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River Flood Warning 110, NWS Milwaukee, WI

June 12, 2008Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this river flood warning at Jun 12, 2008, 8:28 PM CDT for Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jun 13, 2008, 3:16 PM CDT. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 12, 2008, 8:28 PM CDT (01:28 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 13, 2008, 3:16 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 14, 2008, 9:59 AM CDT
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Flood severity
Minor

County Milwaukee County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:30 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Root River at Franklin (FRKW3).

Action stage
7 ft
Minor stage
8 ft
Moderate stage
10 ft
Major stage
12 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04087220, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jun 12, 1:38 PM CDT, 6 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 1:38 PM CDT, 6 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
138 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

VERY ACTIVE NIGHT IN STORE. EXPECT REPEATED DEVELOPMENT OF
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE CWA. RIGHT REAR ENTRANCE OF THE UPPER JET
IS PARKED OVER THE REGION AND WILL SUPPLY AMPLE DEEP LIFT. VERY
MOIST AIR FLOWING NORTH WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AROUND 2
INCHES. WK SFC TROF/WMFNT WORKING NORTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON
EVENING. GOOD LLV SHEAR WITH SE FLOW AHEAD THIS TROF.  THIS IS A
VERY BAD SITUATION FOR AN ALEADY SATURATED REGION. WE COULD SEE
RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN SOME AREAS EXCEED 3 INCHES. THE FOCUS FOR THE
HEAVIEST RAIN LOOKS TO BE ALONG AND SE OF A LINE STRETCHING FROM
DUBUQUE IOWA NORTHWEST THROUGH DANE COUNTY TO GREEN LAKE COUNTY.
SAUK COUNTY WILL LIKELY GET SOME THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY
RAIN...BUT THE WORST SHOULD BE SE OF THIS REGION.

FLASH FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN SOME AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE
FLOODING...LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND A FEW TORNADOES ARE
POSSIBLE. GIVEN THE VERY SATURATED SOILS...IT WILL BE EASIER FOR
THE WIND TO KNOCK DONW TREES AND POWER LINES.

RAIN CHANCES REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH INTO FRIDAY...MAINLY SOUTHEAST...AS
THE PATTERN IS SLOW TO MOVE EAST.

EVENTUALLY THE UPPER FLOW PATTERN WILL BE SHIFTING FROM A MOIST
AND ACTIVE SW FLOW TO A WEST NORTHWEST FLOW THAT WILL TURN MUCH
QUIETER NEXT WEEK. THERE IS SOME SUGGESTION OF A STRONG COMPLEX
COMING THROUGH HERE SUN AFT/EVE WITH THE MAIN COLD FRONT AND
POSSIBLE S/W. THE GFS IS VERY STRONG WITH THIS...BUT LOOKS
OVERDONE.

MON THROUGH THURSDAY OF NEXT WEEK IS LOOKING DRY AND COOLER.

&&

.AVIATION...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
THE PERIOD...WANING TOWARD 18Z. EXPECT MVFR AND POSSIBLE IFR
CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND THE STORMS. ATMOSPHERE IS VERY MOIST
WHICH WILL HELP TO QUICKLY LOWER THE CIGS AND VSBYS AROUND THE
STORMS.

&&

.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR WIZ046-047-051-052-
     056>060-062>072.

LM...NONE.
&&

SHORT/LONG TERM...05
AVIATION/MARINE...08
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 3:30 PM CDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
330 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-131200-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
330 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...
PRODUCING HAIL UP TO PING PONG BALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH. A FEW TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION...THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. THIS COULD CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT... DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING...AND
AGGRAVATE THE MANY FLOODING PROBLEMS REMAINING ACROSS SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN. THUS...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS ALL
OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT.

MANY LAKES...RIVERS AND STREAMS REMAIN WELL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...OR
ARE FORECAST TO EXCEED FLOOD STAGE. A FEW SITES HAVE OR WILL EXCEED
RECORD STAGES. SEE OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICES
INTERNET PAGE FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM PORT
WASHINGTON...TO JANESVILLE ON FRIDAY...WITH A CHANCE TO THE
NORTHWEST. THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY
THROUGH MONDAY.

MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH
NEXT WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

LMZ643>646-131200-
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
330 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL TO PING PONG
BALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. AN ISOLATED
WATERSPOUT IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

BORGHOFF
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MILWAUKEE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 12, 7:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
715 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0657 PM     TORNADO          6 NE STOUGHTON          42.98N 89.14W
06/12/2008                   DANE               WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TORNADO OCCURRED BETWEEN HIGHWAYS B AND W IN EASTERN DANE
            COUNTY.

&&

KRR
Local storm report, Jun 12, 7:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
716 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0654 PM     TORNADO          W HAVEN                 43.85N 87.75W
06/12/2008                   SHEBOYGAN          WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SPOTTED NEAR I-43 AND COUNTY ROAD FF

&&

FRANKS
Local storm report, Jun 12, 7:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
717 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0708 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     W UTICA                 42.97N 89.12W
06/12/2008                   DANE               WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER WAS LOOKING EAST NORTHEAST FROM LOCATION.

&&

KRR
Local storm report, Jun 12, 7:44 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 12, 8:12 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
812 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 PM     TORNADO          5 W PARDEEVILLE         43.53N 89.40W
06/12/2008                   COLUMBIA           WI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POSSIBLE TORNADO PER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION.

&&

KRR
Local storm report, Jun 12, 8:15 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
815 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 PM     TORNADO          5 E PARDEEVILLE         43.53N 89.20W
06/12/2008                   COLUMBIA           WI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            COORECTION TO LOCATION IN PREVIOUS REPORT. POSSIBLE
            TORNADO PER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION.

&&

KRR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 7:01 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXDane, Dodge, Jefferson29 min
Jun 12, 7:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXJefferson, Waukesha51 min
Jun 12, 7:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXColumbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 11 more6 hr
Jun 12, 7:51 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX114 min
Jun 12, 8:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXSheboygan63 hr
Jun 12, 9:35 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX115 min
Jun 12, 9:52 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXLafayette47 hr
Jun 12, 9:59 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXOzaukee41 hr
Jun 12, 11:27 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX93 min
Jun 13, 12:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXRock, Walworth42 min
Jun 13, 12:15 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX2 hr
Jun 13, 12:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXKenosha, Milwaukee, Racine87 min
Jun 13, 12:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXKenosha, Racine47 min
Jun 13, 12:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXOzaukee15 hr
Jun 13, 12:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXRock, Walworth36 min
Jun 13, 1:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXKenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha52 min
Jun 13, 1:24 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMKXColumbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more60 hr
Jun 13, 2:47 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXWaukesha7 hr
Jun 13, 5:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXMilwaukee53 hr
Jun 13, 9:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXColumbia25 hr

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.