Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2016, 6:36 PM CDT for Dodge County, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 24 min. 1 report 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 15, 2016, 6:36 PM CDT (23:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:36 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 15, 6:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Alto, WI | RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2:13 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 511 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
258
WUUS53 KMKX 152336
SVRMKX
WIC027-039-160000-
/O.NEW.KMKX.SV.W.0028.160615T2336Z-160616T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
636 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN DODGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN...
SOUTHERN FOND DU LAC COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 636 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WAUPUN...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAUPUN...MAYVILLE...LOMIRA...THERESA...OAKFIELD...BRANDON...ASHFORD...
BYRON...ALTO...EDEN...BROWNSVILLE...FAIRWATER...KEKOSKEE...OAK CENTER...
KNOWLES AND LAGODA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO SHELTER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4368 8831 4354 8836 4354 8840 4346 8840
4343 8841 4365 8888 4378 8886
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 291DEG 36KT 4367 8880
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DAVIS2 follow-up statements
901
WWUS53 KMKX 152350
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
650 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016
WIC027-039-160000-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-160616T0000Z/
DODGE WI-FOND DU LAC WI-
650 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN DODGE AND SOUTHEASTERN FOND DU LAC COUNTIES...
AT 650 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OAKFIELD...OR
NEAR WAUPUN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAUPUN...MAYVILLE...LOMIRA...THERESA...OAKFIELD...ASHFORD...BYRON...EDEN...
BROWNSVILLE...KEKOSKEE...OAK CENTER...KNOWLES AND LAGODA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4368 8831 4354 8836 4354 8840 4346 8840
4343 8841 4360 8870 4363 8872 4373 8872
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 291DEG 36KT 4362 8862
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DDV473
WWUS53 KMKX 152358
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
658 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016
WIC027-039-160008-
/O.EXP.KMKX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-160616T0000Z/
DODGE WI-FOND DU LAC WI-
658 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DODGE AND
SOUTHEASTERN FOND DU LAC COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
WISCONSIN.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN.
LAT...LON 4368 8831 4354 8836 4354 8840 4346 8840
4343 8841 4360 8870 4363 8872 4373 8872
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 291DEG 36KT 4362 8862
$$
DDVThe 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, 11:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Sauk | 4 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, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 93 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.