Alert archive / Wisconsin / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 2, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Mar 30, 2018, 2:42 PM CDT for 8 counties in Wisconsin; 6 counties in Minnesota; 8 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Mar 31, 2018, 5:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 30, 2018, 2:42 PM CDT (19:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 31, 2018, 5:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2018, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
All 22 counties
Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Winona County, MN, Adams County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Vernon County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 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 nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 221 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
- 1036 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
034 WWUS73 KARX 301942 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 242 PM CDT Fri Mar 30 2018 ...Strong Winds Expected Saturday Morning... .West to northwest winds will increase to 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph after 5 AM Saturday morning. These winds will make driving lightweight and high profile vehicles difficult especially on north to south oriented roads. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-310345- /O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0002.180331T1000Z-180331T1800Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-Dodge-Olmsted-Mower-Fillmore- Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Charles City, New Hampton, Dodge Center, Rochester, Austin, and Preston 242 PM CDT Fri Mar 30 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 5 AM to 1 PM CDT Saturday. * TIMING...Saturday morning. * WINDS...West to northwest at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult for lightweight and high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph or stronger are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Wetenkamp
5 follow-up statements
926 WWUS73 KARX 310209 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 909 PM CDT Fri Mar 30 2018 ...Strong Winds Saturday Morning... .West to northwest winds will increase to 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph before daybreak Saturday morning, staying strong into early afternoon. The winds will start to decrease later in the day, although will still stay fairly breezy. The winds will make driving lightweight and high profile vehicles difficult, especially on north to south oriented roads. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-311015- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.180331T1000Z-180331T1800Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-Dodge-Olmsted-Mower-Fillmore- Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Charles City, New Hampton, Dodge Center, Rochester, Austin, and Preston 909 PM CDT Fri Mar 30 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...Saturday morning. * WINDS...West to northwest at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult for lightweight and high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph or stronger are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
886 WWUS73 KARX 310844 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 344 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018 ...Strong Winds This Morning... .Southerly winds will become west to northwest and increase to 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mp this morning. The winds will start to decrease later in the day, although will still remain fairly breezy. The winds will make driving lightweight and high profile vehicles difficult, especially on west to east oriented roads. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-311645- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.180331T1000Z-180331T1800Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-Dodge-Olmsted-Mower-Fillmore- Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Charles City, New Hampton, Dodge Center, Rochester, Austin, and Preston 344 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...This morning. * WINDS...South winds becoming west to northwest at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult for lightweight and high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph or stronger are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
526 WWUS73 KARX 311130 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 630 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018 ...Strong Winds This Morning... .Southerly winds will become west to northwest and gust up to 45 mph at times. The winds will start to decrease later in the day, although will still remain fairly breezy. The winds will make driving lightweight and high profile vehicles difficult, especially on west to east oriented roads. IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ088-096-WIZ041>044-053>055-061-311800- /O.EXA.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180331T1800Z/ Winneshiek-Allamakee-Fayette-Clayton-Winona-Houston-La Crosse- Monroe-Juneau-Adams-Vernon-Crawford-Richland-Grant- Including the cities of Decorah, Waukon, Oelwein, Elkader, Winona, Caledonia, La Crosse, Sparta, Tomah, Mauston, Friendship, Viroqua, Prairie Du Chien, Richland Center, and Platteville 630 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. * TIMING...This morning. * WINDS...South winds becoming west to northwest at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult for lightweight and high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph or stronger are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-311800- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180331T1800Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-Dodge-Olmsted-Mower-Fillmore- Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Charles City, New Hampton, Dodge Center, Rochester, Austin, and Preston 630 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...This morning. * WINDS...South winds becoming west to northwest at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult for lightweight and high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph or stronger are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
861 WWUS73 KARX 311442 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 942 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018 ...Strong Winds This Morning... .Strong west to northwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph will create difficult travel at times for lightweight and high profile vehicles. Drive with extra caution. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041>044-053>055- 061-311800- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180331T1800Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Allamakee-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette- Clayton-Dodge-Olmsted-Winona-Mower-Fillmore-Houston-La Crosse- Monroe-Juneau-Adams-Vernon-Crawford-Richland-Grant- Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Decorah, Waukon, Charles City, New Hampton, Oelwein, Elkader, Dodge Center, Rochester, Winona, Austin, Preston, Caledonia, La Crosse, Sparta, Tomah, Mauston, Friendship, Viroqua, Prairie Du Chien, Richland Center, and Platteville 942 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...This morning. * WINDS...West to northwest at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult for lightweight and high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph or stronger are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Wetenkamp
234 WWUS73 KARX 311747 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1247 PM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018 ...Winds Gradually Subsiding Through Late Afternoon... .Northwest winds will remain in the 15 to 25 mph range with gusts of 35 to 40 mph possible through around 4 pm and then will gradually diminish. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041>044-053>055- 061-311900- /O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180331T1800Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Allamakee-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette- Clayton-Dodge-Olmsted-Winona-Mower-Fillmore-Houston-La Crosse- Monroe-Juneau-Adams-Vernon-Crawford-Richland-Grant- Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Decorah, Waukon, Charles City, New Hampton, Oelwein, Elkader, Dodge Center, Rochester, Winona, Austin, Preston, Caledonia, La Crosse, Sparta, Tomah, Mauston, Friendship, Viroqua, Prairie Du Chien, Richland Center, and Platteville 1247 PM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... Northwest winds will remain in the 15 to 25 mph range with gusts of 35 to 40 mph possible through late this afternoon. . $$ Wetenkamp
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 3:58 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Clark, Taylor | 23 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:34 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Clark, Taylor | 21 hr |
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.