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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2016, 11:46 PM CDT for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 59 min. 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
- Jul 5, 2016, 11:46 PM CDT (04:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2016, 12:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Columbia County, WI, Green Lake County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Sauk County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 12:02 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | Portage, WI | SCATTERED TREE BRANCHES DOWN ACROSS COLUMBIA COUNTY. ESTIMATED WINDS AROUND 50 MPH VIA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER AND DISPATCH. |
| Jul 6, 12:23 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | Kingston, WI |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 505 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1508 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KMKX 060446
SVRMKX
WIC021-047-077-111-060545-
/O.NEW.KMKX.SV.W.0032.160706T0446Z-160706T0545Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1146 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL SAUK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
COLUMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
SOUTHERN GREEN LAKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
MARQUETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
* AT 1146 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES
NORTHEAST OF WISCONSIN DELLS...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PORTAGE...COLUMBUS...LAKE WISCONSIN...LODI...POYNETTE...
PARDEEVILLE...FALL RIVER...MONTELLO...MARKESAN...WESTFIELD...RIO...
CAMBRIA...LAWRENCE...PACKWAUKEE...MANCHESTER...ARLINGTON...
WYOCENA...OTSEGO...OXFORD AND ENDEAVOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4377 8889 4363 8890 4363 8901 4328 8901
4330 8972 4364 8956 4365 8959 4391 8960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0446Z 284DEG 40KT 4370 8958
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SPM3 follow-up statements
633
WWUS53 KMKX 060511
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1211 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
WIC021-047-077-111-060545-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160706T0545Z/
SAUK WI-COLUMBIA WI-GREEN LAKE WI-MARQUETTE WI-
1211 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL SAUK...COLUMBIA...SOUTHERN GREEN LAKE AND MARQUETTE
COUNTIES...
AT 1209 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR PRINCETON TO 6 MILES NORTH OF SUN PRAIRIE...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED MANY TREES DOWN ACROSS SAUK COUNTY.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PORTAGE...COLUMBUS...LAKE WISCONSIN...LODI...POYNETTE...
PARDEEVILLE...FALL RIVER...MONTELLO...MARKESAN...WESTFIELD...RIO...
CAMBRIA...LAWRENCE...PACKWAUKEE...MANCHESTER...ARLINGTON...WYOCENA...
OXFORD AND ENDEAVOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4377 8889 4363 8890 4363 8901 4328 8901
4330 8972 4364 8956 4365 8959 4391 8960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0509Z 301DEG 49KT 4381 8922 4328 8922
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
REM168
WWUS53 KMKX 060536
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1236 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
WIC111-060545-
/O.CAN.KMKX.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160706T0545Z/
SAUK WI-
1236 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SAUK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4377 8889 4363 8890 4363 8901 4328 8901
4329 8951 4363 8924 4365 8925 4382 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 0535Z 284DEG 40KT 4374 8884 4321 8884
$$
WIC021-047-077-060545-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160706T0545Z/
COLUMBIA WI-GREEN LAKE WI-MARQUETTE WI-
1236 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
FOR EASTERN COLUMBIA...SOUTHERN GREEN LAKE AND SOUTHEASTERN MARQUETTE
COUNTIES...
AT 1235 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BRANDON TO 6 MILES WEST OF WATERTOWN...MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLUMBUS...POYNETTE...PARDEEVILLE...FALL RIVER...MARKESAN...RIO...
CAMBRIA...MANCHESTER...ARLINGTON...WYOCENA...OTSEGO...FRIESLAND...
KINGSTON...DOYLESTOWN...MARQUETTE AND DALTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING WIDESPREAD
WIND DAMAGE. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4377 8889 4363 8890 4363 8901 4328 8901
4329 8951 4363 8924 4365 8925 4382 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 0535Z 284DEG 40KT 4374 8884 4321 8884
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
REM379
WWUS53 KMKX 060547
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1247 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
WIC021-047-077-060556-
/O.EXP.KMKX.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160706T0545Z/
COLUMBIA WI-GREEN LAKE WI-MARQUETTE WI-
1247 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN COLUMBIA...SOUTHERN
GREEN LAKE AND SOUTHEASTERN MARQUETTE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4377 8889 4363 8890 4363 8901 4328 8901
4329 8951 4363 8924 4365 8925 4382 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 0545Z 284DEG 40KT 4374 8884 4321 8884
$$
REMWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 5, 10:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 10:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 1043 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016 .UPDATE... Line of strong to severe thunderstorms in SE MN and W Cntrl WI beginning to accelerate as the cold pool dynamics are coming into play. Storms now look to reach far nw Sauk Co. closer to 11 PM than 12 mid, with most hi-res models keeping the strongest segment of the line over South Central Wisconsin. Line looks to exit between 08Z and 09Z. North to south oriented portion of the line, with embedded mesos, is producing damaging wind and a few tornado reports. This segment is oriented perpendicular to 0-3km shear. Though the RAP 0-3km shear is only 10 knots ahead of the line, the surges are producing notches and brief tornado spin ups. Otherwise line has produced straight-line gusts up to 70 MPH. SPC has put out a watch that includes all of South Central and the western counties of Southeast Wisconsin until 10Z. Current timing keeps southern WI in a threat until between 08Z and 09Z. && .AVIATION/06Z TAFS/... Will be watching how line of severe thunderstorms progresses to see what TAF sites may be most likely to see the damaging winds associated with the line. Most hi-res models keep the strongest segment of the line over South Central Wisconsin, but even the weakening segments will produce gusty winds as they move into southeast Wisconsin. VFR conditions until storms arrive, then mvfr cigs with brief IFR vsbys with storms along with wind gusts that could reach 50 knots or higher, especially in South Central Wisconsin. && .MARINE... Looking for thunderstorms with gusty winds to reach the nearshore zones between 230 AM and 3 AM. While wind gusts may not be at severe levels, expect gusts could reach 35 knots and require special marine warnings. Storms should clear the southern mid-lake region around 09Z. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 319 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016/ TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Forecast Confidence Is Medium. The main focus is on a potential MCS rolling through the southern half of Wisconsin tonight. Currently, convection has initiated in west central Minnesota near a surface warm front and low pressure system. This warm front extends east to southeast across Minnesota down along the Mississippi River in western Wisconsin. This convection will propagate eastward along the front this evening and evolve into a mesoscale convective system by the time it reaches western Wisconsin. This system should keep its momentum going southeastward through southern Wisconsin due to a strengthening low level jet out ahead of it. Low level moisture transport will also be on the increase as a result. With the LLJ kicking in, the RAP shows some of the more unstable air mass advecting northward into southern Wisconsin ahead of the MCS which should also aid in maintaining the system through southern Wisconsin tonight. The upgrade by SPC certainly seems warranted, particularly for the southwestern portion of the state which will be along the better instability gradient. The main time for storms to be moving in will be around 11pm in southwestern Wisconsin to around 2am in far southeastern Wisconsin. Most of this timing is based upon when the transition to an MCS occurs and how fast it tracks to the southeast tonight. The experimental HRRR has been slowing the timing down though the tendency with these systems is to go faster than what the models produce. Regardless, the main time for this system appears to be in the late evening to overnight hours. Going into tomorrow, there should be some subsidence in the wake of the system to where there will be a dry period in the morning. Temperatures will be tricky tomorrow as well with any lingering cloud cover from the MCS could keep temps down a few degrees. There remains a chance for storms to develop in the afternoon along and north of the leftover boundary which should be in northern Illinois. I am not very confident in whether this will develop as the models could be overdoing instability locally. WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Forecast Confidence...Medium There could be a few storms Wednesday night, but it looks mainly dry between shortwaves. A better chance for storms will return Thursday afternoon into Thursday night as a stronger low pressure system moves through. The details of this still look a bit muddled per model differences, but enough confidence to keep likely pops going in the evening and overnight. Still thinking a few strong to severe storms possible with this system, with SPC having a Marginal to Slight Risk for severe storms across most of the forecast area. The precip may wind down by daybreak Friday per latest guidance, though could see a shot of a few more storms in the afternoon as the final trough swings through. Model 925 mb temps suggest highs near to a few degrees above normal through Friday, depending on the timing of clouds/precip each day. Will probably also deal with onshore winds and cooler temps near Lake Michigan at times. SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Forecast Confidence...Medium High pressure is expected to be in place for the weekend, bringing dry weather and temperatures within a few degrees of normal. Milder temps and increasing moisture are expected early next week as the high exits to the east. Have some pops as early as Monday per the GFS solution which brings the moisture and instability back quicker. The ECMWF holds onto the high a bit longer and suggests dry weather until Tuesday. AVIATION/00Z TAFS/... The main focus is on the chances for thunderstorms tonight. Straight line winds and heavy rainfall will be possible as the storms roll through later this evening and overnight. Brief drops to IFR will be possible along with winds over 35mph. Precipitation should clear out for a period in the morning before another round of showers/storms could develop tomorrow afternoon. MARINE... The main concern is with the potential for strong winds tonight as a line of thunderstorms moves through the region. Straightline winds of over 30 mph will be possible with the higher chances coming toward the Illinois border. Otherwise, winds will generally remain on the light side with more thunderstorm chances over the next few days. && .MKX Watches/Warnings/Advisories... WI...None. LM...None. && UPDATE...REM TONIGHT/Wednesday AND AVIATION/MARINE...Halbach Wednesday NIGHT THROUGH Tuesday...DDV
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 11:05 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1105 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-070400- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- 1105 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE...WILL CROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...EXITING SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BETWEEN 4 AM AND 5 AM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY BUT WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. THE NEXT HIGHEST CHANCES FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE ON THURSDAY AS THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION AND REPORTS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TONIGHT BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM. LMZ643>646-070400- 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- 1105 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WINDS WILL REACH LAKE MICHIGAN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. GUSTY WINDS OF OVER 30 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. REM/WOOD WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 10:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Iowa, Sauk | 71 min |
| Jul 5, 11:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Iowa, Lafayette | 25 min |
| Jul 5, 11:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane | 54 min |
| Jul 5, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Rock | 66 min |
| Jul 6, 12:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac | 62 min |
| Jul 6, 12:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Jefferson | 39 min |
| Jul 6, 12:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Rock | 44 min |
| Jul 6, 12:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Waukesha | 62 min |
| Jul 6, 1:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Walworth | 53 min |
| Jul 6, 1:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Racine, Rock, Walworth, Waukesha | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 1:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Milwaukee | 27 min |
| Jul 6, 1:25 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 2 hr | |
| Jul 6, 1:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 60 min |
| Jul 6, 1:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 52 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.