Alert archive / Wisconsin / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this flash flood warning at May 12, 2014, 8:38 PM CDT for Kenosha County, Racine County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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, 8:38 PM CDT (01:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2014, 11:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Kenosha County, WI, Racine County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:40 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, 8:40 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 1 | Kenosha, WI | STREET FLOODING AT THE 1900 BLOCK OF 91ST ST. WATER WAS OVER THE CURBS. CARS WERE PASSING THROUGH THE WATER OK. ALSO THE RIGHT LANE OF SHERIDAN ROAD WAS FLOODED. AMOUNT ESTIMATED FROM NWS RADAR. |
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 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 202 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
- 462 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 330 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 368 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
342
WGUS53 KMKX 130138
FFWMKX
WIC059-101-130445-
/O.NEW.KMKX.FF.W.0004.140513T0138Z-140513T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
838 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN RACINE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
KENOSHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
* AT 838 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNING AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
KENOSHA...RACINE...MOUNT PLEASANT...PLEASANT PRAIRIE...
STURTEVANT...UNION GROVE...PADDOCK LAKE...WIND POINT...CALEDONIA...
BRISTOL...ELMWOOD PARK...NORTH BAY AND FRANKSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 4284 8806 4284 8781 4276 8777 4271 8777
4267 8779 4266 8781 4261 8782 4259 8781
4252 8781 4249 8780 4250 8810
$$
MBK3 follow-up statements
443
WGUS73 KMKX 130221
FFSMKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
921 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
WIC059-101-130445-
/O.CON.KMKX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140513T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RACINE WI-KENOSHA WI-
921 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN RACINE AND KENOSHA COUNTIES...
AT 915 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED OCCASIONAL STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THE
LATE EVENING.
RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES HAS FALLEN N THE RACINE AREA
THIS EVENING WITH AROUND ONE INCH IN THE KENOSHA AREA.
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
KENOSHA...RACINE...MOUNT PLEASANT...PLEASANT PRAIRIE...STURTEVANT...
UNION GROVE...PADDOCK LAKE...WIND POINT...CALEDONIA...BRISTOL...
ELMWOOD PARK...NORTH BAY AND FRANKSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 4284 8806 4284 8781 4276 8777 4271 8777
4267 8779 4266 8781 4261 8782 4259 8781
4252 8781 4249 8780 4250 8810
$$
MBK635
WGUS73 KMKX 130351
FFSMKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1051 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
WIC059-101-130445-
/O.CON.KMKX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140513T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RACINE WI-KENOSHA WI-
1051 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN RACINE AND KENOSHA COUNTIES...
AT 1047 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
THAT ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER THE AREA. URBAN
STREET FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AS POCKETS OF
HEAVY RAIN MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
KENOSHA...RACINE...MOUNT PLEASANT...PLEASANT PRAIRIE...STURTEVANT...
UNION GROVE...PADDOCK LAKE...WIND POINT...CALEDONIA...BRISTOL...
ELMWOOD PARK...NORTH BAY AND FRANKSVILLE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 1 AM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 4284 8806 4284 8781 4276 8777 4271 8777
4267 8779 4266 8781 4261 8782 4259 8781
4252 8781 4249 8780 4250 8810
$$
GEHRING833
WGUS73 KMKX 130444
FFSMKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1144 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
WIC059-101-130452-
/O.EXP.KMKX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140513T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RACINE WI-KENOSHA WI-
1144 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RACINE AND KENOSHA
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1145 PM CDT...
THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL END BY MIDNIGHT BUT THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF
FLASH FLOODING. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL THEN CONTINUE UNTIL
ABOUT 1 AM.
LAT...LON 4284 8806 4284 8781 4276 8777 4271 8777
4267 8779 4266 8781 4261 8782 4259 8781
4252 8781 4249 8780 4250 8810
$$
GEHRINGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 7:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Jefferson, Rock, Walworth, Waukesha | 2 hr |
| May 12, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Racine | 13 min |
| May 12, 7:23 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 82 min | |
| May 12, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Waukesha | 36 min |
| May 12, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha | 31 min |
| May 12, 7:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha | 118 min |
| May 12, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Waukesha | 27 min |
| May 12, 7:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Waukesha | 113 min |
| May 12, 8:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Kenosha, Racine, Walworth | 64 min |
| May 12, 8:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Rock | 41 min |
| May 12, 8:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Green, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock and 2 more | 2 hr |
| May 12, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Rock, Walworth | 36 min |
| May 12, 9:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Walworth | 30 min |
| May 12, 9:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Milwaukee, Waukesha | 3 hr |
| May 12, 9:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Waukesha | 44 min |
| May 12, 9:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Waukesha | 26 min |
| May 12, 11:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Waukesha | 22 hr |
| May 13, 2:34 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 4 hr | |
| May 13, 4:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Kenosha | 7 days |
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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.