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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 12, 2010, 3:07 PM CST for 15 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Dec 13, 2010, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2010, 3:07 PM CST (21:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 13, 2010, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2010, 10:43 AM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Columbia County, WI, Dane County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Green County, WI, Green Lake County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Lafayette County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Rock County, WI, Sauk County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Washington County, WI, Waukesha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 637 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 477 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
737 WWUS43 KMKX 122107 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 307 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...BITTERLY COLD TONIGHT...BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING... .BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING TO 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO OVER ALL BUT FAR EASTERN WISCONSIN NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL STILL GUST TO NEAR 40 MPH THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...PRODUCING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY IN EXPOSED RURAL AREAS WILL DROP TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. MANY ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL IS STILL VERY HAZARDOUS. THE LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA...WHILE AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS SOUTH OUT CANADA. SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WIZ051-058-059-064-065-130515- /O.CAN.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WW.Y.0007.101212T2107Z-101213T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WC.Y.0002.101213T0600Z-101213T1700Z/ FOND DU LAC-DODGE-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND... JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD 307 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING...FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN EXPOSED AREAS TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 11 AM MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH THIS EVENING. HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. BITTER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ052-060-130515- /O.CAN.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WW.Y.0007.101212T2107Z-101213T0600Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...PORT WASHINGTON 307 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING... FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN EXPOSED AREAS TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH THIS EVENING. HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WIZ047-057-063-068-069-130515- /O.CAN.KMKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WC.Y.0002.101213T0600Z-101213T1700Z/ GREEN LAKE-COLUMBIA-DANE-GREEN-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERLIN...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS... MADISON...MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT 307 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 11 AM MONDAY * WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...BITTER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ070-130515- /O.CAN.KMKX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WW.Y.0007.101212T2107Z-101213T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WC.Y.0002.101213T0600Z-101213T1700Z/ WALWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA 307 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING...FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN EXPOSED AREAS TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 11 AM MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH THIS EVENING. HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. BITTER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ066-071-072-130515- /O.CAN.KMKX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WW.Y.0007.101212T2107Z-101213T0600Z/ MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILWAUKEE...RACINE...KENOSHA 307 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING... FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN EXPOSED AREAS TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH THIS EVENING. HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WIZ046-056-062-067-130515- /O.NEW.KMKX.WC.Y.0002.101213T0600Z-101213T1700Z/ MARQUETTE-SAUK-IOWA-LAFAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BARABOO...DODGEVILLE... DARLINGTON 307 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 11 AM MONDAY * WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...BITTER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ DAVIS
4 follow-up statements
504 WWUS43 KMKX 130102 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 702 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...BITTERLY COLD TONIGHT...BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING... .THE LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT THE SNOW CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA...AND WAS NOW OVER THE STATE OF NEW YORK...WHILE AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS SOUTH OUT CANADA INTO THE PLAINS. BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING TO 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO OVER ALL BUT FAR EASTERN WISCONSIN NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL STILL GUST TO NEAR 40 MPH THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...PRODUCING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY IN EXPOSED RURAL AREAS WILL DROP TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. MANY ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL IS STILL VERY HAZARDOUS. WIZ051-058-059-064-065-070-130915- /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-101213T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0002.101213T0600Z-101213T1700Z/ FOND DU LAC-DODGE-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-WALWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND... JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...ELKHORN... LAKE GENEVA 702 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING... FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN EXPOSED AREAS TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 11 AM MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH THIS EVENING. HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. BITTER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ052-060-066-071-072-130600- /O.CON.KMKX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-101213T0600Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...PORT WASHINGTON... MILWAUKEE...RACINE...KENOSHA 702 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING...REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN EXPOSED AREAS TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS. DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BE A PROBLEM...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH THIS EVENING. HIGHEST GUSTS WILL BE NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WIZ046-047-056-057-062-063-067>069-130915- /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0002.101213T0600Z-101213T1700Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...MONROE... JANESVILLE...BELOIT 702 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 11 AM MONDAY * WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...BITTER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
425 WWUS43 KMKX 130555 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1155 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...BITTERLY COLD TONIGHT...BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING... .THE LARGE LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT THE SNOW WAS EXITING THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WHILE AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS SOUTH OUT CANADA AND INTO THE PLAINS. BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING TO 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO OVER ALL BUT FAR EASTERN WISCONSIN NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. THE WINDS WERE DIMINISHING A BIT BUT SOME DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ESPECIALLY IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. MANY SECONDARY ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. WIZ051-058-059-064-065-070-131400- /O.EXP.KMKX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-101213T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0002.101213T0600Z-101213T1700Z/ FOND DU LAC-DODGE-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-WALWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND... JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...ELKHORN... LAKE GENEVA 1155 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 11 AM MONDAY. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS ESPECIALLY IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. BITTER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ052-060-066-071-072-130700- /O.EXP.KMKX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-101213T0600Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...PORT WASHINGTON... MILWAUKEE...RACINE...KENOSHA 1155 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIFTING SNOW...WILL MAKE FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS ESPECIALLY IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. $$ WIZ046-047-056-057-062-063-067>069-131400- /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0002.101213T0600Z-101213T1700Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...MONROE... JANESVILLE...BELOIT 1155 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 11 AM MONDAY * WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...BITTER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ HENTZ
119 WWUS43 KMKX 131009 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 409 AM CST MON DEC 13 2010 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING... .CONTINUED NORTHWEST WINDS AND AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL BRING VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ENOUGH DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH SLIGHTLY LIGHTER WINDS TO MODERATE THE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...ALTHOUGH THEY WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO OR NEAR ZERO IN MOST AREAS. WIZ046-047-051-056>059-062>065-067>070-131700- /O.CON.KMKX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-101213T1700Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-WASHINGTON- IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND... DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA... BROOKFIELD...DARLINGTON...MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT... ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA 409 AM CST MON DEC 13 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER WIND GUSTS. * IMPACTS...VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ GEHRING
149 WWUS43 KMKX 131643 WSWMKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1043 AM CST MON DEC 13 2010 ...WIND CHILL READINGS IMPROVING... .TEMPERATURES SLOWLY RISING THIS MORNING HAS ALLOWED WIND CHILL READINGS TO IMPROVE...BUT WIND CHILLS TODAY WILL STILL REMAIN BETWEEN 10 BELOW ZERO TO AROUND ZERO. WIZ046-047-051-056>059-062>065-067>070-131745- /O.CAN.KMKX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-101213T1700Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-WASHINGTON- IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND... DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA... BROOKFIELD...DARLINGTON...MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT... ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA 1043 AM CST MON DEC 13 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$ CJK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory 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 wind chill advisory went out at Dec 12, 2:15 PM CST, 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 2:15 PM CST, 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
215 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT AND MONDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE HIGH.
SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH 850MB TO 700MB FRONTOGENESIS RESPONSE ON
BACKSIDE OF PASSING STORM GRADUALLY WINDING DOWN FROM WEST TO EAST
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION ON BACKSIDE OF
STORM HELPING BRING COLDER AND DRIER AIRMASS INTO THE AREA FROM THE
NORTHWEST...WITH BACK EDGE OF CLOUDS NOW INTO THE FAR WESTERN
COUNTIES.
EXPECT THE SNOW TO CONTINUE TO END FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH LATE
AFTERNOON...WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING IN THE FAR
SOUTHEAST EARLY THIS EVENING. CLOUDS WILL ALSO DIMINISH IN A SIMILAR
FASHION THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS STILL EXPECTED
TO BRING BLOWING SNOW WITH SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA THIS EVENING...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
IN THE WEST. THUS...WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT BLIZZARD WARNING WITH A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF
THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BE SOMEWHAT LOWER IN THE WESTERN HALF
THIS EVENING...SO NO ADVISORY THERE.
OTHER ISSUE WILL BE WIND CHILLS LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN DURING THIS TIME. STRONG COLD AIR
ADVECTION WILL DROP 925MB TEMPERATURES TO AROUND -15 DEGREES
CELSIUS...WHICH SHOULD BRING LOWS INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO
INLAND...AND SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO NEAR THE LAKE. THIS WILL ALLOW
WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO -20 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OR A BIT COLDER ACROSS
ALL BUT THE LAKESHORE COUNTIES. THUS...WILL ISSUE A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY FROM 06Z TO 15Z MONDAY FOR THIS AREA.
COLD AND WINDY DAY EXPECTED ON MONDAY DESPITE SUNSHINE. 925MB
TEMPERATURES REMAIN AROUND -15 DEGREES CELSIUS...WHICH SHOULD KEEP
HIGHS ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS INLAND...TO THE MID TEENS LAKESIDE.
WIND CHILLS WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...FORECAST CONFIDENCE HIGH.
COLD HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IN PLACE DURING THIS PERIOD. FEW CLOUDS
WITH GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING AT NIGHT. SLOW TEMP MODIFICATION
OCCURS DURING THIS PERIOD AS THE RIDGE AXIS DRIFTS SLOWLY EAST OF
THE AREA.
.WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM.
UPPER LOW MOVES INTO NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY. A SHORT
WAVE EJECTS EAST INTO THE AREA LATE THIS PERIOD. A WEAK ELONGATED
SFC TROF TRIES TO PUSH INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. ISENTROPICALLY...THE CONDENSATION
PRESSURE DEFICITS REALLY DROP...BUT THE FORCING IS WEAK. THERE
WILL BE DRY AIR TO OVERCOME. THE ARRIVAL SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE
SLOWER THAN THE PREVIOUS FORECAST SO HAVE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS.
CHCY POPS CONTINUE AND JUST LOOKS LIKE A COUPLE OF INCHES...MAINLY
ACROSS THE WEST CWA.
.FRIDAY AND BEYOND...FORECAST CONFIDENCE LOW TO MEDIUM.
UPPER LOW THAT WAS OVER THE HIGH PLAINS...TRACKS TO THE EAST
SOUTHEAST...THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES. THE ECMWF IS MUCH
FARTHER NORTH THAN THE GFS. OVERALL FORCING IS VERY WEAK AND
GENERALLY FOCUSED NORTH OF THE CWA. WILL LINGER SMALL POPS ON
FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS ON SATURDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WITH MVFR TO IFR VISIBILITIES...WILL COME
TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS TAF SITES BY EARLY THIS EVENING.
MVFR CEILINGS WILL ALSO END...WITH THE LAST CLOUDS CLEARING OUT BY
01Z MONDAY ACROSS THE EASTERN TAF SITES.
BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 12 TO 20 KNOTS...AND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30
KNOTS...HIGHEST AT KMKE AND KENW. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
GENERATE BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT...BUT VISIBILITIES
SHOULD REMAIN IN THE VFR CATEGORY.
WINDS SHOULD LOSE THEIR GUSTINESS MONDAY AFTERNOON AT KMSN AND
KUES...AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION.
&&
.MARINE...STORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 12Z MONDAY...AND A HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY. VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM DEPARTING LOW
PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS TONIGHT...AND WILL
SLOWLY RELAX MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
FREQUENT STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH
GUSTS FALLING BACK TO AROUND 30 KNOTS FOR MONDAY. THESE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO GENERATE VERY HIGH WAVES OF UP TO 14 TO 18 FEET
TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW
FOR HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE FREEZING SPRAY MAY
LINGER INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
&&
.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY
FOR WIZ046-047-051-056>059-062>065-067>070.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR WIZ051-
052-058>060-064>066-070>072.
LM...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY FOR LMZ643>646.
STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY FOR LMZ643>646.
&&
SHORT RANGE/AVIATION/MARINE...WOOD
LONG RANGE...DAVISHazardous weather outlook, Dec 12, 9:14 AM CST, 5 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 914 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-131115- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- 914 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...WITH A BLIZZARD WARNING OVER THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SEE OUR WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE OR OUR WEB SITE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER WISCONSIN TONIGHT...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN WISCONSIN WHERE WINDS WILL BE THE GREATEST. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE BRISK WINDS TO BRING WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...AND AGAIN LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOWFALL AND WIND REPORTS WILL BE APPRECIATED TODAY. LMZ643>646-131115- 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- 914 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 KNOTS...AND VERY HIGH WAVES. THE WINDS ARE DUE TO STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING EAST OF WISCONSIN. THE HIGH WINDS...WAVES...AND COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL GENERATE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY. HIGH WINDS AND WAVES WILL LINGER MONDAY INTO POSSIBLY TUESDAY MORNING. CORRECTED TYPO IN LAND PORTION OF DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX GEHRING/WOOD
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 12, 12:29 PM CST, 2 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1229 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM SNOW 3 SE SULLIVAN 42.98N 88.55W
12/12/2010 M5.1 INCH JEFFERSON WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
1200 PM HEAVY SNOW MADISON TRUAX AIRPORT 43.14N 89.33W
12/12/2010 M8.9 INCH DANE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
1205 PM BLIZZARD 1 NW FOND DU LAC 43.79N 88.46W
12/12/2010 FOND DU LAC WI TRAINED SPOTTER
10.1 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THUS FAR. NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS BETWEEN 7 AND 11 AM
&&
KUHLMANLocal storm report, Dec 12, 12:30 PM CST, 2 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1230 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 AM BLIZZARD JACKSON 43.32N 88.16W
12/12/2010 WASHINGTON WI CO-OP OBSERVER
7.3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVER AN 8 HOUR PERIOD. STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH CAUSING NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS. EAST-WEST SIDE ROAD HAS 2 TO 3 FOOT DRIFTS IN
PLACES
0530 AM SNOW 2 SE HOLY HILL 43.22N 88.30W
12/12/2010 M3.5 INCH WASHINGTON WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0545 AM SNOW E HARTFORD 43.32N 88.39W
12/12/2010 E10.0 INCH WASHINGTON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 10 INCHES SNOW TOTAL FOR STORM. SAW MULTIPLE
TRANSFORMER FLASHES.
0545 AM SNOW MADISON 43.08N 89.38W
12/12/2010 E6.0 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 6 INCHES SNOW TOTAL FOR STORM.
0600 AM HEAVY SNOW SHEBOYGAN 43.75N 87.72W
12/12/2010 M6.0 INCH SHEBOYGAN WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0600 AM SNOW 3 SE SULLIVAN 42.98N 88.55W
12/12/2010 M3.6 INCH JEFFERSON WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0600 AM HEAVY SNOW TAYCHEEDAH 43.81N 88.40W
12/12/2010 M8.0 INCH FOND DU LAC WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0600 AM NON-TSTM WND GST SHEBOYGAN 43.75N 87.72W
12/12/2010 E53.00 MPH SHEBOYGAN WI C-MAN STATION
THE MEASURED 19.2 METER WIND WAS 61 MPH BUT 53 MPH IS THE
ESTIMATED ADJUSTED 10 METER WIND.
0610 AM NON-TSTM WND GST RACINE BATTEN AIRPORT 42.76N 87.81W
12/12/2010 M51.00 MPH RACINE WI ASOS
SUSTAINED NORTH WIND AT 36 MPH.
0630 AM SNOW WATERFORD 42.76N 88.22W
12/12/2010 M1.0 INCH RACINE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0630 AM SNOW RICHFIELD 43.26N 88.19W
12/12/2010 M4.4 INCH WASHINGTON WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0642 AM SNOW OREGON 42.93N 89.38W
12/12/2010 M5.5 INCH DANE WI PUBLIC
0650 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 E RACINE BATTEN AIRPO 42.76N 87.70W
12/12/2010 M58.00 MPH LMZ646 WI C-MAN STATION
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 SW WEST BEND 43.41N 88.20W
12/12/2010 M7.0 INCH WASHINGTON WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW DARLINGTON 42.68N 90.12W
12/12/2010 M4.0 INCH LAFAYETTE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW BLACK EARTH 43.14N 89.75W
12/12/2010 M3.7 INCH DANE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW OCONOMOWOC 43.11N 88.50W
12/12/2010 M3.5 INCH WAUKESHA WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW BERLIN 43.97N 88.95W
12/12/2010 M9.2 INCH GREEN LAKE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW AFTON 42.60N 89.07W
12/12/2010 M4.0 INCH ROCK WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW WATERTOWN 43.19N 88.72W
12/12/2010 M6.0 INCH JEFFERSON WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW WISCONSIN DELLS 43.63N 89.78W
12/12/2010 M8.0 INCH SAUK WI AMATEUR RADIO
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW PORTAGE 43.55N 89.47W
12/12/2010 M8.0 INCH COLUMBIA WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW 3 SE PORTAGE 43.52N 89.42W
12/12/2010 M9.8 INCH COLUMBIA WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW 3 NE POYNETTE 43.42N 89.37W
12/12/2010 M8.0 INCH COLUMBIA WI AMATEUR RADIO
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW MOUNT HOREB 43.01N 89.73W
12/12/2010 M8.0 INCH DANE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW MONROE 42.60N 89.64W
12/12/2010 M5.0 INCH GREEN WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW DE FOREST 43.25N 89.35W
12/12/2010 M7.2 INCH DANE WI AMATEUR RADIO
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW FOND DU LAC 43.78N 88.45W
12/12/2010 M8.0 INCH FOND DU LAC WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW MIDDLETON 43.10N 89.51W
12/12/2010 M7.8 INCH DANE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW CEDARBURG 43.30N 87.99W
12/12/2010 M2.8 INCH OZAUKEE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 5 SW MADISON 43.03N 89.45W
12/12/2010 M4.9 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 AM BLIZZARD 4 NE LA VALLE 43.62N 90.07W
12/12/2010 SAUK WI CO-OP OBSERVER
10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. DRIFTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET.
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW HORICON 43.44N 88.64W
12/12/2010 M6.0 INCH DODGE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW SAUKVILLE 43.38N 87.94W
12/12/2010 M3.2 INCH OZAUKEE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW WEST BEND 43.42N 88.18W
12/12/2010 M8.4 INCH WASHINGTON WI AMATEUR RADIO
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW HARTFORD 43.32N 88.39W
12/12/2010 M8.1 INCH WASHINGTON WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 E SHEBOYGAN 43.75N 87.69W
12/12/2010 E50.00 MPH LMZ643 WI C-MAN STATION
THE 19.2 METER WIND WAS 66 MPH BUT 57 MPH IS THE
ESTIMATED ADJUSTED 10 METER WIND.
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW 3 NW WAYNE 43.54N 88.36W
12/12/2010 M9.0 INCH WASHINGTON WI AMATEUR RADIO
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW 5 SW CAMPBELLSPORT 43.55N 88.35W
12/12/2010 M8.0 INCH WASHINGTON WI AMATEUR RADIO
0700 AM SNOW DELAVAN 42.63N 88.63W
12/12/2010 M3.4 INCH WALWORTH WI AMATEUR RADIO
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 NW BEAVER DAM 43.47N 88.85W
12/12/2010 M9.0 INCH DODGE WI AMATEUR RADIO
0705 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 ENE DOWNTOWN MILWAUKE 43.05N 87.88W
12/12/2010 M50.00 MPH MILWAUKEE WI BUOY
MEASURED AT MCKINLEY MARINA.
0730 AM SNOW PADDOCK LAKE 42.57N 88.10W
12/12/2010 M0.5 INCH KENOSHA WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW MUKWONAGO 42.87N 88.33W
12/12/2010 M2.2 INCH WAUKESHA WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0816 AM HEAVY SNOW OXFORD 43.78N 89.56W
12/12/2010 M11.2 INCH MARQUETTE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0821 AM HEAVY SNOW BERLIN 43.97N 88.95W
12/12/2010 M13.0 INCH GREEN LAKE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0830 AM SNOW ROCHESTER 42.74N 88.22W
12/12/2010 M1.0 INCH RACINE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0830 AM SNOW HALES CORNERS 42.94N 88.05W
12/12/2010 M0.5 INCH MILWAUKEE WI NWS EMPLOYEE
MODERATE SNOW CURRENTLY
0900 AM SNOW 4 SW SOUTH WAYNE 42.53N 89.94W
12/12/2010 M2.8 INCH LAFAYETTE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0900 AM HEAVY SNOW ELKHART LAKE 43.83N 88.01W
12/12/2010 M8.0 INCH SHEBOYGAN WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0900 AM HEAVY SNOW BARABOO 43.47N 89.74W
12/12/2010 M11.4 INCH SAUK WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0900 AM SNOW FORT ATKINSON 42.93N 88.84W
12/12/2010 M5.4 INCH JEFFERSON WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0930 AM SNOW 2 SW OCONOMOWOC 43.09N 88.53W
12/12/2010 M4.2 INCH WAUKESHA WI NWS EMPLOYEE
1030 AM HEAVY SNOW 5 E PORTAGE 43.55N 89.37W
12/12/2010 M10.7 INCH COLUMBIA WI CO-OP OBSERVER
BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH 2 TO 3 FOOT DRIFTS.
1045 AM SNOW 3 SW OCONOMOWOC 43.08N 88.54W
12/12/2010 M5.0 INCH JEFFERSON WI NWS EMPLOYEE
1115 AM HEAVY SNOW WEST BEND 43.42N 88.18W
12/12/2010 M9.5 INCH WASHINGTON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
LOTS OF TREE DAMAGE IN AREA AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES
1200 PM SNOW 3 SE SULLIVAN 42.98N 88.55W
12/12/2010 M5.1 INCH JEFFERSON WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
1200 PM HEAVY SNOW MADISON TRUAX AIRPORT 43.14N 89.33W
12/12/2010 M8.9 INCH DANE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
1205 PM BLIZZARD 1 NW FOND DU LAC 43.79N 88.46W
12/12/2010 FOND DU LAC WI TRAINED SPOTTER
10.1 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THUS FAR. NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS BETWEEN 7 AND 11 AM
&&
KUHLMANLocal storm report, Dec 12, 1:13 PM CST, 1 hour 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
113 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1239 PM HEAVY SNOW 3 W BEAVER DAM 43.46N 88.90W
12/12/2010 M11.0 INCH DODGE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
1239 PM HEAVY SNOW ORFORDVILLE 42.63N 89.26W
12/12/2010 E6.0 INCH ROCK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
1248 PM HEAVY SNOW 1 NW MIDDLETON 43.11N 89.52W
12/12/2010 M8.3 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
KUHLMANLocal storm report, Dec 12, 1:31 PM CST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
131 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0129 PM SNOW 1 NE MIDDLETON 43.11N 89.49W
12/12/2010 M7.9 INCH DANE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0129 PM SNOW MADISON 43.08N 89.38W
12/12/2010 M7.8 INCH DANE WI BROADCAST MEDIA
WISC-TV
&&
SDAVISLocal storm report, Dec 12, 1:41 PM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
141 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 PM HEAVY SNOW SUN PRAIRIE 43.18N 89.23W
12/12/2010 M9.0 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
KUHLMANLocal storm report, Dec 12, 2:25 PM CST, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
225 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0224 PM HEAVY SNOW HARTFORD 43.32N 88.39W
12/12/2010 M10.5 INCH WASHINGTON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL. OBSERVER WAS MEASURING SNOW ONCE AN HOUR ON
A SNOW MEASURING BOARD.
&&
HAHNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 8:51 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth | 18 hr |
| Dec 12, 4:14 AM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MKX | 32 hr | |
| Dec 12, 3:07 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee and 5 more | 9 hr |
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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.