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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS La Crosse, WI

June 5, 2024Buffalo County, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2024, 2:30 PM CDT for Buffalo County, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 5, 2024, 2:30 PM CDT (19:30 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2024, 3:15 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Buffalo County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 171 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 2024-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2024-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 158 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1630 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
158 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
220 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 5, 1:52 PM CDT, 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 1:52 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 3:39 AM CDT, 10 hours 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
339 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-061200-
Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-Dodge-Olmsted-Mower-Fillmore-
339 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for parts of southeast
Minnesota and northeast Iowa.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop this
afternoon. A few storms could be strong with a threat for hail and
gusty winds. In addition, winds will be on the increase overall so
storms could locally increase those gusts. A wind advisory is in
effect for that threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

It will be windy again at times Thursday with gusts up to 40 mph.

In addition there are periodic thunderstorm chances Saturday through
Monday, mainly during the afternoon hours. Severe storms are not
expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected. Any observed hail or stronger
wind gusts should be reported.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-
053>055-061-061200-
Winneshiek-Allamakee-Fayette-Clayton-Wabasha-Winona-Houston-
Taylor-Clark-Buffalo-Trempealeau-Jackson-La Crosse-Monroe-Juneau-
Adams-Vernon-Crawford-Richland-Grant-
339 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop this
afternoon. A few storms could be strong with a threat for hail and
gusty winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

It will be windy at times Thursday with gusts of 30 to 40 mph.

In addition there are periodic thunderstorm chances Saturday through
Monday, mainly during the afternoon hours. Severe storms are not
expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected. Any observed hail or stronger
wind gusts should be reported.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

Shea

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 2:22 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
222 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

MNZ079-088-WIZ032-033-052000-
Wabasha MN-Winona MN-Buffalo WI-Trempealeau WI-
222 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN WINONA...
SOUTHEASTERN WABASHA...BUFFALO AND TREMPEALEAU COUNTIES THROUGH 300
PM CDT...

At 221 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Mondovi to near Alma to Plainview.
Movement was east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated. Several automated sites have gusted to 50
         mph in Wabasha County.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Mondovi, Alma, Buffalo, Buffalo City, and Modena around 225 PM
  CDT.
  Strum, Fountain City, and Rollingstone around 240 PM CDT.
  Winona, Arcadia, and Independence around 245 PM CDT.
  Whitehall, Goodview, and Osseo around 250 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these storms include Pioneer Campground,
Merrick State Park, Czechville, Lock And Dam 5 A, Dodge, Cream,
Chimney Rock, Mondovi Airfield, Highway 88 And County O, and Whitman.

This includes Interstate 94 between mile markers 88 and 91.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4436 9191 4460 9181 4459 9117 4432 9117
      4401 9152 4418 9218
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 274DEG 40KT 4459 9176 4436 9186 4416 9215

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Skow
Local storm report, Jun 5, 2:27 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
227 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0210 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     7 SW Lake City          44.38N 92.37W
06/05/2024  M49 MPH          Wabasha            MN   Mesonet

            Mesonet station MN143 U.s.63 - Lake City -
            Mp 62.9.

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 10:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryARXBuffalo3 hr
Jun 5, 2:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXBuffalo, Trempealeau38 min
Jun 5, 3:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXJackson21 min
Jun 5, 3:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXJackson, La Crosse25 min
Jun 5, 4:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXTaylor19 min
Jun 4, 7:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXChickasaw, Mitchell42 min
Jun 4, 7:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXChickasaw, Howard, Mitchell43 min
Jun 4, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXChickasaw, Howard, Winneshiek42 min
Jun 4, 8:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXWinneshiek40 min
Jun 5, 3:25 AM CDTWind AdvisoryARXChickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell16 hr
Jun 4, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXWinona31 min
Jun 4, 7:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXWabasha51 min
Jun 5, 2:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXWinona33 min
Jun 5, 6:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXDodge, Wabasha38 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.