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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Milwaukee, WI

June 8, 2008Kenosha County, Walworth County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 2008, 8:55 PM CDT for Kenosha County, Walworth County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 35 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 8, 2008, 8:55 PM CDT (01:55 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2008, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Kenosha County, WI, Walworth County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 8, 9:14 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 521 Sw Salem, WIWIND GUST MEASURED AT TREVOR SCHOOL SITE

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 8, 8:03 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 220 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2008-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2433 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2008-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 157 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2433 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1200 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
157 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.4
Supercell composite
10.9

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KMKX 090155
TORMKX
WIC059-127-090230-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0027.080609T0155Z-080609T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
855 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  KENOSHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
  SOUTHEASTERN WALWORTH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT.

* AT 853 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR GENOA
  CITY...OR NEAR TWIN LAKES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 57 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SILVER LAKE...PADDOCK LAKE...CAMP LAKE AND LAKE CATHERINE BY 905 PM
  CDT...
  KENOSHA AIRPORT AND PLEASANT PRAIRIE BY 915 PM CDT...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4247 8813 4248 8850 4253 8856 4262 8827
      4261 8819 4265 8818 4267 8811 4266 8778
      4259 8779
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 246DEG 49KT 4251 8830

$$

BORGHOFF
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KMKX 090205
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
905 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

WIC127-090215-
/O.CAN.KMKX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-080609T0230Z/
WALWORTH WI-
905 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WALWORTH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 100 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4259 8779 4249 8812 4250 8828 4255 8828
      4261 8827 4261 8819 4265 8818 4267 8808
      4266 8778
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 246DEG 47KT 4256 8815

$$

WIC059-090230-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-080609T0230Z/
KENOSHA WI-
905 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR KENOSHA
COUNTY...

AT 902 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BASSETT...OR NEAR
CAMP LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 54 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PADDOCK LAKE AND BRISTOL BY 910 PM CDT...
  KENOSHA ARPT(KENW)...KENOSHA AIRPORT) AND PLEASANT PRAIRIE BY 915
  PM CDT...
  KENOSHA AIRPORT BY 920 PM CDT...
  KENOSHA MARINE(GLERL) AND KENOSHA GLERL MARINE BY 925 PM CDT...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4259 8779 4249 8812 4250 8828 4255 8828
      4261 8827 4261 8819 4265 8818 4267 8808
      4266 8778
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 246DEG 47KT 4256 8815

$$

GEHRING
000 
WWUS53 KMKX 090214
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
914 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

WIC059-090230-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-080609T0230Z/
KENOSHA WI-
914 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR KENOSHA
COUNTY...

AT 911 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF PLEASANT 
PRAIRIE...MOVING EAST AT 43 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  KENOSHA BY 920 PM CDT...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4259 8779 4249 8812 4250 8828 4255 8828
      4261 8827 4261 8819 4265 8818 4267 8808
      4266 8778
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 258DEG 38KT 4257 8794

$$

GEHRING
000 
WWUS53 KMKX 090222
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
921 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

WIC059-090231-
/O.EXP.KMKX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-080609T0230Z/
KENOSHA WI-
921 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR KENOSHA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM
CDT...

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A POSSIBLE WEAK TORNADO OVER KENOSHA. THE 
POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL MOVE OVER LAKE MICHIGAN BY 930 PM. PERSONS IN 
THE CITY OF KENOSHA SHOULD TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.   

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 100 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4259 8779 4249 8812 4250 8828 4255 8828
      4261 8827 4261 8819 4265 8818 4267 8808
      4266 8778
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 258DEG 38KT 4258 8784

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 7:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXGreen, Lafayette, Rock4 hr
Jun 8, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXLafayette47 min
Jun 8, 7:32 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX118 min
Jun 8, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDane, Iowa43 min
Jun 8, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXGreen, Rock64 min
Jun 8, 8:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDane, Jefferson, Waukesha59 min
Jun 8, 8:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXKenosha, Racine, Walworth76 min
Jun 8, 8:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXKenosha, Racine, Walworth2 hr
Jun 8, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXMilwaukee, Waukesha20 min
Jun 8, 9:33 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX57 min
Jun 8, 9:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXJefferson24 hr
Jun 8, 9:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXDodge20 days
Jun 8, 9:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXJefferson38 days
Jun 8, 9:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXLafayette3 days
Jun 8, 9:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXOzaukee8 days
Jun 8, 10:16 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXMilwaukee7 hr
Jun 8, 10:16 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXSheboygan46 hr
Jun 9, 1:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXJefferson43 days
Jun 9, 1:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXRock47 days
Jun 9, 3:05 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXRock26 hr
Jun 9, 3:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXOzaukee54 hr
Jun 9, 4:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXLafayette40 hr
Jun 9, 5:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchMKXGreen Lake, Waushara, Winnebago35 hr
Jun 9, 7:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXColumbia48 hr
Jun 9, 10:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXColumbia, Sauk6 hr
Jun 9, 10:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXDodge21 days
Jun 9, 12:20 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMKXColumbia, Dane, Green Lake, Iowa, Marquette, Rock and 1 more36 hr
Jun 9, 12:29 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMKXDodge, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington and 1 more36 hr
Jun 9, 12:40 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXColumbia20 hr
Jun 9, 12:40 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXColumbia33 hr
Jun 9, 3:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXOzaukee39 hr
Jun 9, 4:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchMKXSauk6 hr

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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.