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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Milwaukee, WI

June 8, 2011Marquette County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2011, 6:11 PM CDT for Marquette County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 8, 2011, 6:11 PM CDT (23:11 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Marquette County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 8, 4:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 130 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2011-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1408 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2011-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 328 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1408 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-232 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1388 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
328 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
340 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

643 
WUUS53 KMKX 082311
SVRMKX
WIC077-090000-
/O.NEW.KMKX.SV.W.0076.110608T2311Z-110609T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
611 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MARQUETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 609 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL...
  AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF WESTFIELD...OR 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  FRIENDSHIP...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WESTFIELD...MONTELLO...LAWRENCE...ENDEAVOR...PACKWAUKEE...
  HARRISVILLE AND GLEN OAK.

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 4364 8925 4368 8961 4390 8960 4399 8924
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 261DEG 13KT 4383 8957
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.25IN

$$

MRC
3 follow-up statements
307 
WWUS53 KMKX 082322
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
622 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011

WIC077-090000-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-110609T0000Z/
MARQUETTE WI-
622 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MARQUETTE
COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 618 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
WESTFIELD...OR 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FRIENDSHIP...MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WESTFIELD...MONTELLO...ENDEAVOR...PACKWAUKEE...HARRISVILLE AND GLEN
  OAK.

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 4364 8925 4368 8961 4390 8960 4399 8924
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 265DEG 12KT 4383 8951
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.25IN

$$

SEARS
773 
WWUS53 KMKX 082333
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
633 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011

WIC077-090000-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-110609T0000Z/
MARQUETTE WI-
633 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MARQUETTE
COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 632 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
MONTELLO...OR 15 MILES SOUTH OF WAUTOMA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN MARQUETTE COUNTY.

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 4364 8925 4368 8961 4390 8960 4399 8924
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 263DEG 27KT 4385 8933
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.25IN

$$
SEARS
716 
WWUS53 KMKX 082348
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
648 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011

WIC077-090000-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-110609T0000Z/
MARQUETTE WI-
648 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MARQUETTE
COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 646 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
MONTELLO...OR 17 MILES NORTH OF PORTAGE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN MARQUETTE COUNTY.

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 4385 8955 4396 8925 4364 8925 4368 8961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 272DEG 24KT 4379 8934
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.25IN

$$

SEARS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 3:34 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX15 hr
Jun 8, 7:04 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX86 min
Jun 8, 10:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXFond du Lac, Green Lake38 min
Jun 8, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXIowa48 min
Jun 8, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXIowa62 min
Jun 8, 5:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXSauk39 min
Jun 8, 5:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXIowa3 hr
Jun 8, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXIowa, Sauk44 min
Jun 8, 6:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXColumbia, Sauk3 hr
Jun 8, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Dane, Sauk47 min
Jun 8, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDane, Iowa, Sauk62 min
Jun 8, 6:49 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXDane2 hr
Jun 8, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Green Lake, Marquette55 min
Jun 8, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Sauk37 min

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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.