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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 2009, 4:03 PM CDT for Milwaukee County, Racine County, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 27 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 8, 2009, 4:03 PM CDT (21:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2009, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Milwaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Waukesha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:04 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 8, 1:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 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 082103 TORMKX WIC079-101-133-082130- /O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0004.090608T2103Z-090608T2130Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 403 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN MILWAUKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN NORTHERN RACINE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN SOUTHEASTERN WAUKESHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN * UNTIL 430 PM CDT * AT 401 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NORTHWEST OF UNION GROVE IN RACINE COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED ANOTHER TORNADO NEAR MUSKEGO MOVING EAST AT 32 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... FRANKLIN AND 5 MILES SOUTH OF GREENDALE BY 410 PM CDT... OAK CREEK AND 4 MILES NORTH OF CALEDONIA BY 420 PM CDT... SOUTH MILWAUKEE BY 425 PM CDT... THIS IS A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM. IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES... SUPERCELLS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. L FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: WWW.CLEANAIR-STLOUIS.COM $$
3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KMKX 082113
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
413 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009
WIC133-082122-
/O.CAN.KMKX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090608T2130Z/
WAUKESHA WI-
413 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAUKESHA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
LAT...LON 4281 8816 4284 8813 4284 8806 4294 8806
4294 8784 4293 8784 4292 8783 4287 8783
4284 8781 4281 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 267DEG 28KT 4286 8799
$$
WIC079-101-082130-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090608T2130Z/
MILWAUKEE WI-RACINE WI-
413 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN RACINE AND SOUTHERN MILWAUKEE COUNTIES...
AT 409 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FRANKLIN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THOSE IN
RACINE SHOULD TAKE SHELTER NOW
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
OAK CREEK BY 420 PM CDT...
SOUTH MILWAUKEE BY 425 PM CDT...
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.
LAT...LON 4281 8816 4284 8813 4284 8806 4294 8806
4294 8784 4293 8784 4292 8783 4287 8783
4284 8781 4281 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 267DEG 28KT 4286 8799
$$
FRANKS000
WWUS53 KMKX 082116
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
416 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009
WIC133-082124-
/O.CAN.KMKX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090608T2130Z/
WAUKESHA WI-
416 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAUKESHA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM HAS MOVED INTO MILWAUKEE COUNTY.
LAT...LON 4281 8814 4284 8812 4284 8806 4292 8806
4294 8784 4293 8784 4292 8783 4287 8783
4284 8781 4281 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 270DEG 39KT 4285 8789
$$
WIC079-101-082130-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090608T2130Z/
MILWAUKEE WI-RACINE WI-
416 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN RACINE AND SOUTHERN MILWAUKEE COUNTIES...
AT 351 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
UNION GROVE. THIS STORM THAT PRODUCED THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
OAK CREEK...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
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
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
LAT...LON 4281 8814 4284 8812 4284 8806 4292 8806
4294 8784 4293 8784 4292 8783 4287 8783
4284 8781 4281 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 270DEG 39KT 4285 8789
$$
CRAVEN000
WWUS53 KMKX 082125
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
425 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009
WIC079-101-082135-
/O.EXP.KMKX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090608T2130Z/
MILWAUKEE WI-RACINE WI-
425 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RACINE AND SOUTHERN MILWAUKEE
COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 430 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA OVER LAKE MICHIGAN.
LAT...LON 4281 8814 4284 8812 4284 8806 4292 8806
4294 8784 4293 8784 4292 8783 4287 8783
4284 8781 4281 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 270DEG 39KT 4285 8773
$$
CRAVENThe 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, 3:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Waukesha | 43 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 |
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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.