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Tornado Warning 6, NWS La Crosse, WI

May 24, 2019Crawford County, Grant County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2019, 8:50 PM CDT for Crawford County, Grant County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 24, 2019, 8:50 PM CDT (01:50 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2019, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS La Crosse, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 24, 7:49 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 160 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 0 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 115 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

752 
WFUS53 KARX 250150
TORARX
WIC023-043-250230-
/O.NEW.KARX.TO.W.0006.190525T0150Z-190525T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
850 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019

The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  North central Grant County in southwestern Wisconsin...
  Southeastern Crawford County in southwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 930 PM CDT.
    
* At 850 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles north of Bloomington, or 11 miles east of
  Prairie Du Chien, moving northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  north central Grant and southeastern Crawford Counties, including
  the following locations... Wauzeka, Mount Hope, Werley, Boydtown,
  Millville, Harris Ridge and Woodman.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4295 9090 4300 9099 4320 9084 4306 9062
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 225DEG 16KT 4301 9092 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Kurz

3 follow-up statements

194 
WWUS53 KARX 250200
SVSARX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
900 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019

WIC023-043-250230-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-190525T0230Z/
Grant WI-Crawford WI-
900 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL GRANT AND SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES...
    
At 859 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southwest of Boscobel, or 16 miles east of
Prairie Du Chien, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Wauzeka, Woodman, Boydtown and County Roads K And T. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4302 9084 4305 9090 4318 9081 4308 9065
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 230DEG 31KT 4307 9082 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

Kurz

623 
WWUS53 KARX 250208
SVSARX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
908 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019

WIC023-250217-
/O.CAN.KARX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-190525T0230Z/
Crawford WI-
908 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for southwestern
Wisconsin.

LAT...LON 4308 9083 4311 9080 4312 9076 4313 9073
      4309 9066 4309 9068 4305 9079
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 237DEG 29KT 4309 9078 

$$

WIC043-250230-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-190525T0230Z/
Grant WI-
908 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY...
    
At 907 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Boscobel, or 17 miles north of Lancaster, moving
northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Woodman, Boydtown and County Roads K And T. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4308 9083 4311 9080 4312 9076 4313 9073
      4309 9066 4309 9068 4305 9079
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 237DEG 29KT 4309 9078 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

Kurz

889 
WWUS53 KARX 250215
SVSARX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
915 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019

WIC043-250224-
/O.CAN.KARX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-190525T0230Z/
Grant WI-
915 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for southwestern
Wisconsin.

LAT...LON 4308 9083 4311 9080 4312 9076 4313 9073
      4309 9066 4309 9068 4305 9079
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 225DEG 16KT 4311 9075 

$$

Kurz

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 24, 8:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ARX	La Crosse, Vernon	29 min
May 24, 9:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ARX	Monroe	42 min
May 24, 9:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Crawford, Vernon	55 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.