Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 67, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 30, 1994, 4:31 PM CDT for Dodge County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 39 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 30, 1994, 4:31 PM CDT (21:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 30, 1994, 5:10 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Dodge County, WI
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1535 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 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 302131 RRA SVRMKE WIC027-302230- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 431 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN ...DODGE COUNTY AT 430 PM CDT DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHWEST DODGE COUNTY NEAR THE TOWN OF FOX LAKE...WHICH IS 28 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FOND DU LAC. THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AT RANDOLPH AND FOX LAKE AT 430 PM. THIS STORM IS MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL AFFECT THE TOWNS OF ATWATER...BEAVER DAM AND ROLLING PRAIRIE BETWEEN 430 AND 445 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. 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. DAVIS/ZAJDEL &
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, Sep 30, 3:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
WIZ051-059-052-060-302115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 308 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER SOUTHEASTERN FOND DU LAC AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES... AT 306 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM JUST SOUTH OF CAMPBELLSPORT...OR 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE CITY OF FOND DU LAC. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STORM WILL REACH THE FREDONIA AREA OF NORTHERN OZAUKEE COUNTY BY 330 PM. PEOPLE IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN. LASHLEY/KAPELA
Special weather statement, Sep 30, 3:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
WIZ051-059-052-060-302115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 308 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER SOUTHEASTERN FOND DU LAC AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES... AT 306 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM JUST SOUTH OF CAMPBELLSPORT...OR 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE CITY OF FOND DU LAC. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STORM WILL REACH THE FREDONIA AREA OF NORTHERN OZAUKEE COUNTY BY 330 PM. PEOPLE IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN. LASHLEY/KAPELA
Special weather statement, Sep 30, 4:20 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
WIZ051-058-059-302225- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 420 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... AT 420 PM CDT DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHEAST COLUMBIA AND SOUTHWEST GREEN LAKE COUNTY...BETWEEN THE TOWNS OF DALTON AND CAMBRIA...ABOUT 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF MADISON. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST DODGE AND WESTERN FOND DU LAC COUNTY AFTER 430 PM. TOWNS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM ARE FOX LAKE...RANDOLPH... ALTO...BRANDON AND WAUPUN. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. DAVIS/ZAJDEL
Special weather statement, Sep 30, 4:21 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
WIZ051-058-059-302225- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 420 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... AT 420 PM CDT DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHEAST COLUMBIA AND SOUTHWEST GREEN LAKE COUNTY...BETWEEN THE TOWNS OF DALTON AND CAMBRIA...ABOUT 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF MADISON. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST DODGE AND WESTERN FOND DU LAC COUNTY AFTER 430 PM. TOWNS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM ARE FOX LAKE...RANDOLPH... ALTO...BRANDON AND WAUPUN. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL^ HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. DAVIS/ZAJDEL
Special weather statement, Sep 30, 4:24 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
WIZ043>047-055>057-062-063-068-069-302225- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MADISON WI 424 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN COLUMBIA AND GREEN LAKE COUNTIES... AT 422 PM CDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR DALTON IN GREEN LAKE COUNTY AND RANDOLPH IN COLUMBIA COUNTY...OR ABOUT 43 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OSHKOSH. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 45 TO 50 MPH. CITIES AND TOWNS IN THE PATHS OF THESE STORMS ARE...KINGSTON...MARKESAN AND MANCHESTER IN GREEN LAKE COUNTY...AND RANDOLPH IN COLUMBIA COUNTY. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. TUNE IN NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. MC MAHON
Special weather statement, Sep 30, 4:25 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
WIZ043>047-055>057-062-063-068-069-302225- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MADISON WI 424 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN COLUMBIA AND GREEN LAKE COUNTIES... AT 422 PM CDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR DALTON IN GREEN LAKE COUNTY AND RANDOLPH IN COLUMBIA COUNTY...OR ABOUT 43 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OSHKOSH. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 45 TO 50 MPH. CITIES AND TOWNS IN THE PATHS OF THESE STORMS ARE...KINGSTON...MARKESAN AND MANCHESTER IN GREEN LAKE COUNTY...AND RANDOLPH IN COLUMBIA COUNTY. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. TUNE IN NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. MC MAHON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 1:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Washington | 37 min |
| Sep 30, 1:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge | 30 min |
| Sep 30, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee, Washington | 55 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.