Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS La Crosse, WI

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
705 PM CDT Tue Jul 4 2023

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Buffalo WI-
705 PM CDT Tue Jul 4 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL BUFFALO COUNTY...

At 704 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Durand, or 10
miles west of Mondovi, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated. Nickel size hail was reported 5 miles 
         southwest of Durand. 

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

Locations impacted include...
The Big Swamp Area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4460 9194 4460 9177 4448 9179 4453 9197
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 270DEG 18KT 4457 9187 

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

$$

KAA

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
239 PM CDT Tue Jul 4 2023

.DISCUSSION...(This evening through Tuesday)
Issued at 238 PM CDT Tue Jul 4 2023

Key Messages:

 - The areal extent of the severe storm risk has shifted slightly
   northwest and decreased overall. Storms should develop and
   move into northcentral WI, northeast IA and southeast MN this
   evening, an isolated severe storm is still possible.

 - As storms shift east, later in the evening, a decrease in
   strength and coverage is expect, with mainly a lightning risk.

 - More comfortable weather takes over with temperatures near or below
   normal and periodic shower chances Saturday through Tuesday.

Overview:

Thunderstorms developed over parts of Minnesota and northern
Wisconsin Monday night and dropped south overnight. An outflow
boundary developed ahead of the storms and storm developed and east
to west line. Tapping into instability and moisture and a wind field
that fed into the storms along with some upper level support, storms
trained, but the cluster was also progressive, resulting in a
convective complex that continued southward producing nature's own
fireworks and a good soaking rain for some.  Parts of northern
Rochester reported over an inch of rain, while the airport only had
a trace!  The La Crosse airport had 1.46 inches, here at the NWS
office we had 1.35 inches.  Stoddard 5 NNE had 1.64 inches and
Onalaska also had 1.35 inches.

Water vapor satellite imagery, heights, and lightning showed a
broad trough from Manitoba through the northern Rockies. A
shortwave trough was moving through parts of MN/SD late in the
morning with a couple of clusters of storms and some isolated
storm activity ahead of it. Trailing farther west...some lightning
was noted across parts of Wyoming with the next more pronounced
shortwave.

At 11am at the surface, a pre-frontal trough was noted from just
west of Red Wing, MN to near Mankato with southwest flow and
dewpoints in the 60s to low 70s.  farther west, the cold front had
pushed through parts of western Minnesota. SPC meso-graphics has
MLCAPE building had of the trough and cold from 1000-2000K/kg with
stronger de-stabilization southwestward toward northwest Iowa and
Nebraska.

Scattered Thunderstorms, Potentially Strong to Severe:

Isolated to scattered storms were ongoing early this afternoon
over Wisconsin with additional storms over parts of northwest
Iowa. The CAMS, at least the ARW/HRRR/RAP take these storms into
north central Wisconsin, but are not picking up on the storms
farther south. The storms farther north have a little more
organization as this is also tapping into a local instability
maximum. The storms farther south are partly in the thickness
diffluent region and with the wave lifting east across the area
along with destabilization of around 1500 to 2000 MLCAPE.

Convective debris and rains have limited destabilization thus far
over parts of MN/IA.  This does bring into question how the
convection will evolve. The short range deterministic NAM/GFS
have more of a splitting in the convection with one area affecting
northern WI and another area over Neb/WI. The EC is in-between
with convection moving eastward into the forecast area this
evening with most of the short term models continuing showers and
a few storms overnight into Wednesday. The CAMs are similar with
these differences with the HRRR being more aggressive with the
convection moving in this evening. With these differences, have
maintained higher precipitation chances with the cold front for
showers and scattered storms increasing this evening as MLCAPE
increases 1500 to 2500 J/kg across the western portions of the
forecast area through 00Z...but weakens to 1500J/kg by 03Z. The
severe risk has been shifted slightly west and this seems
reasonable with the greater instability farther west.

Wednesday

There is good model consensus on convectively enhanced shortwave
trough activity shifting across the area late morning into mid-day
on Wednesday stemming from front range convection tonight. There is
some weak-moderate QVector convergence forcing through the
troposphere with this activity (not bad for July!). The overall
consensus in the CAMS and latest deterministic models is to shift
the front and boundary layer instability southeast of the area by
Wednesday afternoon, but lingering elevated instability /CAPE < 200
J/Kg/ above the frontal surface will be worked on by this lift.
Would think showers are likely from central WI into far northeast
Iowa and southwest WI, possibly a storm around late morning and
early afternoon. So, have generally slowed the timing of the rain
chances moving east/out into late afternoon Wednesday and increase
rain chances. The severe storm threat Wednesday is to the southeast
of the area. Cooler temperatures will be noticeable, and some
clearing is expected in the afternoon north and west of La Crosse.

Comfortable Period with Periodic Showers Thursday-Tuesday

Thursday through Tuesday will dominated by northwest flow and large
scale troughing over the northcentral U.S...building into the
northeast by late in the period. As shortwave troughs rotate through
this flow, periodic rain chances will occur as diurnal instability
is throttled up a touch for showers beginning Saturday. The latest
grand ensemble (ECMWF/GEFS/Canadian) suggests only 25-40% chances of
exceeding 0.25"/24 hours Sunday into Monday. Instability in this
flow pattern is quite low /as expected/ with less than a 30% chance
of reaching 500 J/Kg of SBCAPE in that same time frame /across
northeast IA and southwest WI/. CAPE values increase south of the
area toward I-80 where the trough isnt such as influence. But, there
is enough instability to cause low rain chances /20-40%/ beginning
Saturday and continuing into Monday. As this time frame approaches,
more tuning on the timing and chances will occur. Temperatures will
begin below normal mid-week and rise to near normal for the weekend.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Wednesday afternoon)
Issued at 1255 PM CDT Tue Jul 4 2023

Isolated showers and thunderstorms popped up near the TAF sites in
the last hour or two, however these will be north and east by the
beginning of the TAF period. Convective debris to the west and
rainfall in excess of 1" in the region may limit destabilization
today, however we will have a pre-frontal trough and cold front
move into the region. Although isolated storms could develop
during the afternoon with the pre-frontal trough, better storm
chances look to develop with destabilization and convergence
farther west and these move eastward tonight and overnight.
Included VCSH/VCTS at KRST this afternoon and delayed VCTS at KLSE
and a tempo group at each until 01-03Z into the rest of the
evening. Shower and isolated storm chances will continue into
Wednesday behind the front until the moisture is cleaned out. Kept
ceilings VFR until after 09Z KRST-12Z KLSE with MVFR conditions.
MVFR conditions may occur with storms as well. Southwest winds may
become variable and gusty near storms. Shifted winds to the
northwest with the pr-frontal trough...winds become
variable...then stronger from the northwest with gusts 15 to 20kts
at KRST Wednesday morning.

&&

.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...NONE.
MN...NONE.
IA...NONE.
&&

DISCUSSION...Zapotocny/Baumgardt
AVIATION...Zapotocny

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
430 PM CDT Tue Jul 4 2023

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This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast
Minnesota...northeast Iowa and southwest into central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A few strong thunderstorms will be possible through the evening.
Gusty winds and frequent lightning will be the main threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Non-severe thunderstorms will continue into Wednesday, exiting the
area by early Wednesday evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

No action is needed.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

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