Alert archive / Wisconsin / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 16, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2007, 1:24 PM CDT for Chippewa County, Rusk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 51 min. 2 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 7, 2007, 1:24 PM CDT (18:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2007, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Chippewa County, WI, Rusk County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 166 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:26 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 7, 1:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Island Lake, WI | |
| Jun 7, 1:45 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Bruce, WI | HAIL WAS REPORTED FOR 8 MINUTES |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 11:34 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -470 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1082 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KMPX 071825
TORMPX
WIC017-107-071915-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0016.070607T1824Z-070607T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
124 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
RUSK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
CHIPPEWA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 215 PM CDT
* AT 121 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 11
MILES SOUTHWEST OF ISLAND LAKE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTH OF BLOOMER.
RADAR SHOWED THE SEVERE STORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ISLAND LAKE...
WEYERHAEUSER...
BRUCE...
CONRATH...
LADYSMITH...
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 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 4546 9140 4529 9153 4518 9155 4515 9154
4515 9146 4527 9118 4537 9093 4547 9112
$$5 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KMPX 071833
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
132 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
WIC017-107-071915-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-070607T1915Z/
RUSK WI-CHIPPEWA WI-
132 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT FOR CHIPPEWA
AND RUSK COUNTIES...
STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM.
AT 130 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS
LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF ISLAND LAKE...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF
WEYERHAEUSER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GIANT HAIL...POSSIBLY LARGER
THAN BASEBALLS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. TAKE COVER
IMMEDIATELY.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ISLAND LAKE...WEYERHAEUSER...
LADYSMITH...CONRATH AND BRUCE.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4546 9140 4528 9152 4522 9139 4523 9133
4527 9118 4537 9093 4547 9112
$$000
WWUS53 KMPX 071840
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
139 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
WIC017-071849-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-070607T1915Z/
CHIPPEWA WI-
139 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CHIPPEWA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO THE COUNTY. REMAIN
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
LAT...LON 4545 9138 4534 9146 4530 9139 4529 9120
4538 9096 4545 9077 4554 9085 4555 9112
$$
WIC107-071915-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-070607T1915Z/
RUSK WI-
139 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT FOR RUSK
COUNTY...
AT 134 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR ISLAND LAKE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
WEYERHAEUSER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO THREAT...THIS STORM REMAINS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL...TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS OR LARGER.
LADYSMITH IS IN THE DIRECT PATH OF THIS STORM. IF YOU LIVE IN OR
NEAR LADYSMITH...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY...AND PREPARE FOR VERY LARGE
HAIL AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ISLAND LAKE...TONY...
LADYSMITH...INGRAM...GLEN FLORA...CONRATH AND BRUCE.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4545 9138 4534 9146 4530 9139 4529 9120
4538 9096 4545 9077 4554 9085 4555 9112
$$000
WWUS53 KMPX 071845
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
144 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
WIC107-071915-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-070607T1915Z/
RUSK WI-
144 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT FOR RUSK
COUNTY...
AT 143 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS
LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BRUCE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE TONY...LADYSMITH...INGRAM...
GLEN FLORA...CONRATH AND BRUCE.
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.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS.
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 4545 9138 4536 9136 4532 9131 4532 9119
4536 9102 4544 9077 4551 9076 4557 9085
4556 9115
$$000
WWUS53 KMPX 071859
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
159 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
WIC107-071915-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-070607T1915Z/
RUSK WI-
159 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT FOR RUSK
COUNTY...
AT 155 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO AND LARGE HAIL. THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LADYSMITH...OR ABOUT 11 MILES
EAST OF BRUCE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE TONY...LADYSMITH...INGRAM...
HAWKINS...GLEN FLORA AND CONRATH.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4547 9129 4537 9106 4538 9097 4542 9077
4544 9067 4564 9067 4564 9093 4556 9115
$$000
WWUS53 KMPX 071914
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
213 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
WIC107-071923-
/O.EXP.KMPX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-070607T1915Z/
RUSK WI-
213 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR RUSK COUNTY EXPIRES AT 215 PM CDT...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING IS MOVING
OUT OF THE COUTNY. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN ISLAND LAKE
AND THREE QUARTER INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
LADYSMITH AS THIS STORM PASSED OVER.
LAT...LON 4547 9129 4537 9106 4538 9097 4542 9077
4544 9067 4564 9067 4564 9093 4556 9115
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 3:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Saint Croix | 34 min |
| Jun 7, 3:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Polk | 43 min |
| Jun 7, 3:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn | 34 min |
| Jun 7, 4:14 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more | 17 hr |
| Jun 7, 4:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rusk | 40 min |
| Jun 7, 11:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pierce | 57 min |
| Jun 7, 11:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Pierce | 45 min |
| Jun 7, 12:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Saint Croix | 41 min |
| Jun 7, 12:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn | 42 min |
| Jun 7, 1:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron | 25 min |
| Jun 7, 1:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Eau Claire | 34 min |
| Jun 7, 2:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Eau Claire | 22 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.