Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 243, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 2005, 11:54 AM CDT for Chippewa County, Eau Claire County, Pepin County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 66 min. 8 reports 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
- Jul 23, 2005, 11:54 AM CDT (16:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2005, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Chippewa County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:57 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 12:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Eau Claire, WI | HALF OF A CHIMNEY BLOWN OFF OF A HOUSE |
| Jul 23, 12:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Eau Claire, WI | HALF OF A CHIMNEY BLOW OFF OF A HOUSE |
| Jul 23, 12:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | Eau Claire, WI | |
| Jul 23, 12:14 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Eau Claire, WI | TREES DOWN |
| Jul 23, 12:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Chippewa Falls, WI | TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE |
| Jul 23, 12:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | N Eau Claire, WI | SEVERAL TREES DOWN |
| Jul 23, 12:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Augusta, WI | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. |
| Jul 23, 12:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Eau Claire, WI | 8 TO 10 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 10:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 883 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -215 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1174 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS53 KMPX 231654
SVRMPX
WIC017-035-091-231800-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0243.050723T1654Z-050723T1800Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1154 AM CDT SAT JUL 23 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CHIPPEWA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
EAU CLAIRE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
PEPIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
* UNTIL 100 PM CDT
* AT 1152 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 26 MILES
NORTHWEST OF BLOOMER TO 29 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EAU CLAIRE...AND
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EAU CLAIRE...
BLOOMER...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...
RURAL AREAS OF PEPIN COUNTY EAST OF DURAND...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM AND HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING
WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG
BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 4530 9151 4488 9162 4469 9161 4467 9189
4461 9191 4461 9094 4527 9095
$$
KAT3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KMPX 231716
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1213 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2005
WIC017-035-091-231800-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-050723T1800Z/
CHIPPEWA WI-EAU CLAIRE WI-PEPIN WI-
1213 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2005
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR
PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES...
AT 1210 PM CDT...HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS WAS REPORTED IN
THE SOUTHEAST SECTION OF EAU CLAIRE WITH THIS STORM. NUMEROUS TREES
WERE ALSO REPORTED DOWNED IN EAU CLAIRE.
AT 1208 PM CDT...THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RICE LAKE TO CHIPPEWA FALLS TO
MONDOVI...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LUDINGTON...JIM FALLS...
HOLCOMBE...FOSTER...EAGLETON...BRACKETT...BATEMAN...STANLEY...LAKE
WISSOTA...FALL CREEK...EAU CLAIRE...CORNELL...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
CADOTT...BOYD...AUGUSTA AND ALTOONA.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD
MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY
FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 4530 9151 4488 9162 4469 9161 4467 9175
4461 9176 4461 9094 4527 9095
$$
KAT000
WWUS53 KMPX 231735
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1233 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2005
WIC091-231743-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-050723T1800Z/
PEPIN WI-
1233 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2005
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PEPIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR PEPIN COUNTY HAVE MOVED
EAST OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4528 9138 4490 9130 4462 9152 4461 9094
4527 9095
$$
WIC017-035-231800-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-050723T1800Z/
CHIPPEWA WI-EAU CLAIRE WI-
1233 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2005
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR EAU
CLAIRE AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES...
AT 1230 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES SOUTH
OF LADYSMITH TO 12 MILES NORTH OF WHITEHALL...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LUDINGTON...JIM FALLS...
BRACKETT...BATEMAN...ALLEN...FALL CREEK...CORNELL...CADOTT...BOYD AND
AUGUSTA.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A
SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 4528 9138 4490 9130 4462 9152 4461 9094
4527 9095
$$
KAT000
WWUS53 KMPX 231758
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1258 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2005
WIC017-035-231808-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-050723T1800Z/
CHIPPEWA WI-EAU CLAIRE WI-
1258 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2005
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAU CLAIRE AND CHIPPEWA
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 100 PM CDT...
THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR EAU CLAIRE AND CHIPPEWA
COUNTIES HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 4528 9138 4490 9130 4462 9152 4461 9094
4527 9095
$$
KATThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 10:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Polk, Saint Croix | 62 min |
| Jul 23, 11:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pierce | 67 min |
| Jul 23, 11:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Dunn | 66 min |
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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.