Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2021, 3:21 PM CDT for Wabasha County, Minnesota. It was in force for 54 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2021, 3:21 PM CDT (20:21 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2021, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Wabasha County, MN
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 3:28 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Wnw Zumbro Falls, MN | |
| May 25, 3:34 PM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | 2 Nne Zumbro Falls, MN | |
| May 25, 3:51 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 5 Nnw Theilman, MN | |
| May 25, 4:05 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 2 N Dumfries, MN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 324 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
- 96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -140 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1118 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KARX 252021
SVRARX
MNC157-252115-
/O.NEW.KARX.SV.W.0016.210525T2021Z-210525T2115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
321 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021
The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Wabasha County in southeastern Minnesota...
* Until 415 PM CDT.
* At 321 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mazeppa, or
18 miles south of Red Wing, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Wabasha and Kellogg around 405 PM CDT.
Alma around 415 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include South
Troy, Pioneer Campground, Rattelsnake Point, West Albany, County
Roads 33 And 4, Rattlesnake Ridge and Bremen.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4437 9255 4437 9243 4445 9243 4445 9224
4442 9212 4438 9200 4433 9192 4431 9191
4429 9193 4427 9190 4423 9189 4419 9187
4419 9208 4418 9208 4418 9232 4420 9233
4419 9255
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 254DEG 25KT 4430 9244
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Wetenkamp3 follow-up statements
729
WWUS53 KARX 252024
SVSARX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
324 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021
MNC157-252115-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210525T2115Z/
Wabasha MN-
324 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR WABASHA COUNTY...
At 324 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mazeppa, or 18
miles south of Red Wing, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe storm will be near...
Wabasha and Kellogg around 405 PM CDT.
Alma around 415 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include South
Troy, Pioneer Campground, Rattelsnake Point, West Albany, County
Roads 33 And 4, Rattlesnake Ridge and Bremen.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4437 9255 4437 9243 4445 9243 4445 9224
4442 9212 4438 9200 4433 9192 4431 9191
4429 9193 4427 9190 4423 9189 4419 9187
4419 9208 4418 9208 4418 9232 4420 9233
4419 9255
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 254DEG 25KT 4430 9242
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Wetenkamp020
WWUS53 KARX 252040
SVSARX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
340 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021
MNC157-252115-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210525T2115Z/
Wabasha MN-
340 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR WABASHA COUNTY...
At 339 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of
Pepin, or 9 miles west of Wabasha, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe storm will be near...
Wabasha around 355 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include South
Troy, Pioneer Campground, Rattelsnake Point, West Albany, County
Roads 33 And 4, Rattlesnake Ridge and Bremen.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.
If on or near the Mississippi River, get away from the water and
move indoors or inside a vehicle. Do not be caught on the water in a
thunderstorm.
&&
LAT...LON 4432 9246 4437 9243 4445 9243 4445 9224
4442 9212 4438 9200 4433 9192 4431 9191
4429 9193 4427 9190 4423 9189 4419 9187
4419 9208 4418 9208 4418 9232 4420 9233
4419 9255
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 240DEG 37KT 4436 9224
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Wetenkamp293
WWUS53 KARX 252114
SVSARX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
414 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021
MNC157-252123-
/O.EXP.KARX.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210525T2115Z/
Wabasha MN-
414 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WABASHA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
415 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with thunderstorms.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southeastern Minnesota...and west central Wisconsin.
LAT...LON 4432 9246 4437 9243 4445 9243 4445 9224
4442 9212 4438 9200 4433 9192 4431 9191
4429 9193 4427 9190 4423 9189 4419 9187
4419 9208 4418 9208 4418 9232 4420 9233
4419 9255
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 254DEG 25KT 4442 9193
$$
WetenkampThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 6:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Wabasha | 38 min |
| May 25, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Wabasha | 25 min |
| May 25, 3:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Olmsted | 25 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.