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Wind Advisory 5, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Oct 14, 2020, 1:12 PM CDT for 6 counties in Iowa; 5 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Oct 14, 2020, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 14, 2020, 1:12 PM CDT (18:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 14, 2020, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2020, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 9 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 18:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 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
- 1675 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 362 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 989 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
719 WWUS73 KARX 141812 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 112 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-150215- /O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0005.201014T2100Z-201015T0600Z/ 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 112 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 1 AM CDT Thursday. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
294 WWUS73 KARX 150123 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 823 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-150600- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-201015T0600Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-Wabasha-Dodge- Olmsted-Mower-Fillmore- Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Decorah, Charles City, New Hampton, Oelwein, Wabasha, Dodge Center, Rochester, Austin, and Preston 823 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 1 AM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ CA
399 WWUS73 KARX 150601 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 101 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2020 IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-150715- /O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-201015T0600Z/ 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 101 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... Winds will continue to gradually decrease overnight, but a few gusts may reach up to 35 mph occasionally overnight. $$ Peters
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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.