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Wind Advisory 5, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Oct 3, 2018, 12:01 PM CDT for 7 counties in Minnesota; 6 counties in Iowa; Buffalo County, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Oct 3, 2018, 8:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2018, 12:01 PM CDT (17:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 3, 2018, 8:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 4, 2018, 1:19 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- 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, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN, Buffalo County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:00 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, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 545 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 425 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 413 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
126 WWUS73 KARX 031701 CCA NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1201 PM CDT Wed Oct 3 2018 ...Strong Northwest Winds Tonight... .Strong northwest winds are expected tonight. Plan on wind speeds of 20 to 30 mph with gust around 45 mph. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-033-040100- /O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0005.181004T0300Z-181004T0900Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-Wabasha-Dodge- Olmsted-Winona-Mower-Fillmore-Houston-Buffalo-Trempealeau- Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Decorah, Charles City, New Hampton, Oelwein, Wabasha, Dodge Center, Rochester, Winona, Austin, Preston, Caledonia, Alma, Arcadia, and Whitehall 1201 PM CDT Wed Oct 3 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 10 PM this evening to 4 AM CDT Thursday. * TIMING...10 pm through 4 am CDT. * WINDS...20 to 30 mph with gusts around 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Driving will become difficult along with the possiblity of some damage to trees and property. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
913 WWUS73 KARX 040015 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 715 PM CDT Wed Oct 3 2018 ...Strong Northwest Winds Tonight... .Strong northwest winds are expected tonight as much colder air works into the area. Plan on wind speeds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph. IAZ009-010-019-029-MNZ079-088-095-096-WIZ032-033-040900- /O.EXT.KARX.WI.Y.0005.181004T0200Z-181004T0900Z/ Howard-Winneshiek-Chickasaw-Fayette-Wabasha-Winona-Fillmore- Houston-Buffalo-Trempealeau- Including the cities of Cresco, Decorah, New Hampton, Oelwein, Wabasha, Winona, Preston, Caledonia, Alma, Arcadia, and Whitehall 715 PM CDT Wed Oct 3 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...9 pm through 4 am CDT. * WINDS...20 to 30 mph with gusts around 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Driving will become difficult along with the possiblity of some damage to trees and property. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph or stronger are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ IAZ008-018-MNZ086-087-094-040900- /O.EXT.KARX.WI.Y.0005.181004T0100Z-181004T0900Z/ Mitchell-Floyd-Dodge-Olmsted-Mower- Including the cities of Osage, Charles City, Dodge Center, Rochester, and Austin 715 PM CDT Wed Oct 3 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...Now through 4 am CDT. * WINDS...20 to 30 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving expected, especially high profile vehicles. Some damage to trees and property could occur. 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. && $$ Lawrence
603 WWUS73 KARX 040353 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1053 PM CDT Wed Oct 3 2018 ...Strong Northwest Winds Tonight... .Strong northwest winds are expected tonight as much colder air works into the area. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph have already been common this evening and will gradually subside through the early morning hours. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-033-040900- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-181004T0900Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-Wabasha-Dodge- Olmsted-Winona-Mower-Fillmore-Houston-Buffalo-Trempealeau- Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Decorah, Charles City, New Hampton, Oelwein, Wabasha, Dodge Center, Rochester, Winona, Austin, Preston, Caledonia, Alma, Arcadia, and Whitehall 1053 PM CDT Wed Oct 3 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...Now through 4 am CDT. * WINDS...20 to 30 mph with gusts around 45 mph. Winds will gradually subside through the early morning hours. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving expected, especially high profile vehicles. Some minor tree damage also possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph or stronger are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Lawrence
069 WWUS73 KARX 040619 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 119 AM CDT Thu Oct 4 2018 ...Wind Advisory Cancelled... .Northwest winds will gradually diminish this morning but will remain gusty at times. Plan on speeds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 25 to 30 mph. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-033-040730- /O.CAN.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-181004T0900Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-Wabasha-Dodge- Olmsted-Winona-Mower-Fillmore-Houston-Buffalo-Trempealeau- Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Decorah, Charles City, New Hampton, Oelwein, Wabasha, Dodge Center, Rochester, Winona, Austin, Preston, Caledonia, Alma, Arcadia, and Whitehall 119 AM CDT Thu Oct 4 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in La Crosse has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph can be expected early this morning. $$ Wetenkamp
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 9:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower | 61 min |
| Oct 3, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Wabasha | 45 min |
| Oct 3, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.