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Wind Advisory 2, NWS La Crosse, WI

March 3, 20248 counties in Iowa; 7 counties in Minnesota; Crawford County, Grant County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Mar 3, 2024, 8:15 AM CST for 8 counties in Iowa; 7 counties in Minnesota; Crawford County, Grant County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Mar 3, 2024, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 3, 2024, 8:15 AM CST (14:15 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 3, 2024, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Mar 3, 2024, 6:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI

Counties Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:18 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, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 202 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 2024-03-03Temperature 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 2024-03-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1125 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

818 
WWUS73 KARX 031415
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
815 AM CST Sun Mar 3 2024

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ054-061-040000-
/O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0002.240303T1800Z-240304T0000Z/
Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Allamakee-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-
Clayton-Wabasha-Dodge-Olmsted-Winona-Mower-Fillmore-Houston-
Crawford-Grant-
Including the cities of Platteville, Oelwein, Cresco, Waukon,
Wabasha, Austin, Decorah, New Hampton, Charles City, Dodge
Center, Rochester, Caledonia, Elkader, Prairie Du Chien, Winona,
Osage, and Preston
815 AM CST Sun Mar 3 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS 
EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Iowa, southeast 
  Minnesota, and southwest Wisconsin.

* WHEN...From noon today to 6 PM CST this evening.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles on west to east roads. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

JSB
1 follow-up statement
943 
WWUS73 KARX 032353
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
553 PM CST Sun Mar 3 2024

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ054-061-040100-
/O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-240304T0000Z/
Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Allamakee-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-
Clayton-Wabasha-Dodge-Olmsted-Winona-Mower-Fillmore-Houston-
Crawford-Grant-
Including the cities of Osage, Wabasha, Dodge Center, Charles
City, Rochester, Austin, Waukon, Elkader, Prairie Du Chien,
Platteville, New Hampton, Caledonia, Winona, Oelwein, Preston,
Cresco, and Decorah
553 PM CST Sun Mar 3 2024

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

Strong west to southwest winds will continue to gust 25 to 35 mph 
through early evening, but will continue to diminish into tonight 
which will minimize widespread wind impacts. As a result, the wind 
advisory will be allowed to expire.

$$

EMS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 8:39 AM CSTRed Flag WarningARXAllamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more9 hr

Nearby

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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.