Alert archive / Wisconsin / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2011, 6:09 PM CDT for Sauk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 51 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
- May 22, 2011, 6:09 PM CDT (23:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Sauk County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:10 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 351 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -121 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1006 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
578
WFUS53 KMKX 222309
TORMKX
WIC111-230000-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0005.110522T2309Z-110523T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
609 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL SAUK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 605 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF RICHLAND CENTER...AND MOVING EAST
AT 50 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WEST BARABOO AND WISCONSIN DELLS AIRPORT AROUND 635 PM CDT.
DEVILS LAKE STATE PARK AND BARABOO AROUND 640 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE HILL
POINT...LOGANVILLE...LELAND...ROCK SPRINGS...NORTH FREEDOM...DEVILS
LAKE ST PARK AND MERRIMAC.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A
BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO
THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4346 9019 4357 8966 4356 8960 4338 8960
4328 9020
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 257DEG 44KT 4336 9020
$$
GEHRING3 follow-up statements
019
WWUS53 KMKX 222333
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
633 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
WIC111-230000-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110523T0000Z/
SAUK WI-
633 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL SAUK COUNTY UNTIL
700 PM CDT...
AT 629 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF REEDSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WEST BARABOO...BARABOO...WISCONSIN DELLS AIRPORT AND DEVILS LAKE
STATE PARK AROUND 640 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE DEVILS LAKE
ST PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4346 9019 4357 8966 4356 8960 4338 8960
4328 9020
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 253DEG 44KT 4345 8989
$$
DDV435
WWUS53 KMKX 222345
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
645 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
WIC111-230000-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110523T0000Z/
SAUK WI-
645 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL SAUK COUNTY
UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
AT 643 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WEST BARABOO...OR NEAR BARABOO...MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL
SAUK COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4350 8989 4357 8966 4356 8965 4357 8963
4356 8960 4338 8960 4336 8992
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 263DEG 34KT 4343 8978
$$
DDV635
WWUS53 KMKX 222357
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
657 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
WIC111-230008-
/O.EXP.KMKX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110523T0000Z/
SAUK WI-
657 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SAUK COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
700 PM CDT...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE AREA.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 4350 8989 4357 8966 4356 8965 4357 8963
4356 8960 4338 8960 4336 8992
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 263DEG 34KT 4344 8962
$$
DDVThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 12:00 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan | 7 hr |
| May 22, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Sauk | 14 min |
| May 22, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Marquette | 41 min |
| May 22, 2:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Marquette | 29 min |
| May 22, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green Lake, Marquette | 14 min |
| May 22, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green Lake | 26 min |
| May 22, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge | 34 min |
| May 22, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Dodge, Jefferson | 39 min |
| May 22, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Rock | 49 min |
| May 22, 5:48 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 42 min | |
| May 22, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Sauk | 51 min |
| May 22, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Washington | 46 min |
| May 22, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Rock, Walworth, Waukesha | 45 min |
| May 22, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington | 35 min |
| May 22, 6:28 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 92 min | |
| May 22, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Waukesha | 24 min |
| May 22, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 36 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.