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Frost Advisory 4, NWS La Crosse, WI

May 9, 20214 counties in Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this frost advisory at May 9, 2021, 2:40 PM CDT for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at May 10, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 9, 2021, 2:40 PM CDT (19:40 UTC)
In effect from
May 10, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 10, 2021, 8:00 AM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI

Counties Adams County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, Monroe County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 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 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 184 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-09Temperature 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2021-05-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -31 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1852 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

070 
WWUS73 KARX 091940
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
240 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

WIZ017-029-100345-
/O.NEW.KARX.FZ.W.0002.210510T0500Z-210510T1300Z/
Taylor-Clark-
Including the cities of Medford and Neillsville
240 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected.

* WHERE...Taylor and Clark Counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Freeze conditions will kill crops and unprotected 
  sensitive vegetation, and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

WIZ034-042>044-100345-
/O.NEW.KARX.FR.Y.0004.210510T0500Z-210510T1300Z/
Jackson-Monroe-Juneau-Adams-
Including the cities of Black River Falls, Sparta, Tomah, 
Mauston, and Friendship
240 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost 
  formation.

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

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM CDT Monday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

Boyne
2 follow-up statements
622 
WWUS73 KARX 100301
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
1001 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

WIZ017-029-101115-
/O.CON.KARX.FZ.W.0002.210510T0500Z-210510T1300Z/
Taylor-Clark-
Including the cities of Medford and Neillsville
1001 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected.

* WHERE...Clark and Taylor Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Freeze conditions will kill crops and unprotected 
  sensitive vegetation, and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

WIZ034-042>044-101115-
/O.CON.KARX.FR.Y.0004.210510T0500Z-210510T1300Z/
Jackson-Monroe-Juneau-Adams-
Including the cities of Black River Falls, Sparta, Tomah, 
Mauston, and Friendship
1001 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost 
  formation.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT Monday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

Boyne
299 
WWUS73 KARX 101252
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
752 AM CDT Mon May 10 2021

WIZ017-029-101400-
/O.EXP.KARX.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210510T1300Z/
Taylor-Clark-
Including the cities of Medford and Neillsville
752 AM CDT Mon May 10 2021

...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

Temperatures have warmed into the mid 30s. Therefore, the freeze 
warning has been allowed to expire.

$$

WIZ034-042>044-101400-
/O.EXP.KARX.FR.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210510T1300Z/
Jackson-Monroe-Juneau-Adams-
Including the cities of Black River Falls, Sparta, Tomah, 
Mauston, and Friendship
752 AM CDT Mon May 10 2021

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

Temperatures have warmed into the upper 30s and lower 40s, 
Therefore, the frost advisory has been allowed to expire.

$$

Zapotocny

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 2:40 PM CDTFreeze WarningARXClark, Taylor17 hr

Nearby

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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.