Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 1994, 4:59 PM CDT for Portage County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 61 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 19, 1994, 4:59 PM CDT (21:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 1994, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Portage County, WI
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 111 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 192201 RRA SVRMKE WIC097-192300- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 459 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN ...PORTAGE COUNTY AT 500 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL PORTAGE COUNTY FROM PERU 17 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF STEVENS POINT TO PLOVER 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STEVENS POINT. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR...AND WILL BE MOVING TOWARDS THE TOWNS OF AMHERST JUNCTION AND BANCROFT BY 515 PM. 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 FxLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. 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, 4:02 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
WIZ051-052-058>060-064>066-070>072-502-192205- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 401 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN UNTIL 800 PM... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSN UNTIL 800 PM CDT. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVIC DOPPLER RADAR WAS SHOWING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN AT 355 PM. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE TOWN OF JEFFERSON IN CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL AFFECT THE TOWNS OF SULLIVAN...DOUSMAN AND WALES BY 430 PM. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALSO CONTINUED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN IN ROCK AND GREEN COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN PORTION OF WALWORTH COUNTY BY 415 PM. VERY STRONG WINDS...HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE EAST. 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. LASHLEY
Local storm report, Aug 19, 4:05 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MADISON WI
400 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 1994
WW# 750
TIME EVENT
324 PM CDT NUMEROUS REPORTS OF 1/2 TO 3/4 INCH HAIL IN WESTERN AND
NORTHWEST PARTS OF GREEN COUNTY BY EMERGENCY DIRECTOR.
339 PM CDT 1 INCH TO LARGER THAN GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL ON WEST SIDE OF
MONROE WITH ZERO VISIBILITY IN TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS FROM
GREEN COUNTY SHERIFF.
345-350 PM IOWA COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED TREES DOWN AT MIFFLIN
IOWA COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN AT MINERAL
POINT.
.
IOWA COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED LIGHTNING STARTED FIRES
AT WALDWICK AND HOLLANDALE.
IOWVA COUNTY REPORTED FLOODING WEST OF MINERAL POINT.
PIERCE/STIMACHLocal storm report, Aug 19, 4:45 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
STORM REPORT ...UPDATED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MADISON WI
445 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 1994
WW# 750
TIME EVENT
324 PM CDT NUMEROUS REPORTS OF 1/2 TO 3/4 INCH HAIL IN WESTERN AND
NORTHWEST PARTS OF GREEN COUNTY BY EMERGENCY DIRECTOR.
339 PM CDT 1 INCH TO LARGER THAN GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL ON WEST SIDE OF
MONROE WITH ZERO VISIBILITY IN TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS FROM
GREEN COUNTY SHERIFF.
345-350 PM IOWA COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED TREES DOWN AT MIFFLIN
IOWA COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN AT MINERAL
POINT.
.
IOWA COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED LIGHTNING STARTED FIRES
AT WALDWICK AND HOLLANDALE.
IOWA COUNTY REPORTED FLOODING WEST OF MINERAL POINT.
410 PM CDT GREEN COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED 58 MPH WINDS AT MONTICELLO.
430 PM CDT GREEN COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
WITH FLOODING IN THE CITY OF MONROE. SHERIFF DEPARTMENT
ADVISING NO TRAVEL INTO MONROE.
PIERCE/STIMACHLocal storm report, Aug 19, 4:47 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
STORM REPORT ...UPDATED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MADISON WI
445 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 1994
WW# 750
TIME EVENT
324 PM CDT NUMEROUS REPORTS OF 1/2 TO 3/4 INCH HAIL IN WESTERN AND
NORTHWEST PARTS OF GREEN COUNTY BY EMERGENCY DIRECTOR.
339 PM CDT 1 INCH TO LARGER THAN GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL ON WEST SIDE OF
MONROE WITH ZERO VISIBILITY IN TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS FROM
GREEN COUNTY SHERIFF.
345-350 PM IOWA COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED TREES DOWN AT MIFFLIN
IOWA COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN AT MINERAL
POINT.
.
IOWA COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED LIGHTNING STARTED FIRES
AT WALDWICK AND HOLLANDALE.
IOWA COUNTY REPORTED FLOODING WEST OF MINERAL POINT.
410 PM CDT GREEN COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED 58 MPH WINDS AT MONTICELLO.
430 PM CDT GREEN COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
WITH FLOODING IN THE CITY OF MONROE. SHERIFF DEPARTMENT
ADVISING NO TRAVEL INTO MONROE.
PIERCE/STIMACHSpecial weather statement, Aug 19, 4:52 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
WIZ051-052-058>060-064>066-070>072-502-192255- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 452 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL PUSH ACROSS SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH 700 PM CDT... A LARGE CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN MADISON AND ROCKFORD ILLINOIS WILL MOVE EAST AT 30 MPH THROUGH SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS OF RAIN... WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH... AND SMALL HAIL. BY 700 PM THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS CLUSTER OF STORMS WILL HAVE REACHED THE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. BOATERS SHOULD BE PREPARED. A 54 MPH WIND GUST WAS RECORDED AT FT. ATKINSON BY A RADIO STATION AT 445 PM. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM FOR THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF WISCONSIN. KAPELA
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 4:54 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
WIZ051-052-058>060-064>066-070>072-502-192255- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 452 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL PUSH ACROSS SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH 700 PM CDT... A LARGE CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN MADISON AND ROCKFORD ILLINOIS WILL MOVE EAST AT 30 MPH THROUGH SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS OF RAIN... WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH... AND SMALL HAIL. BY 700 PM THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS CLUSTER OF STORMS WILL HAVE REACHED THE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. BOATERS SHOULD BE PREPARED. A 54 MPH WIND GUST WAS RECORDED AT FT. ATKINSON BY A RADIO STATION AT 445 PM. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMM`EDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM FOR THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF WISCONSIN. KAPELA
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, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Marathon | 49 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, 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.