Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 1994, 2:26 PM CDT for Marathon County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 49 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 19, 1994, 2:26 PM CDT (19:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 1994, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Marathon County, WI
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -245 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 690 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMKE 191928 RRA SVRMKE WIC073-192015- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 226 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN ...MARATHON COUNTY AT 230 PM A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY RADAR OVER NORTHWEST MARATHON COUNTY NEAR THE TOWN OF ATHENS 22 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF WAUSAU. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR...AND WILL BE AFFECTING THE TOWNS OF HAMBURG...LITTLE CHICAGO...PONIATOWSKI AND MILAN BY 240 PM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMSR OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE...MOVE TO A REINFORCED SHELTER. IF INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. TZ/AL
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, Aug 19, 12:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
WIZ017-191840- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1236 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING NORTHERN TAYLOR COUNTY... AT 1235 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS NEAR HANNIBAL AND JUMP RIVER IN NORTHWESTERN TAYLOR COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. SOME CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE MURAT...PERKINSTOWN...AND MEDFORD. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND STRONG WINDS TO 45 MPH. HOGGATT
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 12:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
WIZ017-191840- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1236 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING NORTHERN TAYLOR COUNTY... AT 1235 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS NEAR HANNIBAL AND JUMP RIVER IN NORTHWESTERN TAYLOR COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. SOME CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE MURAT...PERKINSTOWN...AND MEDFORD. THZESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND STRONG WINDS TO 45 MPH. HOGGATT
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 1:50 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
WIZ017-018-191955- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 150 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH TAYLOR AND LINCOLN COUNTIES... AT 145 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE COMMUNITIES OF MERRILL...DOERING...BLOOMVILLE...WHITTLESEY AND CHELSEA BETWEEN 150 AND 220 PM. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH AND HAIL. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. TUNE IN TO WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. HOGGATT/LA GREE
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 1:53 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
WIZ017-018-191955- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 150 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH TAYLOR AND LINCOLN COUNTIES... AT 145 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE COMMUNITIES OF MERRILL...DOERING...BLOOMVILLE...WHITTLESEY AND CHELSEA BETWEEN 150 AND 220 PM. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH AND HAIL. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. TUNE IN TO WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. HOGGATT/LA GREE
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 2:08 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
WIZ029-192015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 208 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARDS CLARK COUNTY... AT 205 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN EAU CLAIRE...AND EASTERN CHIPPEWA COUNTIES. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WAS TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF CLARK COUNTY...NEAR THE TOWNS OF THORP...WILLARD...AND GLOBE BY 230 PM CDT. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY. GET INSIDE OF A STRONG BUILDING AWAY FROM FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. PLEASE RELAY ANY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO THE NEAREAST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO IT CAN BE PASSED ALONG TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LA GREE/ZAJDEL
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 2:10 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
WIZ029-192015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 208 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARDS CLARK COUNTY... AT 205 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN EAU CLAIRE...AND EASTERN CHIPPEWA COUNTIES. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WAS TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF CLARK COUNTY...NEAR THE TOWNS OF THORP...WILLARD...AND GLOBE BY 230 PM CDT. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY. GET INSIDE OF A STRONG BUILDING AWAY FROM FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. PLEASE RELAY ANY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO THE NEAREAST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO IT CAN BE PASSED ALONG TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LA GREE/ZAJDEL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 12:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 22 min |
| Aug 19, 12:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Waukesha | 53 min |
| Aug 19, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Lincoln, Taylor | 48 min |
| Aug 19, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Lafayette | 36 min |
| Aug 19, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Marathon | 52 min |
| Aug 19, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Portage, Wood | 64 min |
| Aug 19, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Portage | 61 min |
| Aug 19, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha | 46 min |
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.