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Wind Advisory 8, NWS La Crosse, WI

November 7, 20204 counties in Iowa; 5 counties in Minnesota

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Nov 7, 2020, 1:10 PM CST for 4 counties in Iowa; 5 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Nov 8, 2020, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 7, 2020, 1:10 PM CST (19:10 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 8, 2020, 10:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 8, 2020, 6:00 PM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI

Counties Chickasaw County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 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

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 163 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2020-11-07Temperature 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2020-11-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 278 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
1406 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
278 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
292 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

466 
WWUS73 KARX 071910
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
110 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2020

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-080400-
/O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0008.201108T1600Z-201109T0000Z/
Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-Wabasha-Dodge-Olmsted-Mower-
Fillmore-
Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Charles City, New Hampton,
Wabasha, Dodge Center, Rochester, Austin, and Preston
110 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 6 PM CST Sunday.

* 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
4 follow-up statements
800 
WWUS73 KARX 080251
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
851 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2020

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-081100-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0008.201108T1600Z-201109T0000Z/
Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-Wabasha-Dodge-Olmsted-Mower-
Fillmore-
Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Charles City, New Hampton,
Wabasha, Dodge Center, Rochester, Austin, and Preston
851 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 6 PM CST Sunday.

* 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
615 
WWUS73 KARX 081025
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
425 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2020

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-081900-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0008.201108T1600Z-201109T0000Z/
Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-Wabasha-Dodge-Olmsted-Mower-
Fillmore-
Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Charles City, New Hampton,
Wabasha, Dodge Center, Rochester, Austin, and Preston
425 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 6 PM CST 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.

&&

$$

LL
747 
WWUS73 KARX 081755
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
1155 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2020

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-090000-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-201109T0000Z/
Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-Wabasha-Dodge-Olmsted-Mower-
Fillmore-
Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Charles City, New Hampton,
Wabasha, Dodge Center, Rochester, Austin, and Preston
1155 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 6 PM CST 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.

&&

$$

CA
411 
WWUS73 KARX 090021
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
621 PM CST Sun Nov 8 2020

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

.While gusty winds will continue through the night, they should
remain less than 30 mph. Due to this, the Wind Advisory was
allowed to expire.

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-090130-
/O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-201109T0000Z/
Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-Wabasha-Dodge-Olmsted-Mower-
Fillmore-
Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Charles City, New Hampton,
Wabasha, Dodge Center, Rochester, Austin, and Preston
621 PM CST Sun Nov 8 2020

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

While gusty winds will continue through the night, they should
remain less than 30 mph. Due to this, the Wind Advisory was
allowed to expire.

$$

Boyne

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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.