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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Milwaukee, WI

June 29, 2014Dane County, Iowa County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 29, 2014, 10:44 PM CDT for Dane County, Iowa County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 29, 2014, 10:44 PM CDT (03:44 UTC)
Expired: Jun 29, 2014, 11:15 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Dane County, WI, Iowa County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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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, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 165 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

867 
WFUS53 KMKX 300344
TORMKX
WIC025-049-300415-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0009.140630T0344Z-140630T0415Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1044 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN DANE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
  EASTERN IOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
    
* AT 1044 PM CDT...A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF SPRING GREEN...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF DODGEVILLE...
  MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  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 STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MOUNT HOREB...MAZOMANIE AND BLACK EARTH AROUND 1100 PM CDT.
  CROSS PLAINS AROUND 1105 PM CDT.
  WESTERN MADISON...MIDDLETON AND VERONA AROUND 1115 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE MOUNT
VERNON...BARNEVELD...PINE BLUFF...BLUE MOUND ST PARK...BLUE MOUNDS...
MARXVILLE...HOLLANDALE AND ARENA.

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 4287 8998 4317 8994 4328 8954 4286 8954
TIME...MOT...LOC 0344Z 264DEG 43KT 4308 9000 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

MRC

3 follow-up statements

406 
WWUS53 KMKX 300352
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1052 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

WIC025-049-300415-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140630T0415Z/
DANE WI-IOWA WI-
1052 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
DANE AND EASTERN IOWA COUNTIES...
        
AT 1050 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
MAZOMANIE...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUNT HOREB...MOVING EAST AT 50
MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MOUNT HOREB...MAZOMANIE AND BLACK EARTH AROUND 1100 PM CDT.
  CROSS PLAINS AROUND 1105 PM CDT.
  VERONA AROUND 1110 PM CDT.
  WESTERN MADISON AND MIDDLETON AROUND 1115 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE MOUNT
VERNON...BARNEVELD...PINE BLUFF...BLUE MOUND ST PARK...BLUE MOUNDS...
MARXVILLE...HOLLANDALE AND ARENA.

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 4287 8998 4317 8994 4328 8954 4286 8954
TIME...MOT...LOC 0350Z 264DEG 43KT 4309 8989 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

HENTZ

574 
WWUS53 KMKX 300401
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1101 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

WIC049-300410-
/O.CAN.KMKX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140630T0415Z/
IOWA WI-

1101 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN IOWA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT 
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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.

LAT...LON 4287 8983 4319 8983 4328 8954 4286 8954
TIME...MOT...LOC 0400Z 264DEG 43KT 4310 8973 

$$

WIC025-300415-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140630T0415Z/
DANE WI-
1101 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
DANE COUNTY...
    
AT 1100 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER BLACK EARTH...OR NEAR MOUNT HOREB...MOVING EAST AT
50 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

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...
  CROSS PLAINS AROUND 1105 PM CDT.
  VERONA AROUND 1110 PM CDT.
  WESTERN MADISON AND MIDDLETON AROUND 1115 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE MOUNT
VERNON...PINE BLUFF...MARXVILLE AND BLUE MOUNDS.

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 4287 8983 4319 8983 4328 8954 4286 8954
TIME...MOT...LOC 0400Z 264DEG 43KT 4310 8973 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

HENTZ

353 
WWUS53 KMKX 300413
SVSMKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1113 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

WIC025-300422-
/O.EXP.KMKX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140630T0415Z/
DANE WI-
1113 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN DANE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM
CDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND EXITED THE 
WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  
HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

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.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
DANE COUNTY UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

LAT...LON 4287 8983 4319 8983 4328 8954 4286 8954
TIME...MOT...LOC 0411Z 264DEG 43KT 4310 8973 

$$

HENTZ

The 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, 10:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MKX	Iowa	51 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.