Alert archive / Wisconsin / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 42, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2008, 6:16 PM CDT for Fond du Lac County, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 44 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, 6:16 PM CDT (23:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fond du Lac County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 75 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 122315 TORMKX WIC039-117-130000- /O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0042.080612T2316Z-080613T0000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 616 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL FOND DU LAC COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... NORTHERN SHEBOYGAN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... * UNTIL 700 PM CDT * AT 611 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 15 MILES WEST OF PLYMOUTH...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FOND DU LAC...MOVING EAST AT 54 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... PLYMOUTH AND ELKHART LAKE BY 625 PM CDT... HOWARDS GROVE BY 635 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 4389 8770 4362 8819 4372 8839 4390 8815 TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 249DEG 47KT 4372 8817 $$ ZAJDEL
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KMKX 122325 SVSMKX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 625 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 WIC039-117-130000- /O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080613T0000Z/ FOND DU LAC WI-SHEBOYGAN WI- 625 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN SHEBOYGAN AND EAST CENTRAL FOND DU LAC COUNTIES... AT 620 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF DUNDEE...OR 11 MILES WEST OF PLYMOUTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... GREENBUSH...GLENBEULAH AND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAINT ANNA BY 630 PM CDT... ELKHART LAKE AND PLYMOUTH BY 635 PM CDT... JOHNSONVILLE BY 640 PM CDT... HOWARDS GROVE BY 645 PM CDT... HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. LAT...LON 4389 8770 4362 8819 4372 8839 4390 8815 TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 244DEG 38KT 4376 8812 $$ DAVIS
000
WWUS53 KMKX 122341
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
639 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
WIC039-122349-
/O.CAN.KMKX.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080613T0000Z/
FOND DU LAC WI-
639 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL FOND DU LAC COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4383 8779 4364 8815 4382 8815 4383 8816
4388 8816 4390 8815 4389 8771
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 225DEG 41KT 4379 8801
$$
WIC117-130000-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080613T0000Z/
SHEBOYGAN WI-
639 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY...
AT 638 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GLENBEULAH...OR
NEAR PLYMOUTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 48 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
JOHNSONVILLE BY 645 PM CDT...
HOWARDS GROVE BY 650 PM CDT...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4383 8779 4364 8815 4382 8815 4383 8816
4388 8816 4390 8815 4389 8771
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 225DEG 41KT 4379 8801
$$000
WWUS53 KMKX 122359
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
659 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
WIC117-130009-
/O.EXP.KMKX.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080613T0000Z/
SHEBOYGAN WI-
659 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN SHEBOYGAN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
700 PM CDT...
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE ONGOING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4383 8779 4364 8815 4382 8815 4383 8816
4388 8816 4390 8815 4389 8771
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 225DEG 41KT 4395 8779
$$
DAVISThe 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, 5:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac | 38 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, 6:19 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.