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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 81, NWS La Crosse, WI

August 11, 2021La Crosse County, Monroe County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2021, 2:06 PM CDT for La Crosse County, Monroe County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 11, 2021, 2:06 PM CDT (19:06 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2021, 2:45 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 11, 12:17 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 235 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2021-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 258 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2021-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 210 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
258 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-298 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1470 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
210 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
198 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

172 
WUUS53 KARX 111906
SVRARX
WIC063-081-111945-
/O.NEW.KARX.SV.W.0081.210811T1906Z-210811T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
206 PM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021

The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central La Crosse County in west central Wisconsin...
  Southwestern Monroe County in west central Wisconsin...

* Until 245 PM CDT.

* At 206 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bangor, or 9
  miles west of Sparta, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Sparta, West Salem, Bangor, Leon, Burns, Rockland, Melvina, The
  Coulee Experimental Forest, Highway 162 And County E E, Lake
  Neshonoc and Highway 33 And County Y.

This includes Interstate 90 in Wisconsin between mile markers 11 and
27.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for west central
Wisconsin.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4385 9110 4397 9109 4400 9078 4377 9076
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 271DEG 31KT 4390 9099 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JSB
2 follow-up statements
279 
WWUS53 KARX 111912
SVSARX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
212 PM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021

WIC063-081-111945-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0081.000000T0000Z-210811T1945Z/
La Crosse WI-Monroe WI-
212 PM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL LA CROSSE AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES...

At 212 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bangor, or near
Sparta, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe storm will be near...
  Sparta around 220 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Melvina,
Highway 162 And County E E, Rockland, Leon and Burns.

This includes Interstate 90 in Wisconsin between mile markers 17 and
27.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for west central
Wisconsin.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4386 9099 4397 9101 4400 9078 4377 9076
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 271DEG 31KT 4390 9092 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JSB
106 
WWUS53 KARX 111921 CCA
SVSARX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
221 PM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021

WIC063-081-112000-
/O.COR.KARX.SV.W.0081.000000T0000Z-210811T1945Z/
La Crosse WI-Monroe WI-
221 PM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL LA CROSSE AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES...

At 220 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sparta, moving
east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of east
central La Crosse and southwestern Monroe Counties, including the
following locations... Melvina, Highway 162 And County E E, Rockland,
Leon and Burns.

This includes Interstate 90 in Wisconsin between mile markers 17 and
27.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for west central
Wisconsin.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4386 9099 4397 9101 4400 9078 4377 9076
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 271DEG 31KT 4390 9092 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JSB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 9:19 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXLa Crosse, Trempealeau30 hr
Aug 11, 11:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXTaylor28 min
Aug 11, 11:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXClark, Taylor33 min
Aug 11, 12:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXTaylor42 min
Aug 11, 12:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXClark, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe59 min
Aug 11, 1:01 PM CDTTornado WarningARXClark17 min
Aug 11, 1:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXLa Crosse, Monroe38 min
Aug 11, 1:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXJuneau, Monroe64 min
Aug 11, 1:48 PM CDTTornado WarningARXJuneau, Monroe42 min
Aug 11, 2:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXLa Crosse, Monroe, Vernon42 min
Aug 11, 2:20 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatARXAdams, Juneau, Monroe55 min
Aug 11, 2:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXMonroe28 min
Aug 11, 3:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXRichland, Vernon54 min
Aug 11, 4:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXGrant26 min
Aug 11, 4:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXGrant22 min

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.