Thunderstorms developed late in the evening of June 25th across southeast Minnesota as a cold front advanced through the region. These storms blew down some trees in La Crescent (Houston County).
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The episode as NWS ARX wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed late in the evening of June 25th across southeast Minnesota as a cold front advanced through the region. These storms blew down some trees in La Crescent (Houston County).
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 25, 11:02 PM CST, 12 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1202 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .SHORT TERM...(Tonight through Sunday Night) Issued at 240 PM CDT Sat Jun 25 2016 At 2 pm, surface analysis had a cold front extending from far northwest MN through eastern SD...into central NE. Warm air/moisture advection ahead of this front along with lift from weak/embedded mid- level shortwave trough was producing scattered thunderstorms over west central WI. Otherwise, a hot/humid day across the area with temperatures in the middle 80s to lower 90s and heat indices of 95- 100 degrees. Looking for storms to fire quickly along the cold front across northwest MN into eastern SD this afternoon, then move southeast into the region by 8 pm (from north central WI into southeast MN/northeast IA)...exiting east/southeast of the forecast area around 3 or 4 am. CAPE values ahead of the front over our area remains respectable, but better 0-3km bulk shear lagging behind. As such, expecting a broken band of storms to roll in per latest CAMS, but not expecting high-end severe event. However, could still see a few strong to severe storms mainly from north central WI to southeast MN, then weakening as they move farther southeast into the area later this evening/tonight. Damaging winds and torrential downpours will be the main threat with the storms with large hail and perhaps an isolated tornado being secondary threats. Drier air filters into the area Sunday on breezy west winds behind the front. Look for highs in the middle and upper 80s. Sunday night looks to be a comfortable night with lows falling into the upper 50s to the lower 60s. .LONG TERM...(Monday through Saturday) Issued at 240 PM CDT Sat Jun 25 2016 High pressure will be the dominant weather feature through Wednesday for dry and cooler conditions. Look for highs Monday in the upper 60s across northern WI to near 80 across far northeast IA/southwest WI and in the 70s Tue and Wed. High pressure slides east of the area Wednesday with a cold front making passage Thursday/Thursday night time frame for a chance of showers/thunderstorms. Low-end shower/thunder chances continue through Saturday as the region gets caught under cooler cyclonic flow aloft/steep lapse rates. Otherwise...cooler than normal temperatures expected with highs Friday/Saturday mainly in the 70s. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Sunday night) Issued at 1202 PM CDT Sat Jun 25 2016 Thunderstorms will push east of the TAF sites early this morning. Before they do, plan on IFR conditions and wind gusts to around 30 kts in the stronger storms. VFR conditions return by early Sunday morning. Look for gusty west winds to develop at the TAF sites by late Sunday morning with speeds of 13 to 17 kts expected and gusts of 25 to 30 kts possible. && .ARX Watches/Warnings/Advisories... WI...None. MN...None. IA...None. && SHORT TERM...DAS LONG TERM....DAS AVIATION...WETENKAMP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 833 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016 WIZ017-029-261200- TAYLOR-CLARK- 833 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. MAIN THREATS ARE DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LOCALIZED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034- 041>044-053>055-061-261200- MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- 833 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. WETENKAMP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 744 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016 WIZ017-029-260200- TAYLOR-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE 744 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...THUNDERSTORMS TO BRING GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN THROUGH 9 PM... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT TAYLOR AND CLARK COUNTIES THROUGH 9 PM. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MAY DEVELOP AS WELL. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS WHILE THESE STORMS MOVE THROUGH. AJ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 809 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016 WIZ033-034-041-042-260215- TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL... BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH 809 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE... AT 8 PM...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRESENT NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH TREMPEALEAU AND JACKSON COUNTIES. EXPECT THESE STORMS TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS BY 9 PM. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE STORMS. WIZ043-044-260215- JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAUSTON...FRIENDSHIP 809 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY 9 PM WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE... EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS JUNEAU AND ADAMS COUNTIES BY 9 PM. THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. AJ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 939 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016 WIZ017-029-260330- TAYLOR-CLARK- 939 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN TAYLOR AND NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES... AT 936 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTH OF RICE LAKE TO 5 MILES EAST OF COLFAX. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... JUMP RIVER AROUND 10 PM CDT. THORP AROUND 1030 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE RESEBURG...GILMAN... LUBLIN...EIDSVOLD AND PERKINSTOWN. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. SEEK SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. LAT...LON 4489 9075 4490 9092 4538 9092 4538 9050 TIME...MOT...LOC 0236Z 273DEG 32KT 4534 9127 4498 9158 AJ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
954 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016
IAZ008-MNZ094-260345-
MITCHELL-MOWER-
954 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN MITCHELL AND
MOWER COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM...
AT 949 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES WEST OF AUSTIN TO
JOICE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
AUSTIN AROUND 1000 PM CDT.
BROWNSDALE AND ROSE CREEK AROUND 1005 PM CDT.
GRAND MEADOW AROUND 1030 PM CDT.
ST. ANSGAR AND LYLE AROUND 1035 PM CDT.
STACYVILLE AND ADAMS AROUND 1045 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE RACINE...DEXTER...
MAPLEVIEW...ELKTON AND CARPENTER.
USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING, ESPECIALLY THROUGH AUSTIN. SEEK SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4372 9305 4378 9245 4336 9269 4333 9302
4350 9303 4350 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 258DEG 30KT 4369 9305 4335 9342
AJSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1054 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016 MNZ094-095-260445- MOWER-FILLMORE- 1054 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN MOWER AND FILLMORE COUNTIES... AT 1053 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR STEWARTVILLE TO NEAR LE ROY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... SPRING VALLEY AROUND 1100 PM CDT. WYKOFF AROUND 1110 PM CDT. CHATFIELD AND FOUNTAIN AROUND 1120 PM CDT. PRESTON AROUND 1125 PM CDT. LANESBORO AROUND 1135 PM CDT. HARMONY AROUND 1140 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE FILLMORE... WASHINGTON...RACINE...CHERRY GROVE AND BRISTOL. THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4383 9254 4385 9192 4350 9200 4350 9262 TIME...MOT...LOC 0353Z 260DEG 30KT 4378 9246 4349 9255 AJ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1151 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016
IAZ009>011-019-029-030-MNZ088-095-096-WIZ029-033-034-041-042-053-054-
260545-
HOWARD-CLAYTON-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-WINONA-HOUSTON-
FILLMORE-MONROE-LA CROSSE-TREMPEALEAU-CLARK-CRAWFORD-VERNON-JACKSON-
1151 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA...AND WESTERN WISCONSIN...
AT 1148 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
EXTENDING FROM NEAR THORP WISCONSIN TO NEAR CLARKSVILLE IOWA.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4264 9208 4291 9208 4291 9242 4460 9098
4460 9092 4503 9059 4503 9032 4412 9031
4342 9096 4342 9067 4317 9067 4299 9116
4300 9116 4307 9118 4313 9118 4329 9108
4264 9166
TIME...MOT...LOC 0448Z 271DEG 25KT 4500 9071 4283 9264
JSBThe La Crosse radar (KARX), 9 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:11 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down in La Crescent.
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