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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this flash flood warning at May 27, 2014, 8:20 PM CDT for Green County, Rock 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 27, 2014, 8:20 PM CDT (01:20 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2014, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Green County, WI, Rock County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:22 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 27, 9:25 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Beloit, WI | NUMEROUS STREETS ARE FLOODED IN THE CITY OF BELOIT FROM HEAVY RAIN ESTIMATED TO BE FALLING AT A RATE OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 1861 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
830
WGUS53 KMKX 280120
FFWMKX
WIC045-105-280415-
/O.NEW.KMKX.FF.W.0007.140528T0120Z-140528T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
820 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ROCK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
SOUTHEASTERN GREEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
* AT 816 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN IN SOUTHEAST GREEN COUNTY. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN THIS AREA IN THE PAST HOUR. IT IS MOVING
INTO SOUTHERN ROCK COUNTY...WHICH HAS ALREADY SEEN ONE TO TWO
INCHES OF RAIN...WITH SOME THREE TO FOUR INCH AMOUNTS SOUTH OF
JANESVILLE. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IN THIS AREA WILL LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
JANESVILLE...BELOIT...BRODHEAD...CLINTON...ORFORDVILLE...ALBANY...
FOOTVILLE...NEWARK...MAGNOLIA...TIFFANY...SHOPIERE...JUDA...
AVALON...JOHNSTOWN CENTER...EMERALD GROVE...HANOVER AND AFTON.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN THE NEXT HOUR
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 4251 8964 4273 8944 4271 8878 4249 8878
$$
WOOD3 follow-up statements
260 WGUS73 KMKX 280257 FFSMKX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 957 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014 WIC045-105-280415- /O.CON.KMKX.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140528T0415Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ROCK WI-GREEN WI- 957 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR ROCK AND SOUTHEASTERN GREEN COUNTIES... AT 954 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN THE CITY OF BELOIT. NUMEROUS STREETS WERE FLOODED IN THE CITY...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ESTIMATED AT 2 TO 3 INCHES IN ONE HOUR. FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN BELOIT. SOUTHEAST GREEN AND THE REST OF FAR SOUTHERN ROCK COUNTY ALSO SAW AN ESTIMATED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST HOUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... JANESVILLE...BELOIT...BRODHEAD...CLINTON...ORFORDVILLE...ALBANY... FOOTVILLE...NEWARK...MAGNOLIA...TIFFANY...SHOPIERE...JUDA...AVALON... JOHNSTOWN CENTER...EMERALD GROVE...HANOVER AND AFTON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH IN AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 4251 8964 4273 8944 4271 8878 4249 8878 $$ WOOD
041 WGUS73 KMKX 280403 FFSMKX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1103 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014 WIC045-105-280415- /O.CON.KMKX.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140528T0415Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ROCK WI-GREEN WI- 1103 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR ROCK AND SOUTHEASTERN GREEN COUNTIES... AT 1059 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A GENERAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN GREEN AND FAR SOUTHERN ROCK COUNTIES. THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED...WITH MODERATE RAINFALL CONTINUING. AT 954 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN THE CITY OF BELOIT. NUMEROUS STREETS WERE FLOODED IN THE CITY...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ESTIMATED AT 2 TO 3 INCHES IN ONE HOUR. FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN BELOIT. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... JANESVILLE...BELOIT...BRODHEAD...CLINTON...ORFORDVILLE...ALBANY... FOOTVILLE...NEWARK...MAGNOLIA...TIFFANY...SHOPIERE...JUDA...AVALON... JOHNSTOWN CENTER...EMERALD GROVE...HANOVER AND AFTON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH 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 4251 8964 4273 8944 4271 8878 4249 8878 $$ WOOD
300 WGUS73 KMKX 280410 FFSMKX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1110 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014 WIC045-105-280416- /O.EXP.KMKX.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140528T0415Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ROCK WI-GREEN WI- 1110 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ROCK AND SOUTHEASTERN GREEN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM CDT... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND THE LINGERING RAIN SHOULD TAPER OFF OVER THE NEXT HOUR. HOWEVER...MANY ROADS ARE CLOSED IN THE BELOIT AREA DUE TO EARLIER FLASH FLOODING. THOSE DRIVING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS IN THIS AREA SHOULD AVOID ANY FLOODED ROADS. LAT...LON 4251 8964 4273 8944 4271 8878 4249 8878 $$ WOOD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 7:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Green, Rock | 3 hr |
| May 27, 8:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Sauk | 56 min |
| May 27, 9:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Sauk | 3 hr |
Nearby
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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.