Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 1990, 3:21 PM CDT for Marathon County, Portage County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 54 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 2, 1990, 3:21 PM CDT (20:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 1990, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Marathon County, WI, Portage County, WI
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 567 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -175 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 857 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KMKE 022024
SVRMKE
WIC073-097-022115-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
321 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN
...MARATHON...PORTAGE
AT 315 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ENTERING THE
STEVEN POINTS AREA ABOUT 35 MILES SOUTH OF WAUSAU. THE STORMS WERE
MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH AND WILL BE ENTERING MARATHON COUNTY AFTER 330
PM.
SEVERAL TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN IN HIGH WINDS IN WESTERN PORTAGE
COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES
WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
HENTZWhat 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 2, 2:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
WIZ012-WIZ013-WIZ016-WIZ017-WIZ019-WIZ020-030100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 200 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... AT 2 PM CDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS..SOME PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS..WAS LOCATED 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MILWAUKEE IN WALWORTH COUNTY TO 20 MILES EAST OF MADISON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS LINE WILL MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH 3PM. THE ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES TO BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. ANOTHER BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AND WESTERN ILLINOIS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SECOND LINE HAS A HISTORY OF SEVERE WEATHER. HENTZ
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 2:35 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
WIZ010-011-014-015-018-019-030000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MADISON WI 235 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT ALL BUT EXTREME NORTHERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 7 PM CDT... AT 225 PM CDT THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO VERY HEAVY RAINS OVER MUCH OF WISCONSIN AND EXTREME NORTHERN ILLINOIS. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 60 MILES NORTHWEST OF MADISON NORTH OF RICHLAND CENTER SOUTHWARD TO 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MADISON IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ILLINOIS. MOVEMENT OF THE LINE WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. ALL PERSONS IN THE EFFECTED AREAS SHOULD MONITOR THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL T.V. AND RADIO STATIONS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IN THE EVENT OF SEVERE WEATHER. NOAH
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 2:40 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
WIZ004-WIZ007-WIZ010-WIZ011-030100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 240 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN... AT 230 PM CDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS..SOME PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS..WAS LOCATED ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAUSAU MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH. THIS LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE WAUSAU...STEVENS POINT METROPOLITAN AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. THE ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES TO BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RESIDENTS IN MOST OF WISCONSIN SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE STORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED AHEAD OF THIS LINE. DAVIS
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 2:44 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
WIZ012-WIZ013-WIZ016-WIZ017-WIZ019-WIZ020-030100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 243 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... AT 240 PM CDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS...WAS IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MAINLY IN MILWAUKEE...RACINE...AND WAUKESHA COUNTIES MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THROUGH MILWAUKEE BY 330 PM. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. ANOTHER BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAS MOVING NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHCENTRAL WISCONSIN...APPROACHING MADISON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST. RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR SEVERE WEATHER AS THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS UNSTABLE AND CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR MORE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. / HAHN
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 3:00 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
WIZ006-WIZ010-WIZ007-WIZ011-WIZ015-WIZ019-030100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 300 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN... AT 250 PM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...STRETCHES FROM 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAUSAU...IN CLARK COUNTY...TO ABOUT 50 MILES WEST OF MADISON IN IOWA COUNTY. THIS LINE IS MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM IN THE LINE WAS 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MADISON AND WILL BE MOVING INTO THE METROPOLITAN AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. THESE STORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF DAMAGING WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR SEVERE WEATHER AS THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS UNSTABLE AND CONDITIONS ARE FAVORALBE FOR MORE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. DAVIS
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 3:04 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
WIZ006-WIZ010-WIZ007-WIZ011-WIZ015-WIZ019-030100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 300 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN... AT 250 PM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...STRETCHES FROM 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAUSAU...IN CLARK COUNTY...TO ABOUT 50 MILES WEST OF MADISON IN IOWA COUNTY. THIS LINE IS MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM IN THE LINE WAS 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MADISON AND WILL BE MOVING INTO THE METROPOLITAN AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. THESE STORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF DAMAGING WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR SEVERE WEATHER AS THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS UNSTABLE AND CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR MORE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. DAVIS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Clark, Taylor | 62 min |
| Jun 2, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson | 65 min |
| Jun 2, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Washington, Waukesha | 65 min |
| Jun 2, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Walworth | 35 min |
| Jun 2, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee, Sheboygan | 64 min |
| Jun 2, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 46 min |
| Jun 2, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 38 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990
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.