Alert archive / Wisconsin / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jul 18, 2015, 1:08 PM CDT for Iowa County, Lafayette County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 52 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
- Jul 18, 2015, 1:08 PM CDT (18:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2015, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Iowa County, WI, Lafayette County, WI
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:08 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
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 2984 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 858 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KMKX 181808
TORMKX
WIC049-065-181900-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0005.150718T1808Z-150718T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
108 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN IOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
NORTHERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 200 PM CDT
* AT 107 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER PLATTEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 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.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MINERAL POINT...DARLINGTON...BELMONT...ARGYLE...SOMERS...WIOTA...
LAMONT...HOLLANDALE...LESLIE...PLATTE MOUNDS...WOODFORD AND
YELLOWSTONE LAKE ST PARK.
PEOPLE ATTENDING THE LAFAYETTE COUNTY FAIR SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY!
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 YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4283 9043 4289 8988 4262 8986 4263 9042
TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 266DEG 28KT 4273 9048
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
SPM2 follow-up statements
739
WWUS53 KMKX 181823
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
123 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 2015
WIC049-065-181900-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150718T1900Z/
IOWA WI-LAFAYETTE WI-
123 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
IOWA AND NORTHERN LAFAYETTE COUNTIES...
AT 121 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BELMONT...OR NEAR PLATTEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BELMONT AROUND 130 PM CDT.
DARLINGTON AROUND 155 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LESLIE...LAMONT...PLATTE MOUNDS...SOMERS...WIOTA...WOODFORD...
HOLLANDALE AND YELLOWSTONE LAKE ST PARK.
PEOPLE ATTENDING THE LAFAYETTE COUNTY FAIR SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY!
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4283 9043 4289 8988 4262 8986 4263 9042
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 270DEG 21KT 4272 9040
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
WOOD188
WWUS53 KMKX 181840
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
140 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 2015
WIC049-181850-
/O.CAN.KMKX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150718T1900Z/
IOWA WI-
140 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN IOWA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS REMAINED TO
THE SOUTH OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4278 9028 4280 9008 4281 8987 4262 8986
4263 9033
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 269DEG 24KT 4265 9023
$$
WIC065-181900-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150718T1900Z/
LAFAYETTE WI-
140 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
LAFAYETTE COUNTY...
AT 140 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SHULLSBURG...OR NEAR DARLINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
DARLINGTON AROUND 150 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LAMONT...YELLOWSTONE LAKE ST PARK...SOMERS...WIOTA AND WOODFORD.
PEOPLE ATTENDING THE LAFAYETTE COUNTY FAIR SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY!
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4278 9028 4280 9008 4281 8987 4262 8986
4263 9033
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 269DEG 24KT 4265 9023
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
WOODThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 4:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Columbia, Green Lake, Iowa, Marquette, Sauk | 56 min |
| Jul 18, 4:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 5:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 5:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 2 hr | |
| Jul 18, 5:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee and 3 more | 58 min |
| Jul 18, 6:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dane | 34 min |
| Jul 18, 7:07 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 53 min | |
| Jul 18, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Rock | 34 min |
| Jul 18, 1:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Jefferson, Washington | 41 min |
| Jul 18, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Lafayette | 18 min |
| Jul 18, 1:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Jefferson, Rock | 31 min |
| Jul 18, 2:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Walworth | 23 min |
| Jul 18, 2:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine, Walworth | 51 min |
| Jul 18, 2:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Green, Racine, Rock, Walworth | 60 min |
| Jul 18, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Green, Jefferson, Rock, Walworth, Washington and 1 more | 51 min |
| Jul 18, 2:31 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 119 min | |
| Jul 18, 2:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Rock, Walworth | 30 min |
| Jul 18, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth, Waukesha | 35 min |
| Jul 18, 3:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine, Walworth | 26 min |
| Jul 18, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine | 38 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.