Alert archive / Wisconsin / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 37, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2008, 5:22 PM CDT for Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 38 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 12, 2008, 5:22 PM CDT (22:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Fond du Lac County, WI
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 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 12, 5:30 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 W Fond Du Lac, 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 12, 1:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KMKX 122221
TORMKX
WIC039-122300-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0037.080612T2222Z-080612T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
522 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
FOND DU LAC COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 600 PM CDT
* AT 520 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR OAKFIELD...
OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF WAUPUN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 44 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FOND DU LAC AND NORTH FOND DU LAC BY 535 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 4364 8816 4363 8867 4375 8875 4391 8844
4391 8842 4393 8842 4394 8839 4394 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 247DEG 39KT 4371 8861
$$
ZAJDEL3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KMKX 122229
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
529 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
WIC039-122300-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080612T2300Z/
FOND DU LAC WI-
529 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR FOND DU
LAC COUNTY...
AT 525 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS. THESE TORNADO PRODUCING
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LAGODA TO OAK
CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
BYRON BY 535 PM CDT...
FOND DU LAC AIRPORT AND NORTH FOND DU LAC BY 540 PM CDT...
EDEN AND FOND DU LAC BY 545 PM CDT...
WAUCOUSTA...TAYCHEEDAH AND PEEBLES BY 550 PM CDT...
DUNDEE BY 555 PM CDT...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4364 8816 4363 8861 4364 8868 4375 8875
4391 8844 4391 8842 4393 8842 4394 8839
4394 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 237DEG 30KT 4378 8861 4371 8858
$$
BORGHOFF000
WWUS53 KMKX 122237
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
537 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
WIC039-122300-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080612T2300Z/
FOND DU LAC WI-
537 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR FOND DU
LAC COUNTY...
AT 534 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD ON
HIGHWAY 23...2 MILES WEST OF THE CITY OF FOND DU LAC...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
EDEN AND FOND DU LAC BY 545 PM CDT...
WAUCOUSTA...TAYCHEEDAH AND PEEBLES BY 550 PM CDT...
JOHNSBURG BY 555 PM CDT...
PIPE...CALVARY...MOUNT CALVARY AND MARYTOWN BY 600 PM CDT...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4364 8816 4363 8861 4364 8868 4375 8875
4391 8844 4391 8842 4393 8842 4394 8839
4394 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 237DEG 30KT 4381 8853 4374 8851
$$
BORGHOFF000
WWUS53 KMKX 122246
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
546 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
WIC039-122300-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080612T2300Z/
FOND DU LAC WI-
546 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR FOND DU
LAC COUNTY...
AT 543 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FOND DU LAC...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 34 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
JOHNSBURG...CALVARY...MOUNT CALVARY AND PIPE BY 600 PM CDT...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4364 8816 4363 8861 4364 8868 4375 8875
4391 8844 4391 8842 4393 8842 4394 8839
4394 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 242DEG 29KT 4380 8843
$$
BORGHOFFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 8:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Sauk | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 10:41 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Iowa, Lafayette | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 12:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Rock | 41 min |
| Jun 12, 1:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Rock, Walworth, Waukesha | 67 min |
| Jun 12, 1:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Dodge, Jefferson, Rock, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 1:36 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 114 min | |
| Jun 12, 1:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Iowa, Lafayette | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 1:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Racine, Walworth, Waukesha | 54 min |
| Jun 12, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Racine, Walworth, Waukesha | 35 min |
| Jun 12, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Waukesha | 48 min |
| Jun 12, 2:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Lafayette | 4 days |
| Jun 12, 2:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 15 min |
| Jun 12, 2:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Sauk | 5 hr |
| Jun 12, 2:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Iowa | 23 min |
| Jun 12, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Walworth, Waukesha | 50 min |
| Jun 12, 2:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Iowa | 49 min |
| Jun 12, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Washington | 52 min |
| Jun 12, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Jefferson | 44 min |
| Jun 12, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green, Rock | 52 min |
| Jun 12, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Waukesha | 40 min |
| Jun 12, 3:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Dodge, Jefferson, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 29 min |
| Jun 12, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge | 38 min |
| Jun 12, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dodge | 35 min |
| Jun 12, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 12, 4:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 4:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Rock | 42 hr |
| Jun 12, 4:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 9 days |
| Jun 12, 4:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Columbia, Fond du Lac, Green Lake | 30 min |
| Jun 12, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Racine, Walworth, Waukesha | 37 min |
| Jun 12, 4:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac | 5 days |
| Jun 12, 4:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac | 51 min |
| Jun 12, 4:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Rock | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Lafayette | 44 min |
| Jun 12, 4:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake | 41 min |
| Jun 12, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 113 min | |
| Jun 12, 4:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Lafayette | 32 min |
| Jun 12, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green, Lafayette | 55 min |
| Jun 12, 5:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Rock | 41 min |
| Jun 12, 5:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Green | 50 min |
| Jun 12, 5:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Ozaukee, Sheboygan | 113 min |
| Jun 12, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington | 27 min |
| Jun 12, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dane, Dodge, Jefferson | 24 min |
| Jun 12, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac | 18 min |
| Jun 12, 5:58 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 12, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dane, Rock | 30 min |
| Jun 12, 6:04 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Sauk | 21 hr |
| Jun 12, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green, Rock | 25 min |
| Jun 12, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee, Sheboygan | 48 min |
| Jun 12, 6:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Sheboygan | 44 min |
| Jun 12, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Waukesha | 26 min |
| Jun 12, 6:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dane, Jefferson | 30 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.