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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS La Crosse, WI

August 27, 2021Richland County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 27, 2021, 11:53 PM CDT for Richland County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 37 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 27, 2021, 11:53 PM CDT (04:53 UTC)
Expired
Aug 28, 2021, 12:30 AM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Richland County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:57 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

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 181 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 995 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
995 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1707 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
148 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

774 
WUUS53 KARX 280453
SVRARX
WIC103-280530-
/O.NEW.KARX.SV.W.0098.210828T0453Z-210828T0530Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
1153 PM CDT Fri Aug 27 2021

The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Richland County in southwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 1230 AM CDT.

* At 1152 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles south of
  La Farge, or 13 miles northwest of Richland Center, moving east at
  30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Richland Center, Lone Rock, Ithaca, and Boaz.

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 4317 9022 4320 9026 4320 9028 4321 9029
      4321 9035 4333 9067 4343 9067 4338 9019
      4317 9019
TIME...MOT...LOC 0452Z 279DEG 26KT 4343 9062 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Skow
2 follow-up statements
650 
WWUS53 KARX 280513
SVSARX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
1213 AM CDT Sat Aug 28 2021

WIC103-280530-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-210828T0530Z/
Richland WI-
1213 AM CDT Sat Aug 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY...

At 1213 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Richland
Center, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Richland Center, Lone Rock, Ithaca, and Boaz.

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 4317 9022 4320 9026 4320 9028 4321 9029
      4321 9035 4332 9055 4341 9055 4338 9019
      4317 9019
TIME...MOT...LOC 0513Z 279DEG 26KT 4341 9041 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Skow
294 
WWUS53 KARX 280520
SVSARX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
1220 AM CDT Sat Aug 28 2021

WIC103-280530-
/O.EXP.KARX.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-210828T0530Z/
Richland WI-
1220 AM CDT Sat Aug 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 1230 AM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4317 9022 4320 9026 4320 9028 4321 9029
      4321 9035 4332 9055 4341 9055 4338 9019
      4317 9019
TIME...MOT...LOC 0520Z 279DEG 26KT 4340 9036 

$$

Skow

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 27, 7:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchARXCrawford, Richland, Vernon18 hr
Aug 27, 8:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXCrawford, Grant42 min
Aug 27, 8:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXGrant42 min
Aug 27, 8:59 PM CDTTornado WarningARXGrant31 min
Aug 27, 11:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXVernon36 min
Aug 27, 11:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXRichland, Vernon59 min
Aug 27, 11:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningARXVernon4 hr
Aug 28, 1:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXCrawford, Richland49 min
Aug 28, 3:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXLa Crosse, Trempealeau5 days
Aug 28, 4:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXVernon31 hr
Aug 28, 10:24 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXCrawford4 days
Aug 28, 10:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchARXJuneau22 hr
Aug 28, 10:46 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchARXCrawford23 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.