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Frost Advisory 1, NWS La Crosse, WI

May 4, 20219 counties in Wisconsin; Wabasha County, Minnesota

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this frost advisory at May 4, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT for 9 counties in Wisconsin; Wabasha County, Minnesota. It took effect at May 5, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 4, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT (08:00 UTC)
In effect from
May 5, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 5, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI

Counties Wabasha County, MN, Adams County, WI, Buffalo County, WI, Clark County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Taylor County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:02 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

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 222 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2021-05-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2021-05-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -24 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
509 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

994 
WWUS73 KARX 040800
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
300 AM CDT Tue May 4 2021

WIZ017-029-034-042>044-041600-
/O.NEW.KARX.FR.Y.0001.210505T0500Z-210505T1400Z/
Taylor-Clark-Jackson-Monroe-Juneau-Adams-
Including the cities of Medford, Neillsville, Black River Falls, 
Sparta, Tomah, Mauston, and Friendship
300 AM CDT Tue May 4 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 30 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Taylor, Clark, Jackson, Monroe, Juneau and Adams 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
Baumgardt
4 follow-up statements
763 
WWUS73 KARX 041538
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
1038 AM CDT Tue May 4 2021

WIZ017-029-034-042>044-050000-
/O.CON.KARX.FR.Y.0001.210505T0500Z-210505T1400Z/
Taylor-Clark-Jackson-Monroe-Juneau-Adams-
Including the cities of Medford, Neillsville, Black River Falls, 
Sparta, Tomah, Mauston, and Friendship
1038 AM CDT Tue May 4 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 29 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Monroe, Juneau, Adams, Jackson, Clark and Taylor 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

Kurz
362 
WWUS73 KARX 041858
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
158 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021

MNZ079-WIZ032-033-041-050300-
/O.EXA.KARX.FR.Y.0001.210505T0500Z-210505T1400Z/
Wabasha-Buffalo-Trempealeau-La Crosse-
Including the cities of Wabasha, Alma, Arcadia, Whitehall, 
and La Crosse
158 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Widespread frost.

* WHERE...In Wisconsin, Buffalo, Trempealeau and La Crosse 
  Counties. In Minnesota, Wabasha County.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

WIZ017-029-034-042>044-050300-
/O.CON.KARX.FR.Y.0001.210505T0500Z-210505T1400Z/
Taylor-Clark-Jackson-Monroe-Juneau-Adams-
Including the cities of Medford, Neillsville, Black River Falls, 
Sparta, Tomah, Mauston, and Friendship
158 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Widespread frost.

* WHERE...Monroe, Juneau, Adams, Clark, Taylor and Jackson 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

Boyne
452 
WWUS73 KARX 050122
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
822 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021

MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-051000-
/O.CON.KARX.FR.Y.0001.210505T0500Z-210505T1400Z/
Wabasha-Taylor-Clark-Buffalo-Trempealeau-Jackson-La Crosse-Monroe-
Juneau-Adams-
Including the cities of Wabasha, Medford, Neillsville, Alma, 
Arcadia, Whitehall, Black River Falls, La Crosse, Sparta, Tomah, 
Mauston, and Friendship
822 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Widespread frost.

* WHERE...In Wisconsin, La Crosse, Monroe, Juneau, Adams, 
  Trempealeau, Buffalo, Clark, Taylor and Jackson Counties. In 
  Minnesota, Wabasha County.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

Zapotocny
479 
WWUS73 KARX 050852
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
352 AM CDT Wed May 5 2021

MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-051400-
/O.CON.KARX.FR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210505T1400Z/
Wabasha-Taylor-Clark-Buffalo-Trempealeau-Jackson-La Crosse-Monroe-
Juneau-Adams-
Including the cities of Wabasha, Medford, Neillsville, Alma, 
Arcadia, Whitehall, Black River Falls, La Crosse, Sparta, Tomah, 
Mauston, and Friendship
352 AM CDT Wed May 5 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Widespread frost.

* WHERE...In Wisconsin, La Crosse, Monroe, Juneau, Adams, 
  Trempealeau, Buffalo, Clark, Taylor and Jackson Counties. In 
  Minnesota, Wabasha County.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

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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.