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Tornado Warning 9, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT for Fillmore County, Mower County, Minnesota; Howard County, Iowa. It was in force for 45 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 27, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT (18:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2019, 1:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Howard County, IA, Fillmore County, MN, Mower County, MN
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 961 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 220 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
955
WFUS53 KARX 271800
TORARX
IAC089-MNC045-099-271845-
/O.NEW.KARX.TO.W.0009.190527T1800Z-190527T1845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
100 PM CDT Mon May 27 2019
The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Howard County in northeastern Iowa...
Southeastern Mower County in southeastern Minnesota...
Southwestern Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota...
* Until 145 PM CDT.
* At 1259 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Riceville, or 17 miles east of Osage,
moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. This storm has a history of
producing a tornado over the past 30 minutes.
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...
Le Roy around 110 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Chester, Saratoga, Forestville State Park, Etna, York, Cherry Grove
and Ostrander.
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 4368 9240 4366 9211 4335 9242 4339 9255
4344 9255
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 211DEG 35KT 4338 9249
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Lawrence1 follow-up statement
367
WWUS53 KARX 271821
SVSARX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
121 PM CDT Mon May 27 2019
IAC089-MNC045-099-271845-
/O.CON.KARX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-190527T1845Z/
Howard IA-Mower MN-Fillmore MN-
121 PM CDT Mon May 27 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL HOWARD...SOUTHEASTERN MOWER AND SOUTHWESTERN FILLMORE
COUNTIES...
At 120 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Le Roy, or 16 miles northwest of Cresco, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. This storm has a history of
producing a tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Spring Valley around 140 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Chester, Forestville State Park, Etna, York, Cherry Grove, Ostrander
and Greenleafton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4368 9240 4366 9211 4343 9238 4348 9248
4350 9250
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 208DEG 31KT 4352 9239
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
LawrenceThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Fillmore | 50 min |
| May 27, 1:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Olmsted | 19 min |
| May 27, 2:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Fillmore | 16 min |
| May 27, 2:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Fillmore | 10 min |
| May 27, 6:21 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Olmsted, Winona | 20 hr |
| May 27, 12:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Floyd, Howard, Mitchell | 43 min |
| May 27, 1:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard | 38 min |
| May 27, 2:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Winneshiek | 23 min |
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.