We didn’t pick up any snow as an Arctic cold front sliced through the area on Saturday, but it sure made it’s presence felt in other ways.  Wind gusts around the area topped 50mph in a lot  of spots.   Here’s a look at a select few from Saturday afternoon/evening.

Behind a cold front temperatures drop, but with this Arctic cold front Saturday afternoon, temperatures fell off a cliff.  The highs made their way into the 40s early, and by the evening, the wind chills were in the teens below zero.  Here is a timeline as the temps dropped Saturday.

Arctic air will continue to pour into the area over the next several days.  The Upper Air Pattern shows the warmer air in the west indicated by the orange and yellows and the bitter cold coming out of Canada by the darker purples.  The “Polar Vortex” is in play this time around.  You can clearly see the closed doughnut hole in southern Canada which represents the center of it.  It usually hangs out in northern Canada, but has drifted south supplying the eastern two thirds of the country with Arctic air.  The coldest air in this part of the world is found under that Polar Vortex.

In my opinion this Arctic outbreak is extremely impressive.  We will likely see afternoon highs the coldest we have seen in over four years and we are doing it without snow on the ground.  Snow acts as a refrigerator and helps the atmosphere cool much faster when we have a good base on the ground.  We could be flirting with records if we had some snow.  While it is going to be extremely cold over the next week and especially over the next couple of days, it could be MUCH colder if we had some snow on the ground.

Here is just a list of where this cold stands in perspective with the record for the day and the record all time.  It was pretty chilly back in the 1800s!  While we won’t be as cold as the temperatures with the actual air temperature, wind chills Monday and Tuesday morning could be in that ball park!  Stay warm.  It only takes 30 min or so to get frostbite with exposed skin with these dangerous wind chills!

Posted under just cool, weather, wind, wind chill, winter

What a difference a day makes!  We had such a cold, blustery, gray start to the week with 30s and 40s across the local map on Monday, but now with a massive blast of warm air affecting us today to go with some nice late March sunshine, we’re talking about near record warmth again.  A Wind Advisory is in effect until 7:00 this evening for most of the KTTC viewing area as a storm system to our north is working to not only pull in some unseasonably mild air for our Tuesday, but it’s doing so with the help of some 40 to 50 mile per hour wind gusts.  Look for those gusts to remain strong through the heart of the afternoon and then subside this evening.  A cold front will slide through the area this afternoon, leveling off those temperatures in the lower and middle 70s, but keeping those winds quite gusty.  A second front on the tail end of that storm system to our north will ten draw in some more seasonably cool weather for tonight and tomorrow with a slight west breeze ahead for our Wednesday and highs in the 50s.  Incidentally, the record high for today in Rochester is 74, and we’ll be right around that through the afternoon.

Here are some of the peak wind gusts from across the area today:

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1114 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...HIGHEST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA SINCE MIDNIGHT...

...WISCONSIN...

...VERNON COUNTY...

VIROQUA AWOS (1292 FT)(AWOS)                    735 AM MAR 27     35 MPH

...TAYLOR COUNTY...

MEDFORD (1470 FT)(AWOS)                         935 AM MAR 27     33 MPH
3 NE LUBLIN (1316 FT)(RAWS)                     914 AM MAR 27     32 MPH

...MONROE COUNTY...

SPARTA (AWOS)                                  1035 AM MAR 27     33 MPH
KENDALL (1059 FT)(APRSWXNET)                   1001 AM MAR 27     31 MPH

...LA CROSSE COUNTY...

LA CROSSE ASOS (654 FT)(ASOS)                  1004 AM MAR 27     39 MPH
1 SW LA CROSSE (639 FT)(APRSWXNET)              836 AM MAR 27     30 MPH
1 WSW ONALASKA (682 FT)(APRSWXNET)              941 AM MAR 27     28 MPH

...JUNEAU COUNTY...

MAUSTON (872 FT)(APRSWXNET)                    1012 AM MAR 27     35 MPH
NECEDAH 1W (920 FT)(GOES)                       948 AM MAR 27     34 MPH
VOLK FIELD AP (906 FT)(ASOS)                    926 AM MAR 27     32 MPH

...GRANT COUNTY...

4 SE PLATTEVILLE (1023 FT)(AWOS)                555 AM MAR 27     30 MPH

...CRAWFORD COUNTY...

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN (658 FT)(AWOS)                 835 AM MAR 27     28 MPH

...MINNESOTA...

...WINONA COUNTY...

1 E RIDGEWAY (1318 FT)(MNDOT)                   801 AM MAR 27     44 MPH
WINONA AWOS (AWOS)                              713 AM MAR 27     25 MPH

...WABASHA COUNTY...

2 SSE KELLOGG (741 FT)(MNDOT)                   629 AM MAR 27     31 MPH
1 E LAKE CITY (692 FT)(APRSWXNET)              1139 PM MAR 26     30 MPH
1 NE BEAR VALLEY (1000 FT)(APRSWXNET)           910 AM MAR 27     29 MPH

...OLMSTED COUNTY...

ROCHESTER ASOS (ASOS)                           654 AM MAR 27     45 MPH
2 SE EYOTA (1309 FT)(MNDOT)                     336 AM MAR 27     43 MPH
MAYO HELIPAD (1164 FT)(AWOS)                    733 AM MAR 27     41 MPH
4 NW ROCHESTER (1273 FT)(APRSWXNET)             701 AM MAR 27     41 MPH
1 WSW ROCHESTER (1205 FT)(APRSWXNET)            703 AM MAR 27     39 MPH
1 SSE STEWARTVILLE (1253 FT)(APRSWXNET)         719 AM MAR 27     34 MPH

...MOWER COUNTY...

1 ENE DEXTER (1410 FT)(MNDOT)                   431 AM MAR 27     42 MPH
AUSTIN (AWOS)                                  1036 AM MAR 27     35 MPH
4 E GRAND MEADOW (1322 FT)(IEM)                1009 AM MAR 27     31 MPH

...FILLMORE COUNTY...

PRESTON (930 FT)(AWOS)                          854 AM MAR 27     38 MPH
2 ESE CANTON (1348 FT)(MNDOT)                  1019 AM MAR 27     38 MPH

...DODGE COUNTY...

2 E KASSON (1283 FT)(MNDOT)                     602 AM MAR 27     43 MPH
2 E KASSON (1283 FT)(APRSWXNET)                 640 AM MAR 27     42 MPH
DODGE CENTER (1305 FT)(AWOS)                    514 AM MAR 27     40 MPH
1 W DODGE CENTER (1273 FT)(IEM)                1009 AM MAR 27     31 MPH

...IOWA...

...WINNESHIEK COUNTY...

4 E NORDNESS (1017 FT)(IADOT)                   707 AM MAR 27     31 MPH
DECORAH (850 FT)(AWOS)                          755 AM MAR 27     30 MPH

...MITCHELL COUNTY...

SAINT ANSGAR (1145 FT)(APRSWXNET)               244 AM MAR 27     30 MPH
SAINT ANSGAR (1145 FT)(IEM)                     159 AM MAR 27     25 MPH

...HOWARD COUNTY...

1 ENE CRESCO (1279 FT)(IEM)                    1014 AM MAR 27     25 MPH

...FLOYD COUNTY...

CHARLES CITY (1014 FT)(AWOS)                    215 AM MAR 27     35 MPH

...FAYETTE COUNTY...

OELWEIN (AWOS)                                 1255 AM MAR 27     35 MPH

...CLAYTON COUNTY...

MONONA (1213 FT)(AWS)                           745 AM MAR 27     26 MPH

...CHICKASAW COUNTY...

2 N IONIA (1072 FT)(IADOT)                      655 AM MAR 27     37 MPH

Posted under wind

In the interest of blog efficiency, I’m recycling this post that Meteorologist Ted Schmidt put together last year. Today is the anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

It was just two weeks ago that we experienced one of the windiest weather events in our region’s history when an intense low pressure system cranked up our winds for two days and gusts occasionally reached 60 miles per hour.  During that event, we drew a number of comparisons to some historical autumn wind storms in the western Great Lakes, including the one in November 1975 that led to the infamous sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald the huge ore freighter, a tragedy that claimed the lives of all 29 men on board.  Today as we mark the 35th anniversary of the ship’s sinking, we look back at the weather conditions that created the strong winds and gigantic waves on Lake Superior.

The storm system that ultimately moved through Lake Superior in November, 1975 took almost the same path as the storm system that affected us last month and the wind speeds were similar with gusts in the 60 mile per hour range noted in most locations.  However, over the open waters of Lake Superior, the winds during the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking may have been even stronger with some gusts of 80 miles per hour registered and wave heights reaching 30 feet.  There is much to to be said about the incident and the timeline that led up to the sinking that occurred at 7:30 on the evening of November 10, 1975 so here are a couple of helpful sites that detail the events of that day.

“The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald”   (A look at the weather conditions and story of the ship.  It shows a couple of interesting charts that explain the wave action in relation to the wind speed and direction in that massive storm.)

Weather Events: The Edmund Fitzgerald Storm  (Another look at the timeline and weather charts that explain what happened during the infamous shipwreck.)

Posted under history, severe weather, wind, winter weather

This morning’s cold front and associated storm system stirred up strong winds throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Wind gusts were awfully close to 60mph at times, and there were branches – and even a few trees – down in many lawns today. Here are some select station reports from the National Weather Service office in La Crosse. Wind gusts over 50mph were fairly common.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
945 PM CDT THU SEP 29 2011

...HIGHEST WINDS OBSERVED IN THE PAST 12 HOURS...

...WISCONSIN...

...VERNON COUNTY...

VIROQUA AWOS (1292 FT)(OTHER-MTR)               915 PM SEP 29     40 MPH

...TREMPEALEAU COUNTY...

2 NNE TAMARACK (1240 FT)(WIDOT)                1207 PM SEP 29     37 MPH

...TAYLOR COUNTY...

MEDFORD AWOS (1469 FT)(OTHER-MTR)               515 PM SEP 29     43 MPH
3 NE LUBLIN (1316 FT)(RAWS)                     514 PM SEP 29     40 MPH

...RICHLAND COUNTY...

1 SSE RICHLAND CENTER (752 FT)(AWS)             339 PM SEP 29     26 MPH

...MONROE COUNTY...

SPARTA AWOS (836 FT)(OTHER-MTR)                 435 PM SEP 29     38 MPH
2 N TOMAH (990 FT)(WIDOT)                       213 PM SEP 29     35 MPH

...LA CROSSE COUNTY...

LA CROSSE ASOS (652 FT)(ASOS)                   236 PM SEP 29     51 MPH
1 SW LA CROSSE (639 FT)(APRSWXNET)              226 PM SEP 29     38 MPH
1 W LA CROSSE (960 FT)(APRSWXNET)               842 PM SEP 29     36 MPH

...JUNEAU COUNTY...

VOLK FIELD (908 FT)(OTHER-MTR)                  208 PM SEP 29     50 MPH
1 E MAUSTON (880 FT)(WIDOT)                     602 PM SEP 29     40 MPH
1 WNW NECEDAH (950 FT)(RAWS)                    748 PM SEP 29     39 MPH
MAUSTON (872 FT)(APRSWXNET)                     232 PM SEP 29     35 MPH

...JACKSON COUNTY...

1 E BLACK RIVER FALLS (837 FT)(RAWS)            215 PM SEP 29     31 MPH

...GRANT COUNTY...

PLATTEVILLE AWOS (1023 FT)(OTHER-MTR)           435 PM SEP 29     45 MPH
BOSCOBEL ASOS (672 FT)(ASOS)                    353 PM SEP 29     43 MPH
2 NE EAST DUBUQUE (800 FT)(WIDOT)               439 PM SEP 29     39 MPH
1 ENE BOSCOBEL (672 FT)(RAWS)                   403 PM SEP 29     35 MPH
MUSCODA (710 FT)(AWS)                           259 PM SEP 29     26 MPH

...CRAWFORD COUNTY...

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AWOS (662 FT)(OTHER-MTR)       355 PM SEP 29     45 MPH
1 SW MOUNT STERLING (1195 FT)(WIDOT)            214 PM SEP 29     45 MPH
1 WNW PRAIRIE DU CHIEN (615 FT)(WIDOT)          213 PM SEP 29     38 MPH
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN (658 FT)(AWS)                  344 PM SEP 29     25 MPH

...CLARK COUNTY...

LOYAL (1237 FT)(AWS)                            519 PM SEP 29     26 MPH

...MINNESOTA...

...WINONA COUNTY...

1 NE GOODVIEW (656 FT)(OTHER-MTR)              1154 AM SEP 29     44 MPH
2 SW STOCKTON (751 FT)(APRSWXNET)               101 PM SEP 29     33 MPH

...WABASHA COUNTY...

2 SSE KELLOGG (741 FT)(MNDOT)                   200 PM SEP 29     45 MPH
1 NE BEAR VALLEY (1000 FT)(APRSWXNET)          1140 AM SEP 29     39 MPH
1 E LAKE CITY (692 FT)(APRSWXNET)               403 PM SEP 29     30 MPH
1 ENE WABASHA (2493 FT)(APRSWXNET)              144 PM SEP 29     29 MPH
MAZEPPA (3090 FT)(APRSWXNET)                    456 PM SEP 29     25 MPH

...OLMSTED COUNTY...

ROCHESTER ASOS (1318 FT)(ASOS)                  135 PM SEP 29     56 MPH
4 NW ROCHESTER (1273 FT)(APRSWXNET)            1041 AM SEP 29     35 MPH
1 WSW ROCHESTER (1205 FT)(APRSWXNET)           1248 PM SEP 29     34 MPH
1 SSE STEWARTVILLE (1253 FT)(APRSWXNET)         130 PM SEP 29     34 MPH

...MOWER COUNTY...

AUSTIN AWOS (1230 FT)(OTHER-MTR)                456 PM SEP 29     48 MPH

...FILLMORE COUNTY...

PRESTON AWOS (1276 FT)(OTHER-MTR)               533 PM SEP 29     48 MPH
2 ESE CANTON (1348 FT)(MNDOT)                   134 PM SEP 29     45 MPH

...DODGE COUNTY...

2 E KASSON (1283 FT)(MNDOT)                     254 PM SEP 29     48 MPH
2 E KASSON (1283 FT)(APRSWXNET)                 250 PM SEP 29     48 MPH
DODGE CENTER AWOS (1305 FT)(OTHER-MTR)          254 PM SEP 29     46 MPH

...IOWA...

...WINNESHIEK COUNTY...

4 E NORDNESS (1017 FT)(IADOT)                   302 PM SEP 29     46 MPH
DECORAH AWOS (1158 FT)(OTHER-MTR)               315 PM SEP 29     44 MPH

...MITCHELL COUNTY...

SAINT ANSGAR (1145 FT)(APRSWXNET)              1257 PM SEP 29     34 MPH
SAINT ANSGAR (1145 FT)(IEM)                     229 PM SEP 29     28 MPH
OSAGE (1170 FT)(IEM)                            154 PM SEP 29     24 MPH

...HOWARD COUNTY...

1 WSW MAPLE LEAF (1290 FT)(APRSWXNET)           357 PM SEP 29     29 MPH
1 ENE CRESCO (1279 FT)(IEM)                    1220 PM SEP 29     26 MPH

...FLOYD COUNTY...

CHARLES CITY AWOS (1125 FT)(OTHER-MTR)         1215 PM SEP 29     49 MPH
1 E ROCKFORD (1036 FT)(IEM)                     315 PM SEP 29     26 MPH

...CLAYTON COUNTY...

MONONA (1213 FT)(AWS)                           214 PM SEP 29     31 MPH
MONONA (1213 FT)(APRSWXNET)                     118 PM SEP 29     23 MPH

...CHICKASAW COUNTY...

2 N IONIA (1072 FT)(IADOT)                      225 PM SEP 29     49 MPH
3 SW RICHFIELD (1145 FT)(APRSWXNET)             200 PM SEP 29     41 MPH
1 S NASHUA (977 FT)(AWS)                        304 PM SEP 29     28 MPH

...ALLAMAKEE COUNTY...

3 SE WATERVILLE (651 FT)(RAWS)                  607 PM SEP 29     24 MPH

Posted under severe weather, wind

You may have heard that a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair last night killing 5 people and injuring over 40.  Eyewitness accounts say that there was not even a storm going on when the 60-70mph wind gusts toppled over the stage.  How can this be?  Here is what happened.  The graphic

http://twitpic.com/660u2s

by Brad Panovich of WCNC shows a strong line of thunderstorms to the west of the Indiana State fairgrounds.  I want to point out the faint line of bluish green out ahead of the red storm cells.   The yellow arrows on this map are pointing to it.  This is the gust front.  A gust front is the leading edge of rain cooled air flowing out of a thunderstorm.  A gust front forms when rain starts to fall out of a thunderstorms.  This rain will encounter dry air below it as it falls through the atmosphere.  As a result, the air around the rain is cooled.  Cooler air is heavier than warm air and thus the air rushes rapidly to the ground.  When this air hits the ground it has no where to go but out in every direction.  This gust front then races out ahead of the initial thunderstorm.  On high resolution radar, you can see the gust front.  As the air is lifted back up from the force of  the air, it will condense and form clouds and even some rain that the radar will pick up.   The gust front was responsible for taking down the stage.  Sometimes the winds will be very strong and can produce damage (as it did in this case) before the actual storm even arrives.

Posted under severe weather, wind

Here is a look at the some of the rain totals in the viewing area from Sunday morning.  Some places saw heavier thunderstorms than others and therefore rain totals differed greatly from place to place.  Check it out!

We will be under the gun for possible severe weather again and we will add to these twelve hour totals from Sunday morning as heavy rain is expected late tonight and through the early morning Monday.

Posted under KTTC, weather, wind

Finally the chilly month of April has come to an end, but may didn’t start off any better.  As Randy Brock has pointed out, 2 days has been the longest consecutive day streak we have seen rain free for quite sometime.  All that rain has added up to total the 16th wettest April on record.  Records date back all the way to 1886, so this is a pretty incredible feat!!  We ended the month with 4.03 inches of precip, about an inch over the monthly average.  Our friends at the NWS in La Crosse have compiled a list of the top 20 wettest April’s on record.

         PRECIPITATION
  RANK        TOTAL           YEAR
  ----     -------------      ----
    1       7.30 INCHES       2001
    2       6.47 INCHES       1999
            6.47 INCHES       1990
    4       5.51 INCHES       2006
    5       5.25 INCHES       1991
    6       5.22 INCHES       1929
    7       4.95 INCHES       1994
    8       4.68 INCHES       1954
    9       4.56 INCHES       1993
   10       4.54 INCHES       1945
   11       4.44 INCHES       1919
   12       4.26 INCHES       1973
   13       4.17 INCHES       2008
            4.17 INCHES       1930
   15       4.16 INCHES       1968
   16       4.03 INCHES       2011
   17       3.98 INCHES       1951
   18       3.94 INCHES       1916
   19       3.92 INCHES       1965
   20       3.91 INCHES       1984

It was also quite windy Saturday night and into Sunday (4/30--5/1).  Here are some of the wind reports

from the last 24 hours as of 3PM on Sunday May 1st!  Check this out!

..HIGHEST WINDS OBSERVED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS...

...IOWA...

...ALLAMAKEE COUNTY...

3 SE WATERVILLE (651 FT)(RAWS)                   107 PM MAY 1     20 MPH

...CHICKASAW COUNTY...

NEW HAMPTON (1166 FT)(AWS)                       944 AM MAY 1     17 MPH
3 SW RICHFIELD (1145 FT)(APRSWXNET)              800 AM MAY 1     20 MPH
1 S NASHUA (977 FT)(AWS)                        1119 AM MAY 1     25 MPH
2 N IONIA (1072 FT)(IADOT)                       555 AM MAY 1     42 MPH

...CLAYTON COUNTY...

MCGREGOR (605 FT)(AWS)                           234 PM MAY 1     13 MPH
MONONA (1213 FT)(AWS)                           1209 PM MAY 1     18 MPH

...FAYETTE COUNTY...

OELWEIN AWOS (1076 FT)(OTHER-MTR)                815 AM MAY 1     38 MPH

...FLOYD COUNTY...

NORA SPRINGS (1089 FT)(IEM)                      549 AM MAY 1     20 MPH
CHARLES CITY AWOS (1125 FT)(OTHER-MTR)           935 AM MAY 1     39 MPH

...HOWARD COUNTY...

1 E CRESCO (1272 FT)(AWS)                        229 PM MAY 1     12 MPH
1 ENE CRESCO (1279 FT)(IEM)                      654 AM MAY 1     21 MPH
3 ESE RICEVILLE (1253 FT)(IEM)                   954 AM MAY 1     24 MPH
1 WSW MAPLE LEAF (1290 FT)(APRSWXNET)           1056 AM MAY 1     28 MPH

...MITCHELL COUNTY...

OSAGE (1170 FT)(IEM)                             924 AM MAY 1     25 MPH
SAINT ANSGAR (1145 FT)(IEM)                      913 AM MAY 1     26 MPH
SAINT ANSGAR (1145 FT)(APRSWXNET)                911 AM MAY 1     36 MPH

...WINNESHIEK COUNTY...

1 ENE JACKSON JUNCTION (1180 FT)(AWS)            959 AM MAY 1     20 MPH
DECORAH (AWS)                                   1104 AM MAY 1     21 MPH
DECORAH AWOS (1158 FT)(OTHER-MTR)                815 AM MAY 1     32 MPH
4 E NORDNESS (1017 FT)(IADOT)                    956 AM MAY 1     40 MPH

...MINNESOTA...

...DODGE COUNTY...

1 W DODGE CENTER (1273 FT)(IEM)                1129 PM APR 30     24 MPH
DODGE CENTER AWOS (1305 FT)(OTHER-MTR)         1034 PM APR 30     38 MPH

...FILLMORE COUNTY...

2 ESE CANTON (1348 FT)(MNDOT)                    819 AM MAY 1     37 MPH
PRESTON AWOS (1276 FT)(OTHER-MTR)               1156 AM MAY 1     38 MPH

...MOWER COUNTY...

LANSING (AWS)                                   1204 PM MAY 1     20 MPH
LE ROY (1290 FT)(IEM)                           1038 AM MAY 1     21 MPH
4 E GRAND MEADOW (1322 FT)(IEM)                  410 AM MAY 1     30 MPH
AUSTIN AWOS (1230 FT)(OTHER-MTR)                 955 AM MAY 1     36 MPH
1 ENE DEXTER (1410 FT)(MNDOT)                   1021 AM MAY 1     44 MPH

...OLMSTED COUNTY...

1 WSW STEWARTVILLE (1230 FT)(AWS)               1129 AM MAY 1     18 MPH
2 NE ROCHESTER (1046 FT)(IEM)                    214 PM MAY 1     20 MPH
3 NNW ROCHESTER (1040 FT)(IEM)                  1225 PM MAY 1     21 MPH
4 NW ROCHESTER (1273 FT)(APRSWXNET)             1201 PM MAY 1     22 MPH
1 ESE ROCHESTER (997 FT)(IEM)                  1059 PM APR 30     22 MPH
1 SSE STEWARTVILLE (1253 FT)(APRSWXNET)          258 PM MAY 1     27 MPH
4 WSW RINGE (1140 FT)(APRSWXNET)                 913 AM MAY 1     31 MPH
1 WSW ROCHESTER (1205 FT)(APRSWXNET)             818 AM MAY 1     32 MPH
ROCHESTER ASOS (1318 FT)(ASOS)                   254 AM MAY 1     38 MPH
2 SE EYOTA (1309 FT)(MNDOT)                      916 AM MAY 1     42 MPH

...WABASHA COUNTY...

3 NW BUFFALO (676 FT)(AWS)                       209 AM MAY 1     11 MPH
PLAINVIEW (1138 FT)(AWS)                         414 AM MAY 1     17 MPH
1 NE BEAR VALLEY (1000 FT)(APRSWXNET)            600 AM MAY 1     28 MPH
2 SSE KELLOGG (741 FT)(MNDOT)                    114 PM MAY 1     34 MPH

...WINONA COUNTY...

1 NE GOODVIEW (656 FT)(OTHER-MTR)               1034 AM MAY 1     33 MPH

...WISCONSIN...

...ADAMS COUNTY...

FRIENDSHIP (958 FT)(AWS)                        319 PM APR 30     18 MPH

...BUFFALO COUNTY...

COCHRANE (1083 FT)(AWS)                         1144 AM MAY 1     14 MPH

...CLARK COUNTY...

LOYAL (1237 FT)(AWS)                             209 PM MAY 1     15 MPH
1 WNW SIDNEY (1174 FT)(APRSWXNET)                215 PM MAY 1     17 MPH

...CRAWFORD COUNTY...

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN (658 FT)(AWS)                   239 PM MAY 1     14 MPH
DE SOTO (720 FT)(APRSWXNET)                      941 AM MAY 1     28 MPH
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AWOS (662 FT)(OTHER-MTR)        135 PM MAY 1     31 MPH

...GRANT COUNTY...

FENNIMORE (1175 FT)(AWS)                         240 PM MAY 1     16 MPH
MUSCODA (710 FT)(AWS)                            238 PM MAY 1     17 MPH
1 ENE BOSCOBEL (672 FT)(RAWS)                    203 PM MAY 1     31 MPH
BOSCOBEL ASOS (672 FT)(ASOS)                    1253 PM MAY 1     31 MPH
1 W PLATTEVILLE (997 FT)(APRSWXNET)              100 PM MAY 1     32 MPH
PLATTEVILLE AWOS (1023 FT)(OTHER-MTR)           1117 AM MAY 1     38 MPH

...JACKSON COUNTY...

1 E BLACK RIVER FALLS (837 FT)(RAWS)             615 AM MAY 1     28 MPH

...JUNEAU COUNTY...

3 SE LYNDON STATION (925 FT)(APRSWXNET)         1257 PM MAY 1     15 MPH
MAUSTON (872 FT)(APRSWXNET)                     1202 PM MAY 1     32 MPH
VOLK FIELD (908 FT)(OTHER-MTR)                   155 PM MAY 1     37 MPH
1 WNW NECEDAH (950 FT)(RAWS)                     248 PM MAY 1     45 MPH

...LA CROSSE COUNTY...

1 W LA CROSSE (960 FT)(APRSWXNET)               1045 AM MAY 1     25 MPH
1 WSW ONALASKA (682 FT)(APRSWXNET)               517 AM MAY 1     27 MPH
LA CROSSE ASOS (652 FT)(ASOS)                    953 AM MAY 1     31 MPH

...MONROE COUNTY...

KENDALL (1059 FT)(APRSWXNET)                    1130 AM MAY 1     28 MPH
SPARTA AWOS (836 FT)(OTHER-MTR)                 1135 AM MAY 1     33 MPH

...RICHLAND COUNTY...

RICHLAND CENTER (730 FT)(AWS)                   1258 PM MAY 1     14 MPH
3 WNW ITHACA (943 FT)(APRSWXNET)                 941 AM MAY 1     17 MPH
1 SSE RICHLAND CENTER (752 FT)(AWS)             1258 PM MAY 1     18 MPH

...TAYLOR COUNTY...

3 NE LUBLIN (1316 FT)(RAWS)                     1214 PM MAY 1     32 MPH
MEDFORD AWOS (1469 FT)(OTHER-MTR)               1255 PM MAY 1     43 MPH

...VERNON COUNTY...

3 N VIROQUA (1318 FT)(APRSWXNET)                 932 AM MAY 1     32 MPH
VIROQUA AWOS (1292 FT)(OTHER-MTR)                935 AM MAY 1     41 MPH
 



				

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Another tornado outbreak hit last night…this time near downtown St. Louis.  Luckily the downtown area was spared.  A pair of supercell thunderstorms, both containing tornadoes split the city…one went north and one went south.  The St. Louis international  airport took a direct hit though.  Preliminary damage estimates show that an EF-4 hit a town just north of the city.  We are still waiting on damage assessment from the airport to determine the strength of that twister.

Shuttle at the St. Louis Int'l Airport

If you think this has been a crazy April in terms of Severe Weather…well you are right.  Before yesterday’s outbreak there have been a total of  329 tornadoes, which is a new record for the month of April and we still have  7 days left in the month to add to that total.  The previous record was 267 tornadoes set back in 1974.  April on average sees 163 tornadoes, so it has been very busy.

Posted under pictures, severe weather, Uncategorized, weather, wind

Well it has been pretty windy for the last 36 hours.  Things tomorrow (Sunday) look to calm down a little bit as we get into the afternoon and evening.  Check out some of these wind gusts observed yesterday.

...HIGHEST WINDS OBSERVED FROM AROUND THE AREA...

...NORTHEAST IOWA...

...ALLAMAKEE COUNTY...

LANSING (760 FT)(AWS)                          1124 AM APR 15     24 MPH
3 SE WATERVILLE (651 FT)(RAWS)                  707 PM APR 15     33 MPH

...CHICKASAW COUNTY...

1 S NASHUA (977 FT)(AWS)                        329 PM APR 15     20 MPH
NEW HAMPTON (1166 FT)(AWS)                      104 PM APR 15     23 MPH
3 SW RICHFIELD (1145 FT)(APRSWXNET)             130 PM APR 15     36 MPH
2 N IONIA (1072 FT)(IADOT)                     1155 AM APR 15     47 MPH

...CLAYTON COUNTY...

MCGREGOR (605 FT)(AWS)                          117 PM APR 15     14 MPH
MONONA (1213 FT)(APRSWXNET)                     418 PM APR 15     19 MPH
MONONA (1213 FT)(AWS)                           109 PM APR 15     21 MPH
VOLGA (867 FT)(APRSWXNET)                      1218 PM APR 15     25 MPH

...FAYETTE COUNTY...

OELWEIN AWOS (1076 FT)(OTHER-MTR)               615 PM APR 15     48 MPH

...FLOYD COUNTY...

NORA SPRINGS (1089 FT)(IEM)                     205 PM APR 15     21 MPH
CHARLES CITY AWOS (1125 FT)(OTHER-MTR)          515 PM APR 15     46 MPH

...HOWARD COUNTY...

1 E CRESCO (1272 FT)(AWS)                       458 PM APR 15     14 MPH
1 ENE CRESCO (1279 FT)(IEM)                     315 PM APR 15     22 MPH
3 ESE RICEVILLE (1253 FT)(IEM)                  134 PM APR 15     30 MPH
1 WSW MAPLE LEAF (1290 FT)(APRSWXNET)           455 PM APR 15     31 MPH

...MITCHELL COUNTY...

SAINT ANSGAR (1145 FT)(IEM)                    1240 PM APR 15     31 MPH
SAINT ANSGAR (1145 FT)(APRSWXNET)              1210 PM APR 15     34 MPH
OSAGE (1160 FT)(IEM)                           1255 PM APR 15     35 MPH

...WINNESHIEK COUNTY...

1 ENE JACKSON JUNCTION (1180 FT)(AWS)           529 PM APR 15     24 MPH
DECORAH (957 FT)(AWS)                           113 PM APR 15     29 MPH
DECORAH AWOS (1158 FT)(OTHER-MTR)               335 PM APR 15     41 MPH
4 E NORDNESS (1017 FT)(IADOT)                   138 PM APR 15     45 MPH

...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...

...DODGE COUNTY...

DODGE CENTER AWOS (1305 FT)(OTHER-MTR)          434 PM APR 15     45 MPH

...FILLMORE COUNTY...

2 ESE CANTON (1348 FT)(MNDOT)                   234 PM APR 15     39 MPH
PRESTON AWOS (1276 FT)(OTHER-MTR)               155 PM APR 15     43 MPH

...MOWER COUNTY...

LE ROY (1290 FT)(IEM)                           120 PM APR 15     35 MPH
4 E GRAND MEADOW (1322 FT)(IEM)                 221 PM APR 15     38 MPH
AUSTIN AWOS (1230 FT)(OTHER-MTR)               1255 PM APR 15     46 MPH
1 ENE DEXTER (1410 FT)(MNDOT)                   351 PM APR 15     51 MPH

...OLMSTED COUNTY...

2 NE ROCHESTER (1046 FT)(IEM)                   245 PM APR 15     22 MPH
1 WSW STEWARTVILLE (1230 FT)(AWS)               318 PM APR 15     23 MPH
1 ESE ROCHESTER (997 FT)(IEM)                   305 PM APR 15     24 MPH
4 NW ROCHESTER (1273 FT)(APRSWXNET)             214 PM APR 15     31 MPH
1 SSE STEWARTVILLE (1253 FT)(APRSWXNET)         156 PM APR 15     32 MPH
1 WSW ROCHESTER (1205 FT)(APRSWXNET)            248 PM APR 15     33 MPH
4 WSW RINGE (1140 FT)(APRSWXNET)                533 PM APR 15     35 MPH
3 S ROCHESTER (1240 FT)(APRSWXNET)              619 PM APR 15     37 MPH
ROCHESTER ASOS (1318 FT)(ASOS)                  354 PM APR 15     45 MPH
2 SE EYOTA (1309 FT)(MNDOT)                     216 PM APR 15     48 MPH

...WABASHA COUNTY...

3 NW BUFFALO (676 FT)(AWS)                      343 PM APR 15     11 MPH
PLAINVIEW (1138 FT)(AWS)                        339 PM APR 15     16 MPH
1 NE BEAR VALLEY (1000 FT)(APRSWXNET)           130 PM APR 15     27 MPH
2 SSE KELLOGG (741 FT)(MNDOT)                   439 PM APR 15     33 MPH

...WINONA COUNTY...

1 NE GOODVIEW (656 FT)(OTHER-MTR)               454 PM APR 15     36 MPH

...SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

...ADAMS COUNTY...

FRIENDSHIP (958 FT)(AWS)                        259 PM APR 15     24 MPH

...BUFFALO COUNTY...

COCHRANE (1083 FT)(AWS)                         219 PM APR 15     16 MPH

...CLARK COUNTY...

LOYAL (1237 FT)(AWS)                            818 PM APR 15     18 MPH
1 WNW SIDNEY (1174 FT)(APRSWXNET)               329 PM APR 15     22 MPH

...CRAWFORD COUNTY...

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN (630 FT)(AWS)                  234 PM APR 15     17 MPH
DE SOTO (720 FT)(APRSWXNET)                     211 PM APR 15     23 MPH
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AWOS (662 FT)(OTHER-MTR)       115 PM APR 15     37 MPH

...GRANT COUNTY...

MUSCODA (665 FT)(AWS)                          1043 AM APR 15     19 MPH
FENNIMORE (1175 FT)(AWS)                        430 PM APR 15     22 MPH
1 ENE BOSCOBEL (672 FT)(RAWS)                   303 PM APR 15     38 MPH
BOSCOBEL ASOS (672 FT)(ASOS)                    153 PM APR 15     43 MPH
1 W PLATTEVILLE (997 FT)(APRSWXNET)             500 PM APR 15     47 MPH
PLATTEVILLE AWOS (1023 FT)(OTHER-MTR)           354 PM APR 15     51 MPH

...JACKSON COUNTY...

1 E BLACK RIVER FALLS (837 FT)(RAWS)           1115 AM APR 15     30 MPH

...JUNEAU COUNTY...

3 SE LYNDON STATION (925 FT)(APRSWXNET)         214 PM APR 15     23 MPH
MAUSTON (872 FT)(APRSWXNET)                     232 PM APR 15     29 MPH
1 WNW NECEDAH (950 FT)(RAWS)                   1248 PM APR 15     36 MPH
VOLK FIELD (908 FT)(OTHER-MTR)                  439 PM APR 15     44 MPH

...LA CROSSE COUNTY...

1 WSW ONALASKA (682 FT)(APRSWXNET)              847 AM APR 15     22 MPH
1 W LA CROSSE (960 FT)(APRSWXNET)               225 PM APR 15     37 MPH
LA CROSSE ASOS (652 FT)(ASOS)                  1253 PM APR 15     40 MPH
3 SW BARRE MILLS (820 FT)(APRSWXNET)            841 AM APR 15     44 MPH

...MONROE COUNTY...

KENDALL (1059 FT)(APRSWXNET)                    140 PM APR 15     30 MPH
SPARTA AWOS (836 FT)(OTHER-MTR)                 235 PM APR 15     43 MPH

...RICHLAND COUNTY...

3 WNW ITHACA (943 FT)(APRSWXNET)               1219 PM APR 15     14 MPH
1 SSE RICHLAND CENTER (752 FT)(AWS)            1043 AM APR 15     18 MPH
RICHLAND CENTER (713 FT)(AWS)                   228 PM APR 15     21 MPH

...TAYLOR COUNTY...

3 NE LUBLIN (1316 FT)(RAWS)                     414 PM APR 15     35 MPH
MEDFORD AWOS (1469 FT)(OTHER-MTR)               835 PM APR 15     40 MPH

...VERNON COUNTY...

3 N VIROQUA (1318 FT)(APRSWXNET)                310 PM APR 15     35 MPH
VIROQUA AWOS (1292 FT)(OTHER-MTR)               535 PM APR 15     49 MPH

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Here’s a rundown of some of the strongest wind gusts this morning from the NWS La Crosse. I don’t know about you, but I was afraid I was going to lose a shingle or two this morning…

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
728 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...HIGHEST WINDS SORTED BY GUSTS IN THE PAST 12 HOURS...

STATION                   COUNTY              TIME    SPEED     GUST

ROCHESTER ASOS            OLMSTED           154 AM   33 MPH   53 MPH
2 SE EYOTA RWIS           OLMSTED           516 AM   31 MPH   51 MPH
2 SSE KELLOGG RWIS        WABASHA           344 AM    1 MPH   48 MPH
PRESTON AWOS              FILLMORE          343 AM   35 MPH   48 MPH
ST. ANSGAR CWOP           MITCHELL         1127 PM   16 MPH   47 MPH
AUSTIN AWOS               MOWER             434 AM   33 MPH   47 MPH
LA CROSSE ASOS            LA CROSSE        1253 AM   35 MPH   46 MPH
DODGE CENTER AWOS         DODGE             714 AM   35 MPH   46 MPH
4 WSW RINGE CWOP          OLMSTED           503 AM   16 MPH   45 MPH
PLATTEVILLE AWOS          GRANT             537 AM   29 MPH   45 MPH
VIROQUA AWOS              VERNON            235 AM   36 MPH   44 MPH
2 N IONIA RWIS            CHICKASAW         335 AM   35 MPH   44 MPH
2 NNE TAMARACK RWIS       TREMPEALEAU       238 AM   24 MPH   44 MPH
CHARLES CITY AWOS         FLOYD             435 AM   32 MPH   43 MPH
1 NE BEAR VALLEY CWOP     WABASHA           310 AM   39 MPH   43 MPH
1 SW MOUNT STERLING RWIS  CRAWFORD          136 AM   23 MPH   43 MPH
2 ESE CANTON RWIS         FILLMORE          409 AM   30 MPH   41 MPH
OELWEIN AWOS              FAYETTE           355 AM   32 MPH   41 MPH
4 E NORDNESS RWIS         WINNESHIEK        537 AM   20 MPH   40 MPH
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AWOS     CRAWFORD          615 AM   21 MPH   40 MPH
1 E MAUSTON RWIS          JUNEAU            533 AM   23 MPH   40 MPH
BOSCOBEL ASOS             GRANT             253 AM   16 MPH   39 MPH
VOLK FIELD AWOS           JUNEAU            455 AM   22 MPH   39 MPH
WINONA AWOS               WINONA            516 AM   24 MPH   39 MPH
DECORAH AWOS              WINNESHIEK        235 AM   21 MPH   39 MPH
1 ENE BOSCOBEL RAWS       GRANT             303 AM   16 MPH   39 MPH
2 NE EAST DUBUQUE RWIS    GRANT             513 AM   17 MPH   37 MPH
1 W PLATTEVILLE CWOP      GRANT             510 AM   23 MPH   36 MPH
1 WNW NECEDAH RAWS        JUNEAU            248 AM   17 MPH   33 MPH
MEDFORD AWOS              TAYLOR            215 AM   20 MPH   32 MPH
SPARTA AWOS               MONROE            635 AM   18 MPH   32 MPH
1 E BLK RVR FALLS RAWS    JACKSON           515 AM    9 MPH   31 MPH
4 NNW RIDGEVILLE RWIS     MONROE            437 AM   10 MPH   30 MPH
KENDALL CWOP              MONROE            550 AM   14 MPH   30 MP

Posted under weather, wind, winter, winter weather