Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2012, 12:54 PM CDT for Dane County, Jefferson 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 3, 2012, 12:54 PM CDT (17:54 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2012, 1:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Dane County, WI, Jefferson County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:59 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, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 321 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 565 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 220 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
865 WUUS53 KMKX 031754 SVRMKX WIC025-055-031845- /O.NEW.KMKX.SV.W.0005.120503T1754Z-120503T1845Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1254 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL DANE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN... WEST CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... * UNTIL 145 PM CDT * AT 1252 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OREGON...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MONONA...MCFARLAND...STOUGHTON...COTTAGE GROVE...DEERFIELD... CAMBRIDGE...LAKE RIPLEY...UTICA AND ROCKDALE. 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 4317 8901 4296 8892 4289 8943 4302 8949 TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 252DEG 27KT 4296 8936 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$ WIMBERLEY
4 follow-up statements
219 WWUS53 KMKX 031803 SVSMKX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 103 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2012 WIC025-055-031845- /O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120503T1845Z/ DANE WI-JEFFERSON WI- 103 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND EAST CENTRAL DANE COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM CDT... AT 1259 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MCFARLAND...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... COTTAGE GROVE AROUND 115 PM CDT. DEERFIELD AROUND 125 PM CDT. CAMBRIDGE AND LAKE RIPLEY AROUND 130 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE UTICA AND ROCKDALE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 4304 8943 4317 8901 4296 8892 4290 8936 TIME...MOT...LOC 1802Z 252DEG 27KT 4298 8928 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$ BROOKS
766 WWUS53 KMKX 031813 SVSMKX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 113 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2012 WIC025-055-031845- /O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120503T1845Z/ DANE WI-JEFFERSON WI- 113 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND EAST CENTRAL DANE COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM CDT... AT 108 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MCFARLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... DEERFIELD AND CAMBRIDGE AROUND 125 PM CDT. LAKE RIPLEY AROUND 130 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ROCKDALE. 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 4306 8934 4317 8901 4296 8892 4291 8926 TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 252DEG 27KT 4300 8918 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$ BROOKS
341 WWUS53 KMKX 031820 SVSMKX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 120 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2012 WIC025-055-031845- /O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120503T1845Z/ DANE WI-JEFFERSON WI- 120 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND EAST CENTRAL DANE COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM CDT... AT 117 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DEERFIELD...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF STOUGHTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... DEERFIELD AND CAMBRIDGE AROUND 125 PM CDT. LAKE RIPLEY AROUND 130 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 4295 8916 4309 8925 4317 8901 4296 8892 TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 252DEG 27KT 4302 8910 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$ BROOKS
611 WWUS53 KMKX 031838 SVSMKX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 138 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2012 WIC025-055-031848- /O.EXP.KMKX.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120503T1845Z/ DANE WI-JEFFERSON WI- 138 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND EAST CENTRAL DANE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 145 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 4295 8916 4309 8925 4317 8901 4296 8892 TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 252DEG 27KT 4306 8892 $$ DAVIS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2:09 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette | 3 hr |
| May 3, 8:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Green Lake, Marquette | 3 hr |
| May 3, 11:41 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 4 hr | |
| May 3, 1:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Jefferson | 40 min |
| May 3, 1:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 46 min |
| May 3, 1:31 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 29 min | |
| May 3, 1:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Washington | 49 min |
| May 3, 1:53 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 37 min | |
| May 3, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha | 30 min |
| May 3, 2:23 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 12 min | |
| May 3, 2:29 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 31 min | |
| May 3, 2:54 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 66 min | |
| May 3, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dodge | 46 min |
| May 3, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane | 39 min |
| May 3, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge | 23 min |
| May 3, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Jefferson | 23 min |
| May 3, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Waukesha | 35 min |
| May 3, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 43 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.