Alert archive / Wisconsin / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 30, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Aug 18, 2005, 5:47 PM CDT for Marquette County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 43 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2005, 5:47 PM CDT (22:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2005, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Marquette County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 6:32 PM CDT | TORNADO | N Westfield, WI | TORNADO ON THE GROUND JUST NORTH OF WESTFIELD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 206 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 995 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KMKX 182247 TORMKX WIC077-182330- /O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0030.050818T2247Z-050818T2330Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 547 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... MARQUETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN * UNTIL 630 PM CDT * AT 543 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WESTFIELD...OR ABOUT 14 MILES NORTH OF WISCONSIN DELLS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... WESTFIELD AROUND 600 PM CDT... MONTELLO AROUND 610 PM CDT... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. LAT...LON 4393 8960 4372 8960 4379 8918 4399 8921 $$ REM
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KMKX 182252 SVSMKX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 551 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2005 WIC077-182330- /O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-050818T2330Z/ MARQUETTE- 551 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR MARQUETTE COUNTY... AT 548 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OXFORD...OR ABOUT 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF WISCONSIN DELLS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... 7 MILES SOUTH OF WESTFIELD BY 555 PM CDT... PACKWAUKEE BY 600 PM CDT... 7 MILES SOUTH OF HARRISVILLE BY 605 PM CDT... MONTELLO BY 610 PM CDT... FOR SAFETY...GO THE LOWEST LEVEL IN A BUILDING...AND PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. LAT...LON 4393 8960 4372 8960 4379 8918 4399 8921 $$ MBK
000 WWUS53 KMKX 182303 SVSMKX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 603 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2005 WIC077-182330- /O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-050818T2330Z/ MARQUETTE- 603 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR MARQUETTE COUNTY... AT 602 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAWRENCE...OR ABOUT 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF WISCONSIN DELLS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... LAWRENCE AND 8 MILES NORTH OF PACKWAUKEE BY 610 PM CDT... WESTFIELD BY 615 PM CDT... SPRINGFIELD CORNERS BY 620 PM CDT... HARRISVILLE AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONTELLO BY 630 PM CDT... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. LAT...LON 4393 8960 4372 8960 4379 8918 4399 8921 $$ MBK
000 WWUS53 KMKX 182313 SVSMKX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 612 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2005 WIC077-182330- /O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-050818T2330Z/ MARQUETTE- 612 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR MARQUETTE COUNTY... AT 612 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WESTFIELD...OR ABOUT 24 MILES NORTHEAST OF WISCONSIN DELLS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HARRISVILLE BY 625 PM CDT... ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED FROM MONTELL TO GLENN OAK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. LAT...LON 4393 8960 4372 8960 4379 8918 4399 8921 $$ MBK
000 WWUS53 KMKX 182327 SVSMKX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 627 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2005 WIC077-182330- /O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-050818T2330Z/ MARQUETTE- 627 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR MARQUETTE COUNTY... AT 626 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF SPRINGFIELD CORNERS...OR ABOUT 22 MILES WEST OF BERLIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. BY 635 PM THIS STORM WITH THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL REACH THE CITY OF NESHKORO. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. LAT...LON 4393 8960 4372 8960 4379 8918 4399 8921 $$ KAPELA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 7:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Iowa, Lafayette | 45 min |
| Aug 18, 7:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green, Lafayette | 52 min |
| Aug 18, 4:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Sauk | 53 min |
| Aug 18, 5:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Iowa, Sauk | 23 min |
| Aug 18, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane | 64 min |
| Aug 18, 5:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Sauk | 54 min |
| Aug 18, 6:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane | 39 min |
| Aug 18, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 61 min |
| Aug 18, 6:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Green Lake, Marquette | 35 min |
| Aug 18, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dane | 36 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.