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Wind Advisory 9, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Dec 17, 2025, 1:22 PM CST for 4 counties in Minnesota; 7 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Dec 18, 2025, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2025, 1:22 PM CST (19:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 18, 2025, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2025, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
Counties 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, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:20 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, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 193 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1203 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 89 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
081 WWUS73 KARX 171922 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 122 PM CST Wed Dec 17 2025 IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-181100- /O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0009.251218T1800Z-251219T0000Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-Dodge-Olmsted-Mower-Fillmore- Including the cities of New Hampton, Dodge Center, Rochester, Austin, Preston, Osage, Charles City, and Cresco 122 PM CST Wed Dec 17 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds at 30 mph with gusts of 45 mph expected. * WHERE...In Iowa, Floyd, Mitchell, Chickasaw, and Howard Counties. In Minnesota, Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, and Olmsted Counties. * WHEN...From noon to 6 PM CST Thursday. * 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. Use extra caution. && $$ JAR
4 follow-up statements
086 WWUS73 KARX 180239 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 839 PM CST Wed Dec 17 2025 IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-181045- /O.EXT.KARX.WI.Y.0009.251218T1800Z-251219T0300Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-Dodge-Olmsted-Mower-Fillmore- Including the cities of Rochester, New Hampton, Dodge Center, Osage, Charles City, Austin, Cresco, and Preston 839 PM CST Wed Dec 17 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...In Iowa, Floyd, Mitchell, Chickasaw, and Howard Counties. In Minnesota, Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, and Olmsted Counties. * WHEN...From noon to 9 PM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Ferguson
228 WWUS73 KARX 180745 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 145 AM CST Thu Dec 18 2025 IAZ010-029-030-190600- /O.EXB.KARX.WI.Y.0009.251218T1800Z-251219T0600Z/ Winneshiek-Fayette-Clayton- Including the cities of Oelwein, Elkader, and Decorah 145 AM CST Thu Dec 18 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Clayton, Fayette, and Winneshiek Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to midnight CST tonight. * 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. Use extra caution. && $$ IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-190600- /O.EXT.KARX.WI.Y.0009.251218T1800Z-251219T0600Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Floyd-Chickasaw-Dodge-Olmsted-Mower-Fillmore- Including the cities of Dodge Center, New Hampton, Charles City, Cresco, Preston, Osage, Austin, and Rochester 145 AM CST Thu Dec 18 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...In Iowa, Floyd, Mitchell, Chickasaw, and Howard Counties. In Minnesota, Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, and Olmsted Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ JSB
256 WWUS73 KARX 181821 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1221 PM CST Thu Dec 18 2025 IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-MNZ086-087-094-095-190600- /O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-251219T0600Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-Clayton-Dodge- Olmsted-Mower-Fillmore- Including the cities of Elkader, Decorah, Austin, Charles City, New Hampton, Rochester, Preston, Cresco, Osage, Oelwein, and Dodge Center 1221 PM CST Thu Dec 18 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight. * 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. Use extra caution. && $$ Falkinham
531 WWUS73 KARX 190556 NPWARX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1156 PM CST Thu Dec 18 2025 IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-MNZ086-087-094-095-190700- /O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-251219T0600Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-Clayton-Dodge- Olmsted-Mower-Fillmore- Including the cities of Austin, Rochester, Oelwein, Dodge Center, Cresco, Decorah, New Hampton, Charles City, Preston, Elkader, and Osage 1156 PM CST Thu Dec 18 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... The threat has ended. $$ JSB
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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.