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Tornado Warning 7, NWS La Crosse, WI

May 24, 2019Monroe County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2019, 9:03 PM CDT for Monroe County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 42 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, 9:03 PM CDT (02:03 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2019, 9:45 PM CDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS La Crosse, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Monroe County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:04 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 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

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 225 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: 820 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 272 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 393 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

622 
WFUS53 KARX 250203
TORARX
WIC081-250245-
/O.NEW.KARX.TO.W.0007.190525T0203Z-190525T0245Z/

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

The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Monroe County in west central Wisconsin...

* Until 945 PM CDT.
    
* At 902 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Cashton, or 11 miles south of Sparta, moving
  northeast at 30 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Cashton around 910 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Highway 33 And County Y, St Marys, Portland, Norwalk, Jackson Pass,
Melvina and Wilton.

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 4373 9091 4385 9091 4399 9058 4378 9049
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 247DEG 28KT 4378 9088 

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

$$

CA

4 follow-up statements

017 
WWUS53 KARX 250217
SVSARX

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

WIC081-250245-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-190525T0245Z/
Monroe WI-
917 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY...
    
At 916 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Cashton, or 8 miles southeast of Sparta, moving
northeast at 30 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
southwestern Monroe County, including the following locations...
Highway 33 And County Y, St Marys, Portland, Norwalk, Jackson Pass,
Melvina and Wilton.

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 4373 9091 4385 9091 4399 9058 4378 9049
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 247DEG 28KT 4383 9073 

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

$$

CA

623 
WWUS53 KARX 250225
SVSARX

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

WIC081-250245-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-190525T0245Z/
Monroe WI-
925 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY...
    
At 925 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles southeast of Sparta, moving northeast at 30 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...
Cashton, Portland, Norwalk, Wilton, Ridgeville, Melvina, St Marys,
Jackson Pass and Farmers Valley.

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.

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4373 9091 4383 9085 4392 9074 4399 9058
      4378 9049
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 247DEG 28KT 4386 9064 

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

$$

CA

921 
WWUS53 KARX 250233
SVSARX

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

WIC081-250245-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-190525T0245Z/
Monroe WI-
933 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MONROE COUNTY...
    
At 933 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles southwest of Tomah, moving east at 30 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...
Norwalk, Ridgeville and Jackson Pass. 

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.

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4383 9062 4394 9070 4399 9058 4383 9051
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 248DEG 28KT 4388 9059 

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

$$

CA

495 
WWUS53 KARX 250239
SVSARX

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

WIC081-250248-
/O.EXP.KARX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-190525T0245Z/
Monroe WI-
939 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 945
PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty 
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

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

LAT...LON 4383 9062 4394 9070 4399 9058 4383 9051
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 247DEG 28KT 4389 9055 

$$

CA

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, 8:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ARX	Crawford, Grant	25 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.