Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 134, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2016, 8:13 PM CDT for Pepin County, Pierce County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 62 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
- Jul 5, 2016, 8:13 PM CDT (01:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2016, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 5, 8:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nnw Plum City, WI | VIOLENT WINDS LOTS OF DAMAGE. AT LEAST 3 LARGE TREES DOWN. |
| Jul 5, 8:35 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Nnw Plum City, WI | SURVEY DETERMINED EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST NORTH OF NUGGET LAKE. MAX WIND SPEEDS 70-80 MPH. PATH LENGTH WAS 1/3 MILE. THE STORM ALSO PRODUCED WIDESPREAD DOWNBURST WINDS ACROSS A BROAD AREA OF PIERCE COUNTY, WITH WINDS ESTIMATED AT 70-80 MPH. |
| Jul 5, 8:36 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 W Bay City, WI | AWOS STATION RED WING AP /RGK/. |
| Jul 5, 8:36 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 W Bay City, WI | AWOS STATION RED WING AP /RGK/. |
| Jul 5, 8:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Plum City, WI | TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. |
| Jul 5, 8:45 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Se Plum City, WI | SURVEY DETERMINED EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN CENTRAL PEPIN COUNTY, ONE MILE SOUTH OF PORCUPINE. IT TRAVELED TO 3 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF ELLA. MAX WIND SPEEDS AROUND 90 MPH. PATH LENGTH WAS 3.3 MILES. THE STORM ALSO PRODUCED WIDESPREAD DOWNBURST WINDS ACROSS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 329 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.
316
WUUS53 KMPX 060113
SVRMPX
WIC091-093-060215-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0134.160706T0113Z-160706T0215Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
813 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN PEPIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
SOUTHERN PIERCE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 915 PM CDT
* AT 812 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VASA...OR NEAR
RED WING...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BAY CITY AROUND 825 PM CDT.
STOCKHOLM AROUND 840 PM CDT.
PEPIN AROUND 845 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ESDAILE...
ARKANSAW...PORCUPINE...HAGER CITY...RED WING AIRPORT...ELLA AND DIAMOND
BLUFF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4460 9199 4456 9204 4442 9208 4441 9210
4445 9223 4450 9230 4456 9234 4457 9255
4460 9256 4462 9261 4468 9267 4476 9230
4472 9213 4468 9213 4468 9198
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 267DEG 38KT 4449 9262
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
JRB3 follow-up statements
679
WWUS53 KMPX 060132
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
832 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
WIC091-093-060215-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0134.000000T0000Z-160706T0215Z/
PEPIN WI-PIERCE WI-
832 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN PEPIN AND SOUTHEASTERN PIERCE COUNTIES...
AT 831 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER FRONTENAC...OR
11 MILES EAST OF RED WING...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
STOCKHOLM AROUND 835 PM CDT.
PEPIN AROUND 845 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ESDAILE...
ARKANSAW...PORCUPINE...RED WING AIRPORT AND ELLA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4460 9199 4456 9204 4442 9208 4441 9210
4445 9223 4450 9230 4456 9234 4457 9254
4476 9230 4472 9213 4468 9213 4468 9198
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 267DEG 38KT 4450 9233
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
JRB980
WWUS53 KMPX 060136
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
836 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
WIC091-093-060215-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0134.000000T0000Z-160706T0215Z/
PEPIN WI-PIERCE WI-
836 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN PEPIN AND SOUTHEASTERN PIERCE COUNTIES...
AT 836 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER STOCKHOLM...OR
13 MILES NORTHWEST OF WABASHA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
PEPIN AROUND 845 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ELLA...
ARKANSAW AND PORCUPINE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4460 9199 4456 9204 4442 9208 4441 9210
4445 9223 4450 9230 4456 9234 4456 9237
4476 9230 4472 9213 4468 9213 4468 9198
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 267DEG 38KT 4450 9225
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
JRB551
WWUS53 KMPX 060145
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
845 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
WIC091-093-060215-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0134.000000T0000Z-160706T0215Z/
PEPIN WI-PIERCE WI-
845 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN PEPIN AND SOUTHEASTERN PIERCE COUNTIES...
AT 845 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ELLA...OR 9
MILES NORTH OF WABASHA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
WESTERN PEPIN AND SOUTHEASTERN PIERCE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: ELLA...ARKANSAW AND PORCUPINE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4460 9199 4456 9204 4442 9208 4441 9210
4445 9223 4450 9230 4474 9222 4472 9213
4468 9213 4468 9198
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 267DEG 38KT 4451 9211
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...80MPH
$$
JRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 7:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pierce | 47 min |
| Jul 5, 8:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Pepin, Pierce | 34 min |
| Jul 5, 8:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pierce, Saint Croix | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Pepin | 61 min |
| Jul 5, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Eau Claire | 55 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.