Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 27, 1994, 8:33 PM CDT for Wood County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 57 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 27, 1994, 8:33 PM CDT (01:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 1994, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Wood County, WI
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 1920 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 879 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 359 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.1
- Supercell composite
- 13.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMKE 280135 RRA SVRMKE WIC141-280230- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 833 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN ...SOUTHERN WOOD COUNTY AT 830 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY...OR ABOUT 25 MILES WEST OF WISCONSIN RAPIDS. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE STORM WILL BE AFFECTING THE TOWNS OF PITTSVILLE...DEXTERVILLE... BABCOCK...NEKOOSA...PORT EDWARDS AND WISCONSIN RAPIDS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 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. JDH/EISE
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 27, 7:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
WIZ017-018-029-030-035-036-280135- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 732 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE RAPIDLY DEVELOPED IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN... AT 730 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN WESTCENTRAL AND PARTS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST LINCOLN COUNTY JUST WEST OF BRADLEY... OR ABOUT 20 MILES WESTSOUTHWEST OF RHINELANDER...AND NEAR THE CHIPPEWA/EAU CLAIRE COUNTY LINE NEAR LUDINGTON...OR ABOUT 20 MILES EAST OF THE CITY OF EAU CLAIRE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY EAST AT 45 MPH. RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME POSSIBLY BECOMING SEVERE... CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS ACROSS THE COUNTIES OF LINCOLN...TAYLOR...CLARK...MARATHON...WOOD AND PORTAGE. THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY OF TORNADO DEVELOPMENT WITH THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS. PERSONS IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THESE STORMS AND SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. JDH
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 7:34 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
WIZ017-018-029-030-035-036-280135- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 732 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE RAPIDLY DEVELOPED IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN... AT 730 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN WESTCENTRAL AND PARTS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST LINCOLN COUNTY JUST WEST OF BRADLEY... OR ABOUT 20 MILES WESTSOUTHWEST OF RHINELANDER...AND NEAR THE CHIPPEWA/EAU CLAIRE COUNTY LINE NEAR LUDINGTON...OR ABOUT 20 MILES EAST OF THE CITY OF EAU CLAIRE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY EAST AT 45 MPH. RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME POSSIBLY BECOMING SEVERE... CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS ACROSS THE COUNTIES OF LINCOLN...TAYLOR...CLARK...MARATHON...WOOD AND PORTAGE. THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY OF TORNADO DEVELOPMENT WITH THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS. PERSONS IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THESE STORMS AND SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. JDH
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 8:16 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
WIZ017-018-029-030-280215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 816 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY OVER CENTRAL WISCONSIN... AT 810 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY OVER CENTRAL WISCONSIN. ONE STORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF EAU CLAIRE IN CHIPPEWA COUNTY MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE STORM WILL SKIRT NORTHERN CLARK COUNTY BY 830 PM CDT. ANOTHER STORM WAS OBSERVED IN SOUTHWEST EAU CLAIRE COUNTY ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EAU CLAIRE AND WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTY BY 845 PM CDT. A THIRD STORM WAS MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY...ABOUT 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAUSAU. THE STORM IS MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH AND WILL MOVE OUT OF THE COUNTY BY 845 PM CDT. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 1000PM CDT. PERSONS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS. ZAJDEL/EISE
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 8:18 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
WIZ017-018-029-030-280215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 816 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY OVER CENTRAL WISCONSIN... AT 810 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY OVER CENTRAL WISCONSIN. ONE STORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF EAU CLAIRE IN CHIPPEWA COUNTY MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE STORM WILL SKIRT NORTHERN CLARK COUNTY BY 830 PM CDT. ANOTHER STORM WAS OBSERVED IN SOUTHWEST EAU CLAIRE COUNTY ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EAU CLAIRE AND WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTY BY 845 PM CDT. A THIRD STORM WAS MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY...ABOUT 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAUSAU. THE STORM IS MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH AND WILL MOVE OUT OF THE COUNTY BY 845 PM CDT. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 1000PM CDT. PERSONS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS. ZAJDEL/EISE
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 8:21 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
WIZ035-280230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 821 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORM HEADING FOR SOUTHERN WOOD COUNTY... AT 820 PM CDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM OVER EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THE STORM WILL BE HEADING TOWARD SOUTHERN WOOD COUNTY BETWEEN 830 AND 845 PM CDT. THE STORM IS LOCATED 35 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF WISCONSIN RAPIDS AND WILL BE AFFECTING THE TOWNS OF DEXTERVILLE...BABCOCK...PORT EDWARDS...NEKOOSA AND WISCONSIN RAPIDS. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM. PERSONS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THIS RAPIDLY APPROACHING STORM. ZAJDEL/EISE
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 8:23 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
WIZ035-280230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 821 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORM HEADING FOR SOUTHERN WOOD COUNTY... AT 820 PM CDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM OVER EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THE STORM WILL BE HEADING TOWARD SOUTHERN WOOD COUNTY BETWEEN 830 AND 845 PM CDT. THE STORM IS LOCATED 35 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF WISCONSIN RAPIDS AND WILL BE AFFECTING THE TOWNS OF DEXTERVILLE...BABCOCK...PORT EDWARDS...NEKOOSA AND WISCONSIN RAPIDS. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM. PERSONS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THIS RAPIDLY APPROACHING STORM. ZAJDEL/EISE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Clark, Taylor | 38 min |
| Aug 27, 11:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac | 62 min |
| Aug 28, 12:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Washington | 53 min |
| Aug 28, 12:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee | 37 min |
| Aug 28, 1:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac | 23 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.