Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 2012, 12:22 PM CDT for 5 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 23 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 6, 2012, 12:22 PM CDT (17:22 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2012, 12:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Kenosha County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Waukesha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:25 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 691 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 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 061722
SVRMKX
WIC059-079-101-127-133-061745-
/O.NEW.KMKX.SV.W.0021.120506T1722Z-120506T1745Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1222 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN KENOSHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
MILWAUKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
RACINE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
EAST CENTRAL WALWORTH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
EASTERN WAUKESHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 1245 PM CDT
* AT 1216 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER 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 WAUKESHA AIRPORT TO BIG BEND TO BOHNERS LAKE...AND MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
MILWAUKEE TIMMERMAN AIRPORT...FRANKLIN...MILWAUKEE COUNTY ZOO AND
WEST ALLIS AROUND 1230 PM CDT.
GLENDALE...RIVER HILLS...BROWN DEER AND WEST MILWAUKEE AROUND 1235
PM CDT.
WHITEFISH BAY...FOX POINT...BAYSIDE AND MILWAUKEE HOAN BRIDGE
AROUND 1240 PM CDT.
STURTEVANT...RACINE BATTEN AIRPORT AND WIND POINT AROUND 1245 PM
CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE NORTH
CAPE...KANSASVILLE...MILWAUKEE CO ZOO...STATE FAIR PARK...MITCHELL
PARK DOMES...MILLER PARK...FRANKLIN...GLENDALE...SHOREWOOD AND SAINT
FRANCIS.
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 4276 8776 4271 8776 4265 8781 4262 8838
4285 8830 4319 8827 4319 8789 4312 8789
4306 8786 4304 8789 4301 8789 4296 8784
4286 8783 4278 8774
TIME...MOT...LOC 1722Z 267DEG 35KT 4307 8812 4285 8815
4266 8822
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN
$$
BROOKS3 follow-up statements
546
WWUS53 KMKX 061732
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1232 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012
WIC127-061742-
/O.CAN.KMKX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120506T1745Z/
WALWORTH WI-
1232 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WALWORTH COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 4276 8776 4271 8776 4265 8781 4263 8827
4287 8818 4319 8817 4319 8789 4312 8789
4306 8786 4304 8789 4301 8789 4296 8784
4286 8783 4278 8774
TIME...MOT...LOC 1732Z 267DEG 35KT 4307 8798 4285 8802
4266 8809
$$
WIC059-079-101-133-061745-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120506T1745Z/
MILWAUKEE WI-RACINE WI-WAUKESHA WI-KENOSHA WI-
1232 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
KENOSHA...EASTERN WAUKESHA...RACINE AND MILWAUKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 1245
PM CDT...
AT 1230 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER 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 WAUWATOSA TO FRANKLIN TO EAGLE LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
UW-MILWAUKEE CAMPUS...WHITEFISH BAY...FOX POINT AND BAYSIDE AROUND
1240 PM CDT.
STURTEVANT...RACINE BATTEN AIRPORT...WIND POINT AND DOWNTOWN RACINE
AROUND 1245 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
UW-MILWAUKEE...SHOREWOOD...SAINT FRANCIS...FRANKSVILLE...CALEDONIA...
MILWAUKEE SOUTH SHORE PARK...MILWAUKEE BRADFORD BEACH...ELMWOOD PARK
AND NORTH BAY.
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 4276 8776 4271 8776 4265 8781 4263 8827
4287 8818 4319 8817 4319 8789 4312 8789
4306 8786 4304 8789 4301 8789 4296 8784
4286 8783 4278 8774
TIME...MOT...LOC 1732Z 267DEG 35KT 4307 8798 4285 8802
4266 8809
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN
$$
BROOKS351
WWUS53 KMKX 061738
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1238 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012
WIC133-061747-
/O.CAN.KMKX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120506T1745Z/
WAUKESHA WI-
1238 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN WAUKESHA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 4276 8776 4271 8776 4265 8781 4264 8812
4285 8807 4319 8806 4319 8789 4312 8789
4306 8786 4304 8789 4301 8789 4296 8784
4286 8783 4278 8774
TIME...MOT...LOC 1737Z 267DEG 35KT 4307 8791 4285 8795
4266 8803
$$
WIC059-079-101-061745-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120506T1745Z/
MILWAUKEE WI-RACINE WI-KENOSHA WI-
1238 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
KENOSHA...EASTERN RACINE AND MILWAUKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM CDT...
AT 1235 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER 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 DOWNTOWN MILWAUKEE TO FRANKLIN TO UNION GROVE...MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
STURTEVANT...RACINE BATTEN AIRPORT...WIND POINT AND DOWNTOWN RACINE
AROUND 1245 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE ELMWOOD PARK
AND NORTH BAY.
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 4276 8776 4271 8776 4265 8781 4264 8812
4285 8807 4319 8806 4319 8789 4312 8789
4306 8786 4304 8789 4301 8789 4296 8784
4286 8783 4278 8774
TIME...MOT...LOC 1737Z 267DEG 35KT 4307 8791 4285 8795
4266 8803
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN
$$
BROOKS031
WWUS53 KMKX 061741
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1241 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012
WIC059-079-101-061751-
/O.EXP.KMKX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120506T1745Z/
MILWAUKEE WI-RACINE WI-KENOSHA WI-
1241 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KENOSHA...EASTERN
RACINE AND MILWAUKEE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1245 PM CDT...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 4276 8776 4271 8776 4265 8781 4264 8812
4285 8807 4319 8806 4319 8789 4312 8789
4306 8786 4304 8789 4301 8789 4296 8784
4286 8783 4278 8774
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 267DEG 35KT 4307 8785 4285 8790
4266 8798
$$
BROOKSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 7:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Marquette | 24 min |
| May 6, 8:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette | 31 min |
| May 6, 9:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake | 30 min |
| May 6, 9:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Jefferson, Rock | 28 min |
| May 6, 9:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Rock, Walworth | 36 min |
| May 6, 10:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 33 min |
| May 6, 12:27 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 40 min | |
| May 6, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Walworth | 30 min |
| May 6, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Racine, Walworth | 29 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2012Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2012
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.