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Areal Flood Advisory 4, NWS La Crosse, WI

June 25, 2021Chickasaw County, Floyd County, Iowa

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this areal flood advisory at Jun 25, 2021, 4:48 PM CDT for Chickasaw County, Floyd County, Iowa. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 25, 2021, 4:48 PM CDT (21:48 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Chickasaw County, IA, Floyd County, IA

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 233 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 2021-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 22 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2021-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -16 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
22 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-140 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
711 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood advisory went out at Jun 25, 2:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 2:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 3:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
315 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

IAZ029-030-WIZ061-262015-
Fayette-Clayton-Grant-
315 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Iowa
and southwest Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening.
In addition, funnel clouds will be possible this afternoon. These
funnel clouds normally do not touch the ground. As a result, they
rarely do any damage and last only a few minutes.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Thunderstorms will be possible on Saturday and Saturday night. A
few of these storms may become strong to severe during the
afternoon and evening. Large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain
will be the primary threats. An isolated tornado or two will also
be possible.

Periodic chances of thunderstorms will continue then into
Wednesday. At this time, it is too early to determine if organized
severe weather will occur.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed on Saturday afternoon and evening.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

IAZ009>011-018-019-MNZ096-WIZ041>044-053>055-262015-
Howard-Winneshiek-Allamakee-Floyd-Chickasaw-Houston-La Crosse-
Monroe-Juneau-Adams-Vernon-Crawford-Richland-
315 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Iowa...northeast Iowa...southeast Minnesota...central Wisconsin...
southwest Wisconsin and west central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening,
mainly across northeastern Iowa and southwestern Wisconsin. The
overall threat for severe weather is low at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Thunderstorms will be possible on Saturday and Saturday night. A
few of these storms may become strong to severe during the
afternoon and evening. Large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain
will be the primary threats. The heavy rain could lead to flash
flooding if storms repeatedly move over the same areas. An
isolated tornado or two will also be possible.

Periodic chances of thunderstorms will continue then into
Wednesday. At this time, it is too early to determine if organized
severe weather will occur.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed on Saturday afternoon and
evening.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

IAZ008-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ017-029-032>034-262015-
Mitchell-Wabasha-Dodge-Olmsted-Winona-Mower-Fillmore-Taylor-Clark-
Buffalo-Trempealeau-Jackson-
315 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Iowa...southeast Minnesota...central Wisconsin...north central
Wisconsin and west central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening,
mainly across northeastern Iowa and southwestern Wisconsin. The
overall threat for severe weather is low at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Periodic chances of thunderstorms will continue into Wednesday.
At this time, it is too early to determine if organized severe
weather will occur.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

KDS/Boyne

In the hours before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 7:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXLa Crosse, Monroe66 min
Jun 24, 8:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryARXLa Crosse110 min
Jun 25, 6:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryARXChickasaw, Winneshiek2 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Advisories in Iowa, 2021Every areal flood advisory in 2021

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.