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Gale Watch 6, NWS Milwaukee, WI

April 9, 2015

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale watch at Apr 9, 2015, 3:33 AM CDT. It took effect at Apr 10, 2015, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 9, 2015, 3:33 AM CDT (08:33 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 10, 2015, 12:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 9, 2015, 4:05 PM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale watch went out at Apr 9, 3:02 AM CDT, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 3:02 AM CDT, 31 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 9:24 PM CDT, 6 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
924 PM CDT WED APR 8 2015

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-100230-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
924 PM CDT WED APR 8 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN LATE TONIGHT...AS LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS APPROACHES IOWA AND A WARM FONT
MOVES INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE SMALL HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...AS THE WARM SECTOR OF AN INTENSIFYING LOW SHOULD
REACH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. LARGE HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH A TORNADO RISK.
THE ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS REACHES INTO THE FAR
SOUTH... SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MONTICELLO TO KENOSHA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

LMZ643>646-100230-
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
924 PM CDT WED APR 8 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THOUGH THE OVERNIGHT FOR
WIDESPREAD FOG WITH VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE MILE. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT...POSSIBLY WITH SMALL
HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL MID-MORNING FOR FOG WITH
VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE MILE.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AS AN INTENSIFYING LOW MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN.

REM
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 8, 11:13 PM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1113 PM CDT WED APR 8 2015

WIZ056-057-062>064-068-069-090515-
JEFFERSON-DANE-ROCK-IOWA-GREEN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-
1113 PM CDT WED APR 8 2015

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN JEFFERSON...
ROCK...SAUK...DANE...NORTHEASTERN IOWA...NORTHEASTERN GREEN AND
SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTIES...

AT 1109 PM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR RICHLAND CENTER TO NEAR FOOTVILLE...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MADISON...JANESVILLE...SUN PRAIRIE...FITCHBURG...WATERTOWN...
MIDDLETON...STOUGHTON...FORT ATKINSON...WAUNAKEE...BARABOO...
VERONA...OREGON...REEDSBURG...JEFFERSON...MCFARLAND...MONONA...MOUNT
HOREB...WINDSOR...LAKE MILLS AND MILTON.

BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND WILL
SUDDENLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CAUSE LOCALIZED PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADS.

LAT...LON 4364 9025 4364 8981 4330 8901 4320 8901
      4320 8878 4309 8854 4268 8896 4320 9019
      4355 9019 4356 9030
TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 204DEG 35KT 4332 9032 4273 8918

REM
Local storm report, Apr 8, 11:36 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 9, 12:04 AM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1204 AM CDT THU APR 9 2015

WIZ066-070>072-090530-
MILWAUKEE-RACINE-WALWORTH-KENOSHA-
1204 AM CDT THU APR 9 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN MILWAUKEE...
RACINE...KENOSHA AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN WALWORTH COUNTIES...

AT 1202 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER TWIN LAKES...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS WELL AS BRIEF HEAVY
DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. THE SMALL HAIL MAY FALL AS A SHOWER AND COVER
GRASSY AREAS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KENOSHA...RACINE...OAK CREEK...MOUNT PLEASANT...PLEASANT PRAIRIE...
STURTEVANT...TWIN LAKES...UNION GROVE...PADDOCK LAKE...CAMP LAKE...
SILVER LAKE...RICHMOND...WIND POINT...BOHNERS LAKE...LAKE
CATHERINE...EAGLE LAKE...PELL LAKE...POWERS LAKE...BROWNS LAKE AND
FRANKLIN.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 4257 8839 4287 8794 4285 8783 4280 8778
      4277 8776 4271 8777 4267 8779 4266 8781
      4261 8782 4249 8807 4249 8831
TIME...MOT...LOC 0502Z 233DEG 33KT 4255 8823

REM
Local storm report, Apr 9, 12:26 AM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1226 AM CDT THU APR 09 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1215 AM     HAIL             BROOKLYN                42.85N 89.37W
04/08/2015  M0.75 INCH       DANE               WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SHOWER OF PEA TO MARBLE-SIZED HAIL WITH A FEW STONES TO
            3/4 INCH.

&&

REM
Special weather statement, Apr 9, 1:01 AM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 9, 1:19 AM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
119 AM CDT THU APR 9 2015

WIZ063-064-090645-
JEFFERSON-DANE-
119 AM CDT THU APR 9 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN JEFFERSON AND EAST
CENTRAL DANE COUNTIES...

AT 118 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER CAMBRIDGE...OR NEAR
LAKE MILLS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS WELL AS HEAVY
DOWNPOURS OF RAIN.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WATERTOWN...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WATERLOO...JOHNSON CREEK...
DEERFIELD...CAMBRIDGE...LAKE RIPLEY...IXONIA...MILFORD...ROCKDALE...
HUBBLETON AND PIPERSVILLE.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 4307 8916 4320 8893 4320 8865 4308 8855
      4292 8904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0618Z 239DEG 27KT 4304 8901

REM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 8, 9:21 PM CDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryMKX12 hr
Apr 8, 10:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXGreen, Iowa, Lafayette59 min
Apr 8, 11:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXDane, Jefferson, Sauk62 min
Apr 8, 11:55 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryMKXKenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Washington and 1 more7 hr
Apr 9, 12:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXKenosha, Racine26 min
Apr 9, 1:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXDane, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Sauk59 min
Apr 9, 1:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXJefferson26 min
Apr 9, 8:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXColumbia32 hr
Apr 9, 8:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXOzaukee3 hr
Apr 9, 9:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXOzaukee4 days
Apr 9, 9:23 AM CDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryMKX15 hr
Apr 9, 12:52 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXMilwaukee9 hr
Apr 9, 4:05 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX8 hr
Apr 9, 4:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXIowa21 min
Apr 9, 4:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXWalworth33 min
Apr 9, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXRock, Walworth31 min
Apr 9, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXIowa, Sauk45 min
Apr 9, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXRock21 min
Apr 9, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXDane28 min
Apr 9, 5:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXMilwaukee32 min
Apr 9, 5:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXJefferson28 min
Apr 9, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXRock, Walworth24 min
Apr 9, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Dane, Iowa, Sauk36 min
Apr 9, 6:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXColumbia33 min
Apr 9, 6:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXLafayette35 min
Apr 9, 6:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXDodge37 min

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Sources

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