Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 1990, 8:20 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 40 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 12, 1990, 8:20 PM CDT (01:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 1990, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Lincoln 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 12, 8:30 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Lincoln, 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 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 1537 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1340 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 6.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KMKE 130121
SVRMKE
WIC069-130200-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
820 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
...LINCOLN
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH A HISTORY OF WIND DAMAGE WAS OVER CENTRAL
TAYLOR COUNTY AT 820 PM MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH. THIS WAS CENTERED ABOUT 35 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF WAUSAU. THE
LINE SHOULD AFFECT ALL OF LINCOLN 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.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A
STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGINGo WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...
AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
OSTERWhat 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 12, 5:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
WIZ004-WIZ007-130000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 548 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 1990 ...THUNDERSTORMS IN TAYLOR AND CLARK COUNTIES... AT 545 PM RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN FAR NORTHWEST CLARK COUNTY 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF EAU CLAIRE NEAR THORP. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. THE STORMS HAVE INTENSIFIED RAPIDLY DURING THE LAST HOUR AND SHOULD AFFECT THE TOWNS OF THORP OWEN AND GREENWOOD BEFORE MOVING INTO TAYLOR COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 8PM. PERSONS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THIS EVENING AND LISTEN TO LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. HENTZ
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 6:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
WIZ004-WIZ007-130100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 640 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 1990 ...THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHCENTRAL WISCONSIN... AT 635 PM RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING IN CLARK...TAYLOR AND NORTHWEST MARATHON COUNTY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAUSAU JUST SOUTHEAST OF GREENWOOD IN CLARK COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN MARATHON COUNTY BETWEEN STRATFORD AND ABBOTSFORD. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 8PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT TIL 11 PM FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND PARTS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN. PERSONS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THIS EVENING AND LISTEN TO LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. HENTZ
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 7:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
WIZ004-WIZ007-130200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 700 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 1990 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF WAUSAU... AT 700 PM RADAR INDICATED A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAUSAU NEAR STRATFORD. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING IN CLARK...TAYLOR AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN MARATHON COUNTY TO NEAR WAUSAU BY 730 PM. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN IS INCREASING. PEOPLE SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 8PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST AND PARTS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN TIL 11PM. HENTZ
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 7:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
WIZ004-WIZ007-130200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 715 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 1990 ...MORE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE FOR CLARK AND TAYLOR COUNTIES... AT 710 PM RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF EAU CLAIRE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND BLINDING HEAVY R AINS. IF THIS LINE HOLDS TOGETHER IT WILL MOVE INTO CLARK AND TAYLOR COUNTIES AFTER 8PM. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN CONTINUES TO INCREASE. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 8PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST AND PARTS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN TIL 11PM. HENTZ
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 7:34 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
WIZ010-011-014-015-018-019-130600- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MADISON WI 735 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THIS TUESDAY EVENING... AT 725 PM CDT RADAR DETECTED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM 25 MILES NORTH OF GREEN BAY EXTENDING SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH PORTAGE TO DUBUQUE IOWA. IN THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE STATE THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF RICHLAND CENTER AND 20 MILES WEST OF LONE ROCK. IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE STATE A VERY INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WAS 10 MILES WEST OF WAUSAU. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADWAYS QUICKLY... AVOID DRIVING INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. NOAH
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 7:36 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
WIZ010-011-014-015-018-019-130600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MADISON WI 735 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THIS TUESDAY EVENING... AT 725 PM CDT RADAR DETECTED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM 25 MILES NORTH OF GREEN BAY EXTENDING SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH PORTAGE TO DUBUQUE IOWA. IN THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE STATE THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF RICHLAND CENTER AND 20 MILES WEST OF LONE ROCK. IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE STATE A VERY INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WAS 10 MILES WEST OF WAUSAU. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH.! NOAH OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADWAYS QUICKLY... AVOID DRIVING INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. NOAH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Marathon | 51 min |
| Jun 12, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Marathon | 33 min |
| Jun 12, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Clark, Taylor | 58 min |
| Jun 12, 8:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Marathon | 19 min |
| Jun 12, 8:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Clark, Marathon | 54 min |
Nearby
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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.