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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Milwaukee, WI

November 17, 2013Kenosha County, Racine County, Walworth County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2013, 9:56 AM CST for Kenosha County, Racine County, Walworth County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 34 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: Nov 17, 2013, 9:56 AM CST (15:56 UTC)
Expired: Nov 17, 2013, 10:30 AM CST
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.25 in

Counties Kenosha County, WI, Racine County, WI, Walworth County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 17, 8:40 AM CST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 210 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 783 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 474 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 248 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 280 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 4.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

913 
WFUS53 KMKX 171556
TORMKX
WIC059-101-127-171630-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0010.131117T1556Z-131117T1630Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MKX
956 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  RACINE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
  KENOSHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
  SOUTHEASTERN WALWORTH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 1030 AM CST
    
* AT 955 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PELL LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO 
           ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS 
           WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS 
           LIKELY. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PELL LAKE AROUND 1000 AM CST.
  POWERS LAKE AROUND 1005 AM CST.
  SILVER LAKE AND BOHNERS LAKE AROUND 1010 AM CST.
  PADDOCK LAKE AND BROWNS LAKE AROUND 1015 AM CST.
  EAGLE LAKE AROUND 1020 AM CST.
  UNION GROVE AROUND 1025 AM CST.
  STURTEVANT AROUND 1030 AM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
KANSASVILLE...NORTH CAPE...SLADES CORNERS...BASSETT...BURLINGTON AND
NEW MUNSTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4254 8856 4283 8800 4263 8786 4249 8837
      4249 8849
TIME...MOT...LOC 1555Z 231DEG 47KT 4251 8845 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

GEHRING

1 follow-up statement

930 
WWUS53 KMKX 171613
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MKX
1013 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

WIC059-101-127-171630-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-131117T1630Z/
RACINE WI-KENOSHA WI-WALWORTH WI-
1013 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CST FOR
RACINE...NORTHWESTERN KENOSHA AND EASTERN WALWORTH COUNTIES...
    
AT 1012 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER BOHNERS LAKE...OR NEAR LAKE GENEVA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL 
         BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BROWNS LAKE AROUND 1020 AM CST.
  EAGLE LAKE AROUND 1025 AM CST.
  UNION GROVE AROUND 1030 AM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
KANSASVILLE...NORTH CAPE AND BURLINGTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4263 8838 4283 8800 4269 8790 4262 8821
      4257 8838
TIME...MOT...LOC 1612Z 223DEG 42KT 4262 8831 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

CRAVEN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 16, 6:04 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MKX	Sauk	3 hr
Nov 17, 4:00 AM CST	Wind Advisory	MKX	Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee and 6 more	22 hr
Nov 17, 9:07 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Dane, Rock	23 min
Nov 17, 9:30 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Dodge	30 min
Nov 17, 9:38 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Dodge	52 min
Nov 17, 9:48 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Kenosha, Racine, Walworth	42 min
Nov 17, 10:03 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Dodge, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, Washington	27 min
Nov 17, 10:13 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MKX		62 min
Nov 17, 10:23 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MKX	Kenosha, Racine, Walworth	52 min
Nov 17, 10:29 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MKX	Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha	31 min
Nov 17, 10:32 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington	43 min
Nov 17, 10:37 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MKX		53 min
Nov 17, 10:55 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MKX	Milwaukee, Racine	35 min
Nov 17, 11:15 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Walworth	15 min
Nov 17, 11:24 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Waukesha	36 min
Nov 17, 11:29 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MKX		46 min
Nov 17, 11:31 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Walworth	44 min
Nov 17, 12:15 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MKX		30 min
Nov 17, 12:21 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MKX	Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha	3 hr
Nov 17, 12:41 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Milwaukee	34 min
Nov 17, 1:07 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Kenosha	53 min
Nov 17, 1:30 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MKX	Kenosha, Racine	3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.