Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 4, 2016, 6:16 PM CDT for Iowa County, Lafayette County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 44 min. 6 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
- Aug 4, 2016, 6:16 PM CDT (23:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Iowa County, WI, Lafayette County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 6:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 46 | Mineral Point, WI | 34 MPH SUSTAINED WITH 46 MPH GUST. UNABLE TO REACH SITE VIA TELEPHONE AFTER THIS OBSERVATION. |
| Aug 4, 6:26 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Linden, WI | BARN DESTROYED. 11 POWER POLES SNAPPED. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN LINDEN AREA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Aug 4, 6:26 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Linden, WI | NUMEROUS TREES AND BRANCHES DOWN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF LINDEN PER DISPATCH. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Aug 4, 6:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Mineral Point, WI | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN MINERAL POINT. AROUND 30 TREES DOWN OUTSIDE OF HOLLANDALE. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Aug 4, 6:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Hollandale, WI | LONG VALLEY ROAD HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO FALLEN TREES. |
| Aug 4, 6:59 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Hollandale, WI | A FEW TREES REPORTED DOWN IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF IOWA COUNTY PER DISPATCH. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 500 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -126 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 970 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
595
WUUS53 KMKX 042316
SVRMKX
WIC049-065-050000-
/O.NEW.KMKX.SV.W.0071.160804T2316Z-160805T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
616 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN IOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
NORTHERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 616 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MINERAL
POINT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 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...
DODGEVILLE...MINERAL POINT...DARLINGTON...HIGHLAND...LINDEN...
COBB...REWEY...HOLLANDALE...EDMUND...BLACKHAWK LAKE REC AREA...
YELLOWSTONE LAKE ST PARK AND LONDON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4307 9043 4289 8984 4261 9009 4281 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 301DEG 30KT 4288 9027
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
HALBACH2 follow-up statements
703
WWUS53 KMKX 042332
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
632 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016
WIC049-065-050000-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-160805T0000Z/
IOWA WI-LAFAYETTE WI-
632 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN IOWA AND NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTIES...
AT 632 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MINERAL
POINT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DODGEVILLE...MINERAL POINT...DARLINGTON...HIGHLAND...LINDEN...COBB...
REWEY...HOLLANDALE...EDMUND...YELLOWSTONE LAKE ST PARK AND LONDON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN.
&&
LAT...LON 4306 9041 4289 8984 4261 9009 4285 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 301DEG 30KT 4281 9011
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JTS744
WWUS53 KMKX 042346
SVSMKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
646 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016
WIC049-065-050000-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-160805T0000Z/
IOWA WI-LAFAYETTE WI-
646 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN IOWA AND NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTIES...
AT 644 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST
OF ARGYLE...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF DARLINGTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
35 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...
DODGEVILLE...MINERAL POINT...DARLINGTON...LINDEN...COBB...
HOLLANDALE...EDMUND...YELLOWSTONE LAKE ST PARK AND LONDON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN.
&&
LAT...LON 4303 9031 4289 8984 4261 9009 4289 9039
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 301DEG 30KT 4276 8999
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JTSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Marquette | 57 min |
| Aug 4, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Sauk | 76 min |
| Aug 4, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Marquette, Sauk | 44 min |
| Aug 4, 5:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Iowa | 47 min |
| Aug 4, 6:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Iowa, Lafayette | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 6:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Green | 50 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.