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Special Weather Statement, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this special weather statement at Sep 19, 2016, 3:56 PM CDT for Dodge County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2016, 3:56 PM CDT (20:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2016, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
County Dodge County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -277 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1502 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 287 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
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</html>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 Sep 19, 3:45 PM CDT, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 19, 3:45 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 345 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2016 .SHORT TERM... TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...Forecast Confidence...High Thunderstorms continue to develop this afternoon and are expected to move across southern Wisconsin late afternoon into the evening. Still looks like a favorable setup for severe thunderstorms, so Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued into early evening for everywhere except the northern forecast area counties. Showers/storms will wind down late this evening in the southeast, with dry weather overnight as high pressure quickly moves in. Could see a little fog develop later tonight, likely mainly confined to the Wisconsin River valley. It should be a very nice day Tuesday, with mostly sunny skies expected under high pressure. Highs will be above normal once again. TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Forecast confidence medium. A trough of low pressure and associated low to mid level warm advection and frontogenesis will develop newd from NE to central WI from Tue nt-Thu. The nose of the low level jet will focus across central WI much of this time where numerous showers and tstorms including heavy rainfall is expected. Did mention heavy rainfall in the forecast north of Madison but the tendency for MCSs to move to the right of the mean wind could certainly result in the heavy rainfall developing farther swd during this period. Fairly large CAPE values will develop Wed afternoon into the evening which will be the prime period for a strong MCS and heavy rainfall. A shortwave trough will approach Wed nt and pass through the area on Thu so good chances of showers and tstorms to continue. .LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Forecast confidence medium. A front will then stall in the vicinity of srn WI into the weekend with ridging aloft ahead of a sharp upper trough and associated cold front moving east across the Great Plains. Thus tstorm chances will continue with above normal temps and humidity. The cold front is expected to pass Mon night. && .AVIATION/00Z TAFS/... Thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and early evening as a shortwave moves through the forecast area. Some of the storms could be severe. Will likely see some lower visibilities with the storms this afternoon and evening. Fog development tonight will likely be confined to low lying areas such as the Wisconsin River valley. Otherwise, VFR conditions are expected through Tuesday as high pressure quickly builds in behind the trough. && .MARINE... Southwest winds will ease this afternoon, becoming lighter and westerly in the evening. Thus the 6 pm Small Craft Advisory expiration time still looks good. Winds will be lighter Tuesday under high pressure. && .MKX Watches/Warnings/Advisories... WI...None. LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY until 6 PM CDT this evening for LMZ643>646. && TONIGHT/Tuesday AND AVIATION/MARINE...DDV Tuesday NIGHT THROUGH Monday...Gehring
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 19, 3:15 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 315 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2016 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-202015- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- 315 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IS THE PRIMARY THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME LIKELY AT TIMES FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY DUE TO A FRONT STALLING OVER THE AREA. HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE MAINLY NORTH OF MADISON. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED INTO THE EARLY EVENING. LMZ643>646-202015- 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- 315 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO WINTHROP HARBOR ILLINOIS UNTIL 8 PM. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING DUE TO BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE ARE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS AT TIMES FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO A STATIONARY FRONT. WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX MG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 19, 1:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
147 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2016
WIZ051-052-058-191915-
SHEBOYGAN-FOND DU LAC-DODGE-
147 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2016
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN SHEBOYGAN AND
SOUTHEASTERN FOND DU LAC COUNTIES...
AT 146 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE CLUSTERED NEAR LOMIRA...OR
8 MILES SOUTH OF FOND DU LAC...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PLYMOUTH...LOMIRA...CAMPBELLSPORT...RANDOM LAKE...ELKHART LAKE...
ASHFORD...BYRON...GREENBUSH...EDEN...CASCADE...BROWNSVILLE...ADELL...
WALDO...ST. CLOUD...GLENBEULAH...BATAVIA...WAUCOUSTA...BEECHWOOD...
DUNDEE AND SILVER CREEK.
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.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4355 8792 4359 8850 4369 8850 4377 8832
4389 8796 4389 8794
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 261DEG 35KT 4367 8840
MRCSpecial weather statement, Sep 19, 2:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
220 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2016
WIZ052-059-060-066-192000-
MILWAUKEE-SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-WASHINGTON-
220 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2016
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WASHINGTON...SHEBOYGAN
AND OZAUKEE COUNTIES...
AT 219 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE CLUSTERED NEAR KEWASKUM...
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHEBOYGAN...WEST BEND...MEQUON...HARTFORD...GRAFTON...CEDARBURG...
PORT WASHINGTON...PLYMOUTH...SHEBOYGAN FALLS...JACKSON...SLINGER...
SAUKVILLE...KEWASKUM...THIENSVILLE...HOWARDS GROVE...OOSTBURG...
BELGIUM...FREDONIA...KOHLER AND CEDAR GROVE.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN ARE OCCURRING WITH
THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A
THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4366 8772 4356 8779 4346 8780 4337 8788
4326 8791 4321 8790 4320 8842 4337 8842
4337 8840 4343 8840 4354 8832 4354 8816
4366 8816 4386 8773 4378 8771
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 263DEG 32KT 4355 8815
MRCSpecial weather statement, Sep 19, 2:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
238 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2016
WIZ056-057-192030-
SAUK-COLUMBIA-
238 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SAUK AND NORTHWESTERN COLUMBIA
COUNTIES...
AT 237 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST
OF LA FARGE...OR 19 MILES EAST OF VIROQUA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BARABOO...REEDSBURG...PRAIRIE DU SAC...SAUK CITY...WISCONSIN DELLS...
LAKE WISCONSIN...LAKE DELTON...SPRING GREEN...WEST BARABOO...PLAIN...
NORTH FREEDOM...MERRIMAC...LA VALLE...ROCK SPRINGS...LOGANVILLE...
IRONTON...LIME RIDGE...LELAND...HILL POINT AND DEVILS LAKE ST PARK.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4364 8962 4357 8966 4356 8960 4338 8960
4336 8965 4336 8967 4331 8973 4327 8972
4324 8977 4324 8980 4320 8985 4319 8990
4320 9000 4315 9005 4316 9009 4316 9018
4355 9019 4356 9031 4364 9031
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 280DEG 55KT 4362 9050
SPMSpecial weather statement, Sep 19, 3:17 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
317 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2016
WIZ046-047-057-192100-
GREEN LAKE-COLUMBIA-MARQUETTE-
317 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN COLUMBIA...GREEN LAKE
AND MARQUETTE COUNTIES...
AT 316 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WISCONSIN
DELLS...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...LAKE DELTON...PARDEEVILLE...MONTELLO...
MARKESAN...WESTFIELD...PRINCETON...GREEN LAKE...CAMBRIA...PACKWAUKEE...
MANCHESTER...WYOCENA...OXFORD...ENDEAVOR...FRIESLAND...KINGSTON...
MARQUETTE...BRIGGSVILLE AND GLEN OAK.
LAT...LON 4363 8889 4363 8901 4345 8901 4355 8959
4356 8961 4357 8973 4360 8972 4361 8978
4364 8978 4364 8960 4388 8960 4389 8889
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 277DEG 42KT 4366 8974
MRCSpecial weather statement, Sep 19, 3:40 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 1:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Fond du Lac | 30 min |
| Sep 19, 1:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dane | 50 min |
| Sep 19, 1:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Fond du Lac | 28 min |
| Sep 19, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Sheboygan | 34 min |
| Sep 19, 2:02 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 58 min | |
| Sep 19, 2:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington | 40 min |
| Sep 19, 2:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Sauk | 52 min |
| Sep 19, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 38 min |
| Sep 19, 3:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Green Lake, Marquette | 43 min |
| Sep 19, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Iowa, Sauk | 50 min |
| Sep 19, 3:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Lafayette | 65 min |
| Sep 19, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane | 44 min |
| Sep 19, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Jefferson, Rock | 32 min |
| Sep 19, 4:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Green | 63 min |
| Sep 19, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Rock, Walworth | 44 min |
| Sep 19, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Milwaukee, Racine | 34 min |
| Sep 19, 6:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Lafayette | 34 min |
| Sep 19, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Lafayette | 32 min |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.