Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2011, 5:43 PM CDT for Iowa County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 62 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 8, 2011, 5:43 PM CDT (22:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2011, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Iowa County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 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 8, 6:00 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Highland, WI | HEAVY RAIN ALSO FALLING |
| Jun 8, 6:12 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Highland, WI | AS RAIN TAPERED OFF...HAIL INCREASED IN SIZE. |
| Jun 8, 6:14 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 7 N Highland, WI | |
| Jun 8, 6:22 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 7 N Highland, WI | GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL STILL FALLING. |
| Jun 8, 6:26 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 Nne Dodgeville, WI | |
| Jun 8, 6:55 PM CDT | HAIL 0.25 | Cobb, WI |
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 8, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 1876 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -225 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1404 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS53 KMKX 082243
SVRMKX
WIC049-082345-
/O.NEW.KMKX.SV.W.0073.110608T2243Z-110608T2345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
543 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
IOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 541 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES
NORTHWEST OF BLACKHAWK LAKE RECREATION AREA...OR 19 MILES WEST OF
DODGEVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DODGEVILLE...BLACKHAWK LAKE RECREATION AREA...GOVERNOR DODGE STATE
PARK...BLUE MOUND STATE PARK...HIGHLAND...COBB...LINDEN...LONDON...
EDMUND...BLACKHAWK LAKE REC AREA...GOVERNOR DODGE ST PARK...
RIDGEWAY...HOLLANDALE...BARNEVELD...ARENA AND BLUE MOUND ST PARK.
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 4316 9043 4319 9023 4316 9018 4317 9016
4316 9008 4314 9005 4316 9005 4320 9000
4319 8989 4320 8984 4284 8984 4291 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 254DEG 22KT 4306 9046
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN
$$
MRC5 follow-up statements
986
WWUS53 KMKX 082253
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
553 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011
WIC049-082345-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110608T2345Z/
IOWA WI-
553 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR IOWA COUNTY
UNTIL 645 PM CDT...
AT 551 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
NORTHEAST OF BLACKHAWK LAKE RECREATION AREA...OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DODGEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DODGEVILLE...GOVERNOR DODGE STATE PARK...BLUE MOUND STATE PARK...
GOVERNOR DODGE ST PARK...RIDGEWAY...HOLLANDALE...BARNEVELD...ARENA
AND BLUE MOUND ST PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE
HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE
TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4316 9043 4319 9023 4316 9018 4317 9016
4316 9008 4314 9005 4316 9005 4320 9000
4319 8989 4320 8984 4284 8984 4291 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 256DEG 22KT 4309 9028
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN
$$
SEARS820
WWUS53 KMKX 082305
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
605 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011
WIC049-082345-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110608T2345Z/
IOWA WI-
605 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR IOWA COUNTY
UNTIL 645 PM CDT...
AT 604 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
NORTHWEST OF GOVERNOR DODGE STATE PARK...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF
DODGEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DODGEVILLE...GOVERNOR DODGE STATE PARK...BLUE MOUND STATE PARK...
GOVERNOR DODGE ST PARK...RIDGEWAY...ARENA...BARNEVELD AND BLUE
MOUND ST PARK.
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 4316 9043 4319 9024 4316 9018 4317 9014
4316 9008 4314 9005 4316 9005 4320 9000
4319 8991 4320 8984 4291 8984 4292 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 266DEG 20KT 4309 9018
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN
$$
SEARS635
WWUS53 KMKX 082317
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
617 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011
WIC049-082345-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110608T2345Z/
IOWA WI-
617 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR IOWA COUNTY
UNTIL 645 PM CDT...
AT 613 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
GOVERNOR DODGE STATE PARK...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF DODGEVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLUE MOUND STATE PARK...RIDGEWAY...BARNEVELD...ARENA AND BLUE MOUND
ST PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE
HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE
TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4316 9043 4319 9024 4316 9018 4317 9014
4316 9008 4314 9005 4316 9005 4320 9000
4319 8991 4320 8984 4291 8984 4292 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 258DEG 30KT 4308 9010
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN
$$
SEARS463
WWUS53 KMKX 082325
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
625 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011
WIC049-082345-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110608T2345Z/
IOWA WI-
625 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR IOWA COUNTY
UNTIL 645 PM CDT...
AT 623 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
SOUTH OF SPRING GREEN...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF DODGEVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLUE MOUND STATE PARK...BARNEVELD...ARENA AND BLUE MOUND ST PARK.
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 4316 9043 4319 9024 4316 9018 4317 9014
4316 9008 4314 9005 4316 9005 4320 9000
4319 8991 4320 8984 4291 8984 4292 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 258DEG 29KT 4310 9001
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN
$$
SEARS328
WWUS53 KMKX 082334
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
634 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011
WIC049-082345-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110608T2345Z/
IOWA WI-
634 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR IOWA COUNTY
UNTIL 645 PM CDT...
AT 632 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SPRING GREEN...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF DODGEVILLE...
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLUE MOUND STATE PARK...BARNEVELD...ARENA AND BLUE MOUND ST PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE
HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE
TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4316 9043 4319 9024 4316 9018 4317 9014
4316 9008 4314 9005 4316 9005 4320 9000
4319 8991 4320 8984 4291 8984 4292 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 264DEG 22KT 4309 8998
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN
$$
SEARSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 3:34 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 15 hr | |
| Jun 8, 7:04 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 86 min | |
| Jun 8, 10:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Green Lake | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Iowa | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Sauk | 39 min |
| Jun 8, 5:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Iowa | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Iowa, Sauk | 44 min |
| Jun 8, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Marquette | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 6:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Sauk | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Iowa, Sauk | 62 min |
| Jun 8, 6:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Dane | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette | 55 min |
| Jun 8, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 37 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.