Alert archive / Wisconsin / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 2009, 3:32 PM CDT for Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 43 min. 4 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 8, 2009, 3:32 PM CDT (20:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2009, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Waukesha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 3:38 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Wsw Mukwonago, WI | MINIMAL WEAK TORNADO TRAVELED FROM 1.6 WSW MUKWONAGO EASTWARD TO 1.5 MILES EAST OF MUKWONAGO BY 342 PM. NOT A CONTINOUS PATH. TREE DAMAGE NOTED. UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. PRELIM RATED AS AN EF0 WITH WINDS OF 65 MPH. MOST LIKELY A RAIN-WRAPPED TOR |
| Jun 8, 3:40 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Mukwonago, WI | FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED NORTH OF MUKWONAGO ON I43 |
| Jun 8, 3:47 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Mukwonago, WI | 1.5 HAIL MEASURED BY HAM OPERATOR |
| Jun 8, 3:51 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Mukwonago, WI | LOTS OF TREE DAMAGE REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEES |
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 8, 1:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 440 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KMKX 082032 TORMKX WIC133-082115- /O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0003.090608T2032Z-090608T2115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 332 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN WAUKESHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN * UNTIL 415 PM CDT * AT 330 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR POTTER LAKE...OR NEAR MUKWONAGO...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MUKWONAGO... BIG BEND... MUSKEGO... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL 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 4284 8806 4284 8842 4290 8842 4295 8806 TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 262DEG 26KT 4286 8838 $$ CRAVEN
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KMKX 082040 SVSMKX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 340 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009 WIC133-082115- /O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090608T2115Z/ WAUKESHA WI- 340 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAUKESHA COUNTY... AT 340 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MUKWONAGO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...BIG BEND AND MUSKEGO. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4284 8806 4284 8837 4290 8833 4295 8806 TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 262DEG 26KT 4287 8831 $$ CRAVEN
000 WWUS53 KMKX 082051 SVSMKX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 351 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009 WIC133-082115- /O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090608T2115Z/ WAUKESHA WI- 351 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAUKESHA COUNTY... AT 347 PM CDT...TRAINED SKYWARN WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD AND PING PONG SIZED HAIL ALONG I-43 NEAR MUKWONAGO. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BIG BEND...OR NEAR MUKWONAGO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...MUSKEGO. A NEW TORNADO WARNING MAY BE NEEDED SOON FOR SOUTHERN MILWAUKEE COUNTY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. LAT...LON 4291 8824 4295 8806 4284 8806 4284 8828 TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 262DEG 26KT 4288 8821 $$ CRAVEN
000 WWUS53 KMKX 082108 SVSMKX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 408 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009 WIC133-082118- /O.EXP.KMKX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090608T2115Z/ WAUKESHA WI- 408 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAUKESHA COUNTY EXPIRES AT 415 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA INTO MILWAUKEE COUNTY. LAT...LON 4291 8824 4295 8806 4284 8806 4284 8828 TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 262DEG 26KT 4290 8804 $$ CRAVEN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 9:30 PM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 21 hr | |
| Jun 8, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Rock | 26 min |
| Jun 8, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Jefferson, Rock | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 3:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Rock, Walworth | 80 min |
| Jun 8, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Walworth, Waukesha | 24 min |
| Jun 8, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Racine | 37 min |
| Jun 8, 3:55 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 83 min | |
| Jun 8, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 32 min |
| Jun 8, 4:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha | 56 min |
| Jun 8, 4:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha | 27 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.