Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 194, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2012, 5:09 AM CDT for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 66 min. 3 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
- Jun 19, 2012, 5:09 AM CDT (10:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2012, 6:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 5:40 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Elk Mound, WI | SMALL TREE DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Jun 19, 5:49 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 54 | 3 N Eau Claire, WI | |
| Jun 19, 5:50 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Eau Claire, WI | POWERLINES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 3:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 2661 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
689
WUUS53 KMPX 191009
SVRMPX
WIC017-033-035-091-191115-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0194.120619T1009Z-120619T1115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
509 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CHIPPEWA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
EASTERN DUNN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
EAU CLAIRE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
NORTHEASTERN PEPIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 615 AM CDT
* AT 504 AM CDT...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 HERSEY TO PLUM CITY TO LAKE CITY...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
EAU CLAIRE...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...
ROCK FALLS...
CARYVILLE...
COLFAX...
ELK MOUND...
SAND CREEK...
NEW AUBURN...
ALTOONA...
LAKE HALLIE...
BLOOMER...
BRACKETT...
EAGLETON...
FALL CREEK...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS...WHICH CAN UPROOT
TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND WINDOWS.
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES AS THEY MAY BE OVERTURNED. LARGE HAIL IS ALSO
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND WINDOWS. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4459 9092 4459 9113 4458 9114 4459 9146
4458 9147 4459 9199 4460 9200 4473 9179
4515 9189 4529 9092 4526 9091 4460 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 1009Z 261DEG 51KT 4500 9214 4469 9205
4445 9218
WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.00IN
$$
JRB2 follow-up statements
415
WWUS53 KMPX 191045
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
545 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012
WIC033-091-191100-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0194.000000T0000Z-120619T1115Z/
DUNN WI-PEPIN WI-
545 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PEPIN AND EASTERN
DUNN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 4459 9092 4459 9113 4458 9114 4459 9146
4458 9147 4459 9163 4478 9164 4519 9163
4529 9092 4526 9091 4460 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 1045Z 261DEG 51KT 4499 9140 4468 9132
4445 9147
$$
WIC017-035-191115-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0194.000000T0000Z-120619T1115Z/
CHIPPEWA WI-EAU CLAIRE WI-
545 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAU CLAIRE AND
CHIPPEWA COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL 615 AM CDT...
AT 541 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHIPPEWA FALLS TO BRACKETT TO 8
MILES NORTHWEST OF INDEPENDENCE...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FALL CREEK...LAKE WISSOTA...BATEMAN...JIM FALLS...LUDINGTON...
CADOTT...CORNELL...HOLCOMBE...BOYD...STANLEY...FAIRCHILD AND
AUGUSTA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 4459 9092 4459 9113 4458 9114 4459 9146
4458 9147 4459 9163 4478 9164 4519 9163
4529 9092 4526 9091 4460 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 1045Z 261DEG 51KT 4499 9140 4468 9132
4445 9147
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
JRB677
WWUS53 KMPX 191110
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
610 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012
WIC017-035-191125-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0194.000000T0000Z-120619T1115Z/
CHIPPEWA WI-EAU CLAIRE WI-
610 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAU CLAIRE AND CHIPPEWA
COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL EXPIRE AT 615 AM CDT...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 4459 9092 4459 9113 4458 9114 4459 9146
4458 9147 4459 9163 4478 9164 4519 9163
4529 9092 4526 9091 4460 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 1110Z 261DEG 51KT 4496 9087 4464 9081
4442 9097
$$
JRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 3:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn, Saint Croix | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 4:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, Saint Croix | 64 min |
| Jun 19, 4:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 4:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pepin | 52 min |
| Jun 19, 5:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Saint Croix | 37 min |
| Jun 19, 6:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Saint Croix | 34 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.