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Wind Advisory 2, NWS La Crosse, WI

April 15, 20234 counties in Iowa

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Apr 15, 2023, 2:46 PM CDT for 4 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Apr 16, 2023, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 15, 2023, 2:46 PM CDT (19:46 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 16, 2023, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 17, 2023, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI

Counties Chickasaw County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:46 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

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 201 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 2023-04-15Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2023-04-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 238 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
577 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
238 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
290 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

114 
WWUS73 KARX 151946
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
246 PM CDT Sat Apr 15 2023

IAZ008-009-018-019-160400-
/O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0002.230416T1600Z-230418T0000Z/
Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-
Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Charles City, 
and New Hampton
246 PM CDT Sat Apr 15 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Mitchell, Howard, Floyd and Chickasaw Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 AM Sunday to 7 PM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Zapotocny
5 follow-up statements
197 
WWUS73 KARX 160128
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
828 PM CDT Sat Apr 15 2023

IAZ008-009-018-019-161000-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.230416T1600Z-230418T0000Z/
Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-
Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Charles City, 
and New Hampton
828 PM CDT Sat Apr 15 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 7 PM CDT
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Mitchell, Howard, Floyd and Chickasaw Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 AM Sunday to 7 PM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
855 
WWUS73 KARX 160839
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
339 AM CDT Sun Apr 16 2023

IAZ008-009-018-019-170045-
/O.EXT.KARX.WI.Y.0002.230416T1800Z-230417T1200Z/
Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-
Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Charles City, 
and New Hampton
339 AM CDT Sun Apr 16 2023

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM
CDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Mitchell, Howard, Floyd and Chickasaw Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 AM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

SKOW
520 
WWUS73 KARX 161936
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
236 PM CDT Sun Apr 16 2023

IAZ008-009-018-019-170345-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230417T1200Z/
Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-
Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Charles City, 
and New Hampton
236 PM CDT Sun Apr 16 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Mitchell, Howard, Floyd and Chickasaw Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Zapotocny
917 
WWUS73 KARX 170141
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
841 PM CDT Sun Apr 16 2023

IAZ008-009-018-019-171200-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230417T1200Z/
Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-
Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Charles City, 
and New Hampton
841 PM CDT Sun Apr 16 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Mitchell, Howard, Floyd and Chickasaw Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
995 
WWUS73 KARX 171134
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
634 AM CDT Mon Apr 17 2023

IAZ008-009-018-019-171245-
/O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230417T1200Z/
Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-
Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Charles City, 
and New Hampton
634 AM CDT Mon Apr 17 2023

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

While northwest winds will continue to gust from 30 to 40 mph this
morning, the threat for widespread impacts has diminished. The 
wind advisory will be allowed to expire. 

$$

Rieck

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 15, 9:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXAllamakee, Clayton30 days
Apr 15, 2:55 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryARXAllamakee, Clayton, Fayette, Winneshiek43 hr

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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.