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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Milwaukee, WI

June 6, 2006Columbia County, Sauk County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2006, 6:39 PM CDT for Columbia County, Sauk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 66 min. 4 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: Jun 6, 2006, 6:39 PM CDT (23:39 UTC)
Expired: Jun 6, 2006, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Columbia County, WI, Sauk County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 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
Jun 6, 7:00 PM CDT	TORNADO	7 W Portage, WI
Jun 6, 7:02 PM CDT	TORNADO	5 Se Wisconsin Dells, WI	TORNADO ALONG HIGHWAY 16 CAUSING DAMAGE.
Jun 6, 7:24 PM CDT	TORNADO	Portage, WI	AT THE 90/94/39 INTERCHANGE. SEMI IN THE DITCH AT MILE MARKER 108.
Jun 6, 7:40 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 Ssw Portage, WI

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 168 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1482 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KMKX 062339
TORMKX
WIC021-111-070045-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0008.060606T2339Z-060607T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
639 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  COLUMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
  SAUK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 637 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR WISCONSIN
  DELLS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  LAKE DELTON AROUND 645 PM CDT...
  BARABOO AND WEST BARABOO AROUND 710 PM CDT...
  PORTAGE AROUND 715 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.

LAT...LON 4364 8979 4365 8999 4335 9003 4337 8943
      4364 8945

$$

FOWLE

4 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KMKX 062343
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
643 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

WIC021-111-070045-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-060607T0045Z/
COLUMBIA WI-SAUK WI-
643 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR SAUK AND
COLUMBIA COUNTIES...

AT 637 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WISCONSIN DELLS...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PORTAGE BY 730 PM CDT

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

LAT...LON 4364 8979 4365 8999 4335 9003 4337 8943
      4364 8945

$$

REM

000 
WWUS53 KMKX 070002
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
701 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

WIC021-111-070045-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-060607T0045Z/
COLUMBIA WI-SAUK WI-
701 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR SAUK AND
COLUMBIA COUNTIES...

AT 654 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 7 MILES 
WEST OF PORTAGE HEADING EAST AT 25 MPH.  

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PORTAGE BY 710 PM CDT

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 4364 8979 4365 8999 4335 9003 4337 8943
      4364 8945

$$

REM

000 
WWUS53 KMKX 070007
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
706 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

WIC021-111-070045-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-060607T0045Z/
COLUMBIA WI-SAUK WI-
706 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR SAUK AND
COLUMBIA COUNTIES...

AT 658 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 5 MILES 
SOUTHEAST OF THE DELLS CAUSING DAMAGE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  9 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAKE WISCONSIN BY 725 PM CDT
  6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WYOCENA BY 730 PM CDT
  POYNETTE BY 735 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.

LAT...LON 4364 8979 4365 8999 4335 9003 4337 8929
      4364 8933

$$

REM

000 
WWUS53 KMKX 070030
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
728 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

WIC111-070038-
/O.CAN.KMKX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-060607T0045Z/
SAUK WI-
728 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SAUK COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF SAUK COUNTY...THEREFORE 
THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4364 8979 4363 8967 4338 8956 4337 8929
      4364 8933

$$

WIC021-070045-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-060607T0045Z/
COLUMBIA WI-
728 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR COLUMBIA
COUNTY...

AT 724 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR THE 
JUNCTION OF INTERSTATE 90/94 AND INTERSTATE 39 IN PORTAGE. THIS 
TORNADO WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  POYNETTE BY 740 PM CDT

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4364 8979 4363 8967 4338 8956 4337 8929
      4364 8933

$$

REM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 6, 5:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Sauk	51 min
Jun 6, 6:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Iowa	58 min
Jun 6, 6:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MKX	Iowa, Sauk	61 min
Jun 6, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Columbia, Marquette	59 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.