Winneshiek County, Iowa

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2018, 6:20 PM CDT for Winneshiek County, Iowa. It was in force for 55 min. 1 report 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
Jun 9, 2018, 6:20 PM CDT (23:20 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 2018, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Winneshiek County, IA

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:21 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 9, 6:40 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGFestina, IASMALL TREE DOWN

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 9, 2:26 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 208 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2018-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 298 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2018-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 118 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
298 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-177 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1110 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
187 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.3

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The text

As transmitted.

175 
WUUS53 KARX 092320
SVRARX
IAC191-100015-
/O.NEW.KARX.SV.W.0039.180609T2320Z-180610T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
620 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Winneshiek County in northeastern Iowa...

* Until 715 PM CDT

* At 619 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Protivin to near Lawler to near Waucoma, moving
  northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Fort Atkinson and Spillville around 635 PM CDT. 
  Calmar around 640 PM CDT. 
  Ossian around 655 PM CDT. 
  Decorah around 700 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Castalia, Jackson Junction, State Road 9 And 245th Street, Festina
and Frankville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4308 9208 4322 9208 4334 9173 4337 9161
      4308 9161
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 245DEG 28KT 4321 9215 4311 9207 4302 9207 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Shea
1 follow-up statement
085 
WWUS53 KARX 092357
SVSARX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
657 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

IAC191-100015-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-180610T0015Z/
Winneshiek IA-
657 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WINNESHIEK COUNTY...

At 657 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Decorah to near Ossian, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of 
southeastern Winneshiek County, including the following locations: 
Castalia, Jackson Junction, Festina, Frankville and State Road 9 And 
Frankville Road.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4308 9208 4320 9194 4334 9173 4337 9161
      4308 9161
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 245DEG 28KT 4333 9180 4323 9172 4314 9172 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Shea

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 9:44 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXFloyd23 hr
Jun 9, 11:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchARXAllamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more14 hr
Jun 9, 11:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXHoward, Mitchell67 min
Jun 9, 12:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXMitchell30 min
Jun 9, 12:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXMitchell50 min
Jun 9, 1:00 PM CDTTornado WarningARXMitchell45 min
Jun 9, 1:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXHoward65 min
Jun 9, 3:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXFloyd, Mitchell54 min
Jun 9, 4:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningARXFloyd, Mitchell3 hr
Jun 9, 4:19 PM CDTTornado WarningARXFloyd41 min
Jun 9, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXChickasaw, Floyd79 min
Jun 9, 5:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningARXHoward, Winneshiek3 hr
Jun 9, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXChickasaw, Floyd47 min
Jun 9, 6:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXFayette83 min
Jun 9, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXAllamakee45 min
Jun 9, 6:58 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningARXFloyd, Mitchell6 hr

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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.