Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2007
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2007, 2:41 PM CDT for Columbia County, Marquette County, Sauk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 64 min. 6 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
- May 24, 2007, 2:41 PM CDT (19:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2007, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Columbia County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Sauk County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lake Delton, WI | MANY TREES DOWN ACROSS CITY. ONE TREE HIT VEHICLE. TRANSFORMER KNOCKED OUT AT INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 23 AND INTERSTATE 90 AND 94. TRAFFIC LIGHTS OUT AT INTERSECTION. DAMAGE OCCURRED BETWEEN 245 PM AND 255 PM. |
| May 24, 2:48 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Wisconsin Dells, WI | 5 TO 6 LARGE TREES DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CITY. DAMAGE OCCURRED BETWEEN 248 PM AND 3 PM. |
| May 24, 3:08 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Brooks, WI | TREES DOWN ON FERN AVE EAST OF COUNTY B. ALSO POWER LINES DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF COUNTY G AND A. |
| May 24, 3:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Westfield, WI | 15 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN IN WESTFIELD. NUMEROUS BRANCHES DOWN IN ROADWAY. |
| May 24, 3:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | 1 Sw Endeavor, WI | LOTS OF BROKEN TREE BRANCHES BETWEEN PORTAGE AND ENDEAVOR. |
| May 24, 3:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 W Wild Rose, WI | SCATTERED TREES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY. |
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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -149 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1336 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS53 KMKX 241941 SVRMKX WIC021-077-111-242045- /O.NEW.KMKX.SV.W.0013.070524T1941Z-070524T2045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 241 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... MARQUETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN NORTHWESTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN SAUK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN * UNTIL 345 PM CDT * AT 239 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF REEDSBURG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARABOO BY 250 PM CDT... LAKE DELTON AND WISCONSIN DELLS BY 255 PM CDT... WESTFIELD BY 320 PM CDT... LAT...LON 4353 9018 4318 8985 4414 8907 4428 8939 $$ FOWLE
4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KMKX 241951
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
251 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2007
WIC021-077-111-242045-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070524T2045Z/
MARQUETTE-COLUMBIA-SAUK-
251 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2007
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN SAUK...NORTHWESTERN COLUMBIA AND MARQUETTE COUNTIES...
AT 248 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROCK SPRINGS...OR
ABOUT 7 MILES EAST OF REEDSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
OXFORD AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF PACKWAUKEE BY 310 PM CDT...
LAWRENCE BY 315 PM CDT...
SPRINGFIELD CORNERS...WESTFIELD AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF
HARRISVILLE BY 320 PM CDT...
LAT...LON 4364 8999 4318 8985 4399 8920 4399 8960
4365 8960
$$
CRAVEN000
WWUS53 KMKX 242015
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
314 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2007
WIC021-077-111-242045-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070524T2045Z/
MARQUETTE-COLUMBIA-SAUK-
314 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2007
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL SAUK...NORTHWESTERN COLUMBIA AND MARQUETTE
COUNTIES...
AT 313 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES EAST OF FRIENDSHIP TO PORTAGE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
SPRINGFIELD CORNERS...PACKWAUKEE AND WESTFIELD BY 320 PM CDT...
HARRISVILLE BY 325 PM CDT...
TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN EARLIER IN SAUK COUNTY NEAR SPRING GREEN
WITH THIS STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...SEEK SAFE SHELTER AND
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS
LAT...LON 4365 8971 4341 8966 4399 8920 4399 8960
4365 8960
$$
CRAVEN000 WWUS53 KMKX 242026 SVSMKX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 325 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2007 WIC021-111-242035- /O.CAN.KMKX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070524T2045Z/ COLUMBIA-SAUK- 325 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2007 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SAUK AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... LAT...LON 4399 8959 4366 8947 4399 8920 $$ WIC077-242045- /O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070524T2045Z/ MARQUETTE- 325 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2007 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR MARQUETTE COUNTY... AT 321 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAUTOMA TO 9 MILES NORTH OF PORTAGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... RURAL NORTHEASTERN MARQUETTE COUNTY AT 340 PM CDT TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN AROUND 4 LOCATIONS IN THE WISCONSIN DELLS WITH THIS STORM AROUND 3 PM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...SEEK SAFE SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS LAT...LON 4399 8959 4366 8947 4399 8920 $$ CRAVEN
000 WWUS53 KMKX 242039 SVSMKX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 338 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2007 WIC077-242048- /O.EXP.KMKX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070524T2045Z/ MARQUETTE- 338 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2007 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MARQUETTE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 345 PM CDT... THE STORM WILL MOVE NORTH AND OUT OF MARQUETTE COUNTY SHORTLY. LAT...LON 4399 8959 4366 8947 4399 8920 $$ CRAVEN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 10:36 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson and 10 more | 7 hr |
| May 24, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane | 30 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.