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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS La Crosse, WI

August 7, 2021Crawford County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2021, 3:52 PM CDT for Crawford County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 38 min. 1 report 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
Aug 7, 2021, 3:52 PM CDT (20:52 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Crawford County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 7, 4:22 PM CDTHAIL 0.884 Ssw Clayton, WIPUBLIC REPORT VIA CRAWFORD COUNTY EM.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 194 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 2021-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1645 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2021-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 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
1645 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-79 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1006 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

950 
WUUS53 KARX 072052
SVRARX
WIC023-072130-
/O.NEW.KARX.SV.W.0069.210807T2052Z-210807T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
352 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Crawford County in southwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 430 PM CDT.

* At 351 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles northeast
  of Harpers Ferry, or 14 miles east of Lansing, moving northeast at
  25 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Seneca, Soldiers Grove, Gays Mills, Mount Sterling, Ferryville, 
  Bell Center, Horrigan Ridge, Fairview, Petersburg, Rolling Ground, 
  Joy Hollow, Crowley Ridge and Montgomeryville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4336 9108 4342 9094 4342 9067 4328 9067
      4320 9097
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 244DEG 23KT 4332 9094 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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2 follow-up statements
905 
WWUS53 KARX 072055
SVSARX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
355 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

WIC023-072130-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-210807T2130Z/
Crawford WI-
355 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY...

At 355 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles northeast
of Harpers Ferry, or 15 miles south of Viroqua, moving northeast at
25 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.

Locations impacted include...
Seneca, Soldiers Grove, Gays Mills, Mount Sterling, Bell Center,
Horrigan Ridge, Highway 131 And County B, Fairview, Petersburg,
Rolling Ground, Crowley Ridge and Montgomeryville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4333 9106 4342 9094 4342 9067 4328 9067
      4320 9097
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 244DEG 23KT 4333 9091 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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557 
WWUS53 KARX 072126
SVSARX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
426 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

WIC023-072136-
/O.EXP.KARX.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-210807T2130Z/
Crawford WI-
426 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However hail and 
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4333 9106 4342 9094 4342 9067 4328 9067
      4320 9097
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 244DEG 23KT 4341 9068 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 6:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXBuffalo34 min
Aug 7, 7:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXLa Crosse35 min
Aug 7, 9:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXJuneau28 min
Aug 7, 10:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXAdams33 min
Aug 7, 11:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXCrawford28 min
Aug 7, 11:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXLa Crosse, Vernon27 min
Aug 7, 11:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXCrawford, Richland, Vernon21 min
Aug 7, 12:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXRichland26 min
Aug 7, 12:59 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryARXBuffalo2 hr
Aug 7, 1:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXRichland, Vernon58 min
Aug 7, 1:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXLa Crosse27 min
Aug 7, 2:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXLa Crosse31 min
Aug 7, 2:23 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryARXLa Crosse, Trempealeau112 min
Aug 7, 3:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXMonroe, Vernon21 days
Aug 7, 3:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXVernon4 days
Aug 7, 3:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXRichland, Vernon4 days
Aug 7, 3:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXRichland, Vernon61 hr
Aug 7, 3:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXBuffalo, Trempealeau19 hr
Aug 7, 3:07 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryARXLa Crosse74 min
Aug 7, 3:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXVernon73 min
Aug 7, 3:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningARXLa Crosse, Monroe3 hr
Aug 7, 3:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXVernon55 min
Aug 7, 4:00 PM CDTTornado WarningARXCrawford30 min
Aug 7, 4:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXRichland40 min
Aug 7, 4:19 PM CDTTornado WarningARXCrawford, Grant41 min
Aug 7, 4:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningARXVernon3 hr
Aug 7, 4:56 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedARXGrant19 min
Aug 7, 5:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXJuneau, Monroe, Vernon37 min
Aug 7, 6:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchARXAdams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Jackson, Juneau and 5 more35 hr

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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.