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Wind Advisory 4, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at May 21, 2019, 10:11 AM CDT for 6 counties in Iowa; 5 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at May 21, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 21, 2019, 10:11 AM CDT (15:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 21, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 22, 2019, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 12 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, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 1659 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
468 WWUS73 KARX 211511 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1011 AM CDT Tue May 21 2019 ...Windy Conditions This Afternoon Into This Evening... .Winds will increase late this morning and continue into this evening. Wind speeds are expected to be 20 to 30 miles per hour with gusts 30 to 45 miles per hour. These strong winds may make travel difficult for high profile vehicles. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-212315- /O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0004.190521T1800Z-190522T0600Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-Wabasha-Dodge- Olmsted-Mower-Fillmore- Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Decorah, Charles City, New Hampton, Oelwein, Wabasha, Dodge Center, Rochester, Austin, and Preston 1011 AM CDT Tue May 21 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 1 AM CDT Wednesday. * TIMING...This afternoon through 1 AM Wednesday. * WINDS...Easterly winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Driving will be difficult for high profile and lightweight vehicles. Loose outdoor objects may be blown around. 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. && $$ DTJ
3 follow-up statements
008 WWUS73 KARX 211940 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 240 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019 ...Windy Conditions Will Continue Into This Evening... .Windy conditions will continue into this evening. Wind speeds are expected to be 20 to 30 miles per hour with gusts 35 to 45 miles per hour through this evening. These strong winds may make travel difficult for high profile vehicles. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-220345- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-190522T0600Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-Wabasha-Dodge- Olmsted-Mower-Fillmore- Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Decorah, Charles City, New Hampton, Oelwein, Wabasha, Dodge Center, Rochester, Austin, and Preston 240 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...Late this afternoon through 1 AM Wednesday. * WINDS...Easterly winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Driving will be difficult for high profile and lightweight vehicles. Loose outdoor objects may be blown around. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph or stronger are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ DTJ
458 WWUS73 KARX 220033 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 733 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019 ...Wind Gusts Of 35 To 45 MPH This Evening... .East winds will continue to gust into the 35 to 45 mph range for much of the remainder of the evening. These gusts will begin to diminish around midnight and continue to slowly weaken overnight. These strong winds may make travel difficult for high profile vehicles. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-220600- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-190522T0600Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-Wabasha-Dodge- Olmsted-Mower-Fillmore- Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Decorah, Charles City, New Hampton, Oelwein, Wabasha, Dodge Center, Rochester, Austin, and Preston 733 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...through 1 AM Wednesday. * WINDS...East winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Driving will be difficult for high profile and lightweight vehicles. Loose outdoor objects may be blown around. 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. && $$ 04
099 WWUS73 KARX 220604 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 104 AM CDT Wed May 22 2019 ...Wind Decreasing... .Winds were decreasing early this morning. Therefore, the wind advisory has been allowed to expire. IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-220715- /O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-190522T0600Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-Wabasha-Dodge- Olmsted-Mower-Fillmore- Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Decorah, Charles City, New Hampton, Oelwein, Wabasha, Dodge Center, Rochester, Austin, and Preston 104 AM CDT Wed May 22 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Winds were decreasing early this morning. Therefore, the wind advisory has been allowed to expire. $$ DAS
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 9:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Winona | 21 days |
| May 21, 9:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Houston | 21 days |
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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.