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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 2008, 3:29 PM CDT for Dane County, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 4 hr. 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, 2008, 3:29 PM CDT (20:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2008, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Dane County, WI, Jefferson County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 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, 3:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Sun Prairie, WI | WATER FLOODING OVER THE CURB AND MOVING INTO YARDS. NEAR HIGHWAY 19 AND HIGHWAY 151. |
| Jun 7, 5:38 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Nne Sun Prairie, WI | BASEMENT FLOODING OCCURRING IN RESIDENCES. THE SPOTTER RECEIVED 1.65 INCHES OF RAIN IN 20 MINUTES WITH THE FIRST ROUND OF STORMS AND 0.40 INCHES OF RAIN IN 10 MINUTES WITH THE SECOND ROUND OF STORMS. |
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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1417 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KMKX 072029
FFWMKX
WIC025-055-080030-
/O.NEW.KMKX.FF.W.0008.080607T2029Z-080608T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
329 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN DANE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 323 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO
THE WARNED AREA WITHIN THE NEXT HALF HOUR. THIS EXTREMELY
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WINDSOR...
WAUNAKEE...WATERTOWN...WATERLOO...SUN PRAIRIE...MAZOMANIE...
MARSHALL AND DE FOREST.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
SULLIVAN.
LAT...LON 4329 8969 4328 8901 4321 8902 4320 8900
4319 8855 4297 8854 4301 8984 4319 8984
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 180DEG 0KT 4316 8914
$$
BORGHOFF1 follow-up statement
000
WGUS73 KMKX 080023
FFSMKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
721 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008
WIC025-055-080031-
/O.EXP.KMKX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080608T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JEFFERSON WI-DANE WI-
721 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
DANE AND NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES...
FOR THE TIME BEING...THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS SHIFTED OUT OF THE AREA.
HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS LATER THIS EVENING MAY REQUIRE
ADDITIONAL WARNINGS.
LAT...LON 4329 8969 4328 8901 4321 8902 4320 8900
4319 8855 4297 8854 4301 8984 4319 8984
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 180DEG 0KT 4316 8914
$$
CRAVENThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 12:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 39 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Sauk | 40 min |
| Jun 7, 1:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Columbia, Marquette | 67 min |
| Jun 7, 1:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia, Marquette, Sauk | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk | 60 min |
| Jun 7, 1:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Green Lake | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dodge, Green Lake | 53 min |
| Jun 7, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Columbia, Iowa, Sauk | 60 min |
| Jun 7, 2:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dane, Iowa | 57 min |
| Jun 7, 2:59 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 7, 3:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Jefferson, Rock | 65 min |
| Jun 7, 3:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dodge, Washington | 65 min |
| Jun 7, 3:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Sauk | 53 min |
| Jun 7, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green, Lafayette | 52 min |
| Jun 7, 4:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Waukesha | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 4:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dane, Jefferson, Rock, Walworth, Waukesha | 55 min |
| Jun 7, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Iowa | 40 min |
| Jun 7, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee | 48 min |
| Jun 7, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane | 41 min |
| Jun 7, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Washington | 39 min |
| Jun 7, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 7, 4:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 62 min |
| Jun 7, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Racine, Walworth and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jun 7, 5:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 5:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 9 hr |
| Jun 7, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Racine | 40 min |
| Jun 7, 6:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Sauk | 59 min |
| Jun 7, 6:44 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 21 hr |
| Jun 7, 6:45 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 62 hr |
| Jun 7, 6:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 27 hr |
| Jun 7, 6:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 67 hr |
| Jun 7, 6:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Racine | 5 days |
| Jun 7, 6:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Green Lake, Marquette | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 6:57 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Waukesha | 10 days |
| Jun 7, 6:57 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Racine | 14 days |
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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.