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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2010, 3:24 PM CDT for 5 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 2010, 3:24 PM CDT (20:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2010, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dane County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Rock County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Waukesha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 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 18, 12:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -387 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1559 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 18, 2:44 PM CDT, 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 2:44 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 244 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 .TONIGHT...FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM TO HIGH. VERY COMPLEX SITUATION THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THIS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE EARLY AFTERNOON. FIRST LINE OF STORMS WILL BLAST THROUGH THE CWA BY EARLY EVENING. ANOTHER CLUSTER OF STORMS BEHIND THE FIRST...SHOULD ROLL THROUGH DURING THE EVENING. BUT THIS SECOND ONE IS FAR MORE UNCERTAIN. THIS SECOND AREA DEVELOPED AS A RESULT OF H8 WARM AIR ADVECTION AND FRONTOGENESIS OVER THE COLD POOL LEFT IN THE WAKE OF THE FIRST LINE OF STORMS. THIS SECONDARY STUFF IS ALL ELEVATED. IT/S ALSO IN THE VCNTY OF THE STALLED COLD FRONT IN THAT AREA. IT MAY BECOME MORE SURFACE BASED AND FRONTAL IN NATURE. LOOKING AT THE LATEST VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY...IT APPEARS IT MAY BECOME MORE SURFACE BASED INTIALLY OVER WRN IA/ERN NEBRASKA AND THEN MOVE EAST FROM THERE...MISSING US ALMOST ENTIRELY. THIS LEADING CONVECTION DURING THE AFTERNOON COULD ALSO WORK OVER THE ATMOSPHERE TOO MUCH THAT ANY MORE STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS HERE IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WILL BE DIFFICULT TO REALIZE. VERY INTERESTING TO BE SURE. WILL MAINTAIN REASONABLY HIGH POPS THROUGH THE EVENING...THEN TAPER THINGS OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...FORECAST CONFIDENCE HIGH SFC FRONT SHOULD EXIT THE SOUTHEAST BY 12Z...BUT THE 925MB TEMPS DON/T FALL OFF UNTIL LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. WOULD EXPECT CLEARING IN THE SUBSIDENCE LEFT BEHIND FROM THE LAST ROUND OF STORMS. COULD WARM QUICKLY IN THE SOUTHEAST BEFORE COOLING AND DRYING OFF. HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS A SHORT PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM. THE HIGH WILL DRIFT EAST OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES WHILE A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WITH A WARM FRONT EXTENDING EAST NORTHEAST INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. WE COULD SEE MCS DEVELOPMENT ACROSS IOWA SATURDAY NIGHT...DRIFTING INTO THE SOUTHWEST CWA DURING THE MORNING ON SUNDAY. .MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE LOW TO MEDIUM. STILL LOOKING LIKE A VERY ACTIVE PERIOD AS THE MID LEVEL FLOW IS ZONAL OR AT LEAST WE SIT ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE LARGE SCALE RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE GULF COASTAL STATES. RING OF FIRE SET UP COULD RESULT IN REPEATED ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR OUR AREA DURING THIS PERIOD. MUCH UNCERTAINTY TO ANY TIMING AT THIS POINT...BUT THE TREND IS IMPORTANT. && .AVIATION...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN IOWA WILL TRACK ACROSS AT LEAST FAR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. WHERE THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND ISOLATED LARGE HAIL IS UNCERTAIN. TIMING LOOKS LIKE TSTORM ARRIVAL AT MSN WILL BE AROUND 3 PM...AND MKE AROUND 5 PM. ANOTHER AREA OR LINE OF CONVECTION ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO CROSS SOUTHERN WI THIS EVENING WITH ACCOMPANYING LOWER CIGS/VSBYS AND POSSIBLE STRONG WINDS/HAIL. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER MAY NOT BE AS HIGH WITH THE EVENING SYSTEM IF THE AFTERNOON SYSTEM CAUSES THE AREA TO STABILIZE. TIMING OF THE NEXT ROUND CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE IT WILL COME THROUGH THE REGION BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS MAY HANG AROUND THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT HOURS IN SOUTHEAST WI. && .MARINE...PERIOD OF THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE BEGINNING AROUND 5 PM...AND AGAIN OVERNIGHT AS ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY CROSSES SRN WI. WINDSPEEDS WL VEER TO THE WEST BEHIND FRONTAL BOUNDARY ON SAT AND MAY REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVY LEVELS...BUT WL HOLD OFF ON HEADLINE FOR NOW DUE TO UNCERTAINTY. && .MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WI...NONE. LM...NONE. && SHORT/LONG TERM...DAVIS AVIATION/MARINE...CRONCE
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 6:17 AM CDT, 9 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 617 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-191130- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- 617 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR MORE THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME VERY UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS INSTABILITY ALONG WITH SOME ATMOSPHERIC WIND SHEAR WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT MAY PRODUCE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DURING THIS TIME. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH A FEW LARGE HAIL REPORTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SETTING UP OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND IOWA FROM SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MAY BRING SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS...INCREASING THE THREAT OF AREAL AND FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LMZ643>646-191130- SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 617 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THIS EVENING. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WIND AND WAVES WILL APPROACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS ON SATURDAY. THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MILWAUKEE MBK
In the hours before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
320 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 PM TSTM WND GST 1 SW MONROE 42.59N 89.66W
06/18/2010 M49 MPH GREEN WI MESONET
TIME ESTIMATED.
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CRAVENLocal storm report, Jun 18, 3:24 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
324 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 PM TSTM WND DMG JUDA 42.59N 89.51W
06/18/2010 GREEN WI PUBLIC
TREE LIMBS DOWN
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JRWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Lafayette | 52 min |
| Jun 18, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green, Lafayette | 39 min |
| Jun 18, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green, Rock | 50 min |
| Jun 18, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 94 min | |
| Jun 18, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha | 70 min |
| Jun 18, 4:42 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 48 min | |
| Jun 18, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 40 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010
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.