Tornado Warning 40, NWS Milwaukee, WI

Issued

Jun 12, 2008, 5:57 PM CDT (22:57 UTC)

Expired

Jun 12, 2008, 6:15 PM CDT

In force

18 min

Issued by

NWS Milwaukee, WI

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Fond du Lac County, WI

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KMKX 122257
TORMKX
WIC039-122315-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0040.080612T2257Z-080612T2315Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN FOND DU LAC COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 552 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR PEEBLES...
  OR 7 MILES EAST OF FOND DU LAC...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 51 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MARYTOWN BY 605 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 4362 8816 4369 8845 4395 8840 4395 8816
      4385 8816 4384 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 228DEG 45KT 4384 8826

$$

ZAJDEL

000 
WWUS53 KMKX 122306
SVSMKX

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

WIC039-122315-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-080612T2315Z/
FOND DU LAC WI-
605 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
FOND DU LAC COUNTY...

AT 601 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNT CALVARY...OR
10 MILES EAST OF FOND DU LAC...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 42 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MARYTOWN BY 610 PM CDT...

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

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED 
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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

LAT...LON 4362 8816 4369 8845 4395 8840 4395 8816
      4385 8816 4384 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 220DEG 37KT 4386 8823

$$

DAVIS

000 
WWUS53 KMKX 122312
SVSMKX

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

WIC045-122321-
/O.EXP.KMKX.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-080612T2315Z/
GREEN WI-
613 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GREEN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
615 PM CDT...

HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR 
NORTHEASTERN GREEN COUNTY.

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

LAT...LON 4285 8955 4285 8937 4281 8936 4271 8937
      4267 8950 4280 8960
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 235DEG 40KT 4287 8921

$$

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.