Alert archive / Wisconsin / Tornado Warnings in 2010
Tornado Warning 21, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jul 7, 2010, 6:27 PM CDT for Columbia County, Dodge County, Green Lake County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 33 min. 3 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
- Jul 7, 2010, 6:27 PM CDT (23:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2010, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Columbia County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Green Lake County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 6:27 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Sw Cambria, WI | TORNADO STARTED 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CAMBRIA AT 627 PM. IT MOVED EAST NORTHEAST FROM THERE. IT MAY HAVE TRACKED TO JUST NORTH OF FOX LAKE IN DODGE COUNTY. DAMAGE INCLUDED A COUPLE OF BARNS DOWN IN THE AREA OF THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY HIGHWAY B AND JONES DRIV |
| Jul 7, 6:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Se Cambria, WI | DEBRIS REPORTED BY CAMBRIA FIRE DEPARTMENT NEAR INTERSECTION OF CEMETERY ROAD AND HIGHWAY 146. |
| Jul 7, 6:40 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 S Cambria, WI | STORM CHASER REPORTED A MULTIPLE VORTEX TORNADO WITH DAMAGE PATH ESTIMATED 200 TO 300 YARDS WIDE. TORNADO DISSIPATED INTO A ROTATING WALL CLOUD BY 655 PM. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 1271 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 756 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
997 WFUS53 KMKX 072327 TORMKX WIC021-027-047-080000- /O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0021.100707T2327Z-100708T0000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 627 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN... NORTHWESTERN DODGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... SOUTH CENTRAL GREEN LAKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN... * UNTIL 700 PM CDT * AT 623 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 2 MILES SOUTH OF CAMBRIA...OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBUS. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CAMBRIA...RANDOLPH...FRIESLAND...MANCHESTER...ASTICO AND FOX LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4372 8906 4353 8885 4347 8916 4358 8925 TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 242DEG 15KT 4354 8913 $$ FRANKS
2 follow-up statements
824 WWUS53 KMKX 072340 SVSMKX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 640 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2010 WIC021-027-047-080000- /O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100708T0000Z/ GREEN LAKE WI-COLUMBIA WI-DODGE WI- 640 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN DODGE... NORTHEASTERN COLUMBIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL GREEN LAKE COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT... AT 636 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CAMBRIA...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF BEAVER DAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN COLUMBIA...NORTHWESTERN DODGE AND SOUTH CENTRAL GREEN LAKE COUNTIES...INCLUDING ASTICO AND FOX LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 4372 8906 4353 8885 4347 8916 4358 8925 TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 242DEG 15KT 4357 8904 $$ KAPELA
980 WWUS53 KMKX 072353 SVSMKX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 653 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2010 WIC021-027-047-080000- /O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100708T0000Z/ GREEN LAKE WI-COLUMBIA WI-DODGE WI- 653 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN DODGE... NORTHEASTERN COLUMBIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL GREEN LAKE COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT... THE CAMBRIA FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED A TORNADO OCCURRED JUST SOUTHEAST OF CAMBRIA AROUND 630 PM. AT 646 PM THIS TORNADO WAS PROBABLY LOCATED NEAR RANDOLPH...OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF BEAVER DAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN COLUMBIA...NORTHWESTERN DODGE AND SOUTH CENTRAL GREEN LAKE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ASTICO AND FOX LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 4372 8906 4353 8885 4347 8916 4358 8925 TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 241DEG 12KT 4358 8900 $$ KAPELA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 12:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson | 70 min |
| Jul 7, 1:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson and 4 more | 76 min |
| Jul 7, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Washington, Waukesha | 26 min |
| Jul 7, 3:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Kenosha | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac | 34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.