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Special Weather Statement, NWS La Crosse, WI

March 5, 2022Grant County, Wisconsin; Clayton County, Iowa

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this special weather statement at Mar 5, 2022, 3:42 PM CST for Grant County, Wisconsin; Clayton County, Iowa. It was in force for 48 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
Mar 5, 2022, 3:42 PM CST (21:42 UTC)
Expired
Mar 5, 2022, 4:30 PM CST
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
40

Counties Clayton County, IA, Grant County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 148 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 2022-03-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2022-03-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 261 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1418 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
261 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
289 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 5, 2:23 PM CST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 2:23 PM CST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 5, 12:35 PM CST, 3 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
1235 PM CST Sat Mar 5 2022

IAZ030-WIZ054-055-061-061200-
Clayton-Crawford-Richland-Grant-
1235 PM CST Sat Mar 5 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for parts of northeast Iowa and
southwest Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Rounds of thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into the
evening hours. Some storms could be strong to severe. The main
threat from 3 to 6 pm appears to be mainly hail but storms between
6 and 9 pm could pose an additional threat for damaging winds or
isolated tornadoes.

In addition, winds could gust up to 40 mph at times after storms
pass through and into the overnight hours. A wind advisory is also
in effect tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Some snow and light freezing rain is expected Sunday night into
Monday morning. Snow amounts will be up to 1 inch and there may
be a light glaze of ice.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

A few spotter groups may be needed between 5 and 9 PM.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-MNZ088-094>096-WIZ041>044-053-061200-
Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Allamakee-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-
Winona-Mower-Fillmore-Houston-La Crosse-Monroe-Juneau-Adams-
Vernon-
1235 PM CST Sat Mar 5 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for parts of northeast
Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and western into central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Rounds of thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into the
evening hours. Some storms could be strong to severe, especially
south of Interstate 90. The main threat from 3 to 7 pm appears to
be mainly hail but storms between 6 and 9 pm could pose an
additional threat for damaging winds. An isolated tornado cannot
be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Some snow and light freezing rain is expected Sunday night into
Monday morning. Snow amounts will be up to 1 inch and there may
be a light glaze of ice.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Widespread spotter activation is not expected, but a few spotter
groups may be needed between 5 and 9 PM.ded.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

MNZ079-086-087-WIZ017-029-032>034-061200-
Wabasha-Dodge-Olmsted-Taylor-Clark-Buffalo-Trempealeau-Jackson-
1235 PM CST Sat Mar 5 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for parts of southeast Minnesota
and western into north central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon. Some stronger
storms could produce lightning, hail, and gusty winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

While spotter activation is not expected, reports of hail or
strong winds would be appreciated if observed.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

Shea

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 5, 12:04 PM CSTWind AdvisoryARXCrawford, Grant, Richland18 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Wisconsin, 2022Special Weather Statements in Iowa, 2022Every special weather statement in 2022

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.