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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS La Crosse, WI

August 11, 2021Grant County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2021, 4:23 PM CDT for Grant County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 22 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, 4:23 PM CDT (21:23 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2021, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Grant County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 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

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 158 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 2021-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2852 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 2021-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 170 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
2852 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-107 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1040 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
170 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
193 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.7

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The text

As transmitted.

323 
WUUS53 KARX 112123
SVRARX
WIC043-112145-
/O.NEW.KARX.SV.W.0085.210811T2123Z-210811T2145Z/

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

The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

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

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 422 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of
  Muscoda, or 16 miles west of Dodgeville, 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Montfort, Centerville and Red Oak Ridge. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4310 9055 4312 9043 4295 9043 4294 9052
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 256DEG 27KT 4305 9044 

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

$$

DTJ
1 follow-up statement
501 
WWUS53 KARX 112136
SVSARX

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

WIC043-112145-
/O.EXP.KARX.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-210811T2145Z/
Grant WI-
436 PM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 445 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
is still possible with the thunderstorms over northern Grant County.

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
La Crosse.

LAT...LON 4310 9055 4312 9043 4295 9043 4294 9052
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 256DEG 27KT 4307 9033 

$$

DTJ

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, 2:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXLa Crosse, Monroe39 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

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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.