Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1989
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 1989, 1:35 PM CDT for Ozaukee County, Sheboygan County, Washington County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 55 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
- Jun 26, 1989, 1:35 PM CDT (18:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 1989, 2:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Ozaukee County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI, Washington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2:10 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Sheboygan, 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 text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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, Jun 26, 11:19 AM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE WI 1115 AM CDT MON JUN 26 1989 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 6 PM CDT... THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDER- STORM WATCH FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 6 PM CDT. AT 1110 AM...MOST THUNDERSTORMS WERE STILL IN WESTERN WISCONSIN EAST OF LA CROSSE AND DOWN TO AROUND LONE ROCK. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST- NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH. SOME OF THESE STORMS SHOULD START TO ENTER EASTERN WISCONSIN AFTER 12 NOON. PERSONS IN EASTERN WISCONSIN SHOULD BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANING WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF NECESSARY. STUREY
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 12:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE WI 1210 AM CDT MON JUN 26 1989 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING FOND DU LAC DODGE AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES... AT 1200 NOON CDT WEATHER RADAR DEPICTED A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED FROM NEAR WISCONSIN DELLS THROUGH WESTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY AND THROUGH NORTHWEST DANE COUNTY 20 MILES WEST OF MADISON TO NEAR DARLINGTON IN CENTRAL LAFAYETTE COUNTY. THERE WERE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS WHEN THE STORMS MOVED THROUGH SAUK COUNTY BETWEEN 1100 AM AND NOON. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EASTNORTHEAST AT 30 TO 40 MPH AND SHOULD BE ENTERING FOND DU LAC DODGE AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES NEAR 100 PM CDT. PERSONS IN THESE COUNTIES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING AND DEVELOPING CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF NECESSARY. THE SITUATION IS BEING MONITORED CLOSELY AND SUBSEQUENT STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED AS THE SIUTU]ATION WARRANTS. SCAFFIDI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 12:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson | 66 min |
| Jun 26, 2:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Waukesha | 43 min |
| Jun 26, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 42 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 1989Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1989
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.