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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 29, 2014, 10:09 PM CDT for Iowa County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 51 min. 7 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
- Jun 29, 2014, 10:09 PM CDT (03:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2014, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Iowa County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 10:20 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 N Dodgeville, WI | NWS SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMS TORNADO...RATED EF2...TRACKED NORTH OF GOVERNOR DODGE STATE PARK ALONG COUNTY ROAD ZZ BETWEEN HIGHWAY 23 AND COUNTY HIGHWAY Z. MULTIPLE STRUCTURES WITH SIGNIFICANT EF2 DAMAGE. |
| Jun 29, 10:20 PM CDT | TORNADO | Highland, WI | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS SWATH OF DAMAGE FROM HIGHLAND...EAST TO BLACKHAWK LAKE...TO NEAR GOVERNOR DODGE STATE PARK. HUNDREDS OF TREES DOWN...ROOFS REMOVED FROM HOMES...AND SILOS DOWN. TIME PERIOD ESTIMATED FROM RADAR WAS ABOUT 1020 PM NEAR HIGHLAND...TO 1045 |
| Jun 29, 10:30 PM CDT | TORNADO 2 | 3 N Dodgeville, WI | TORNADO RATED EF2 TOUCHED DOWN 3 MILES NORTH OF DODGEVILLE AT 1030 PM CDT. LARGE CAMPER-TRAILER DESTROYED AND TOSSED 100 YARDS. METAL BUILDING SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED. TORNADO HAD PATH LENGTH OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AND LIFTED ABOUT 1031 PM CDT. MAXIUMUM P |
| Jun 29, 10:30 PM CDT | TORNADO 2 | 6 Nnw Dodgeville, WI | TORNADO RATED EF2 TOUCHED DOWN 6 MILES NNW OF DODGEVILLE AT 1030 PM. THREE LARGE AGRICULTURAL OUTBUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED. SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE TO TWO HOMES. NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED IN HALF. CONCRETE SILO DESTROYED. TORNADO LIFTED AT 1040 PM 7.9 MILES NE OF |
| Jun 29, 10:33 PM CDT | TORNADO 2 | 6 N Dodgeville, WI | NWS SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMS TORNADO...RATED EF2...TRACKED NORTH OF GOVERNOR DODGE STATE PARK ALONG COUNTY ROAD ZZ BETWEEN HIGHWAY 23 AND COUNTY HIGHWAY Z. MULTIPLE STRUCTURES WITH SIGNIFICANT EF2 DAMAGE. |
| Jun 29, 10:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 N Dodgeville, WI | 6 INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES DOWN. TIME OF EVENT ESTIMATED BY WEATHER RADAR. |
| Jun 29, 11:00 PM CDT | TORNADO | Highland, WI | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS SWATH OF DAMAGE FROM HIGHLAND EAST TO BLACKHAWK LAKE TO NEAR GOVERNOR DODGE STATE PARK. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 1816 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -89 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1110 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 5.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KMKX 300309
TORMKX
WIC049-300400-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0008.140630T0309Z-140630T0400Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1009 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
IOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
* AT 1008 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF FENNIMORE...OR 13 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF BOSCOBEL...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
MINERAL POINT AROUND 1030 PM CDT.
DODGEVILLE AROUND 1035 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LINDEN...GOVERNOR DODGE ST PARK...RIDGEWAY...EDMUND...HIGHLAND...
COBB...LONDON...BLACKHAWK LAKE REC AREA AND REWEY.
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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4310 9043 4315 8993 4281 8999 4281 9033
4284 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 0308Z 283DEG 41KT 4301 9051
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
MRC4 follow-up statements
684
WWUS53 KMKX 300320
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1020 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
WIC049-300400-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140630T0400Z/
IOWA WI-
1020 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR IOWA
COUNTY...
AT 1019 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTH OF MUSCODA...OR 13 MILES WEST OF
DODGEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
DODGEVILLE AROUND 1040 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LINDEN...GOVERNOR DODGE ST PARK...RIDGEWAY...EDMUND...HIGHLAND...
COBB...LONDON...BLACKHAWK LAKE REC AREA AND REWEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4310 9043 4315 8993 4281 8999 4281 9033
4284 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 0319Z 272DEG 36KT 4303 9037
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
HENTZ992
WWUS53 KMKX 300335
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1035 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
WIC049-300400-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140630T0400Z/
IOWA WI-
1035 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR IOWA
COUNTY...
AT 1033 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR AND JUST NORTH OF DODGEVILLE...MOVING EAST
AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
IOWA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LINDEN...GOVERNOR
DODGE ST PARK...RIDGEWAY...EDMUND...HIGHLAND...COBB...LONDON...
BLACKHAWK LAKE REC AREA AND REWEY.
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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4310 9043 4315 8993 4281 8999 4281 9033
4284 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 267DEG 38KT 4304 9016
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
HENTZ388
WWUS53 KMKX 300342
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1042 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
WIC049-300400-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140630T0400Z/
IOWA WI-
1042 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR IOWA
COUNTY...
AT 1041 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SPRING GREEN...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF DODGEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50
MPH. TWO TORNADOES MAY BE OCCURRING.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
IOWA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LINDEN...GOVERNOR
DODGE ST PARK...RIDGEWAY...EDMUND...HIGHLAND...COBB...LONDON...
BLACKHAWK LAKE REC AREA AND REWEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4310 9043 4315 8993 4281 8999 4281 9033
4284 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 0341Z 262DEG 45KT 4305 8998
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
HENTZ398
WWUS53 KMKX 300400
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1100 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
WIC049-300409-
/O.EXP.KMKX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140630T0400Z/
IOWA WI-
1100 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR IOWA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT MONDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN.
LAT...LON 4310 9043 4315 8993 4281 8999 4281 9033
4284 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 0357Z 283DEG 41KT 4305 8998
$$
REMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 9:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Sauk | 20 min |
| Jun 29, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Iowa, Sauk | 47 min |
| Jun 29, 10:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dane, Iowa | 31 min |
| Jun 29, 11:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane | 51 min |
| Jun 29, 11:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Dane | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 11:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Green, Lafayette | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 11:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Green Lake | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 11:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Rock | 30 min |
| Jun 30, 12:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Jefferson, Rock | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 12:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Rock | 28 min |
| Jun 30, 12:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Ozaukee, Washington | 35 min |
| Jun 30, 1:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Ozaukee, Sheboygan | 27 min |
| Jun 30, 1:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 33 min | |
| Jun 30, 2:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Rock | 22 min |
| Jun 30, 10:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Rock | 8 days |
| Jun 30, 10:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Green, Rock | 4 days |
| Jun 30, 11:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Kenosha | 8 days |
| Jun 30, 2:45 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 28 hr | |
| Jun 30, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Iowa, Lafayette | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 4:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Iowa | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Rock, Sauk | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dane, Iowa | 18 min |
| Jun 30, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Rock, Walworth and 1 more | 49 min |
| Jun 30, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 5:27 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 108 min | |
| Jun 30, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha | 38 min |
| Jun 30, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Ozaukee, Sheboygan | 42 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.