Alert archive / Wisconsin / Flash Flood Watches in 2014

Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Milwaukee, WI

June 17, 20148 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this flash flood watch at Jun 17, 2014, 2:46 PM CDT for 8 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jun 17, 2014, 9:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 17, 2014, 2:46 PM CDT (19:46 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 17, 2014, 9:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 18, 2014, 9:22 PM CDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Flood severity
None

Counties Columbia County, WI, Dane County, WI, Green County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Lafayette County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Rock County, WI, Sauk County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 179 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2014-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2014-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -222 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1253 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-222 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Jun 17, 10:51 AM CDT, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 10:51 AM CDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 2:25 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
225 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-181930-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
225 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TONIGHT...AS A WARM FRONT
OVER EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS MOVES NORTHWARD INTO
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMSREMAINS CLOSEBY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE
STORMS OVERNIGHT. THE PRIMARY RISK IS DAMAGING WINDS. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO IS POSSIBLE.

HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS. A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY...WITH
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT...DUE TO A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINING CLOSE BY TO
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. OTHERWISE...THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PERSIST INTO MONDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE PRIMARY
RISK. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY PRODUCE AREAL
FLOODING...AND POSSIBLY FLASH FLOODING. SOME RIVER LEVELS WILL
RISE TO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

LMZ643>646-181930-
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
225 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY AGAIN TONIGHT...AS A WARM FRONT MOVES
INTO THE REGION. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS DURING
THIS TIME...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN HAZARDS.

AREAS OF DENSE FOG MAY DEVELOP TONIGHT...AS WARM AND HUMID AIR
LINGERS OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY...WITH THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...DUE TO A
STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINING CLOSE BY TO SOUTHERN LAKE
MICHIGAN. OTHERWISE...THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST
INTO MONDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN
HAZARDS.

A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS IN PLACE MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF DENSE FOG
OVER THE COLDER WATERS OF THE LAKE MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY INTO THE
WEEKEND.

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX

MBK

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 17, 11:49 AM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Local storm report, Jun 17, 11:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Local storm report, Jun 17, 11:57 AM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Local storm report, Jun 17, 12:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Local storm report, Jun 17, 1:49 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Local storm report, Jun 17, 2:42 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 10:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXSauk61 min
Jun 16, 10:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXIowa, Lafayette, Sauk61 min
Jun 16, 10:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXLafayette62 min
Jun 16, 10:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Marquette, Sauk52 min
Jun 16, 11:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXFond du Lac, Washington56 min
Jun 16, 11:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXSauk66 min
Jun 16, 11:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDane, Green, Iowa, Lafayette54 min
Jun 16, 11:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXGreen Lake24 min
Jun 16, 11:51 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXDane24 min
Jun 17, 12:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDane, Green, Rock40 min
Jun 17, 12:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Dane48 min
Jun 17, 12:20 AM CDTTornado WarningMKXDane25 min
Jun 17, 12:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson64 min
Jun 17, 1:30 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX2 hr
Jun 17, 4:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXGreen, Rock42 min
Jun 17, 5:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXWalworth35 min
Jun 17, 5:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXJefferson, Rock, Walworth, Waukesha23 min
Jun 17, 5:57 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX33 min
Jun 17, 6:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXMilwaukee, Waukesha20 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in Wisconsin, 2014Every flash flood watch in 2014

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.