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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS La Crosse, WI
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 6:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Festina, IA | SMALL 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2:26 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 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.
- 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
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
$$
Shea1 follow-up statement
085
WWUS53 KARX 092357
SVSARX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
657 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018
IAC191-100015-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-180610T0015Z/
Winneshiek IA-
657 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WINNESHIEK COUNTY...
At 657 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Decorah to near Ossian, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Winneshiek County, including the following locations:
Castalia, Jackson Junction, Festina, Frankville and State Road 9 And
Frankville Road.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4308 9208 4320 9194 4334 9173 4337 9161
4308 9161
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 245DEG 28KT 4333 9180 4323 9172 4314 9172
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SheaThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 9:44 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Floyd | 23 hr |
| Jun 9, 11:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Jun 9, 11:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Howard, Mitchell | 67 min |
| Jun 9, 12:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Mitchell | 30 min |
| Jun 9, 12:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Mitchell | 50 min |
| Jun 9, 1:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Mitchell | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Howard | 65 min |
| Jun 9, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Floyd, Mitchell | 54 min |
| Jun 9, 4:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Floyd, Mitchell | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 4:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Floyd | 41 min |
| Jun 9, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Chickasaw, Floyd | 79 min |
| Jun 9, 5:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Howard, Winneshiek | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Chickasaw, Floyd | 47 min |
| Jun 9, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fayette | 83 min |
| Jun 9, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Allamakee | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 6:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Floyd, Mitchell | 6 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.