Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2002
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 572
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Aug 3, 2002, 5:55 PM CDT for 8 counties in Minnesota; 21 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2002, 5:55 PM CDT (22:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2002, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 29 counties
Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN, Adams County, WI, Buffalo County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Clark County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Lincoln County, WI, Marathon County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Portage County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI, Sauk County, WI, Taylor County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI, Wood County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 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.
Warnings issued inside it
4 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pierce, Saint Croix | 37 min |
| Aug 3, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Dodge | 57 min |
| Aug 3, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 39 min |
| Aug 3, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark | 60 min |
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 3:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver and 42 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 3, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota and 24 more | 5 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Wisconsin, 2002Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Minnesota, 2002Every severe thunderstorm watch in 2002
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.