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Special Weather Statement, NWS La Crosse, WI

September 19, 2024Vernon County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this special weather statement at Sep 19, 2024, 7:28 PM CDT for Vernon County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Sep 19, 2024, 7:28 PM CDT (00:28 UTC)
Expired
Sep 19, 2024, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Hail
0.50 in
Wind
40

County Vernon County, WI

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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 Sep 19, 6:40 PM CDT, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 19, 6:40 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 19, 2:59 PM CDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
259 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-210000-
Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Allamakee-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-
Clayton-Wabasha-Dodge-Olmsted-Winona-Mower-Fillmore-Houston-
Taylor-Clark-Buffalo-Trempealeau-Jackson-La Crosse-Monroe-Juneau-
Adams-Vernon-Crawford-Richland-Grant-
259 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Storms will continue to develop this afternoon, moving west to
east across the area into the late evening hours. Some could be
severe with a large hail and damaging wind threat. A tornado can't
be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Additional storm chances for the weekend into early next week.
The probability for organized severe weather is low at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Storm spotters groups will be needed for parts of southeast
Minnesota, northeast Iowa and west central Wisconsin this
afternoon and this evening.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

Zapotocny

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 19, 4:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
459 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

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

0405 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 NE Ostrander          43.64N 92.39W
09/19/2024  M60 MPH          Fillmore           MN   Trained Spotter

0415 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Greenleafton            43.58N 92.21W
09/19/2024  M54 MPH          Fillmore           MN   Trained Spotter

0425 PM     Hail             2 N Preston             43.70N 92.08W
09/19/2024  M0.50 Inch       Fillmore           MN   Trained Spotter

0425 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 E Etna                43.60N 92.33W
09/19/2024                   Fillmore           MN   Trained Spotter

            One tree down along County Road 14.

&&
Local storm report, Sep 19, 5:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
500 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

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

0345 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     4 N Lyle                43.56N 92.95W
09/19/2024  M52 MPH          Mower              MN   Mesonet

            Mesonet station MN144 U.s.218 - Lyle - Mp 4.

&&
Special weather statement, Sep 19, 5:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
507 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

MNZ088-WIZ033-041-192245-
Winona MN-Trempealeau WI-La Crosse WI-
507 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN WINONA...CENTRAL LA
CROSSE AND SOUTHEASTERN TREMPEALEAU COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM CDT...

At 507 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Dakota, or 11 miles northwest of La Crescent, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Trempealeau, Dakota, and Brice Prairie around 510 PM CDT.
  Holmen around 515 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Camp Decorah, Perrot
State Park, Stevenstown, The Valley View Mall, Council Bay, Ridgeway,
New Hartford, County Roads M And W, Peacock Hill, and Mindoro Cut.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 90 in Minnesota between mile markers 260 and 276.
 Interstate 90 in Wisconsin between mile markers 1 and 16.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southeastern Minnesota...and west central Wisconsin.

&&

LAT...LON 4385 9146 4385 9159 4402 9156 4414 9118
      4411 9115 4407 9115 4407 9111 4386 9096
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 247DEG 36KT 4392 9148

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Naylor
Special weather statement, Sep 19, 6:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 19, 7:28 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 20, 3:24 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryARXBuffalo, Clark, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe and 2 more3 hr
Sep 19, 7:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXHoward25 min
Sep 19, 7:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXClayton37 min
Sep 19, 8:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXClayton30 min

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.