Tornado Warning 29, NWS Milwaukee, WI

Issued

Jun 12, 2008, 2:37 PM CDT (19:37 UTC)

Expired

Jun 12, 2008, 3:00 PM CDT

In force

23 min

Issued by

NWS Milwaukee, WI

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Iowa County, WI

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

000 
WFUS53 KMKX 121938
TORMKX
WIC049-122000-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0029.080612T1937Z-080612T2000Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN IOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT

* AT 233 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR 
  PLATTEVILLE IN GRANT COUNTY. THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WAS        
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  9 MILES NORTHWEST OF MINERAL POINT BY 245 PM CDT...
  7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLACKHAWK LAKE RECREATION AREA BY 250 PM
  CDT...
  6 MILES NORTHWEST OF DODGEVILLE BY 255 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 THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4318 9021 4317 9018 4316 9009 4282 9007
      4281 9016 4281 9017 4281 9042 4299 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 223DEG 43KT 4286 9041

$$

ZAJDEL

000 
WWUS53 KMKX 121954
SVSMKX

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

WIC049-122000-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080612T2000Z/
IOWA WI-
253 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
IOWA COUNTY...

AT 252 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO.  THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS WEST OF  
DODGEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 48 MPH.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL REACH THE RURAL AREA NORTH OF BARVEVELD 
BY 3 PM.

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

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 4318 9021 4317 9018 4316 9009 4282 9007
      4281 9016 4281 9017 4281 9042 4299 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 230DEG 42KT 4298 9017

$$

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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.