Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 222, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 2016, 4:02 AM CDT for 9 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 58 min. 1 report 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 19, 2016, 4:02 AM CDT (09:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2016, 5:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 4:20 AM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Bloomer, WI | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 185 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -378 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2171 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
819
WUUS53 KMPX 190902
SVRMPX
WIC005-017-033-035-091-093-095-107-109-191000-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0222.160819T0902Z-160819T1000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
402 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN ST. CROIX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
WESTERN RUSK COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...
BARRON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...
DUNN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
EAU CLAIRE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...
PEPIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
EASTERN PIERCE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
CHIPPEWA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 500 AM CDT
* AT 402 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR TRADE LAKE TO NEAR BOYCEVILLE TO NEAR COUNTY
ROADS F AND K K...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
BOYCEVILLE AND WHEELER AROUND 405 AM CDT.
RIDGELAND AROUND 415 AM CDT.
DALLAS AROUND 420 AM CDT.
NEW AUBURN AROUND 430 AM CDT.
WEYERHAEUSER AROUND 450 AM CDT.
FALL CREEK AROUND 455 AM CDT.
AUGUSTA AND BRUCE AROUND 500 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE JIM
FALLS...ARKANSAW...PORCUPINE...CARYVILLE...LUDINGTON...ARLAND...NYE..
.
MIKANA...SAND CREEK AND MENOMONIE AIRPORT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 94 IN WISCONSIN BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 87.
U.S. HIGHWAY 53 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 86 AND 152.
U.S. HIGHWAY 8 IN MINNESOTA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 21 AND 22.
U.S. HIGHWAY 61 NEAR MILE MARKER 165.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4460 9200 4441 9209 4445 9223 4447 9227
4495 9238 4538 9268 4545 9265 4564 9286
4565 9253 4573 9252 4572 9216 4564 9215
4563 9141 4541 9118 4459 9105
TIME...MOT...LOC 0902Z 241DEG 41KT 4566 9255 4508 9200 4441 9194
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JPC3 follow-up statements
895
WWUS53 KMPX 190924
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
424 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
WIC093-190933-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0222.000000T0000Z-160819T1000Z/
PIERCE WI-
424 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN PIERCE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN
PIERCE COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4460 9200 4457 9204 4479 9214 4486 9213
4486 9217 4496 9222 4554 9272 4564 9286
4565 9253 4573 9252 4572 9216 4564 9215
4563 9141 4541 9118 4459 9105
TIME...MOT...LOC 0923Z 249DEG 35KT 4569 9252 4514 9189 4444 9181
$$
WIC005-017-033-035-091-095-107-109-191000-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0222.000000T0000Z-160819T1000Z/
ST. CROIX WI-RUSK WI-BARRON WI-DUNN WI-EAU CLAIRE WI-POLK WI-
PEPIN WI-CHIPPEWA WI-
424 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT
FOR EASTERN ST. CROIX...WESTERN RUSK...BARRON...DUNN...EAU CLAIRE...
POLK...NORTHEASTERN PEPIN AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES...
AT 423 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR TRADE LAKE TO NEAR RIDGELAND TO MODENA...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
DALLAS AND RIDGELAND AROUND 430 AM CDT.
NEW AUBURN AROUND 450 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE JIM
FALLS...ARKANSAW...CARYVILLE...LUDINGTON...ARLAND...MIKANA...SAND
CREEK... MENOMONIE AIRPORT...WOLF CREEK AND CHIPPEWA MORAINE STATE
REC AREA.
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
THE TWIN CITIES.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 4460 9200 4457 9204 4479 9214 4486 9213
4486 9217 4496 9222 4554 9272 4564 9286
4565 9253 4573 9252 4572 9216 4564 9215
4563 9141 4541 9118 4459 9105
TIME...MOT...LOC 0923Z 249DEG 35KT 4569 9252 4514 9189 4444 9181
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JPC223
WWUS53 KMPX 190944
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
444 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
WIC033-091-095-109-190953-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0222.000000T0000Z-160819T1000Z/
ST. CROIX WI-DUNN WI-POLK WI-PEPIN WI-
444 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN ST. CROIX...DUNN...
POLK AND NORTHEASTERN PEPIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN ST.
CROIX...DUNN...POLK AND NORTHEASTERN PEPIN COUNTIES HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4460 9165 4520 9163 4564 9215 4563 9141
4541 9118 4459 9105
TIME...MOT...LOC 0943Z 242DEG 36KT 4585 9198 4530 9135 4460 9128
$$
WIC005-017-035-107-191000-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0222.000000T0000Z-160819T1000Z/
RUSK WI-BARRON WI-EAU CLAIRE WI-CHIPPEWA WI-
444 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT
FOR WESTERN RUSK...NORTHEASTERN BARRON...EAU CLAIRE AND CHIPPEWA
COUNTIES...
AT 443 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SPOONER TO ISLAND LAKE TO NEAR OSSEO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
BRUCE AROUND 455 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
TILDEN...JIM FALLS...LUDINGTON...RICE LAKE
AIRPORT...FOSTER...CHIPPEWA MORAINE STATE REC
AREA...SEYMOUR...EAGLETON...LAKE EAU CLAIRE COUNTY PARK AND ISLAND
LAKE.
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
THE TWIN CITIES.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 4460 9165 4520 9163 4564 9215 4563 9141
4541 9118 4459 9105
TIME...MOT...LOC 0943Z 242DEG 36KT 4585 9198 4530 9135 4460 9128
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JPC155
WWUS53 KMPX 190959
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
459 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
WIC005-017-035-107-191009-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0222.000000T0000Z-160819T1000Z/
RUSK WI-BARRON WI-EAU CLAIRE WI-CHIPPEWA WI-
459 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN RUSK...NORTHEASTERN
BARRON...EAU CLAIRE AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 500 AM
CDT...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN THE TWIN CITIES.
LAT...LON 4460 9165 4520 9163 4564 9215 4563 9141
4541 9118 4459 9105
TIME...MOT...LOC 0958Z 241DEG 41KT 4585 9198 4530 9135 4460 9128
$$
JPCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 11:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pierce | 43 min |
| Aug 18, 11:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Pepin, Pierce | 27 min |
| Aug 19, 3:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pierce, Saint Croix | 44 min |
| Aug 19, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Polk, Saint Croix | 45 min |
| Aug 19, 3:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pepin, Pierce | 36 min |
| Aug 19, 3:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, Saint Croix | 22 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.