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Tornado Warning 44, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2008, 7:01 PM CDT for Dane County, Dodge County, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 29 min. 2 reports 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, 7:01 PM CDT (00:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2008, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Dane County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Jefferson County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:01 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, 7:06 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 N Lake Mills, WI | |
| Jun 12, 7:08 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | W Utica, WI | SPOTTER WAS LOOKING EAST NORTHEAST FROM LOCATION. |
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
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 3526 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 947 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 192 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 304 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 5.4
- Supercell composite
- 26.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KMKX 130002
TORMKX
WIC025-027-055-130030-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0044.080613T0001Z-080613T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
701 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN DANE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
SOUTHERN DODGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 657 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
HIGHWAYS B AND W IN EASTERN DANE COUNTY BETWEEN CAMBRIDGE AND
STOUGHTON MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LAKE MILLS...7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WATERLOO AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
JEFFERSON BY 710 PM CDT...
JOHNSON CREEK BY 715 PM CDT...
WATERTOWN BY 725 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 4324 8976 4329 8971 4328 8901 4324 8900
4327 8843 4297 8886 4300 8901 4285 8901
4284 8936 4286 8937 4286 8984 4322 8984
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 239DEG 43KT 4304 8903
$$
ZAJDEL4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KMKX 130005
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
704 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
WIC025-027-055-130030-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-080613T0030Z/
DODGE WI-JEFFERSON WI-DANE WI-
704 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL DANE...NORTHERN JEFFERSON AND SOUTHERN DODGE COUNTIES...
AT 704 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
HIGHWAYS B AND W IN EASTERN DANE COUNTY BETWEEN CAMBRIDGE AND
STOUGHTON MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LAKE MILLS BY 710 PM CDT...
JOHNSON CREEK AND MILFORD BY 715 PM CDT...
PIPERSVILLE...AND WATERTOWN BY 725 PM CDT...
ASHIPPUN AND 7 MILES SOUTH OF LEBANON BY 730 PM CDT...
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4324 8903 4327 8843 4297 8887 4300 8899
4298 8901 4305 8930
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 239DEG 43KT 4301 8895
$$
LAMERS/KAPELA000
WWUS53 KMKX 130010
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
710 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
WIC025-130019-
/O.CAN.KMKX.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-080613T0030Z/
DANE WI-
710 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL DANE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO HAS EXITED
THE WARNED AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4327 8843 4305 8876 4303 8890 4304 8901
4324 8901
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 239DEG 43KT 4310 8891
$$
WIC027-055-130030-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-080613T0030Z/
DODGE WI-JEFFERSON WI-
710 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
JEFFERSON AND SOUTHERN DODGE COUNTIES...
AT 708 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
NEAR HIGHWAY 89 AND INTERSTATE 94...OR NEAR LAKE MILLS. THIS
POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE MILLS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
49 MPH.
THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
JOHNSON CREEK AND HUBBLETON BY 715 PM CDT...
WATERTOWN AIRPORT AND RICHWOOD BY 720 PM CDT...
WATERTOWN AND PIPERSVILLE BY 725 PM CDT...
LEBANON AND ASHIPPUN BY 730 PM CDT...
DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE
PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK
TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORMS PATH AND
TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF
YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4327 8843 4305 8876 4303 8890 4304 8901
4324 8901
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 239DEG 43KT 4310 8891
$$
LAMERS/KAPELA000
WWUS53 KMKX 130020
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
720 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
WIC027-055-130030-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-080613T0030Z/
DODGE WI-JEFFERSON WI-
720 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
JEFFERSON AND SOUTHERN DODGE COUNTIES...
AT 715 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
HUBBLETON...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WATERTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
49 MPH.
THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PIPERSVILLE BY 725 PM CDT...
LEBANON AND ASHIPPUN BY 730 PM CDT...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
LAT...LON 4327 8843 4310 8869 4309 8883 4315 8892
4324 8902
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 239DEG 43KT 4316 8874
$$
LAMERS/KAPELA000
WWUS53 KMKX 130027
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
726 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
WIC027-055-130036-
/O.EXP.KMKX.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-080613T0030Z/
DODGE WI-JEFFERSON WI-
726 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN JEFFERSON AND SOUTHERN DODGE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM CDT...
THE STORMS HAVE WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...SO THE
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 730 PM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4327 8843 4310 8869 4309 8883 4315 8892
4324 8902
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 239DEG 43KT 4314 8861
$$
LAMERS/KAPELAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Waukesha | 51 min |
| Jun 12, 7:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 7:51 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 114 min | |
| Jun 12, 8:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Sheboygan | 63 hr |
| Jun 12, 8:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 38 hr |
| Jun 12, 9:35 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 115 min | |
| Jun 12, 9:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Lafayette | 47 hr |
| Jun 12, 9:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Ozaukee | 41 hr |
| Jun 12, 11:27 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 93 min | |
| Jun 13, 12:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Rock, Walworth | 42 min |
| Jun 13, 12:15 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 13, 12:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine | 87 min |
| Jun 13, 12:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 47 min |
| Jun 13, 12:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Ozaukee | 15 hr |
| Jun 13, 12:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Rock, Walworth | 36 min |
| Jun 13, 1:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha | 52 min |
| Jun 13, 1:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 60 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Waukesha | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 5:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 53 hr |
| Jun 13, 9:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia | 25 hr |
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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.