Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 200, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 27, 1994, 7:14 PM CDT for Chippewa County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 61 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 27, 1994, 7:14 PM CDT (00:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 1994, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Chippewa County, WI
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KSTC), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 1257 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 671 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.2
- Supercell composite
- -1.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMSP 280018 RRA SVRMSP WIC005-017-033-280115- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN 714 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MINNEAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ...SOUTHERN BARRON COUNTY...CHIPPEWA COUNTY ...NORTHERN DUNN COUNTY AT 720 PM...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER FAR NORTHERN DUNN AND SOUTHERN BARRON COUNTIES NEAR THE TOWNS OF DALLAS AND RIDGELAND. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL AFFECT THE TOWNS OF SAND CREEK...CHETEK...NEW AUBURN AND ISLAND LAKEX THROUGH 8 PM. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. STAY INDOORS...REMAIN CALM AND BE READY TO MOVE QUICKLY TO THE BASEMENT. MBK
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, 6:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
MNZ052-053-059>063-065>070-073-WIZ014>016-023-028-280015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL MN 610 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM... AT 610 PM...THUNDERSTORMS REMAINED SCATTERED ACROSS THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THEY WERE GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM NEAR RUSH CITY TO FOREST LAKE TO BELLE PLAINE. SOME OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS REMAINED IN THE TAYLORS FALLS/SCANDIA AREAS WHICH IS 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN ST PAUL. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED FROM THE ST PATRICK AREA OF SCOTT COUNTY WHICH IS 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS ACROSS HASTINGS TOWARDS ELLSWORTH WISCONSIN. ALL THE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE RAPIDLY EAST AT 40 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AS FAR EAST AS EAU CLAIRE AND CHIPPEWA FALLS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA OR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 10 PM. BAP/MBK
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 6:14 PM CDT, 1 hour before
MNZ052-053-059>063-065>070-073-WIZ014>016-023-028-280015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL MN 610 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM... AT 610 PM...THUNDERSTORMS REMAINED SCATTERED ACROSS THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THEY WERE GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM NEAR RUSH CITY TO FOREST LAKE TO BELLE PLAINE. SOME OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS REMAINED IN THE TAYLORS FALLS/SCANDIA AREAS WHICH IS 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN ST PAUL. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED FROM THE ST PATRICK AREA OF SCOTT COUNTY WHICH IS 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS ACROSS HASTINGS TOWARDS ELLSWORTH WISCONSIN. ALL THE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE RAPIDLY EAST AT 40 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AS FAR EAST AS EAU CLAIRE AND CHIPPEWA FALLS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA OR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROHUGH 10 PM. BAP/MBK
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 6:34 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
MNZ052-053-060>063-068>070-WIZ014>016-023>028-280035- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL MN 634 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM... AT 630 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS FROM THE ST. CROIX RIVER ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TO WELL EAST OF THE LADYSMITH AND EAU CLAIRE AREAS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. ONE THUNDERSTORM DID DEPOSIT SEVEN TENTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN 20 MINUTES ON THE TOWN OF NORTH BRANCH WHICH IS 30 MILES NORTH OF DOWNTOWN ST PAUL. THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE EAST AT 40 MPH. BY 730 PM THESE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE MAINLY EAST OF A CUMBERLAND TO PRESCOTT LINE IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA THROUGH 715 PM. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 10 PM. BAP/MBK
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 6:38 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
MNZ052-053-060>063-068>070-WIZ014>016-023>028-280035- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL MN 634 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM... AT 630 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS FROM THE ST. CROIX RIVER ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TO WELL EAST OF THE LADYSMITH AND EAU CLAIRE AREAS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. ONE THUNDERSTORM DID DEPOSIT SEVEN TENTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN 20 MINUTES ON THE TOWN OF NORTH BRANCH WHICH IS 30 MILES NORTH OF DOWNTOWN ST PAUL. THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE EAST AT 40 MPH. BY 730 PM THESE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE MAINLY EAST OF A CUMBERLAND TO PRESCOTT LINE IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA THROUGH 715 PM. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 10 PM. BAP/MBK
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 7:09 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
MNZ060-062-063-069-070-WIZ014>016-023>028-280110- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL MN 709 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM... AT 705 PM...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... MAINLY EAST OF A LINE FROM BALSAM LAKE TO PRESCOTT. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR THE TOWN OF REEVE OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RICE LAKE. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE TOWNS OF DALLAS...CHETEK AND ISLAND LAKE THROUGH 8 PM. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORMS HAD BECOME LESS NUMEROUS OVER EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ONLY ONE LONE THUNDERSTORM REMAINED OVER EASTERN DAKOTA COUNTY...NEAR THE TOWNS OF ETTER AND MIESVILLE OR ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN ST PAUL. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL PASS ACROSS NORTHERN GOODHUE COUNTY AND EXIT MINNESOTA BY 8 PM. FEW IS ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AFTER 8 PM. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 10 PM. KAVINSKY
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 7:13 PM CDT, 1 minute before
MNZ060-062-063-069-070-WIZ014>016-023>028-280110- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL MN 709 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM... AT 705 PM...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... MAINLY EAST OF A LINE FROM BALSAM LAKE TO PRESCOTT. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR THE TOWN OF REEVE OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RICE LAKE. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE TOWNS OF DALLAS...CHETEK AND ISLAND LAKE THROUGH 8 PM. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORMS HAD BECOME LESS NUMEROUS OVER EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ONLY ONE LONE THUNDERSTORM REMAINED OVER EASTERN DAKOTA COUNTY...NEAR THE TOWNS OF ETTER AND MIESVILLE OR ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN ST PAUL. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL PASS ACROSS NORTHERN GOODHUE COUNTY AND EXIT MINNESOTA BY 8 PM. F@EW IS ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AFTER 8 PM. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 10 PM. KAVINSKY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Dunn | 39 min |
| Aug 27, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Pepin | 29 min |
| Aug 27, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa | 19 min |
| Aug 27, 8:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Eau Claire | 23 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.