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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Milwaukee, WI

June 12, 2008Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2008, 2:36 PM CDT for Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 15 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 12, 2008, 2:36 PM CDT (19:36 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2008, 2:51 PM CDT
In force
15 min
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Milwaukee County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 12, 1:04 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 170 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2008-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2008-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1473 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KMKX 121935
TORMKX
WIC079-122000-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0028.080612T1936Z-080612T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
236 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN MILWAUKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT

* AT 233 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR FRANKLIN...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 39 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...CUDAHY...SOUTH MILWAUKEE AND WEST
  MILWAUKEE BY 245 PM CDT...
  ST. FRANCIS...MILWAUKEE HOAN BRIDGE AND DOWNTOWN MILWAUKEE BY 250
  PM CDT...

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

LAT...LON 4284 8804 4285 8805 4298 8805 4308 8785
      4306 8784 4303 8787 4300 8786 4298 8782
      4291 8782
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 239DEG 34KT 4291 8800

$$

BORGHOFF
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KMKX 121942
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
242 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

WIC079-122000-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-080612T2000Z/
MILWAUKEE WI-
242 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
MILWAUKEE COUNTY...

AT 242 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO.  THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR 
FRANKLIN...OR NEAR GREENDALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 38 MPH.

THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ST. FRANCIS...SAINT FRANCIS...MILWAUKEE SOUTH SHORE PARK AND
  MILWAUKEE HOAN BRIDGE BY 250 PM CDT...
  6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MILWAUKEE BRADFORD BEACH BY 255 PM CDT...

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.

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.

LAT...LON 4284 8804 4285 8805 4298 8805 4308 8785
      4306 8784 4303 8787 4300 8786 4298 8782
      4291 8782
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 239DEG 33KT 4294 8794

$$

LAMERS/KAPELA
000 
WWUS53 KMKX 121951
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
249 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

WIC079-121959-
/O.CAN.KMKX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-080612T2000Z/
MILWAUKEE WI-
249 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MILWAUKEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE DANGEROUS STORM THAT HAD THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A TORNADO HAS 
DIMINISHED IN STRENGTH...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN 
CANCELED.

AT 245 PM TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED A ROTATING WALL CLOUD ABOUT 1.5 
MILES WEST OF MILWAUKEE MITCHELL FIELD.  ROTATING WALL CLOUDS ARE A 
UNIQUE CLOUD FEATURE THAT OFTEN PRECEDE TORNADO DEVELOPMENT.

LAT...LON 4284 8804 4285 8805 4298 8805 4308 8785
      4306 8784 4303 8787 4300 8786 4298 8782
      4291 8782
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 239DEG 33KT 4297 8786

$$

LAMERS/KAPELA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 8:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXSauk3 hr
Jun 12, 10:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchMKXIowa, Lafayette4 hr
Jun 12, 12:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXJefferson, Rock41 min
Jun 12, 1:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXJefferson, Rock, Walworth, Waukesha67 min
Jun 12, 1:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXDodge, Jefferson, Rock, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha3 hr
Jun 12, 1:36 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX114 min
Jun 12, 1:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXIowa, Lafayette6 hr
Jun 12, 1:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXRacine, Walworth, Waukesha54 min
Jun 12, 1:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXRacine, Walworth, Waukesha35 min
Jun 12, 2:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXMilwaukee, Waukesha48 min
Jun 12, 2:33 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXLafayette4 days
Jun 12, 2:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXSauk5 hr
Jun 12, 2:37 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXIowa23 min
Jun 12, 2:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXJefferson, Walworth, Waukesha50 min
Jun 12, 2:56 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXColumbia, Dane, Iowa49 min
Jun 12, 3:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDodge, Washington52 min
Jun 12, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDane, Jefferson44 min
Jun 12, 3:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXGreen, Rock52 min
Jun 12, 3:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXWaukesha40 min
Jun 12, 3:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXColumbia4 hr
Jun 12, 3:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXDodge, Jefferson, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha4 hr
Jun 12, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Sauk29 min
Jun 12, 3:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDodge38 min
Jun 12, 4:10 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXDodge35 min
Jun 12, 4:11 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX2 hr
Jun 12, 4:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXFond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette3 hr
Jun 12, 4:15 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXRock42 hr
Jun 12, 4:20 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXJefferson9 days
Jun 12, 4:25 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXColumbia, Fond du Lac, Green Lake30 min
Jun 12, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXRacine, Walworth, Waukesha37 min
Jun 12, 4:33 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXFond du Lac5 days
Jun 12, 4:39 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXDodge, Fond du Lac51 min
Jun 12, 4:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXDane, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Rock3 hr
Jun 12, 4:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDane, Green, Lafayette44 min
Jun 12, 4:49 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXDodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake41 min
Jun 12, 4:52 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX113 min
Jun 12, 4:58 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXDane, Green, Lafayette32 min
Jun 12, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXGreen, Lafayette55 min
Jun 12, 5:19 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXDane, Green, Rock41 min
Jun 12, 5:22 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXFond du Lac38 min
Jun 12, 5:25 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXGreen50 min
Jun 12, 5:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXOzaukee, Sheboygan113 min
Jun 12, 5:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXOzaukee, Sheboygan, Washington27 min
Jun 12, 5:54 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXDane, Dodge, Jefferson24 min
Jun 12, 5:57 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXFond du Lac18 min
Jun 12, 5:58 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX2 hr
Jun 12, 6:00 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXDane, Rock30 min
Jun 12, 6:04 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXSauk21 hr
Jun 12, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXGreen, Rock25 min
Jun 12, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXOzaukee, Sheboygan48 min
Jun 12, 6:16 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXFond du Lac, Sheboygan44 min
Jun 12, 6:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXJefferson, Waukesha26 min
Jun 12, 6:30 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXDane, Jefferson30 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.