Alert archive / Wisconsin / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jan 7, 2008, 3:51 PM CST for Kenosha County, Racine County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 54 min. 7 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
- Jan 7, 2008, 3:51 PM CST (21:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2008, 4:45 PM CST
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Kenosha County, WI, Racine County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 4:15 PM CST | TORNADO 3 | 3 Ne New Munster, WI | *** 15 INJ *** UPDATED INFORMATION ON INJURIES AND PRELIMINARY EF-SCALE RATING FROM SURVEY TEAM OF EF-3 WITH ESTIMATED 140-150 MPH WINDS. STATE HIGHWAY 50 AND COUNTY HIGHWAY O. 12 HOMES DESTROYED...SOME WITH NOTHING BUT FOUNDATIONS LEFT. LARGE TREES DOWN. ONE |
| Jan 7, 4:15 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 Ne New Munster, WI | IN WHEATLAND KENOSHA COUNTY. 370TH AVE AND 65TH ST.5 HOUSES HIT. |
| Jan 7, 4:30 PM CST | TORNADO | 4 Nw Sturtevant, WI | DEBRIS FALLING FROM THE SKY. NO TORANDO SEEN. |
| Jan 7, 4:30 PM CST | TORNADO | Sturtevant, WI | DEBRIS FALLING FROM THE SKY. NO TORANDO SEEN. |
| Jan 7, 4:42 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 Nw Kenosha Airport, WI | 2 TORNADOES ON GROUND. I94 AND HWY 142. |
| Jan 7, 4:53 PM CST | TORNADO 1 | 3 N Kenosha, WI | *** 4 INJ *** 17TH COURT AND 15TH STREET IN KENOSHA. WINDS FROM POSSIBLE TORNADO CAUSED SECOND STORY OF APARTMENT BUILDING TO COLLAPSE. UPDATED FOR PRELIMINARY EF-SCALE RATING. |
| Jan 7, 4:53 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 N Kenosha, WI | 17TH COURT AND 15TH STREET IN KENOSHA.WINDS FROM POSSIBLE TORNADO CAUSED SECOND STORY OF APARTMENT BUILDING TO COLLAPSE. |
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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 1003 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KMKX 072152
TORMKX
WIC059-101-072245-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0002.080107T2151Z-080107T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
351 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
KENOSHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PLEASANT PRAIRIE...DOWNTOWN
KENOSHA...TWIN LAKES...PADDOCK LAKE...CAMP LAKE...
RACINE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...DOWNTOWN RACINE...UNION GROVE...
STURTEVANT...
* UNTIL 445 PM CST
* AT 350 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A TORNADO 14 MILES WEST OF POWERS LAKE...OR ABOUT NEAR HARVARD...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. A TORNADO HAS ALREADY BEEN CONFIRMED IN
NORTHERN ILLINOIS...PERSONS IN THE WARNING SHOULD TAKE SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
POWERS LAKE BY 405 PM CST...
BOHNERS LAKE AND TWIN LAKES BY 410 PM CST...
SILVER LAKE AND CAMP LAKE BY 415 PM CST...
PADDOCK LAKE AND EAGLE LAKE BY 420 PM CST...
UNION GROVE BY 425 PM CST...
STURTEVANT BY 435 PM CST...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF
80 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
LAT...LON 4275 8775 4265 8776 4264 8778 4260 8777
4249 8780 4248 8831 4271 8830 4285 8783
4282 8778 4278 8773
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 246DEG 43KT 4249 8855
$$
BORGHOFF4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KMKX 072211
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
411 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
WIC059-101-072245-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080107T2245Z/
RACINE WI-KENOSHA WI-
411 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR KENOSHA
AND RACINE COUNTIES...
AT 411 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SLADES CORNERS...OR ABOUT
NEAR TWIN LAKES...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
KANSASVILLE AND EAGLE LAKE BY 420 PM CST...
UNION GROVE AND KENOSHA ARPT(KENW) BY 425 PM CST...
STURTEVANT...ELMWOOD PARK AND FRANKSVILLE BY 435 PM CST...
DOWNTOWN RACINE...NORTH BAY AND RACINE BATTEN ARPT(KRAC) BY 440 PM
CST...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TORNADOES AND MAY THREATEN
LARGE POPULATED AREAS SUCH AS RACINE IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
LAT...LON 4275 8775 4265 8776 4264 8778 4260 8777
4249 8780 4248 8831 4271 8830 4285 8783
4282 8778 4278 8773
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 249DEG 42KT 4260 8822
$$
BORGHOFF000
WWUS53 KMKX 072217 RRA
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
417 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
WIC059-101-072245-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080107T2245Z/
RACINE WI-KENOSHA WI-
417 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR KENOSHA
AND RACINE COUNTIES...
AT 413 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WHEATLAND AND NORTH OF NEW
MUNSTER...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
UNION GROVE BY 425 PM CST...
KENOSHA AIRPORT AND KENOSHA ARPT(KENW) BY 430 PM CST...
ELMWOOD PARK AND STURTEVANT BY 435 PM CST...
DOWNTOWN RACINE...NORTH BAY...RACINE BATTEN ARPT(KRAC) AND RACINE
BATTEN AIRPORT BY 440 PM CST...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
LAT...LON 4268 8777 4265 8776 4264 8778 4257 8778
4249 8780 4248 8831 4271 8830 4285 8783
4278 8773
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 252DEG 42KT 4261 8813
$$
BORGHOFF000
WWUS53 KMKX 072227
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
425 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
WIC059-101-072245-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080107T2245Z/
RACINE WI-KENOSHA WI-
425 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR KENOSHA
AND EASTERN RACINE COUNTIES...
AT 422 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
UNION GROVE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
5 HOMES WERE DAMAGED EARLIER BY THIS TORNADO IN WHEATLAND.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
KENOSHA AIRPORT BY 430 PM CST...
ELMWOOD PARK...STURTEVANT BY 435 PM CST...
DOWNTOWN RACINE...NORTH BAY...AND RACINE BATTEN AIRPORT BY 440 PM
CST...
6 MILES SOUTH OF WIND POINT BY 445 PM CST...
DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE
PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK
TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORMS PATH AND
TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF
YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT.
LAT...LON 4275 8775 4268 8777 4265 8776 4264 8778
4249 8780 4249 8820 4276 8805 4285 8783
4278 8773
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 252DEG 42KT 4264 8801
$$
CRAVEN000
WWUS53 KMKX 072236
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
435 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
WIC059-101-072245-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080107T2245Z/
RACINE WI-KENOSHA WI-
435 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR
EASTERN KENOSHA AND EASTERN RACINE COUNTIES...
AT 431 PM CST...SPOTTERS REPORTED DAMAGE FALLING FROM THE SKY 4
MILES NORTHWEST OF STURTEVANT. DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO TRACK A
TORNADO NEAR STURTEVANT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
ANOTHER STRENGTHENING STORM WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF KENOSHA
AIRPORT...WITH ANOTHER TORNADO POSSIBLE IN NORTHEAST KENOSHA COUNTY.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
NORTH BAY AND WIND POINT BY 440 PM CST...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
LAT...LON 4268 8777 4265 8776 4264 8778 4258 8783
4256 8801 4273 8798 4285 8783 4284 8781
4278 8773
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 244DEG 59KT 4270 8781
$$
BORGHOFFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 6:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Lafayette | 50 min |
| Jan 7, 11:13 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Kenosha | 8 days |
| Jan 7, 11:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge | 30 min |
| Jan 7, 11:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Washington | 27 min |
| Jan 7, 2:52 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 18 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MKX | Rock, Walworth | 54 min |
| Jan 7, 3:30 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 60 min | |
| Jan 7, 4:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha | 42 min |
| Jan 7, 4:19 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 56 min | |
| Jan 7, 4:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 21 min |
| Jan 7, 5:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MKX | Racine | 22 min |
| Jan 7, 5:51 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 54 min |
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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.