Alert archive / Wisconsin / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this flash flood warning at Sep 7, 2016, 5:52 PM CDT for Milwaukee County, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 3 hr. 8 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
- Sep 7, 2016, 5:52 PM CDT (22:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2016, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Milwaukee County, WI, Waukesha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 6:00 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.31 | 2 Wsw West Allis, WI | RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Sep 7, 6:00 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.31 | 2 Wsw West Allis, WI | RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. RAIL FELL IN 90 MINUTES. |
| Sep 7, 6:15 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.86 | 1 Nw West Allis, WI | RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Sep 7, 6:15 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.86 | 1 Nw West Allis, WI | RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. RAIN FELL IN 75 MINUTES. |
| Sep 7, 6:30 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | 2 Sse West Allis, WI | SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER IN BASEMENT. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Sep 7, 7:00 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.24 | Hales Corners, WI | RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. STORM TOTAL. |
| Sep 7, 7:00 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.51 | Nne Greenfield, WI | RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. FELL IN 2 HOURS. |
| Sep 7, 7:30 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.42 | 6 Sw New Berlin, WI | RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. STORM TOTAL. |
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 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -281 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1161 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
629
WGUS53 KMKX 072252
FFWMKX
WIC079-133-080145-
/O.NEW.KMKX.FF.W.0008.160907T2252Z-160908T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
552 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MILWAUKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN...
SOUTHEASTERN WAUKESHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 845 PM CDT
* AT 552 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MILWAUKEE...WAUKESHA...WEST ALLIS...WAUWATOSA...NEW BERLIN...
BROOKFIELD...GREENFIELD...OAK CREEK...MUSKEGO...SOUTH MILWAUKEE...
CUDAHY...GREENDALE...PEWAUKEE...ST. FRANCIS...HALES CORNERS...
ELM GROVE...WEST MILWAUKEE...BIG BEND...
MILWAUKEE HOAN BRIDGE AND SHOREWOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND
UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
&&
LAT...LON 4284 8795 4285 8796 4284 8824 4305 8832
4309 8786 4307 8785 4302 8789 4297 8783
4289 8783 4287 8782 4284 8782
$$
SPM2 follow-up statements
372
WGUS73 KMKX 080027
FFSMKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
727 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2016
WIC133-080031-
/O.CAN.KMKX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160908T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WAUKESHA WI-
727 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAUKESHA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. HOWEVER, STANDING
WATER STILL EXISTS ON SOME AREA ROADS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY
REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 4284 8795 4285 8796 4285 8807 4307 8807
4309 8786 4307 8785 4302 8789 4297 8783
4289 8783 4287 8782 4284 8782
$$
WIC079-080145-
/O.CON.KMKX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160908T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MILWAUKEE WI-
727 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
MILWAUKEE COUNTY...
AT 721 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN WAS
SUBSIDING ACROSS MILWAUKEE COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES AND RAIN
GAGE REPORTS CONFIRM OVER THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF IS STILL ONGOING...AND
DRIVERS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. DO NOT DRIVE
THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING INCLUDE...
MILWAUKEE...WEST ALLIS...WAUWATOSA...GREENFIELD...OAK CREEK...
SOUTH MILWAUKEE...CUDAHY...GREENDALE...ST. FRANCIS...HALES CORNERS...
ELM GROVE...WEST MILWAUKEE...SHOREWOOD...UW-MILWAUKEE...
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY...MAIER FESTIVAL PARK...
MILWAUKEE BRADFORD BEACH...
MILWAUKEE SOUTH SHORE PARK AND MILWAUKEE CO ZOO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND
UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
&&
LAT...LON 4284 8795 4285 8796 4285 8807 4307 8807
4309 8786 4307 8785 4302 8789 4297 8783
4289 8783 4287 8782 4284 8782
$$
SPM133
WGUS73 KMKX 080056
FFSMKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
756 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2016
WIC079-080103-
/O.CAN.KMKX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160908T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MILWAUKEE WI-
756 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MILWAUKEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. DOPPLER RADAR AND RAIN GAUGE
REPORTS CONFIRM OVER 3 INCHES HAS FALLEN. ALTHOUGH FLOODING IS NO
LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. PLEASE HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 4284 8795 4285 8796 4285 8807 4307 8807
4309 8786 4307 8785 4302 8789 4297 8783
4289 8783 4287 8782 4284 8782
$$
SPMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Sauk | 29 min |
| Sep 6, 9:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 3 hr |
| Sep 7, 6:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dodge, Jefferson | 60 min |
| Sep 7, 10:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Sauk | 3 days |
| Sep 7, 10:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Sauk | 6 days |
| Sep 7, 10:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Sauk | 7 days |
| Sep 7, 10:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 3 hr |
| Sep 7, 11:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Dodge | 6 hr |
| Sep 7, 12:54 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 21 min | |
| Sep 7, 1:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 6 hr |
| Sep 7, 2:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia | 24 hr |
| Sep 7, 3:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Washington | 37 min |
| Sep 7, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Lafayette | 51 min |
| Sep 7, 4:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Green | 37 min |
| Sep 7, 4:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Waukesha | 52 min |
| Sep 7, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Rock | 31 min |
| Sep 7, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Waukesha | 29 min |
| Sep 7, 5:02 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 118 min | |
| Sep 7, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Rock, Walworth, Waukesha | 31 min |
| Sep 7, 5:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Milwaukee, Waukesha | 3 hr |
| Sep 7, 6:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 3 hr |
| Sep 7, 6:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.