Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 81, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 9, 1995, 8:12 AM CDT for Dane County, Rock County, Walworth County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 48 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 9, 1995, 8:12 AM CDT (13:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 1995, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Dane County, WI, Rock County, WI, Walworth County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 2688 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -79 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 772 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMKE 091313 RRA SVRMKE WIC105-025-127-091415- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 812 AM CDT WED AUG 9 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTH WISCONSIN ...ROCK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN ...EASTERN DANE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN ...WALWORTH COUNTY AT 813 AM...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR SULLIVAN IN JEFFERSON COUNTY..TO DEERFIELD IN EASTERN DANE COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH AND WILL AFFECT THE CITIES OF STOUGHTON..JANESVILLE..WHITEWATER..ELKHORN .. AND BELOIT. THIS WARNING DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CITY OF MADISON. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM! STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
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 9, 3:45 AM CDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before
WIZ051-052-056>060-062>072-100300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 345 AM CDT WED AUG 9 1995 ...HEAT ADVISORY FOR SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TODAY... A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FOR TODAY. THE ADVISORY IS ROUGHLY SOUTHEAST OF A LONE ROCK TO FOND DU LAC LINE AND INCLUDES THE CITIES OF MADISON AND THE ENTIRE MILWAUKEE METRO AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE FROM 103 TO 110. WHEN THE HEAT INDEX REACHES THIS LEVEL THE ELDERLY...VERY YOUNG... PERSONS ON VARIOUS MEDICATIONS AND PERSONS WITH HEART CONDITIONS ARE AT GREAT RISK. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS HEAT AND HUMIDITY OR PHYSICAL OUTDOOR ACTIVITY CAN CAUSE HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND TRY TO GET INTO AN AIR-CONDITIONED BUILDING. FRIENDS AND RELATIVES SHOULD CHECK ON THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE AT RISK... ESPECIALLY IF THEY LIVE IN THE INNER CITY AND DONT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY EVENING BRINGING LESS HUMID AIR AND SOMEWHAT COOLER TEMPERATURES. BREESER
Special weather statement, Aug 9, 3:47 AM CDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before
WIZ051-052-056>060-062>072-100300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 345 AM CDT WED AUG 9 1995 ...HEAT ADVISORY FOR SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TODAY... A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FOR TODAY. THE ADVISORY IS ROUGHLY SOUTHEAST OF A LONE ROCK TO FOND DU LAC LINE AND INCLUDES THE CITIES OF MADISON AND THE ENTIRE MILWAUKEE METRO AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE FROM 103 TO 110. WHEN THE HEAT INDEX REACHES THIS LEVEL THE ELDERLY...VERY YOUNG... PERSONS ON VARIOUS MEDICATIONS AND PERSONS WITH HEART CONDITIONS ARE AT GREAT RISK. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS HEAT AND HUMIDITY OR PHYSICAL OUTDOOR ACTIVITY CAN CAUSE HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND TRY TO GET INTO AN AIR-CONDITIONED BUILDING. FRIENDS AND RELATIVES SHOULD CHECK ON THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE AT RISK... ESPECIALLY IF THEY LIVE IN THE INNER CITY AND DONT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY EVENING BRINGING LESS HUMID AIR AND SOMEWHAT COOLER TEMPERATURES. BREESER
Special weather statement, Aug 9, 4:00 AM CDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
WIZALL-091300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 400 AM CDT WED AUG 9 1995 ...SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR WISCONSIN... THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR ALL OF WISCONSIN THIS MORNING AND ALL BUT THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS IS A PRELIMINARY ADVISORY...PLEASE LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND FOREASTS. ZAJDEL
Special weather statement, Aug 9, 5:27 AM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
WIZALL-091300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 527 AM CDT WED AUG 9 1995 ...SEVERE WEATHER WATCH 931 CANCELLED... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 931 FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS DIMINISHED IN THAT AREA. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF WISCONSIN TODAY...AND THERE IS A THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ESPECIALLY FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN WISCONSIN. ZAJDEL
Special weather statement, Aug 9, 5:29 AM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
WIZALL-091300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 527 AM CDT WED AUG 9 1995 ...SEVERE WEATHER WATCH 931 CANCELLED... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 931 FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS DIMINISHED IN THAT AREA. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF WISCONSIN TODAY...AND THERE IS A THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ESPECIALLY FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN WISCONSIN. ZAJDEL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 5:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green Lake | 61 min |
| Aug 9, 6:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Green Lake | 38 min |
| Aug 9, 7:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, Washington | 36 min |
| Aug 9, 7:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Jefferson, Waukesha | 68 min |
| Aug 9, 10:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 61 min |
| Aug 9, 10:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Rock, Walworth | 64 min |
| Aug 9, 11:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 60 min |
| Aug 9, 11:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine, Walworth | 47 min |
| Aug 9, 11:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge | 61 min |
| Aug 9, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Racine, Walworth, Waukesha | 45 min |
| Aug 9, 12:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine, Walworth | 52 min |
| Aug 9, 12:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 42 min |
| Aug 9, 12:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge | 62 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.