Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2011, 9:19 AM CDT for Dodge County, Washington County, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 41 min. 6 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 6, 2011, 9:19 AM CDT (14:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Dodge County, WI, Washington County, WI, Waukesha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:22 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 6, 9:20 AM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | Hartford, WI | DELAYED REPORT. MANY VEHICLES WITH HAIL DAMAGE...MINOR DENTS. |
| Jun 6, 9:22 AM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | 1 E Hartford, WI | HAIL OF APPROXIMATELY MARBLE SIZE FELL FROM 922 AM TO 927 AM. |
| Jun 6, 9:25 AM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | Hartford, WI | |
| Jun 6, 9:30 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 N Hartford, WI | ESTIMATED QUARTER-SIZE HAIL AND LARGER FOR 4 MINUTES AT A LOCATION 2.6 NORTH OF HARTFORD. |
| Jun 6, 9:31 AM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 N Hartford, WI | ESTIMATED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL |
| Jun 6, 9:39 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Ne Hartford, WI | MOSTLY PEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...BUT RANGING UP TO QUARTER SIZE. |
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 6, 7:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 1658 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
380 WUUS53 KMKX 061419 SVRMKX WIC027-131-133-061500- /O.NEW.KMKX.SV.W.0069.110606T1419Z-110606T1500Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 919 AM CDT MON JUN 6 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL DODGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... NORTHEASTERN WAUKESHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... * UNTIL 1000 AM CDT * AT 917 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HARTFORD...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... HARTFORD AROUND 925 AM CDT. SLINGER AROUND 930 AM CDT. JACKSON AROUND 940 AM CDT. LANNON AROUND 950 AM CDT. MENOMONEE FALLS AROUND 955 AM CDT. BUTLER AROUND 1000 AM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE SAINT LAWRENCE...HOLY HILL...HUBERTUS...RICHFIELD...COLGATE...BEAR VALLEY AND GERMANTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 4330 8855 4346 8850 4335 8806 4310 8807 TIME...MOT...LOC 1419Z 294DEG 29KT 4334 8844 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.50IN $$ DAVIS
3 follow-up statements
552 WWUS53 KMKX 061436 SVSMKX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 936 AM CDT MON JUN 6 2011 WIC027-061446- /O.CAN.KMKX.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110606T1500Z/ DODGE WI- 936 AM CDT MON JUN 6 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL DODGE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 4324 8839 4336 8839 4335 8806 4310 8807 TIME...MOT...LOC 1436Z 289DEG 26KT 4330 8829 $$ WIC131-133-061500- /O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110606T1500Z/ WAUKESHA WI-WASHINGTON WI- 936 AM CDT MON JUN 6 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN WAUKESHA COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM CDT... AT 931 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WALNUT SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SLINGER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. AT 931 AM CDT...HAM RADIO SPOTTERS REPORTED GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL 1 NORTH HARTFORD. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... JACKSON AROUND 945 AM CDT. MENOMONEE FALLS AND LANNON AROUND 955 AM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE RICHFIELD...HUBERTUS...COLGATE...BEAR VALLEY AND GERMANTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 4324 8839 4336 8839 4335 8806 4310 8807 TIME...MOT...LOC 1436Z 289DEG 26KT 4330 8829 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.50IN $$ CRAVEN
306 WWUS53 KMKX 061448 SVSMKX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 948 AM CDT MON JUN 6 2011 WIC131-133-061500- /O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110606T1500Z/ WAUKESHA WI-WASHINGTON WI- 948 AM CDT MON JUN 6 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN WAUKESHA COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM CDT... AT 945 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JACKSON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... LANNON AROUND 955 AM CDT. MENOMONEE FALLS AROUND 1000 AM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE GERMANTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 4310 8807 4319 8828 4336 8822 4335 8806 TIME...MOT...LOC 1448Z 289DEG 26KT 4327 8818 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$ CRAVEN
958 WWUS53 KMKX 061501 SVSMKX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1001 AM CDT MON JUN 6 2011 WIC131-133-061512- /O.EXP.KMKX.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110606T1500Z/ WAUKESHA WI-WASHINGTON WI- 1001 AM CDT MON JUN 6 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN WAUKESHA COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 4310 8807 4319 8828 4336 8822 4335 8806 TIME...MOT...LOC 1448Z 289DEG 26KT 4327 8818 $$ CRAVEN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 5:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Sauk | 48 min |
| Jun 6, 5:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Sauk | 40 min |
| Jun 6, 6:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Sauk | 51 min |
| Jun 6, 6:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 49 min |
| Jun 6, 6:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette | 46 min |
| Jun 6, 8:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green Lake, Marquette | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 9:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Green Lake | 62 min |
| Jun 6, 3:17 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 29 hr |
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.