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River Flood Warning 114, NWS Milwaukee, WI

June 13, 2008Waukesha County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this river flood warning at Jun 13, 2008, 2:47 AM CDT for Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jun 13, 2008, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 13, 2008, 2:47 AM CDT (07:47 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 13, 2008, 4:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 13, 2008, 9:45 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Flood severity
Minor

County Waukesha County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Mukwonago River at Mukwonago (MUKW3).

Action stage
3.5 ft
Minor stage
5 ft
Moderate stage
6 ft
Major stage
7 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05544200, 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, 13 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 1:38 PM CDT, 13 hours 9 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, 11 hours 17 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

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 12:12 AM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1212 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008

WIZ052-058>060-063>072-130700-
SHEBOYGAN-DODGE-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-
MILWAUKEE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND...
PORT WASHINGTON...MADISON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...
BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...MONROE...JANESVILLE...
BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA
1212 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 516 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT FOR PORTIONS
OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...SHEBOYGAN...ROCK...JEFFERSON...OZAUKEE...WASHINGTON...
KENOSHA...RACINE...WAUKESHA...MILWAUKEE...AND KENOSHA.

AT 1212 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NORTHWEST OF
A LINE FROM PORT WASHINGTON...TO WAUKESHA...TO LAKE GENEVA. THESE
STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 50 MPH.

THE MOST FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS GENERALLY
TO THE SOUTH OF A PORT WASHINGTON...TO FORT ATKINSON...TO BROWNTOWN
LINE. ANY THUNDERSTORM IN THIS AREA WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
HAIL TO PING PONG BALL SIZE...STRAIGHT-LINE WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND TORNADOES.

NORTH OF THIS LINE...THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZED
HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

FLASH FLOODING REMAINS A VERY SIGNIFICANT THREAT. A FLASH FLOOD
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
WISCONSIN...EXCEPT MILWAUKEE...RACINE...AND KENOSHA COUNTIES UNTIL
130 AM.

INTERSTATE 90/94 IN COLUMBIA COUNTY IS CLOSED BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
92 AND 106 DUE TO FLASH FLOODING...IN ADDITION TO THE WESTBOUND
LANES OF INTERSTATE 94 OVER THE ROCK RIVER IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET...OR
INTERNET SOURCES FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION THIS EVENING. BE
PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY IF ADDITIONAL WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.

BORGHOFF
Local storm report, Jun 13, 1:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
102 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008

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

1130 PM     FLASH FLOOD      DOUSMAN                 43.01N 88.47W
06/12/2008                   WAUKESHA           WI   NWS EMPLOYEE

            HIGHWAY 18 IN DOUSMAN IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER

&&

FRANKS
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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, 8:28 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXMilwaukee38 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, 5:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXMilwaukee53 hr
Jun 13, 9:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXColumbia25 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Wisconsin, 2008Every river flood warning in 2008

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.