Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 77, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2011, 6:28 PM CDT for Columbia County, Dane County, Sauk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 47 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, 6:28 PM CDT (23:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2011, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 2.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Columbia County, WI, Dane County, WI, Sauk County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
293
WUUS53 KMKX 082328
SVRMKX
WIC021-025-111-090015-
/O.NEW.KMKX.SV.W.0077.110608T2328Z-110609T0015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
628 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
NORTHWESTERN DANE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
SAUK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
* AT 623 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP
TO TENNIS BALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTH OF SPRING GREEN...OR 13 MILES
SOUTH OF REEDSBURG...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
REEDSBURG...SAUK CITY...PRAIRIE DU SAC...BARABOO...WISCONSIN
DELLS...WEST BARABOO...DEVILS LAKE STATE PARK...WISCONSIN DELLS
AIRPORT...LAKE DELTON...LELAND...ROCK SPRINGS...NORTH FREEDOM...
DEVILS LAKE ST PARK AND MERRIMAC.
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 4330 9019 4333 9020 4365 9014 4365 8960
4364 8959 4323 8961 4324 9020 4330 9020
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 252DEG 23KT 4336 8999
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 2.50IN
$$
MRC4 follow-up statements
825
WWUS53 KMKX 082335
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
635 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011
WIC021-025-111-090015-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110609T0015Z/
COLUMBIA WI-DANE WI-SAUK WI-
635 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SAUK...
NORTHWESTERN DANE AND WESTERN COLUMBIA COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...
AT 632 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO
TENNIS BALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES WEST OF DEVILS LAKE STATE PARK...OR 12
MILES SOUTH OF REEDSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SAUK CITY...PRAIRIE DU SAC...BARABOO...WISCONSIN DELLS...WEST
BARABOO...DEVILS LAKE STATE PARK...WISCONSIN DELLS AIRPORT...LAKE
DELTON...ROCK SPRINGS...NORTH FREEDOM...DEVILS LAKE ST PARK AND
MERRIMAC.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE
HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE
TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4330 9019 4333 9020 4365 9014 4365 8960
4364 8959 4323 8961 4324 9020 4330 9020
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 252DEG 23KT 4338 8991
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 2.50IN
$$
SEARS010
WWUS53 KMKX 082346
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
646 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011
WIC021-025-111-090015-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110609T0015Z/
COLUMBIA WI-DANE WI-SAUK WI-
646 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SAUK...
NORTHWESTERN DANE AND WESTERN COLUMBIA COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...
AT 641 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO
TENNIS BALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WISCONSIN DELLS AIRPORT...OR NEAR BARABOO...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WISCONSIN DELLS AND LAKE DELTON.
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.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4330 9019 4333 9020 4365 9014 4365 8960
4364 8959 4323 8961 4324 9020 4330 9020
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 233DEG 29KT 4352 8977
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 2.50IN
$$
SEARS546
WWUS53 KMKX 090003
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
703 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011
WIC021-025-111-090015-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110609T0015Z/
COLUMBIA WI-DANE WI-SAUK WI-
703 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
SAUK...NORTHWESTERN DANE AND WESTERN COLUMBIA COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM
CDT...
AT 659 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO
TENNIS BALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF LAKE DELTON...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF WISCONSIN DELLS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE
HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE
TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4365 8984 4365 8960 4364 8959 4323 8961
4330 9001
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 233DEG 29KT 4360 8962
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 2.50IN
$$
SEARS520
WWUS53 KMKX 090007
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
707 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011
WIC021-025-111-090016-
/O.EXP.KMKX.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110609T0015Z/
COLUMBIA WI-DANE WI-SAUK WI-
707 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN SAUK...NORTHWESTERN
DANE AND WESTERN COLUMBIA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 4365 8984 4365 8960 4364 8959 4323 8961
4330 9001
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 233DEG 29KT 4361 8959
$$
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, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Iowa | 62 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, 6:43 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
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011
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.