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Special Weather Statement, NWS Milwaukee, WI

August 19, 2016Dane County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this special weather statement at Aug 19, 2016, 9:33 PM CDT for Dane County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 19, 2016, 9:33 PM CDT (02:33 UTC)
Expired: Aug 19, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI

County Dane County, WI

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 19, 3:02 PM CDT, 6 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 3:02 PM CDT, 6 hours 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 3:45 PM CDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
345 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-202045-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
345 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST
THROUGH TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER LOOKS UNLIKELY...BUT BRIEF
HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THE STORMS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS
FAR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN IN A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ON SATURDAY. SOME
STORMS COULD BE SEVERE DEPENDING ON WHEN THE STORMS MOVE THROUGH
THE REGION. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN IN
A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW. RAINFALL
REPORTS ARE ALSO APPRECIATED.

LMZ643>646-202045-
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-
345 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE LIKELY ON SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
MAY BE NEEDED FROM SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY AS OFF SHORE WINDS
INCREASE TO AROUND 20-25 KNOTS.

BSH
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 19, 5:59 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
559 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016

WIZ065-066-192330-
MILWAUKEE-WAUKESHA-
559 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016

...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MILWAUKEE AND WAUKESHA
COUNTIES...

AT 557 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WAUKESHA...
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR
OCONOMOWOC AND NEAR MILWAUKEE.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MILWAUKEE...WAUKESHA...WEST ALLIS...WAUWATOSA...NEW BERLIN...
BROOKFIELD...GREENFIELD...MENOMONEE FALLS...OAK CREEK...MUSKEGO...
SOUTH MILWAUKEE...CUDAHY...WHITEFISH BAY...GREENDALE...PEWAUKEE...
BROWN DEER...SUSSEX...ST.
FRANCIS...HARTLAND AND HALES CORNERS.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 4293 8785 4284 8832 4284 8842 4317 8851
      4319 8814 4319 8789 4316 8788 4312 8790
      4310 8787 4307 8787 4305 8789 4302 8790
      4296 8785
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 252DEG 18KT 4298 8829

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Special weather statement, Aug 19, 6:27 PM CDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 19, 8:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
812 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016

WIZ059-065-200145-
WAUKESHA-WASHINGTON-
812 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND
NORTHEASTERN WAUKESHA COUNTIES...

AT 811 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER MERTON...OR
NEAR HARTLAND...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MENOMONEE FALLS...SUSSEX...HARTLAND...MERTON...LANNON...CHENEQUA...
NORTH LAKE...HUBERTUS AND COLGATE.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 4311 8837 4321 8838 4327 8806 4314 8807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 256DEG 17KT 4317 8832

GEHRING

Special weather statement, Aug 19, 9:11 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
911 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016

WIZ063-064-200300-
JEFFERSON-DANE-
911 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT JEFFERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN DANE
COUNTIES...

AT 908 PM CDT...CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS
WESTERN DANE AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS
WERE NEAR JEFFERSON...NEAR LAKE RIPLEY...AND NEAR STOUGHTON. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STOUGHTON...FORT ATKINSON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...MARSHALL...
WATERLOO...COTTAGE GROVE...JOHNSON CREEK...DEERFIELD...CAMBRIDGE...
LAKE RIPLEY...LAKE KOSHKONONG...IXONIA...ROME...MILFORD...HEBRON...
SULLIVAN...UTICA...ROCKDALE AND DEANSVILLE.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 4289 8855 4289 8935 4320 8914 4312 8854
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 224DEG 16KT 4299 8910

SPM

Special weather statement, Aug 19, 9:33 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 19, 8:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Waukesha	33 min
Aug 19, 9:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Jefferson	49 min
Aug 19, 9:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Dane, Jefferson	46 min
Aug 19, 10:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Dodge	42 min
Aug 19, 10:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Washington	30 min
Aug 19, 10:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Fond du Lac	34 min
Aug 19, 11:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Fond du Lac	35 min
Aug 20, 12:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Sauk	32 min
Aug 20, 1:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MKX	Columbia, Sauk	3 hr
Aug 20, 6:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Walworth	32 min
Aug 20, 7:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Dodge, Jefferson, Walworth, Waukesha	58 min
Aug 20, 7:58 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MKX		62 min
Aug 20, 8:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine	30 min
Aug 20, 8:39 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MKX		51 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.