Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 169, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 19, 2011, 8:37 PM CDT for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 53 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
- Jul 19, 2011, 8:37 PM CDT (01:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2011, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 8:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Sand Creek, WI | TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD. |
| Jul 19, 8:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Chetek, WI | TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD. |
| Jul 19, 8:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Dallas, WI | TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD. |
| Jul 19, 8:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 E New Auburn, WI | TREES DOWN ACROSS ROAD. |
| Jul 19, 9:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Jim Falls, WI | TREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 178. |
| Jul 19, 9:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Eau Claire, WI | TREES DOWN ON POWER LINE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 5426 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -79 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1247 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 253 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 330 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 4.8
- Supercell composite
- 44.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
266
WUUS53 KMPX 200137
SVRMPX
WIC005-017-033-035-200230-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0169.110720T0137Z-110720T0230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
837 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN BARRON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
CHIPPEWA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
DUNN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
EAU CLAIRE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 930 PM CDT
* AT 833 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
STANLEY TO BLOOMER TO SAND CREEK TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TURTLE
LAKE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...
EAU CLAIRE...
MENOMONIE...
BLOOMER...
SAND CREEK...
HILLSDALE...
NEW AUBURN...
CORNELL...
BARRON...
CHETEK...
HOLCOMBE...
CAMERON...
JIM FALLS...
STANLEY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WIND OR HAIL DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 4465 9092 4470 9209 4488 9213 4516 9214
4544 9204 4544 9172 4538 9157 4529 9154
4528 9096
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 337DEG 26KT 4496 9096 4509 9140
4513 9176 4530 9202
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
DWE2 follow-up statements
623
WWUS53 KMPX 200211
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
911 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011
WIC005-017-033-035-200230-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0169.000000T0000Z-110720T0230Z/
BARRON WI-CHIPPEWA WI-DUNN WI-EAU CLAIRE WI-
911 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
BARRON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...AND EAU CLAIRE...EASTERN DUNN
AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL 930 PM CDT...
AT 909 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9
MILES SOUTH OF STANLEY TO LAKE WISSOTA TO ELK MOUND TO 5 MILES WEST
OF SAND CREEK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO
ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EAU CLAIRE...LUDINGTON...WHEELER...ALTOONA...FALL CREEK...TAINTER
LAKE...COLFAX...ELK MOUND...BRACKETT...CARYVILLE...ROCK FALLS AND
AUGUSTA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN THE TWIN CITIES.
&&
LAT...LON 4465 9092 4469 9188 4486 9190 4509 9193
4519 9189 4522 9180 4526 9165 4529 9154
4528 9096
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 337DEG 26KT 4482 9088 4486 9126
4490 9162 4514 9178
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.75IN
$$
DWE022
WWUS53 KMPX 200224
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
924 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011
WIC005-200239-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0169.000000T0000Z-110720T0230Z/
BARRON WI-
924 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BARRON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN THE TWIN CITIES.
LAT...LON 4469 9181 4482 9182 4503 9180 4513 9173
4516 9162 4518 9139 4514 9095 4465 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 337DEG 26KT 4474 9083 4478 9121
4483 9162 4501 9160
$$
WIC017-033-035-200230-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0169.000000T0000Z-110720T0230Z/
CHIPPEWA WI-DUNN WI-EAU CLAIRE WI-
924 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAU CLAIRE...
SOUTHEASTERN DUNN AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
UNTIL 930 PM CDT...
AT 923 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11
MILES NORTHEAST OF FAIRCHILD TO FALL CREEK TO ELK MOUND TO 6 MILES
EAST OF COLFAX...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO
ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EAU CLAIRE...FALL CREEK...LAKE HALLIE...ALTOONA...BRACKETT AND
AUGUSTA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN THE TWIN CITIES.
&&
LAT...LON 4469 9181 4482 9182 4503 9180 4513 9173
4516 9162 4518 9139 4514 9095 4465 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 337DEG 26KT 4474 9083 4478 9121
4483 9162 4501 9160
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.75IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 7:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Polk | 39 min |
| Jul 19, 7:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Barron | 61 min |
| Jul 19, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Polk | 44 min |
| Jul 19, 8:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Rusk | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 8:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Rusk | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Eau Claire | 37 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.