Alert archive / Wisconsin / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this flash flood warning at May 12, 2014, 12:30 PM CDT for 6 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 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 12, 2014, 12:30 PM CDT (17:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2014, 3:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Jefferson County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Washington County, WI, Waukesha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 12:30 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | Waukesha, WI | GENERAL STREET FLOODING THROUGHT THE CITY |
| May 12, 1:20 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.31 | 3 E Pewaukee, WI | ONE HOUR TOTAL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 797 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 277 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
482
WGUS53 KMKX 121730
FFWMKX
WIC055-079-089-127-131-133-122030-
/O.NEW.KMKX.FF.W.0002.140512T1730Z-140512T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1230 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
SOUTHWESTERN OZAUKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
NORTHERN MILWAUKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
WAUKESHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
NORTHWESTERN WALWORTH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 330 PM CDT
* AT 1229 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN OVER THESE
COUNTIES. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MILWAUKEE...WAUKESHA...WEST ALLIS...WAUWATOSA...NEW BERLIN...
BROOKFIELD...MENOMONEE FALLS...MEQUON...WHITEWATER...WHITEFISH
BAY...PEWAUKEE...BROWN DEER...GRAFTON...CEDARBURG...PORT
WASHINGTON...SUSSEX...HARTLAND...JEFFERSON...DELAFIELD AND FOX
POINT.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 4306 8787 4275 8875 4301 8880 4338 8788
4330 8789 4328 8790 4324 8791 4318 8788
4312 8790 4310 8787
$$
GEHRING2 follow-up statements
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WGUS73 KMKX 121811
FFSMKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
111 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
WIC055-127-121820-
/O.CAN.KMKX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140512T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JEFFERSON WI-WALWORTH WI-
111 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON AND
NORTHWESTERN WALWORTH COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ALL ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 4291 8828 4321 8814 4338 8788 4330 8789
4328 8790 4324 8791 4318 8788 4312 8790
4310 8787 4306 8787
$$
WIC079-089-131-133-122030-
/O.CON.KMKX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140512T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OZAUKEE WI-MILWAUKEE WI-WASHINGTON WI-WAUKESHA WI-
111 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN OZAUKEE...NORTHERN MILWAUKEE...SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON
AND NORTHEASTERN WAUKESHA COUNTIES...
AT 110 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MILWAUKEE...WAUKESHA...WEST ALLIS...WAUWATOSA...NEW BERLIN...
BROOKFIELD...MENOMONEE FALLS...MEQUON...WHITEFISH BAY...PEWAUKEE...
BROWN DEER...GRAFTON...CEDARBURG...PORT WASHINGTON...FOX POINT...ELM
GROVE...BAYSIDE...THIENSVILLE...BUTLER AND RIVER HILLS.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO A HALF AND INCHE ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 4291 8828 4321 8814 4338 8788 4330 8789
4328 8790 4324 8791 4318 8788 4312 8790
4310 8787 4306 8787
$$
JRW620
WGUS73 KMKX 121835
FFSMKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
135 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
WIC079-089-131-133-121844-
/O.CAN.KMKX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140512T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OZAUKEE WI-MILWAUKEE WI-WASHINGTON WI-WAUKESHA WI-
135 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN OZAUKEE...NORTHERN
MILWAUKEE...SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND EASTERN WAUKESHA COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT.
LAT...LON 4291 8828 4321 8814 4338 8788 4330 8789
4328 8790 4324 8791 4318 8788 4312 8790
4310 8787 4306 8787
$$
JRWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 3:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Washington | 22 min |
| May 12, 3:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Green Lake, Marquette | 30 min |
| May 12, 3:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Ozaukee, Washington | 29 min |
| May 12, 3:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Fond du Lac | 32 min |
| May 12, 3:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Marquette | 31 min |
| May 12, 4:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Ozaukee, Sheboygan | 34 min |
| May 12, 4:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Columbia | 24 min |
| May 12, 4:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dodge | 35 min |
| May 12, 9:05 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Iowa, Sauk | 3 hr |
| May 12, 9:14 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Sheboygan | 4 hr |
| May 12, 9:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Lafayette, Sauk | 42 min |
| May 12, 9:37 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 12 hr | |
| May 12, 10:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Green | 29 min |
| May 12, 10:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Green, Rock, Sauk | 25 min |
| May 12, 10:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Jefferson, Rock | 44 min |
| May 12, 11:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Sheboygan, Washington, Waukesha | 73 min |
| May 12, 11:07 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 113 min | |
| May 12, 11:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Ozaukee | 40 min |
| May 12, 12:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Jefferson | 32 min |
| May 12, 12:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Rock and 4 more | 3 hr |
| May 12, 12:51 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 84 min | |
| May 12, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Rock, Walworth | 38 min |
| May 12, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Rock, Walworth | 41 min |
| May 12, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Rock, Walworth, Waukesha | 63 min |
| May 12, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Walworth | 47 min |
| May 12, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Dodge, Jefferson | 44 min |
| May 12, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine, Walworth | 23 min |
| May 12, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine, Walworth | 45 min |
| May 12, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Waukesha | 33 min |
| May 12, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine, Walworth | 26 min |
| May 12, 5:09 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 96 min | |
| May 12, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 46 min |
| May 12, 5:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 50 min |
| May 12, 6:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Jefferson | 29 min |
| May 12, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Waukesha | 27 min |
| May 12, 6:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Dane, Dodge, Green, Jefferson, Rock, Waukesha | 2 hr |
| May 12, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Walworth, Waukesha | 33 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.