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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at May 12, 2014, 4:45 PM CDT for Kenosha County, Racine County, Walworth County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 45 min. 4 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, 4:45 PM CDT (21:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2014, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Kenosha County, WI, Racine County, WI, Walworth County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 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, 4:51 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | Bohners Lake, WI | 2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL 0.1 MILE EAST OF BOHNERS LAKE. |
| May 12, 5:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bohners Lake, WI | TREES DOWN. DAMAGE TO OUTBULDINGS. LOCATION IS IN TOWN OF BURLINGTON. |
| May 12, 5:10 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Union Grove, WI | NICKEL SIZE HAIL. |
| May 12, 5:18 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | Bohners Lake, WI | 2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL...AGAIN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 206 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.
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WFUS53 KMKX 122145
TORMKX
WIC059-101-127-122230-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0002.140512T2145Z-140512T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
445 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL RACINE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
NORTHERN KENOSHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
EASTERN WALWORTH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 444 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BOHNERS LAKE...OR NEAR TWIN LAKES...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SILVER LAKE AROUND 450 PM CDT.
BROWNS LAKE AROUND 455 PM CDT.
PADDOCK LAKE AROUND 500 PM CDT.
EAGLE LAKE AROUND 510 PM CDT.
UNION GROVE AROUND 515 PM CDT.
STURTEVANT AROUND 525 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
KANSASVILLE...FRANKSVILLE...SLADES CORNERS...NEW MUNSTER...CALEDONIA
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 4255 8828 4265 8833 4282 8790 4258 8789
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 244DEG 26KT 4260 8829
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
GEHRING2 follow-up statements
447
WWUS53 KMKX 122158
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
458 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
WIC127-122208-
/O.CAN.KMKX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140512T2230Z/
WALWORTH WI-
458 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN WALWORTH COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4256 8824 4266 8830 4282 8790 4258 8789
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 243DEG 24KT 4264 8819
$$
WIC059-101-122230-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140512T2230Z/
RACINE WI-KENOSHA WI-
458 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
RACINE AND NORTHERN KENOSHA COUNTIES...
AT 458 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BROWNS LAKE...OR NEAR PADDOCK LAKE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. TWO INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED IN BOHNERS LAKE.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
EAGLE LAKE AROUND 510 PM CDT.
UNION GROVE AROUND 515 PM CDT.
STURTEVANT AROUND 530 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
KANSASVILLE...FRANKSVILLE...NEW MUNSTER...CALEDONIA 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 4256 8824 4266 8830 4282 8790 4258 8789
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 243DEG 24KT 4264 8819
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
GEHRING541
WWUS53 KMKX 122211
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
511 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
WIC059-101-122221-
/O.CAN.KMKX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140512T2230Z/
RACINE WI-KENOSHA WI-
511 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL RACINE AND NORTHERN KENOSHA
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY
AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4256 8824 4266 8830 4282 8790 4258 8789
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 244DEG 26KT 4268 8807
$$
GEHRINGThe 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, 12:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha | 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, 4:57 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.