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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2010, 8:00 PM CDT for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 45 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
- Jul 14, 2010, 8:00 PM CDT (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2010, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Columbia County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Green Lake County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 6:53 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 793 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -194 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 735 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 242 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
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 Jul 14, 3:49 PM CDT, 4 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 3:49 PM CDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 349 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010 .SHORT TERM...MDT RISK CONTINUES FOR TNT WITH SVR TSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL MAINLY THIS EVENING. NEW SVR SQUALL LINE FORMING JUST EAST OF MINNEAPOLIS. THIS IS A REGION 4000 J/KG OF MLCAPE WITH LITTLE CIN AND STRONG WIND SHEAR ESPECIALLY IN THE LOW LEVELS. MAIN UPPER DYNAMICS WILL MOVE FROM MN INTO CANADA TNT WITH A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS SRN WI ON THU. DESPITE DYNAMICS AND BEST WARM ADVECTION LIFTING NWD...SEVERAL MESO MODELS BUILD SQUALL LINE TO THE SW AND MOVE IT SEWD THROUGH SRN WI THIS EVENING. SINCE MODE OF CONVECTION WILL BE A LINE...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MOST WIDESPREAD THREAT...HOWEVER STRONG LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR IN THE WRN CWA MAY BE SUFFICIENT FOR MESO VORTICES TO DEVELOP ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LINE AND PRODUCE TORNADOES. SQUALL LINE WILL MOVE TO THE RIGHT OF THE MEAN WIND...FOLLOWING CORFIDI VECTORS AND BETTER CAPE. GIVEN THIS AND WITH ONLY MODEST WINDS IN THE MID LEVELS...THE OVERALL SPEED COULD BE LOWER THAN YOUR TYPICAL SQUALL LINE. HAVE THUS MENTIONED HEAVY RAIN WITH A FLASH FLOOD THREAT. WILL HOLD OFF ON A FLASH FLOOD WATCH GIVEN RECENT DRY WEATHER...ABUNDANT VEGETATION...AND FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE AROUND 3 INCHES. A CHANCE OF TSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON THU WITH BEST CHANCES IN SE WI WHERE FROPA WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL MID AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE FROM NE TO OHIO FOR THU NT THROUGH FRI NT WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER WI ON SAT. A DRIER BUT CONTINUED VERY WARM AIRMASS WILL PREVAIL FRI AND SAT. .LONG TERM...WARM SUMMER TEMPS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EXTENDED. A WARM FRONT WILL RETURN TO THE REGION SAT NT WITH FROPA ON SUN. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE TO PREVAIL MON INTO TUE WHILE ANOTHER WARM FRONT RETURNS FOR TUE NT AND WED. && .AVIATION...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO EARLY MORNING THURSDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. MAIN CONCERNS ARE TIMING OF THE STORMS. CURRENT MESOSCALE MODELS ARE SUGGESTING THAT STORMS WILL ORGANIZE INTO A LINE...MOVING NW TO SE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA FROM ABOUT 00Z TO 05Z. AS CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT IS TRICKY TO FORECAST...THE TIMING OF THESE STORMS ARE NOT SET IN STONE. TAFS WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE AMENDED FOR TIMING AS THE STORMS DEVELOP TO THE WEST. IF A SQUALL LINE DOES DEVELOP...COULD SEE SEVERE WINDS WITHIN STORMS AS WELL AS HAIL. EXPECT CONTINUED VFR CONDITIONS OUTSIDE OF PRECIP. WITHIN SHOWERS AND STORMS...MVFR SEEMS LIKELY...WITH IFR AND LIFR POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST STORMS. CHANCE FOR STORMS WILL CONTINUE LATER IN THE NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING AS FRONTAL BOUNDARY LINGERS IN THE AREA. QUIETER CONDITIONS SHOULD RETURN DURING THE AFTERNOON THURSDAY. && .MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WI...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIZ062-067>069. LM...NONE. && SHORT/LONG TERM...20 AVIATION/MARINE...07
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 7:15 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 715 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-152115- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- 715 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM SHEBOYGAN TO MINERAL POINT...AND A SLIGHT RISK ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE SEVERE STORMS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. IN ADDITION...GIVEN THE SURGE OF MOISTURE INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING WILL YIELD HIGH RAINFALL RATES. LOCAL FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE SUGGESTS IT WILL TAKE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN RURAL AREAS IN A 3 HOUR WINDOW FOR FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. IN URBAN AREAS...IT ONLY TAKES A QUICK 1 TO 2 INCHES TO CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS. GIVEN THE HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER AND EXPECTED SPEED OF THE THUNDERSTORMS...THERE WILL BE A FLASH FLOODING THREAT FOR NEARLY ALL OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AS A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. AN AIR QUALITY WATCH ISSUED BY THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...DUE TO THE POSSIBLE ELEVATED LEVELS OF OZONE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON...THE BEST CHANCE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR STORMS RETURNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE WEST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TONIGHT. LMZ643>646-152115- 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- 715 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT...WITH A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE SEVERE STORMS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES THURSDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN SUNDAY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT. DDV WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 4:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 437 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010 WIZ051-052-142230- FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN- 437 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO NORTHERN FOND DU LAC COUNTY... AT 432 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHEASTERN WINNEBAGO COUNTY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. * THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... PEEBLES AND PIPE BY 450 PM CDT... JOHNSBURG BY 455 PM CDT... CALVARY BY 500 PM CDT... MOUNT CALVARY BY 505 PM CDT... ST. CLOUD AND SAINT CLOUD BY 510 PM CDT... GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW AROUND. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. FRANKS
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 6:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 608 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010 WIZ046-047-051-150015- FOND DU LAC-GREEN LAKE-MARQUETTE- 608 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO MARQUETTE...GREEN LAKE AND NORTHWEST FOND DU LAC COUNTIES... AT 605 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF BERLIN TO 65 MILES WEST OF BERLIN...MOVING EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. IF THESE STORMS BECOME STRONGER...SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. * THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... WESTFIELD BY 640 PM CDT... BERLIN BY 645 PM CDT... PRINCETON BY 700 PM CDT... MONTELLO BY 705 PM CDT... GREEN LAKE BY 710 PM CDT... RIPON BY 715 PM CDT... GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. GEHRING
Local storm report, Jul 14, 7:55 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 7:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Sheboygan | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Marquette, Sauk | 37 min |
| Jul 14, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac | 80 min |
| Jul 14, 7:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dodge, Ozaukee, Sauk, Washington | 117 min |
| Jul 14, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 92 min | |
| Jul 14, 9:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Dane, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Waukesha | 44 min |
| Jul 14, 9:10 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 80 min | |
| Jul 14, 9:29 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 61 min | |
| Jul 14, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 11:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane | 50 min |
| Jul 14, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 11:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 11:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 11:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 52 min |
| Jul 15, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington | 64 min |
| Jul 15, 12:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 91 min | |
| Jul 15, 12:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Milwaukee, Waukesha | 52 min |
| Jul 15, 12:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Jefferson, Milwaukee, Waukesha | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 1:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 1:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Dane | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 1:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Waukesha | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 1:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 5 hr |
| Jul 15, 1:57 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Sauk | 6 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Waukesha | 66 hr |
| Jul 15, 4:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia | 57 min |
| Jul 15, 4:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Milwaukee, Waukesha | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 7:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Sauk | 10 days |
| Jul 15, 7:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Sauk | 7 days |
| Jul 15, 9:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia | 25 hr |
| Jul 15, 12:08 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 67 min | |
| Jul 15, 12:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha | 18 min |
Nearby
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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.