Alert archive / Wisconsin / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this flash flood warning at Jun 14, 2016, 11:21 PM CDT for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 4 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 14, 2016, 11:21 PM CDT (04:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2016, 3:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Columbia County, WI, Dane County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Sauk County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:22 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 11:30 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.5 | Blue Mounds, WI | STORM TOTAL MEASURED AS OF 1130 PM CDT. |
| Jun 15, 12:25 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Marxville, WI | ROADWAY COVERED BY 1 1/2 FOOT OF WATER IN THE TOWN OF BERRY IN THE HIGHWAY 19 AREA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1121 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
096
WGUS53 KMKX 150421
FFWMKX
WIC021-025-049-111-150815-
/O.NEW.KMKX.FF.W.0003.160615T0421Z-160615T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1121 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN IOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
SOUTHEASTERN SAUK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
SOUTHWESTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
NORTHWESTERN DANE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 315 AM CDT
* AT 1119 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WESTERN MADISON...MIDDLETON...WAUNAKEE...MOUNT HOREB...WINDSOR...PRAIRIE
DU SAC...SAUK CITY...LAKE WISCONSIN...DEFOREST...CROSS PLAINS...LODI...
POYNETTE...MAZOMANIE...SHOREWOOD HILLS...BLACK EARTH...BARNEVELD...DANE...
BLUE MOUNDS...ARENA AND ARLINGTON.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 4342 8944 4327 8929 4302 8949 4291 8989
4306 8999 4343 8967
$$
HENTZ3 follow-up statements
767
WGUS73 KMKX 150530
FFSMKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1230 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2016
WIC021-025-049-111-150815-
/O.CON.KMKX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160615T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
IOWA WI-SAUK WI-COLUMBIA WI-DANE WI-
1230 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN IOWA...SOUTHEASTERN SAUK...SOUTHWESTERN COLUMBIA AND
NORTHWESTERN DANE COUNTIES...
AT 1226 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
ESPECIALLY FROM MAZOMANIE TO BLACK EARTH TO CROSS PLAINS...NORTH
TOWARD LAKE WISCOSNIN. FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURING...ESPECIALLY OVER
NORTHWEST DANE COUNTY.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WESTERN MADISON...MIDDLETON...WAUNAKEE...MOUNT HOREB...WINDSOR...PRAIRIE
DU SAC...SAUK CITY...LAKE WISCONSIN...DEFOREST...CROSS PLAINS...LODI...
POYNETTE...MAZOMANIE...SHOREWOOD HILLS...BLACK EARTH...BARNEVELD...DANE...
BLUE MOUNDS...ARENA AND ARLINGTON.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED
AREA. EVEN THROUGH THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS DIMINISHING...RUNOFF WILL
CONTINUE TO CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...FARMLAND...AND OTHER LOW LYING
SPOTS.
&&
LAT...LON 4342 8944 4327 8929 4302 8949 4291 8989
4306 8999 4343 8967
$$
HENTZ669
WGUS73 KMKX 150616
FFSMKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
116 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2016
WIC021-025-049-111-150815-
/O.CON.KMKX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160615T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
IOWA WI-SAUK WI-COLUMBIA WI-DANE WI-
116 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN IOWA...SOUTHEASTERN SAUK...SOUTHWESTERN COLUMBIA AND
NORTHWESTERN DANE COUNTIES...
AT 111 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN HAS EXITED THE WARNED AREA. UP TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN ESPECIALLY FROM MAZOMANIE TO BLACK EARTH TO CROSS
PLAINS...NORTH TOWARD LAKE WISCONSIN. FLASH FLOODING IS
OCCURRING...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHWEST DANE COUNTY.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WESTERN MADISON...MIDDLETON...WAUNAKEE...MOUNT HOREB...WINDSOR...PRAIRIE
DU SAC...SAUK CITY...LAKE WISCONSIN...DEFOREST...CROSS PLAINS...LODI...
POYNETTE...MAZOMANIE...SHOREWOOD HILLS...BLACK EARTH...BARNEVELD...DANE...
BLUE MOUNDS...ARENA AND ARLINGTON.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH IN THE WARNED
AREA. EVEN THROUGH THE RAIN IS DIMINISHING...RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE
TO CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...FARMLAND...AND OTHER LOW LYING
SPOTS.
&&
LAT...LON 4342 8944 4327 8929 4302 8949 4291 8989
4306 8999 4343 8967
$$
HENTZ670
WGUS73 KMKX 150757
FFSMKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
257 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2016
WIC021-025-049-111-150815-
/O.CON.KMKX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160615T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
IOWA WI-SAUK WI-COLUMBIA WI-DANE WI-
257 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN IOWA...SOUTHEASTERN SAUK...SOUTHWESTERN COLUMBIA AND
NORTHWESTERN DANE COUNTIES...
AT 252 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN
HAS FALLEN ESPECIALLY FROM MAZOMANIE TO BLACK EARTH TO CROSS
PLAINS...NORTH TOWARD LAKE WISCONSIN.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT EXPERIENCED FLOODING INCLUDE...
WESTERN MADISON...MIDDLETON...WAUNAKEE...MOUNT HOREB...WINDSOR...
PRAIRIE DU SAC...SAUK CITY...LAKE WISCONSIN...DEFOREST...CROSS
PLAINS...LODI... POYNETTE...MAZOMANIE...SHOREWOOD HILLS...BLACK
EARTH...BARNEVELD...DANE...BLUE MOUNDS...ARENA AND ARLINGTON.
EVEN THROUGH THE RAIN HAS ENDED...RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE
FLOODING PROBLEMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...FARMLAND...AND OTHER LOW
LYING SPOTS.
&&
LAT...LON 4342 8944 4327 8929 4302 8949 4291 8989
4306 8999 4343 8967
$$
HENTZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 8:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Iowa, Lafayette | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 8:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Iowa, Lafayette | 4 hr |
| Jun 14, 9:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Iowa, Lafayette | 41 min |
| Jun 14, 10:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Iowa, Lafayette | 47 min |
| Jun 14, 10:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Sauk | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 11:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Green, Rock | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 12:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Walworth | 42 min |
| Jun 15, 12:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Jefferson, Walworth, Waukesha | 52 min |
| Jun 15, 1:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Washington, Waukesha | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Marquette | 56 min |
| Jun 15, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac | 24 min |
| Jun 15, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 93 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Wisconsin, 2016Every flash flood warning in 2016
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.