Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 25, 1994, 8:37 PM CDT for Marathon County, Taylor County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 42 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 25, 1994, 8:37 PM CDT (01:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 25, 1994, 9:19 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Marathon County, WI, Taylor County, WI
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 1433 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1536 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KMKE 260146 RRA SVRMKE WIC073-069-119-260245- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 837 PM CDT THU AUG 25 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN ...NORTHERN MARATHON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN ...LINCOLN COUNTY...EASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS HAVE PASSED OVER PARTS EASTERN TAYLOR AND FAR WESTERN MARATHON COUNTY. AT 825 PM CDT THE MARATHON COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTED TREES DOWN NEAR THE CITY OF ATHENS...20 MILES WEST WAUSAU. IN ADDITION THE TAYLOR COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTED DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES IN THE CITY OF MEFORD AND STETSONVILLE. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE HEADING FOR THE CITIES OF MERRILL...IRMA AND TOMAHAWK. THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. HELMAN &
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 25, 5:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
WIZ055>057-061>063-067>069-252330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MADISON WI 545 PM CDT THU AUG 25 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 8 PM FOR RICHLAND AND IOWA COUNTIES... AT 540 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED SCATTERED SHOWERS SPREADING INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN WITH STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS STILL BACK IN NORTHERN IOWA. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN RICHLAND AND IOWA COUNTIES IS NOT LIKELY UNTIL AFTER 7PM THIS EVENING. RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN CAN EXPECT CLOUDY AND HUMID WEATHER TO CONTINUE ALONG WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. SMALL HAIL..HEAVY DOWPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY AND BE READY TO TAKE SHELTER IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION. MEM
Special weather statement, Aug 25, 6:08 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
WIZ055>057-061>063-067>069-260100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MADISON WI 610 PM CDT THU AUG 25 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR RICHLAND AND IOWA COUNTIES CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS CANCELLED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR IOWA AND RICHLAND COUNTIES UNTIL 8PM. THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL LIKLEY IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT BUT HAVE SLOWED IN PROGRESSION AND SHOULD NOT REACH THE AREA UNTIL AFTER 8 PM. THE CHANCE FOR STRONG OR SEVERE WEATHER WILL DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY WITH SUNSET. MEM
Special weather statement, Aug 25, 6:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
WIZ055>057-061>063-067>069-260100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MADISON WI 610 PM CDT THU AUG 25 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR RICHLAND AND IOWA COUNTIES CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS CANCELLED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR IOWA AND RICHLAND COUNTIES UNTIL 8PM. THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL LIKLEY IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT BUT HAVE SLOWED IN PROGRESSION AND SHOULD NOT REACH THE AREA UNTIL AFTER 8 PM. THE CHANCE FOR STRONG OR SEVERE WEATHER WILL DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY WITH SUNSET. MEM
Special weather statement, Aug 25, 6:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
WIZ041-042-053>055-061-062-067-260025- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 621 PM CDT THU AUG 25 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELED... AT 620 PM...REGIONAL WEATHER RADARS WERE INDICATING THAT THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN HAS DIMINISHED...HOWEVER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELED. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE RUMBLING EASTWARD ACROSS IOWA...SO PERSONS IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN LATER TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER SERVICE RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. GARCIA
Special weather statement, Aug 25, 8:02 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
WIZ017-260205- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 802 PM CDT THU AUG 25 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER TAYLOR COUNTY... AT 800 PM CDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER TAYLOR COUNTY. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE CITY OF MEDFORD...35 MILES WEST OF WAUSAU. THE STORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL BE HEADING OVER MOST TOWNS ALONG HIGHWAY 13 INCLUDING MEDFORD...CHELSEA AND WESTBORO. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED...BUT PERSONS IN TAYLOR COUNTY CAN EXPECT TORRENTIAL RAINS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND STRONG WINDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INCLUDING TAYLOR COUNTY UNTIL 11 PM. LISTEN TO LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. HELMAN
Special weather statement, Aug 25, 8:06 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
WIZ017-260205- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 802 PM CDT THU AUG 25 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER TAYLOR COUNTY... AT 800 PM CDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER TAYLOR COUNTY. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE CITY OF MEDFORD...35 MILES WEST OF WAUSAU. THE STORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL BE HEADING OVER MOST TOWNS ALONG HIGHWAY 13 INCLUDING MEDFORD...CHELSEA AND WESTBORO. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED...BUT PERSONS IN TAYLOR COUNTY CAN EXPECT TORRENTIAL RAINS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND STRONG WINDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INCLUDING TAYLOR COUNTY UNTIL 11 PM. LISTEN TO LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. HELMAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Lincoln | 53 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.