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Wind Advisory 4, NWS La Crosse, WI

April 29, 20204 counties in Minnesota; 6 counties in Iowa

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Apr 29, 2020, 8:31 AM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota; 6 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 29, 2020, 8:31 AM CDT (13:31 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
10 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

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:32 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

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 255 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2020-04-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2020-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 111 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
527 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
179 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

284 
WWUS73 KARX 291331
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
831 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-292145-
/O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0004.200429T1331Z-200430T0000Z/
Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-Dodge-Olmsted-
Mower-Fillmore-
Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Decorah, Charles City, 
New Hampton, Oelwein, Dodge Center, Rochester, Austin, 
and Preston
831 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...In Iowa, Mitchell, Howard, Winneshiek, Floyd, 
  Chickasaw and Fayette Counties. In Minnesota, Dodge, Olmsted, 
  Mower and Fillmore Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Boyne
3 follow-up statements
346 
WWUS73 KARX 291705
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
1205 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-300000-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-200430T0000Z/
Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-Dodge-Olmsted-
Mower-Fillmore-
Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Decorah, Charles City, 
New Hampton, Oelwein, Dodge Center, Rochester, Austin, 
and Preston
1205 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. During
  the past hour, the wind gusted up to 46 mph at Charles City 
  Iowa.

* WHERE...In Iowa, Chickasaw, Floyd, Mitchell, Howard, 
  Winneshiek and Fayette Counties. In Minnesota, Dodge, Olmsted, 
  Mower and Fillmore Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Boyne
923 
WWUS73 KARX 291936
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
236 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-300000-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-200430T0000Z/
Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-Dodge-Olmsted-
Mower-Fillmore-
Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Decorah, Charles City, 
New Hampton, Oelwein, Dodge Center, Rochester, Austin, 
and Preston
236 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. During
  the past hour, the wind gusted up to 43 mph at Rochester
  International Airport and just east of Kasson Minnesota.

* WHERE...In Iowa, Chickasaw, Floyd, Mitchell, Howard, 
  Winneshiek and Fayette Counties. In Minnesota, Dodge, Olmsted, 
  Mower and Fillmore Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Boyne
311 
WWUS73 KARX 292355
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
655 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-300100-
/O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-200430T0000Z/
Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-Dodge-Olmsted-
Mower-Fillmore-
Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Decorah, Charles City, 
New Hampton, Oelwein, Dodge Center, Rochester, Austin, 
and Preston
655 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

Winds have been slowly decreasing and this trend will continue
through the rest of the evening. As a result, the wind advisory
will be allowed to expire.

$$

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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.