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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 51, NWS La Crosse, WI

June 5, 2024Buffalo County, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2024, 7:53 PM CDT for Buffalo County, Trempealeau 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 5, 2024, 7:53 PM CDT (00:53 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2024, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
37 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 00:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 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 00:00Z on 2024-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 95 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 00:00Z on 2024-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
95 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1859 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
182 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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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, 6:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 6:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 3:39 AM CDT, 16 hours 14 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, 7:28 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 7:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXClark48 min
Jun 5, 7:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXBuffalo47 min
Jun 5, 7:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXClark47 min
Jun 5, 7:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXTrempealeau25 min
Jun 5, 8:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXLa Crosse, Trempealeau49 min
Jun 5, 8:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXClark, Jackson44 min
Jun 5, 9:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXMonroe35 min
Jun 5, 9:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXAdams, Juneau62 min
Jun 6, 10:47 AM CDTWind AdvisoryARXChickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek7 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2024Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2024

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.