Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 1990, 2:58 PM CDT for Clark County, Taylor County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 62 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 2, 1990, 2:58 PM CDT (19:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 1990, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Clark County, WI, Taylor 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 202 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 022000
SVRMKE
WIC019-119-022100-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
258 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN
...CLARK
IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
...TAYLOR
AT 255 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
IN WESTERN CLARK COUNTY 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAUSAU. THE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTH AT ALMOST 50 MPH. AND SHOULD
AFFECT MOST OF CLARK AND TAYLOR COUNTIES.
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, 1:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
WIZALL-030100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1255 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... AT 1250 PM CDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS..SOME PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS..WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR MADISON TO WALWORTH ..IN WALWORTH COUNTY TO CHICAGO. THIS LINE WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS LINE WILL MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH 215 PM AND MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES TO BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR T5HIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAASE
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 1:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
WIZ010-011-014-015-018-019-030000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MADISON WI 145 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT ALL BUT EXTREME NORTHERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 7 PM CDT... AT 135 PM CDT THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO VERY HEAVY RAINS OVER MUCH OF WISCONSIN AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS. THE HEAVIEST OF THESE STORMS WAS LOCATED IN THE EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF WISCONSIN OR 75 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MADISON MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT NEAR 70 MPH. ALL PERSONS IN THE EFFECTED AREAS SHOULD MONITOR THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL T.V. STATIONS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IN THE EVENT OF SEVERE WEATHER. NOAH
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 2:07 PM CDT, 51 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, 23 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, 18 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, 14 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Marathon, Portage | 54 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.