Alert archive / Wisconsin / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this flash flood warning at Jul 13, 2015, 3:05 AM CDT for Columbia County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2015, 3:05 AM CDT (08:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2015, 6:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Columbia County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:06 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
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 321 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -181 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1212 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
110
WGUS53 KMKX 130805
FFWMKX
WIC021-131100-
/O.NEW.KMKX.FF.W.0002.150713T0805Z-150713T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
305 AM CDT MON JUL 13 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
COLUMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 600 AM CDT
* AT 303 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF
RAIN HAS LIKELY ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN SHORTLY. THE AREA SOUTH OF DOOYLESTOWN HAS BEEN HIT
ESPECIALLY HARD.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
PORTAGE...COLUMBUS...PRAIRIE DU SAC...WISCONSIN DELLS...LAKE
WISCONSIN...LODI...LAKE DELTON...POYNETTE...PARDEEVILLE...
RANDOLPH...FALL RIVER...RIO...CAMBRIA...ARLINGTON...WYOCENA...
OTSEGO...MERRIMAC...FRIESLAND...DOYLESTOWN AND INTERSTATE 90/94
INTERCHANGE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
&&
LAT...LON 4364 8927 4363 8901 4329 8901 4328 8936
4329 8937 4329 8972 4331 8973 4335 8969
4338 8960 4356 8960 4357 8973 4360 8972
4360 8976 4364 8978
$$
DAVIS2 follow-up statements
855
WGUS73 KMKX 130903
FFSMKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
403 AM CDT MON JUL 13 2015
WIC021-131100-
/O.CON.KMKX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150713T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COLUMBIA WI-
403 AM CDT MON JUL 13 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR
COLUMBIA COUNTY...
AT 401 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO
PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE TO 4 INCHES
OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN...ESPECIALLY FROM WYOCENA OVER TO
COLUMBUS. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS STREET FLOODING IN
PARDEEVILLE...POYNETTE AND COLUMBUS. MANY OTHER LOCATIONS ARE LIKELY
EXPERIENCING FLOODING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
PORTAGE...COLUMBUS...PRAIRIE DU SAC...WISCONSIN DELLS...LAKE
WISCONSIN...LODI...LAKE DELTON...POYNETTE...PARDEEVILLE...RANDOLPH...
FALL RIVER...RIO...CAMBRIA...ARLINGTON...WYOCENA...OTSEGO...
MERRIMAC...FRIESLAND...DOYLESTOWN AND INTERSTATE 90/94 INTERCHANGE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED
AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 4364 8927 4363 8901 4329 8901 4328 8936
4329 8937 4329 8972 4331 8973 4335 8969
4338 8960 4356 8960 4357 8973 4360 8972
4360 8976 4364 8978
$$
DAVIS969
WGUS73 KMKX 131056
FFSMKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
556 AM CDT MON JUL 13 2015
WIC021-131105-
/O.EXP.KMKX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150713T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COLUMBIA WI-
556 AM CDT MON JUL 13 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 600 AM
CDT...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY FLOODED AREAS DUE TO
THE HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT. MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
LAT...LON 4364 8927 4363 8901 4329 8901 4328 8936
4329 8937 4329 8972 4331 8973 4335 8969
4338 8960 4356 8960 4357 8973 4360 8972
4360 8976 4364 8978
$$
DAVISThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 1:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Iowa and 2 more | 82 min |
| Jul 13, 2:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Columbia, Green Lake, Iowa, Marquette, Sauk | 58 min |
| Jul 13, 2:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, Washington | 34 min |
| Jul 13, 2:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Marquette, Sauk | 59 min |
| Jul 13, 3:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Dodge | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette | 118 min |
| Jul 13, 3:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Iowa and 1 more | 55 min |
| Jul 13, 3:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette and 1 more | 53 min |
| Jul 13, 3:54 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 2 hr | |
| Jul 13, 4:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dodge | 37 min |
| Jul 13, 4:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, Washington, Waukesha | 38 min |
| Jul 13, 4:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green, Lafayette, Rock, Walworth | 45 min |
| Jul 13, 4:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan | 38 min |
| Jul 13, 5:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 57 min |
| Jul 13, 5:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Washington, Waukesha | 21 min |
| Jul 13, 5:54 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 66 min | |
| Jul 13, 4:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Sauk | 37 min |
| Jul 13, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Sauk | 39 min |
| Jul 13, 6:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Sauk | 40 min |
| Jul 13, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Iowa, Sauk | 46 min |
| Jul 13, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 49 min |
| Jul 13, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Iowa | 32 min |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.