Alert archive / Wisconsin / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2009, 5:41 PM CDT for Kenosha County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 49 min. 15 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 19, 2009, 5:41 PM CDT (22:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2009, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Kenosha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 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 19, 5:42 PM CDT | TORNADO | 7 Wnw Kenosha, WI | A WEAK MINIMAL EF0 TORNADO SPUN UP JUST WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF I-94 AND CTH N. IT MOVED EAST-SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATED JUST OFF THE END OF THE NORTHWEST RUNWAY OF THE KENOSHA AIRPORT AT 544 PM. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO ONLY TREES OR TREE BRANCHES. |
| Jun 19, 5:42 PM CDT | TORNADO | 7 Wsw Kenosha, WI | A WEAK MINIMAL EF0 TORNADO SPUN UP JUST WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF I-94 AND CTH N. IT MOVED EAST-SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATED JUST OFF THE END OF THE NORTHWEST RUNWAY OF THE KENOSHA AIRPORT AT 544 PM. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO ONLY TREES OR TREE BRANCHES. |
| Jun 19, 5:50 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 N Pleasant Prairie, WI | 1 MI W OF INTERSECTION OF HWY 50 AND 51 PUBLIC REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD WITH ROTATION |
| Jun 19, 5:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 W Kenosha, WI | HWY K BLOCKED BETWEEN 121ST AND 126TH BY FALLEN TREES |
| Jun 19, 5:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 56 | 6 W Kenosha, WI | KENOSHA AIRPORT ASOS |
| Jun 19, 5:50 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Pleasant Prairie, WI | ALSO STRONG WINDS...POWER OUT |
| Jun 19, 5:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Pleasant Prairie, WI | AT HWY 50 AND 104TH ST |
| Jun 19, 5:55 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Pleasant Prairie, WI | I94 NEAR STH 165...ALSO WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 TO 70 MPH |
| Jun 19, 6:03 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 1 S Bristol, WI | |
| Jun 19, 6:08 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 1 W Kenosha, WI | HWYS K AND 31 |
| Jun 19, 6:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Kenosha, WI | LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN |
| Jun 19, 6:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 W Kenosha, WI | AT 52ND ST AND HWY 158 |
| Jun 19, 6:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 5 W Kenosha, WI | |
| Jun 19, 6:10 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 W Kenosha, WI | 2 SPOTTER REPORTS OF A TORNADO WITH MODERATE TREE DAMAGE |
| Jun 19, 6:18 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Pleasant Prairie, WI | TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES |
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 19, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 213 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
- 384 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -215 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 700 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 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 192241
TORMKX
WIC059-192330-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0009.090619T2241Z-090619T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
541 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN KENOSHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 541 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KENOSHA AIRPORT...OR NEAR PLEASANT
PRAIRIE...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
KENOSHA AIRPORT AND 4 MILES NORTH OF PLEASANT PRAIRIE BY 550 PM
CDT...
DOWNTOWN KENOSHA BY 615 PM CDT...
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 4251 8811 4266 8812 4267 8779 4253 8780
4251 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 267DEG 14KT 4260 8799
$$
WOOD5 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KMKX 192248
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
548 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
WIC059-192330-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090619T2330Z/
KENOSHA WI-
548 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
KENOSHA COUNTY...
AT 546 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO...LOCATED NEAR THE KENOSHA AIRPORT...OR
NEAR PLEASANT PRAIRIE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
KENOSHA AIRPORT BY 555 PM CDT...
DOWNTOWN KENOSHA BY 615 PM CDT...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4251 8811 4266 8812 4267 8779 4253 8780
4251 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 265DEG 13KT 4260 8796
$$
MBK000
WWUS53 KMKX 192252
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
552 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
WIC059-192330-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090619T2330Z/
KENOSHA WI-
552 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
KENOSHA COUNTY...
AT 550 PM CDT...A PUBLIC REPORT OF A FUNNEL CLOUD WITH ROTATION WAS
RELAYED TO KENOSHA LAW ENFORCEMENT. THIS FUNNEL CLOUD WAS LOCATED
NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 50 AND 31...NEAR KENOSHA
AIRPORT...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
DOWNTOWN KENOSHA BY 615 PM CDT...
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 4251 8811 4266 8812 4267 8779 4253 8780
4251 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 273DEG 13KT 4259 8793
$$
MBK000
WWUS53 KMKX 192303
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
603 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
WIC059-192330-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090619T2330Z/
KENOSHA WI-
603 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
KENOSHA COUNTY...
AT 556 PM CDT...THE AUTOMATED OBSERVING EQUIPMENT AT THE KENOSHA
AIRPORT REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 56 MPH AT 554 PM. QUARTER SIZE HAIL
WAS REPORTED AT HIGHWAY 50 AND 140TH ST AT 6 PM.
IN ADDITION...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO
NEAR PLEASANT PRAIRIE...JUST EAST OF THE INTERSTATE...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
DOWNTOWN KENOSHA BY 610 PM CDT...
HAIL TO TWO INCHES AND WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM AS WELL.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4251 8811 4266 8812 4267 8779 4253 8780
4251 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 304DEG 16KT 4257 8790
$$
MBK000
WWUS53 KMKX 192316
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
616 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
WIC059-192330-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090619T2330Z/
KENOSHA WI-
616 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
KENOSHA COUNTY...
AT 613 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE
GROUND 5 WEST OF DOWNTOWN KENOSHA. THEY ALSO REPORTED TREE DAMAGE
DUE TO THIS TORNADO AND ONE INCH HAIL.
THIS TORNADO WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE KENOSHA AREA THROUGH 630
PM. TAKE SHELTER NOW
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 4251 8811 4266 8812 4267 8779 4253 8780
4251 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 303DEG 15KT 4256 8785
$$
MBK000
WWUS53 KMKX 192329
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
629 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
WIC059-192337-
/O.EXP.KMKX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090619T2330Z/
KENOSHA WI-
629 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN KENOSHA COUNTY EXPIRES AT 630 PM
CDT...
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PRODUCED THE TORNADO IN THE KENOSHA AREA HAS
PUSHED OFFSHORE. HENCE THE TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT 630 PM.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM.
LAT...LON 4251 8811 4266 8812 4267 8779 4253 8780
4251 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 303DEG 17KT 4251 8775
$$
MBKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Sauk | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 10:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia | 52 min |
| Jun 18, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Iowa, Sauk | 61 min |
| Jun 18, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane | 59 min |
| Jun 18, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Jefferson | 43 min |
| Jun 18, 11:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Iowa | 50 min |
| Jun 18, 11:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia | 42 min |
| Jun 18, 11:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Dane, Iowa, Sauk | 5 hr |
| Jun 18, 11:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Iowa, Lafayette | 54 min |
| Jun 18, 11:52 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 113 min | |
| Jun 19, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Washington, Waukesha | 59 min |
| Jun 19, 12:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Milwaukee, Waukesha | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Jefferson, Lafayette, Rock | 72 min |
| Jun 19, 12:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Iowa | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 12:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine, Rock, Walworth | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green, Rock, Walworth | 54 min |
| Jun 19, 12:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Rock | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 12:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha | 40 min |
| Jun 19, 1:03 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 117 min | |
| Jun 19, 1:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Rock | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 1:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 52 min |
| Jun 19, 1:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Green, Lafayette | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 1:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 10 hr |
| Jun 19, 1:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 2 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Waukesha | 3 days |
| Jun 19, 8:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Lafayette | 45 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:16 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Green | 13 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:17 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Green, Rock | 37 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Lafayette | 85 min |
| Jun 19, 8:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green | 77 min |
| Jun 19, 9:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Rock | 65 min |
| Jun 19, 9:47 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Kenosha | 11 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MKX | Dane, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette and 5 more | 14 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Marquette | 52 min |
| Jun 19, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Green Lake | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 5:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Green, Kenosha, Racine, Rock, Walworth | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 5:40 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 19, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine, Walworth | 51 min |
| Jun 19, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Rock, Walworth | 42 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.