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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Milwaukee, WI

June 7, 2008Columbia County, Dodge County, Green Lake County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2008, 2:37 PM CDT for Columbia County, Dodge County, Green Lake County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 53 min. 10 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, 2:37 PM CDT (19:37 UTC)
Expired: Jun 7, 2008, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Columbia County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Green Lake County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 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, 2:41 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 70	Dalton, WI	PEA SIZED HAIL ALSO REPORTED.
Jun 7, 2:41 PM CDT	HAIL 2	3 Ese Pardeeville, WI	DELAYED REPORT FROM YESTERDAY
Jun 7, 2:50 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	4 N Randolph, WI	JUST A FUNNEL REPORTED. THE PERSON COULD NOT TELL IF THE FUNNEL WAS TOUCHING THE GROUND AND DID NOT SEE A DEBRIS FIELD.
Jun 7, 2:50 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Sse Pardeeville, WI	LARGE OAK TREES DOWN NEAR WILLOW MILLS CAMPGROUND...HALF MILE WEST OF COUNTY ROAD SS AND COUNTY ROAD G
Jun 7, 2:55 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 Se Cambria, WI	* 4 INJ * DELAYED REPORT. EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS TORNADIC DAMAGE NEAR COUNTY HIGHWAY G IN THE CAMBRIA/RANDOLPH AREAS OF FAR NORTHEAST COLUMBIA COUNTY. A HOUSE HAD ITS WINDOWS BLOWN OUT...A SHED WAS DESTROYED...A SILO WAS BADLY DAMAGED. 4 MINOR INJURIES
Jun 7, 3:08 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 S Randolph, WI	DELAYED REPORT FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. EF-1 RATING. MOVED FROM 3.4 S RANDOLPH IN EXTREME EASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY TO 5.6 NW SOUTH BEAVER DAM IN DODGE COUNTY. LASTED 6 MINUTES FROM 308 PM TO 314 PM. THE PATH LENGTH WAS ABOUT 3.1 MILES AND PATH WIDTH WAS AROUN
Jun 7, 3:09 PM CDT	TORNADO	5 Sw Beaver Dam, WI	TORNADO REPORTED TO BE ON THE GROUND.
Jun 7, 3:10 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Randolph, WI	TREES REPORTED DOWN IN RANDOLPH.
Jun 7, 3:14 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 73	Pardeeville Raws, WI
Jun 7, 3:15 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 S Randolph, WI	NEAR HIGHWAY 73...SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO STRUCTURE...COULD HEAR STRONG WINDS

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, 12:17 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 133 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KMKX 071938
TORMKX
WIC021-027-047-072030-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0016.080607T1937Z-080607T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
237 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  COLUMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
  SOUTHERN GREEN LAKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
  WESTERN DODGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 231 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO AND EXTREME WIND 
DAMAGE NEAR PARDEEVILLE...OR 11 MILES EAST OF PORTAGE...MOVING EAST 
AT 32 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CAMBRIA BY 245 PM CDT...
  RANDOLPH AND FALL RIVER BY 255 PM CDT...
  9 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBUS BY 300 PM CDT...
  BEAVER DAM BY 310 PM CDT...
  JUNEAU BY 325 PM CDT...
  HORICON BY 330 PM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF 80 TO 100 
MPH.

LAT...LON 4365 8929 4365 8923 4370 8922 4366 8888
      4364 8887 4363 8861 4321 8863 4324 8901
      4328 8901 4330 8972
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 286DEG 27KT 4350 8920

$$

CRAVEN

4 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KMKX 071945
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
244 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

WIC021-027-047-072030-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080607T2030Z/
GREEN LAKE WI-COLUMBIA WI-DODGE WI-
244 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
DODGE...COLUMBIA AND SOUTHERN GREEN LAKE COUNTIES...

AT 244 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR CAMBRIA...OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST AT 29
MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RANDOLPH BY 255 PM CDT...
  SOUTH BEAVER DAM BY 310 PM CDT...
  BEAVER DAM AND LEIPSIG BY 315 PM CDT...
  BURNETT BY 325 PM CDT...
  JUNEAU DODGE AIRPORT...JUNEAU AND MINNESOTA JUNCTION BY 330 PM     
  CDT...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF 
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 80 TO 100 MPH.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS 
STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF 
YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4365 8929 4365 8923 4370 8922 4366 8888
      4364 8887 4363 8861 4321 8863 4324 8901
      4328 8901 4330 8972
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 283DEG 26KT 4350 8914

$$

BORGHOFF

000 
WWUS53 KMKX 071955
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
252 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

WIC021-027-047-072030-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080607T2030Z/
GREEN LAKE WI-COLUMBIA WI-DODGE WI-
252 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
DODGE...COLUMBIA AND SOUTHERN GREEN LAKE COUNTIES...

AT 245 PM CDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 
WYOCENA.  AT 252 PM...THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CAMBRIA...OR 14 
MILES EAST OF PORTAGE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 21 MPH. STRUCTURAL 
DAMAGE TO HOMES HAVE BEEN REPORTED BETWEEN PORTAGE AND PARDEEVILLE 
WITH THIS TORNADO. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CAMBRIA...DOYLESTOWN AND 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF OTSEGO BY 300 PM
  CDT...
  6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RANDOLPH BY 310 PM CDT...
  FALL RIVER BY 320 PM CDT...
  SOUTH BEAVER DAM...LEIPSIG AND 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEAVER DAM BY
  330 PM CDT...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS 
STORM IS LIKELY PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES AT THE CURRENT 
TIME. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER 
IMMEDIATELY

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF 
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 80 TO 100 MPH.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4365 8929 4365 8923 4370 8922 4366 8888
      4364 8887 4363 8861 4321 8863 4324 8901
      4328 8901 4330 8972
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 295DEG 19KT 4350 8918

$$

BORGHOFF

000 
WWUS53 KMKX 072004
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
302 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

WIC021-027-047-072030-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080607T2030Z/
GREEN LAKE WI-COLUMBIA WI-DODGE WI-
302 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
DODGE...COLUMBIA AND SOUTHERN GREEN LAKE COUNTIES...

AT 302 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CAMBRIA...OR 11 
MILES NORTH OF COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST AT 31 MPH. A TORNADO HAS 
ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED WITH THIS STORM EARLIER.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  6 MILES SOUTH OF ASTICO BY 310 PM CDT...
  7 MILES SOUTH OF FOX LAKE BY 315 PM CDT...
  SOUTH BEAVER DAM BY 320 PM CDT...
  BEAVER DAM AND LEIPSIG BY 325 PM CDT...
  JUNEAU DODGE AIRPORT...JUNEAU AND MINNESOTA JUNCTION BY 330 PM     
  CDT...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS 
STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF 
YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF 
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 80 TO 100 MPH.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4365 8929 4365 8923 4370 8922 4366 8888
      4364 8887 4363 8861 4321 8863 4324 8901
      4328 8901 4330 8972
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 286DEG 27KT 4349 8905

$$

BORGHOFF

000 
WWUS53 KMKX 072014
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
313 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

WIC021-027-047-072030-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080607T2030Z/
GREEN LAKE WI-COLUMBIA WI-DODGE WI-
313 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
DODGE...COLUMBIA AND SOUTHERN GREEN LAKE COUNTIES...

AT 305 PM CDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEAVER 
DAM...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.  

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SOUTH BEAVER DAM BY 320 PM CDT...
  BEAVER DAM AND LEIPSIG BY 325 PM CDT...
  JUNEAU DODGE AIRPORT...JUNEAU DODGE ARPT(KUNU)...JUNEAU AND
  MINNESOTA JUNCTION BY 330 PM CDT...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4365 8929 4365 8923 4370 8922 4366 8888
      4364 8887 4363 8861 4321 8863 4324 8901
      4328 8901 4330 8972
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 286DEG 27KT 4347 8894

$$

The 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, 2:45 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, 3:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MKX	Dane, Jefferson	4 hr
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

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.