Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1987
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 1987, 2:12 PM CDT for Langlade County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 28 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 11, 1987, 2:12 PM CDT (19:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 1987, 2:40 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Langlade County, WI
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2:20 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Langlade, WI |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 2044 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 563 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMKE 111912 SVRMKE WIC037-041-067-112000- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE WI 212 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 1987 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN...FLORENCE...FOREST AND LANGLADE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED BY RADAR FROM NEAR CRANDON TO JUST EASTOF ANTIGO AND WERE MOVINGTO THE EASTAT40 TO 50 MPH. TREES AND POWER LINES WERE REPORTED DOWN IN THE ANTUGO AREA AT 205 PM CDT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS..LARGE HAIL..AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. TORNADOES CAN ALSO DEVELOP FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORJMS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES..TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 12:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE WI 1230 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 1987 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN... AT 1230 PM CDT...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS FROM LAC DU FLAMBEAU IN VILAS COUNTY...40 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAUSAU THROUGH PHILLIPS 45 MILES WEST OF RHINELANDER IN PRICE COUNTY..SOUTHWEST THROUGH WESTERN CLARK COUNTY 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EAU CLAIRE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT AROUND 45 MPH AND COULD PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THE STORMS SHOULD RACH THE RHINELANDER ARE IN ONEIDA COUNTY BETWEEN 100 PM AND 115 PM CDT. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER. SCAFFIDI
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 12:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE WI 1250 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 1987 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGREMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CLARK COUNTY UNTIL 100 PM CDT... AT 1250 PM CDT...THE CLARK COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED MARBLE SIZED HAIL AT LOYALIN CLAIR COUNTY..45 WEST SOUTHWEST OF WAUSAU. WEATHER RADAR AT 1250 PM INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO EASTERN CLARK COUNTY...FROM NEAR ABBOTTSFORD...35 WEST OF WAUSAU THROUGH NEILLSVILLE 45 WEST OF WAUSAU. THESESTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40MPH. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER. SCAFFIDI
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 12:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE WI 1255 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 1987 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CLARK COUNTY UNTIL 100 PM CDT... AT 1250 PM CDT...THE CLARK COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED MARBLE SIZED HAIL AT LOYALIN CLARK COUNTY..45 WEST SOUTHWEST OF WAUSAU. WEATHER RADAR AT 1250 PM INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO EASTERN CLARK COUNTY...FROM NEAR ABBOTTSFORD...35 WEST OF WAUSAU THROUGH NEILLSVILLE 45 WEST OF WAUSAU. THESESTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40MPH. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER. SCAFFIDI
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 1:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE WI 100 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 1987 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING CENTRAL WISCONSIN... AT 1255 PM...RADAR SHOWED ABOUT A 10 MILE WIDE BAND OF INTENSE THUNDER/ STORMS IN EASTERN CLARK COUNTY FROM NEAR OWEN...OR 46 MILES WEST OF WAUSAU...SOUTH TO AROUND NEILLSVILLE OR 51 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAUSAU. MARBLE SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN THE TOWN OF LOYAL...45 WEST SOUTHWEST OF WAUSAU...IN CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY THE PAST 15 MINUTES. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 45 TO 50 MPH AND WILL ENTER PARTS OF MARATHON AND WOOD COUNTIES SHORTLY. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...AND FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER. STUREY
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 1:28 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE WI 125 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 1987 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CENTRAL AND NORTH WISCONSIN TIL 7 PM... AT 120 PM...RADAR SHOWED A 10 MILE WIDE BAND OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM THE TOWN OF ATHENS IN NORTHWEST MARATHON COUNTY...OR 22 MILES WEST/NORTHWEST OF WAUSAU...SOUTH TO STRATFORD IN SOUTHWEST MARATHON COUNTY...OR 25 MILES WEST/SOUTHWEST OF WAUSAU... TO AUBURNDALE IN NORTHERN WOOD COUNTY...OR 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAUSAU. SHERIFFS OFFICERS IN MARATHON COUNTY ESTIMATED 35 TO 40 MPH WINDS NEAR MARATHON CITY...JUST WEST OF WAUSAU. IN ADDITION...40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WERE ESTIMATED BY SHERIFFS OFFICERS IN WOOD COUNTY...IN MARSHFIELD. STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 45 TO 50 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE INTO PARTS OF EASTERN MARATHON COUNTY THROUGH 200 PM. STORMS WILL THEN ENTER THE NORTHERN PART OF PORTAGE COUNTY SHORTLY. WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH TESE STORMS. ^ PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER. STUREY
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 2:00 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE WI 200 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 1987 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CENTRAL AND NORTH WISCONSIN TIL 7 PM... AT 150 PM...RADAR SHOWED CLUSTERS O
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 12:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Clark | 53 min |
| Jul 11, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Florence, Forest | 48 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 1987Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1987
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.