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Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this winter storm watch at Mar 31, 2026, 2:24 PM CDT for Clark County, Taylor County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Apr 2, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2026, 2:24 PM CDT (19:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2026, 1:39 AM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
Counties Clark County, WI, Taylor County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:27 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 240 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
- 1308 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 292 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 winter storm watch went out at Mar 31, 12:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 12:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 2:55 AM CDT, 11 hours 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service La Crosse WI 255 AM CDT Tue Mar 31 2026 IAZ011-029-030-WIZ042>044-053>055-061-011100- Allamakee-Fayette-Clayton-Monroe-Juneau-Adams-Vernon-Crawford- Richland-Grant- 255 AM CDT Tue Mar 31 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Iowa...central Wisconsin...southwest Wisconsin and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight There may be a few strong storms this morning. The main threats will be hail and strong winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday At this time it appears the area will see mostly rain. Rainfall amounts of 1-2 are likely (70-90%) and would cause river and stream rises by the end of the week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... No action needed. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... No webinar is scheduled. IAZ008>010-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041- 011100- Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Wabasha-Dodge-Olmsted- Winona-Mower-Fillmore-Houston-Taylor-Clark-Buffalo-Trempealeau- Jackson-La Crosse- 255 AM CDT Tue Mar 31 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central Iowa...northeast Iowa...southeast Minnesota...central Wisconsin... north central Wisconsin and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday A wintry mix Wednesday night through Thursday morning brings potential for accumulating ice and snow. This may impact travel. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... No action needed. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... No webinar is scheduled. Boyne
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 6:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Jackson | 53 min |
| Mar 31, 6:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson, Monroe | 34 min |
| Mar 31, 7:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Adams, Juneau | 26 min |
| Mar 31, 7:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Juneau | 74 min |
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.