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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Milwaukee, WI

June 7, 2008Sauk County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2008, 7:10 PM CDT for Sauk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 50 min. 1 report 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, 7:10 PM CDT (00:10 UTC)
Expired: Jun 7, 2008, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Sauk County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:09 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, 7:10 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	6 Nnw Reedsburg, WI

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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 190 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: 200 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -298 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1722 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 98 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 217 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KMKX 080010
TORMKX
WIC111-080100-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0026.080608T0010Z-080608T0100Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SAUK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 704 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 22 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF REEDSBURG...OR NEAR RICHLAND CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 41 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  REEDSBURG BY 735 PM CDT...
  LAKE DELTON...6 MILES NORTHWEST OF WISCONSIN DELLS AIRPORT AND 9
  MILES NORTHWEST OF WEST BARABOO BY 750 PM CDT...
  LAKE DELTON BY 755 PM CDT...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS
BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM OR A TORNADO HAS BEEN SIGHTED. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...SEEK A STURDY SHELTER. IF YOU
EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR TORNADOES...PLEASE
RELAY THAT INFORMATION TO 911.

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

LAT...LON 4364 9031 4363 8977 4337 8964 4336 8968
      4335 8970 4330 8972 4328 9020 4333 9021
      4355 9021 4355 9028
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 242DEG 36KT 4341 9031

$$

MBK

5 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KMKX 080018
SVSMKX

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

WIC111-080100-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-080608T0100Z/
SAUK WI-
718 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR SAUK
COUNTY...

AT 718 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LIME RIDGE...OR 9
MILES NORTHEAST OF RICHLAND CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 41 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LIME RIDGE...HILL POINT AND IRONTON BY 725 PM CDT...
  LOGANVILLE BY 730 PM CDT...
  REEDSBURG BY 735 PM CDT...
  ROCK SPRINGS BY 740 PM CDT...
  LAKE DELTON BY 750 PM CDT...
  LAKE DELTON BY 755 PM CDT...

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

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

LAT...LON 4364 9031 4363 8977 4337 8964 4336 8968
      4335 8970 4330 8972 4328 9020 4333 9021
      4355 9021 4355 9028
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 242DEG 36KT 4345 9021

$$

GEHRING

000 
WWUS53 KMKX 080020
SVSMKX

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

WIC111-080100-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-080608T0100Z/
SAUK WI-
719 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR SAUK
COUNTY...

AT 715 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LIME RIDGE...OR 9
MILES NORTHEAST OF RICHLAND CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 41 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LIME RIDGE...HILL POINT AND IRONTON BY 725 PM CDT...
  LOGANVILLE BY 730 PM CDT...
  REEDSBURG BY 735 PM CDT...
  ROCK SPRINGS BY 740 PM CDT...
  LAKE DELTON BY 750 PM CDT...
  LAKE DELTON BY 755 PM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED BY LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AT COUNTY K AT THE JUNEAU AND SAUK COUNTY LINE AT 710 PM.
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. 

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

LAT...LON 4364 9031 4363 8977 4337 8964 4336 8968
      4335 8970 4330 8972 4328 9020 4333 9021
      4355 9021 4355 9028
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 242DEG 36KT 4345 9020

$$

GEHRING

000 
WWUS53 KMKX 080028
SVSMKX

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

WIC111-080100-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-080608T0100Z/
SAUK WI-
727 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR SAUK
COUNTY...

AT 724 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LIME RIDGE...OR 8
MILES SOUTHWEST OF REEDSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 41 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  REEDSBURG BY 735 PM CDT...
  ROCK SPRINGS BY 740 PM CDT...
  NORTH FREEDOM BY 745 PM CDT...
  WISCONSIN DELLS AIRPORT...WISC DELLS ARPT(KDLL)...WISC DELLS
  AIRPORT AND LAKE DELTON BY 750 PM CDT...
  LAKE DELTON BY 755 PM CDT...

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

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

LAT...LON 4364 9031 4363 8977 4337 8964 4336 8968
      4335 8970 4330 8972 4328 9020 4333 9021
      4355 9021 4355 9028
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 252DEG 36KT 4347 9009

$$

GEHRING

000 
WWUS53 KMKX 080043
SVSMKX

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

WIC111-080100-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-080608T0100Z/
SAUK WI-
743 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR SAUK
COUNTY...

AT 742 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ROCK SPRINGS...OR
NEAR REEDSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 41 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  WISCONSIN DELLS AIRPORT...WISC DELLS ARPT(KDLL)...WISC DELLS
  AIRPORT AND LAKE DELTON BY 750 PM CDT...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4364 9031 4363 8977 4337 8964 4336 8968
      4335 8970 4330 8972 4328 9020 4333 9021
      4355 9021 4355 9028
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 252DEG 36KT 4352 8988

$$

GEHRING

000 
WWUS53 KMKX 080058
SVSMKX

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

WIC111-080107-
/O.EXP.KMKX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-080608T0100Z/
SAUK WI-
757 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SAUK COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM CDT...

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER SAUK COUNTY ALONG WITH 
GUSTY WINDS. 

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4364 9031 4363 8977 4337 8964 4336 8968
      4335 8970 4330 8972 4328 9020 4333 9021
      4355 9021 4355 9028
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 252DEG 36KT 4356 8970

$$

GEHRING

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 7, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Columbia, Marquette	61 min
Jun 7, 8:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MKX	Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha	6 hr
Jun 7, 8:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette	36 min
Jun 7, 8:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MKX	Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac	3 hr
Jun 7, 8:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Dodge, Fond du Lac	70 min
Jun 7, 8:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Columbia, Dane	60 min
Jun 7, 9:08 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MKX		67 min
Jun 7, 9:17 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MKX	Sauk	11 days
Jun 7, 9:17 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MKX	Green	16 days
Jun 7, 9:17 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MKX	Green, Rock	10 days
Jun 7, 9:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MKX	Ozaukee, Washington	3 hr
Jun 7, 9:25 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	MKX	Sauk	3 days
Jun 7, 9:25 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	MKX	Iowa, Lafayette	66 hr
Jun 7, 9:25 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	MKX	Lafayette	48 hr
Jun 7, 9:25 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	MKX	Racine	34 hr
Jun 7, 9:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MKX	Dane, Jefferson	6 hr
Jun 7, 9:46 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MKX		59 min
Jun 7, 10:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MKX	Iowa	3 hr
Jun 7, 10:18 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MKX		42 min
Jun 7, 11:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MKX	Columbia, Dodge	3 hr
Jun 8, 12:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MKX	Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee and 4 more	10 hr
Jun 8, 3:40 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MKX	Iowa, Sauk	6 hr
Jun 8, 4:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MKX	Racine	3 days
Jun 8, 4:54 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	MKX	Ozaukee	3 days
Jun 8, 5:48 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MKX	Milwaukee	4 hr
Jun 8, 6:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MKX	Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette	6 hr
Jun 8, 8:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MKX	Sauk	9 days
Jun 8, 8:18 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MKX	Dane, Green, Lafayette	6 hr
Jun 8, 8:48 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MKX	Dodge, Fond du Lac	6 hr
Jun 8, 9:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Green, Rock	67 min
Jun 8, 9:28 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MKX	Iowa, Sauk	6 hr
Jun 8, 9:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Dane, Jefferson, Rock, Walworth	48 min
Jun 8, 9:50 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MKX	Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock and 4 more	5 hr
Jun 8, 10:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Dodge, Racine, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha	57 min
Jun 8, 10:07 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MKX		113 min
Jun 8, 10:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MKX	Fond du Lac	4 days
Jun 8, 10:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan and 2 more	81 min
Jun 8, 10:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MKX	Jefferson	24 days
Jun 8, 10:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MKX	Jefferson	41 days
Jun 8, 10:48 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	MKX	Jefferson	6 days
Jun 8, 10:48 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	MKX	Jefferson, Rock	34 hr
Jun 8, 10:48 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	MKX	Rock	6 days
Jun 8, 10:52 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	MKX	Rock	42 hr
Jun 8, 11:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Kenosha, Racine	35 min
Jun 8, 11:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Kenosha, Racine	24 min
Jun 8, 11:52 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MKX		78 min
Jun 8, 11:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MKX	Columbia	3 hr
Jun 8, 2:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MKX	Columbia, Dane, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Lafayette and 3 more	18 hr
Jun 8, 2:28 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MKX	Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee and 5 more	18 hr
Jun 8, 4:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MKX	Columbia, Marquette, Sauk	6 hr
Jun 8, 4:51 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MKX	Green Lake	6 hr
Jun 8, 5:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MKX	Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac	5 hr
Jun 8, 6:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MKX	Dane, Iowa	5 hr
Jun 8, 6:16 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MKX	Dodge, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, Washington	4 hr
Jun 8, 6:41 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MKX		94 min
Jun 8, 6:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Ozaukee, Sheboygan and 2 more	78 min
Jun 8, 6:49 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MKX	Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Waukesha	4 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.