Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 1994, 6:37 PM CDT for Dane County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 53 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 11, 1994, 6:37 PM CDT (23:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 1994, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Dane County, WI
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1083 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS1 KMSN 112340 RRA
SVRMSN
WIC025-120045-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MADISON WI
637 PM CDT MON JUL 11 1994
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MADISON HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
...DANE COUNTY
AT 635 PM CDT WEATHER RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LOCATED IN
NORTHERN DANE COUNTY NEAR THE TOWN OF ROXBURY..OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF
MADISON. MOVEMENT OF THIS STORM WAS EAST AT 40 MPH.
SOME CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE ROXBURY...DANE...SPRINGFIELD
CORNERS...WAUNAKEE...MADISON...WINDSOR...AND SUN PRAIRIE.
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.
MARIENWhat 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, 5:37 PM CDT, 1 hour before
WIZ037>040-048>050-112340- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 537 PM CDT MON JUL 11 1994 ...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING WAUPACA COUNTY... AT 530 PM RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS 15 MILES SOUTH OF STEVENS POINT. THE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINS... FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE INTO WAUPACA COUNTY. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE IOLA...SCANDINAVIA...SHERIDAN...WAUPACA AND RURAL. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A THUNDERSTORM IS IN A STURDY BUILDING. IF POSSIBLE...MOVE TO SHELTER BEFORE THE STORM ARRIVES. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN AN OPEN FIELD...STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS SUCH AS LONE TREES. MOEDE
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 5:38 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
WIZ037>040-048>050-112340- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 537 PM CDT MON JUL 11 1994 ...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING WAUPACA COUNTY... AT 530 PM RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS 15 MILES SOUTH OF STEVENS POINT. THE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINS... FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE INTO WAUPACA COUNTY. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE IOLA...SCANDINAVIA...SHERIDAN...WAUPACA AND RURAL. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A THUNDERSTORM IS IN A STURDY BUILDING. IF POSSIBLE...MOVE TO SHELTER BEFORE THE STORM ARRIVES. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN AN OPEN FIELD...STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS SUCH AS LONE TREES. MOEDE
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 6:15 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
WIZ031-037>040-048>050-120020- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 615 PM CDT MON JUL 11 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORM OVER WAUPACA COUNTY... AT 610 PM A POWERFUL THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING THROUGH WAUPACA COUNTY. A POLICE OFFICER REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING AS IT PASSED THROUGH IOLA...10 MILES NORTH OF WAUPACA. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES EAST AT 35 MPH. TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CLINTONVILLE...SYMCO... ROYALTON AND NORTHPORT IN WAUPACA COUNTY. BY 7 PM THE STORM WILL HAVE MOVED INTO OUTAGAMIE COUNTY AND WILL AFFECT THE TOWNS OF BEAR CREEK... SHIOCTON...AND NEW LONDON. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...YOU SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND NEAR WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. MOEDE CORRECTED/ CHANGED WINNEBAGO TO OUTAGAMIE
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 6:16 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
WIZ031-037>040-048>050-120020- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 615 PM CDT MON JUL 11 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORM OVER WAUPACA COUNTY... AT 610 PM A POWERFUL THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING THROUGH WAUPACA COUNTY. A POLICE OFFICER REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING AS IT PASSED THROUGH IOLA...10 MILES NORTH OF WAUPACA. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES EAST AT 35 MPH. TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CLINTONVILLE...SYMCO... ROYALTON AND NORTHPORT IN WAUPACA COUNTY. BY 7 PM THE STORM WILL HAVE MOVED INTO WINNEBAGO COUNTY AND WILL AFFECT THE TOWNS OF BEAR CREEK... SHIOCTON...AND NEW LONDON. WHEN THUND ERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...YOU SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND NEAR WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. MOEDE
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 6:24 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
WIZ031-037>040-048>050-120020- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 615 PM CDT MON JUL 11 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORM OVER WAUPACA COUNTY... AT 610 PM A POWERFUL THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING THROUGH WAUPACA COUNTY. A POLICE OFFICER REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING AS IT PASSED THROUGH IOLA...10 MILES NORTH OF WAUPACA. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES EAST AT 35 MPH. TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CLINTONVILLE...SYMCO... ROYALTON AND NORTHPORT IN WAUPACA COUNTY. BY 7 PM THE STORM WILL HAVE MOVED INTO OUTAGAMIE COUNTY AND WILL AFFECT THE TOWNS OF BEAR CREEK... SHIOCTON...AND NEW LONDO>N. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...YOU SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND NEAR WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. MOEDE CORRECTED/ CHANGED WINNEBAGO TO OUTAGAMIE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Juneau | 63 min |
| Jul 11, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Richland | 62 min |
| Jul 11, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Adams, Sauk | 66 min |
| Jul 11, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Columbia, Marquette | 82 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.