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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Milwaukee, WI

May 28, 2012Dane County, Green County, Rock County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2012, 5:05 PM CDT for Dane County, Green County, Rock County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 55 min. 10 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
May 28, 2012, 5:05 PM CDT (22:05 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2012, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Dane County, WI, Green County, WI, Rock County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 28, 5:15 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 49New Glarus, WINGLRS
May 28, 5:15 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 63Dayton, WISEVERE WINDS LASTED 10 MINUTES. LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN IN YARD FROM TREES NOT ON PROPERTY. ORIGIN UNKNOWN. ALSO ACCUMULATING HAIL OF 0.50 INCH DIAMETER
May 28, 5:20 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 N Dayton, WITWO HOMES WITH ROOF DAMAGE. SHINGLES REMOVED FROM ABOUT HALF OF THEIR ROOFS.
May 28, 5:27 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 E Oregon, WIA FEW TREES DOWN
May 28, 5:34 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUD1 E Oregon, WI
May 28, 5:35 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGCooksville, WILARGE TREES DOWN AND LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN.
May 28, 5:38 PM CDTHAIL 0.753 Nne Stoughton, WI
May 28, 5:44 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGEvansville, WI2.5 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN
May 28, 5:50 PM CDTHAIL 0.75Evansville, WI
May 28, 5:54 PM CDTHAIL 1N Stoughton, WI

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 28, 12:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 164 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2012-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 29 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2012-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
29 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-143 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1746 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
109 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.

259 
WUUS53 KMKX 282205
SVRMKX
WIC025-045-105-282300-
/O.NEW.KMKX.SV.W.0035.120528T2205Z-120528T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
505 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN DANE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
  NORTHERN GREEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
  NORTHWESTERN ROCK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 502 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE
  HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS
  WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM VERONA TO 6 MILES WEST OF
  MONROE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  VERONA...MADISON CAPITOL SQUARE...FITCHBURG...MONONA...OREGON...
  MCFARLAND...EVANSVILLE...STOUGHTON...EDGERTON...BELLEVILLE...
  MONTICELLO...MONROE AIRPORT...BROOKLYN...ALBANY...COTTAGE GROVE...
  DEERFIELD...CAMBRIDGE...PAOLI...CAMP RANDALL STADIUM AND HENRY
  VILAS ZOO.

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 4257 8983 4303 8971 4314 8901 4309 8901
      4270 8904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 252DEG 31KT 4304 8953 4260 8974
WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.25IN

$$

WIMBERLEY
3 follow-up statements
888 
WWUS53 KMKX 282225
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
525 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012

WIC025-045-105-282300-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120528T2300Z/
DANE WI-GREEN WI-ROCK WI-
525 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
ROCK...NORTHEASTERN GREEN AND SOUTHEASTERN DANE COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM
CDT...

AT 521 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP
TO HEN EGG SIZE...AND DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF
80 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
SHOREWOOD HILLS TO ALBANY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  OREGON...MONONA...MCFARLAND...EVANSVILLE...STOUGHTON...EDGERTON...
  BROOKLYN...COTTAGE GROVE...DEERFIELD...MAGNOLIA...UNION...
  COOKSVILLE...UTICA...FULTON...INDIANFORD...ALBION AND ROCKDALE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 4267 8960 4304 8956 4314 8901 4309 8901
      4270 8904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 252DEG 31KT 4308 8939 4278 8944
WIND...HAIL 80MPH 2.00IN

$$

CRAVEN
043 
WWUS53 KMKX 282242
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
542 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012

WIC025-045-105-282300-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120528T2300Z/
DANE WI-GREEN WI-ROCK WI-
542 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
ROCK...NORTHEASTERN GREEN AND SOUTHEASTERN DANE COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM
CDT...

AT 539 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM COTTAGE GROVE TO STOUGHTON TO
EVANSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

VERY STRONG WINDS WERE REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT IN STOUGHTON.  

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  EDGERTON...DEERFIELD...UTICA...MAGNOLIA...ROCKDALE...ALBION...
  FULTON AND INDIANFORD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IF YOU ARE IN
THE PATH OF THIS STORM. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 4268 8953 4292 8931 4309 8931 4314 8901
      4309 8901 4270 8904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 252DEG 31KT 4310 8921 4293 8913
          4276 8933
WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.00IN

$$

CRAVEN
034 
WWUS53 KMKX 282248
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
548 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012

WIC045-282258-
/O.CAN.KMKX.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120528T2300Z/
GREEN WI-
548 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GREEN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE 
WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 4275 8937 4276 8937 4294 8926 4309 8928
      4314 8901 4273 8903
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 248DEG 44KT 4312 8910 4296 8903
          4278 8923

$$

WIC025-105-282300-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120528T2300Z/
DANE WI-ROCK WI-
548 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
ROCK AND SOUTHEASTERN DANE COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...

AT 544 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL UP TO TENNIS BALL SIZE...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70
MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM COTTAGE
GROVE TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CAMBRIDGE TO EVANSVILLE...MOVING EAST
AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  EDGERTON...ALBION...FULTON AND INDIANFORD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 4275 8937 4276 8937 4294 8926 4309 8928
      4314 8901 4273 8903
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 248DEG 44KT 4312 8910 4296 8903
          4278 8923
WIND...HAIL 70MPH 2.50IN

$$

CRAVEN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Sauk32 min
May 28, 4:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXMarquette38 min
May 28, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXGreen Lake42 min
May 28, 4:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDane51 min
May 28, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXFond du Lac60 min
May 28, 5:33 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX117 min
May 28, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDane, Dodge, Jefferson, Rock, Walworth51 min
May 28, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDodge, Jefferson, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, Waukesha52 min
May 28, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXGreen, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Rock, Walworth, Waukesha48 min
May 28, 6:29 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX91 min
May 28, 6:42 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX2 hr

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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.