Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 20, 1994, 12:15 AM CDT for Dodge County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 45 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 20, 1994, 12:15 AM CDT (05:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 1994, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Dodge County, WI
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 1567 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 933 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMKE 200518 RRA SVRMKE WIC027-200600- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1215 AM CDT WED JUL 20 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN ...DODGE COUNTY AT 1215 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THE LEADING EDGE OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ENTERING FAR WESTERN DODGE COUNTY...ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF BEAVER DAM. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR TOWARD THE TOWNS OF BEAVER DAM...LOWELL....AMONG OTHER CITIES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN DODGE COUNTY. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MILES AN HOUR OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN DODGE COUNTY BETWEEN 1215 AM AND 100 AM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 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 ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. J LAST
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, Jul 19, 8:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
WIZ053>057-061>063-067>069-200300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MADISON WI 845 PM CDT TUE JUL 20 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN UNTIL MIDNIGHT... AT 840 PM CDT LOCAL WEATHER RADAR DETECTED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN DRIFTING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHEAST. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WERE DETECTED BY NATIONAL RADAR NETWORK IN NORTHERN IOWA AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA MOVING TO THE EAST. A FEW TORNADOS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED THIS EVENING IN IOWA AND MINNESOTA. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN BETWEEN 9PM CDT AND MIDNIGHT. SOME SPECIFIC COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE TORNADO WATCH ARE CRAWFORD..RICHLAND..GRANT..IOWA AND LAFAYETTE. RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE SEVERE STORMS TONIGHT. MEM
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 10:15 PM CDT, 2 hours before
WIZ053>057-061>063-067>069-200500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MADISON WI 1015 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN UNTIL MIDNIGHT... AT 1010 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PUSHING ACROSS THE WISCONSIN STATE LINE FROM LACROSSE TO PRAIRIE DU CHIEN. SOUTH OF THAT AREA MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE MOVING EAST ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA HEADING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WISCONSIN. HEAVY RAINS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING WERE OCCURING WITH THESE STORMS. SMALL HAIL AND HIGH WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED OF CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO TAKE SHELTER FROM POSSIBLE SEVERE STORMS TONIGHT. MEM
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 11:55 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
WIZ051-052-058>060-064>066-070>072-502-200700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1155 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 1994 ...LEADING EDGE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS MOVING TOWARD SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... AT 1155 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THE LEADING EDGE OF A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN ADAMS COUNTY THROUGH COLUMBIA COUNTY...SOUTHWEST TO NEAR DUBUQUE IOWA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS...IN EXCESS OF 50 MILES AN HOUR...WERE ABOUT 35 MILES WEST OF BEAVER DAM. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR...AND WILL BE INTO WESTERN DODGE COUNTY BY 1230 AM. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADIO...OR COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION...FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. J LAST
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 11:57 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
WIZ051-052-058>060-064>066-070>072-502-200700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1155 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 1994 ...LEADING EDGE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS MOVING TOWARD SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... AT 1155 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THE LEADING EDGE OF A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN ADAMS COUNTY THROUGH COLUMBIA COUNTY...SOUTHWEST TO NEAR DUBUQUE IOWA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS...IN EXCESS OF 50 MILES AN HOUR...WERE ABOUT 35 MILES WEST OF BEAVER DAM. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR...AND WILL BE INTO WESTERN DODGE COUNTY BY 1230 AM. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADIO...OR COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION...FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. J LAST
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 12:10 AM CDT, 5 minutes before
WIZ053>057-061>063-067>069-200800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MADISON WI 1210 AM CDT WED JUL 20 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN DANE COUNTY... AT 1205 AM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN DANE COUNTY SPREADING EAST AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS IN THE NORTH NEAR MORRISONVILLE. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ACCOMPANYING THESE STORMS. SMALL HAIL AND HIGH WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS OF DANE COUNTY CAN EXPECT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY DURING THE NEXT HOUR. STAY INDOORS TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOTORISTS MAY NEED TO SLOW DOWN OR PULL OVER DUE TO THE EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINS. MEM
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 12:11 AM CDT, 4 minutes before
WIZ053>057-061>063-067>069-200800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MADISON WI 1210 AM CDT WED JUL 20 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN DANE COUNTY... AT 1205 AM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN DANE COUNTY SPREADING EAST AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS IN THE NORTH NEAR MORRISONVILLE. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ACCOMPANYING THESE STORMS. SMALL HAIL AND HIGH WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS OF DANE COUNTY CAN EXPECT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY DURING THE NEXT HOUR. STAY INDOORS TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOTORISTS MAY NEED TO SLOW DOWN OR PULL OVER DUE TO THE EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINS. MEM
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
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.