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Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this flash flood warning at Jun 11, 2015, 10:31 PM CDT for Green County, Lafayette County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 2 hr. 2 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 11, 2015, 10:31 PM CDT (03:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2015, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Green County, WI, Lafayette County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 11, 11:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Browntown, WI | 4 ROADS WASHED OUT IN CADIZ |
| Jun 12, 1:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | South Wayne, WI | 2 OR 3 ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. |
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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -83 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1037 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 192 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 344 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
093
WGUS53 KMKX 120331
FFWMKX
WIC045-065-120600-
/O.NEW.KMKX.FF.W.0001.150612T0331Z-150612T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1031 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
GREEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 100 AM CDT
* AT 1029 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO THREE INCHES
OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN SOUTHWEST GREEN COUNTY...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL TWO TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE IN THAT AREA AND IN
SURROUNDING AREAS. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MONROE...BRODHEAD...BELLEVILLE...NEW GLARUS...BROOKLYN...
MONTICELLO...ALBANY...ARGYLE...SOMERS...WIOTA...DAYTON...SOUTH
WAYNE...BROWNTOWN...GRATIOT...JUDA...WOODFORD AND JORDAN CENTER.
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 9031 4286 8963 4285 8937 4250 8937
$$
WOOD3 follow-up statements
638 WGUS73 KMKX 120409 FFSMKX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1109 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 WIC045-065-120600- /O.CON.KMKX.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150612T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LAFAYETTE WI-GREEN WI- 1109 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE AND GREEN COUNTIES... AT 1107 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN GREEN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTIES...WITH ANOTHER TWO TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... MONROE...BRODHEAD...BELLEVILLE...NEW GLARUS...BROOKLYN... MONTICELLO...ALBANY...ARGYLE...SOMERS...WIOTA...DAYTON...SOUTH WAYNE...BROWNTOWN...GRATIOT...JUDA...WOODFORD AND JORDAN CENTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 4251 9031 4286 8963 4285 8937 4250 8937 $$ WOOD
450 WGUS73 KMKX 120450 FFSMKX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1150 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 WIC045-065-120600- /O.CON.KMKX.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150612T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LAFAYETTE WI-GREEN WI- 1150 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE AND GREEN COUNTIES... AT 1148 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GREEN COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS SHIFTED EAST OF THE WARNED AREA...WITH MODERATE RAIN BRINGING ANOTHER 1/2 TO 1 INCH OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT HOUR. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... MONROE...BRODHEAD...BELLEVILLE...NEW GLARUS...BROOKLYN... MONTICELLO...ALBANY...ARGYLE...SOMERS...WIOTA...DAYTON...SOUTH WAYNE...BROWNTOWN...GRATIOT...JUDA...WOODFORD AND JORDAN CENTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 4251 9031 4286 8963 4285 8937 4250 8937 $$ WOOD
973 WGUS73 KMKX 120552 FFSMKX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1252 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2015 WIC045-065-120600- /O.EXP.KMKX.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150612T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LAFAYETTE WI-GREEN WI- 1252 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE AND GREEN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 100 AM CDT... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. LAT...LON 4251 9031 4286 8963 4285 8937 4250 8937 $$ WOOD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 10:05 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 24 hr | |
| Jun 11, 10:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Green, Lafayette | 2 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.