Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 1994, 3:28 PM CDT for Marathon County, Portage County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 47 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 1994, 3:28 PM CDT (20:28 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 1994, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Marathon County, WI, Portage County, WI
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 598 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KMKE 252030 RRA SVRMKE WIC073-097-252115- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 328 PM CDT WED MAY 25 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN ...EASTERN MARATHON COUNTY...NORTHERN PORTAGE COUNTY AT 325 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SOUTH OF WAUSAU. THE STORM IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH...AND WILL AFFECT THE TOWNS OF RINGLE...BEVENT...AND ELDERON. A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN WAS REPORTED JUST SOUTH OF WAUSAU BY A FIRE DEPARTMENT STORM SPOTTER. 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 FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. &
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, May 25, 2:34 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
WIZ017-018-029-030-035-036-051-052-058>060-064>066-070>072-502- 252035- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 234 PM CDT WED MAY 25 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND EXTREME SOUTHERN WISCONSIN... WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AT 235 PM CDT SHOWED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE ON A WEST TO EAST LINE THROUGH SOUTHERN CRAWFORD AND NORTHERN GRANT COUNTIES FROM THE INTERSECTION OF THE WISCONSIN AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS EAST TO SOUTH OF LONE ROCK. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST/SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE NORTHERN WISCONSIN ACTIVITY EXTENDED FROM EAST OF EAU CLAIRE TO SOUTHWEST OF IRON MOUNTAIN MICHIGAN. EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN MARATHON COUNTY REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THEIR COUNTY. OTHER SCATTERED STORMS WERE FOUND IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY WAUSAU... GREEN BAY... AND FOND DU LAC. THUNDERSTORMS CAN POP UP AT ANYTIME THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS WISCONSIN. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. KAPELA
Special weather statement, May 25, 2:36 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
WIZ017-018-029-030-035-036-051-052-058>060-064>066-070>072-502- 252035- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 234 PM CDT WED MAY 25 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND EXTREME SOUTHERN WISCONSIN... WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AT 235 PM CDT SHOWED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE ON A WEST TO EAST LINE THROUGH SOUTHERN CRAWFORD AND NORTHERN GRANT COUNTIES FROM THE INTERSECTION OF THE WISCONSIN AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS EAST TO SOUTH OF LONE ROCK. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST/SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE NORTHERN WISCONSIN ACTIVITY EXTENDED FROM EAST OF EAU CLAIRE TO SOUTHWEST OF IRON MOUNTAIN MICHIGAN. EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN MARATHON COUNTY REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THEIR COUNTY. OTHER SCATTERED STORMS WERE FOUND IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY WAUSAU... GREEN BAY... AND FOND DU LAC. THUNDERSTORMS CAN POP UP AT ANYTIME THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS WISCONSIN. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE S*TRONGER STORMS. KAPELA
Special weather statement, May 25, 2:39 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
WIZ017-018-029-030-035-036-051-052-058>060-064>066-070>072-502-
252035-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
239 PM CDT WED MAY 25 1994
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR PARTS OF
SOUTHWEST AND EXTREME SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AT 235 PM CDT SHOWED SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS.
THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE ON A WEST TO EAST LINE THROUGH SOUTHERN
CRAWFORD AND NORTHERN GRANT COUNTIES FROM THE INTERSECTION OF THE
WISCONSIN AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS EAST TO SOUTH OF LONE ROCK. THESE
STORMS WERE MOVING EAST/SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THE NORTHERN WISCONSIN ACTIVITY EXTENDED FROM EAST OF EAU CLAIRE TO
SOUTHWEST OF IRON MOUNTAIN MICHIGAN. EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS IN MARATHON COUNTY REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS IN
THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THEIR COUNTY. OTHER SCATTERED STORMS WERE
FOUND IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY WAUSAU... GREEN BAY... AND FOND DU LAC.
THUNDERSTORMS CAN POP UP AT ANYTIME THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS
WISCONSIN. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.
STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS.
KAPELA
rVBrrrOWWUS
DAw` WUUS
hI" WUUS
V6WWUSb
WWWUS
ppR"WEPA#b
ppP6WWUS
Z6WWUSp
p)`s(2VQ6WWUS
XWOUSb
_6WWUS
]96WWUS
\YN6WWUS
`WWUS{HG>6WWUS
U6WWUS(
4Q6WWUS
H6WWUSJ
)`z>N8 pWWUSq6WWUS4
x\q`WWUS
@o6WWUS
LlWWUSl
HjWWUS~
x 6WWUS
Xy WUUS
8{b WUUS
Dq6WWUSP
@kD( WUUS\
d66WWUS:
|vz6WWUS0
yl `WWUS\
x6WWUS@Special weather statement, May 25, 2:40 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
WIZ017-018-029-030-035-036-051-052-058>060-064>066-070>072-502- 252035- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 239 PM CDT WED MAY 25 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND EXTREME SOUTHERN WISCONSIN... WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AT 235 PM CDT SHOWED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE ON A WEST TO EAST LINE THROUGH SOUTHERN CRAWFORD AND NORTHERN GRANT COUNTIES FROM THE INTERSECTION OF THE WISCONSIN AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS EAST TO SOUTH OF LONE ROCK. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST/SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE NORTHERN WISCONSIN ACTIVITY EXTENDED FROM EAST OF EAU CLAIRE TO SOUTHWEST OF IRON MOUNTAIN MICHIGAN. EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN MARATHON COUNTY REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THEIR COUNTY. OTHER SCATTERED STORMS WERE FOUND IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY WAUSAU... GREEN BAY... AND FOND DU LAC. THUNDERSTORMS CAN POP UP AT ANYTIME THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS WISCONSIN. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. KAPELA
Special weather statement, May 25, 3:14 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
WIZ071-072-252115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 314 PM CDT WED MAY 25 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 7 PM... AT 310 PM WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN KENOSHA COUNTY NEAR BRADDOCK LAKE ... ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF KENOSHA. THE STORM IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH...AND IS MOVING TOWARDS BRISTOL AND WOODWORTH. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM...HOWEVER IT MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM. PEOPLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING MAY STRIKE MILES AWAY FROM THE PARENT CLOUD. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN EVEN THOUGH THE THUNDERSTORM IS NOT DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. SIEBERS/KAPELA
Special weather statement, May 25, 3:16 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
WIZ071-072-252115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 314 PM CDT WED MAY 25 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 7 PM... AT 310 PM WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN KENOSHA COUNTY NEAR BRADDOCK LAKE ... ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF KENOSHA. THE STORM IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH...AND IS MOVING TOWARDS BRISTOL AND WOODWORTH. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM...HOWEVER IT MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM. PEOPLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POTENTI`AL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING MAY STRIKE MILES AWAY FROM THE PARENT CLOUD. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN EVEN THOUGH THE THUNDERSTORM IS NOT DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. SIEBERS/KAPELA
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.