Alert archive / Wisconsin / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this high wind warning at Mar 8, 2017, 9:08 AM CST for 20 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 8 hr. 37 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2017, 9:08 AM CST (15:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2017, 5:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Columbia County, WI, Dane County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Green County, WI, Green Lake County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Kenosha County, WI, Lafayette County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Rock County, WI, Sauk County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Washington County, WI, Waukesha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 9:38 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 40 | Menomonee Falls, WI | . |
| Mar 8, 9:48 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Janesville, WI | WIND CAUSE TRUCK ACCIDENT AND SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON ROADWAYS. |
| Mar 8, 10:00 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Waunakee, WI | TREE UPROOTED AND FELL ON GARAGE ATTACH TO A HOME. |
| Mar 8, 10:03 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Milwaukee International, WI | |
| Mar 8, 10:07 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | Genoa City, WI | . |
| Mar 8, 10:10 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 3 Se Eagle, WI | LOCATION AT EAGLE SPRING LAKE. |
| Mar 8, 10:15 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Mineral Point, WI | ROOF FROM HAY SHED BLEW OFF AND DEMOLISHED A SHED 125 YARDS AWAY. DELAYED REPORT. |
| Mar 8, 10:30 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 W Brookfield, WI | 12 INCH BRANCH BLOWN DOWN CAUSING FENCE DAMAGE. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Mar 8, 10:35 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Monroe, WI | WIND 46 MPH SUSTAINED GUSTING TO 58 MPH. |
| Mar 8, 10:49 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Hartford, WI | . |
| Mar 8, 10:58 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Greendale, WI | TREES DOWN AT CANTERBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THIS IS A DELAYED REPORT...DAMAGE OCCURRED 3-8-2017. |
| Mar 8, 11:15 AM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Hartford, WI | RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. PEAK WIND GUST 54 MPH. |
| Mar 8, 11:32 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Saukville, WI | SEMI BLOWN OVER AND HIT A GUARD RAIL WHICH STARTED A GRASS FIRE,. |
| Mar 8, 11:45 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Se Sullivan, WI | 50 KNOT WIND GUST MEASURED AT NWS MKX. |
| Mar 8, 11:45 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Mequon, WI | MEASURED AT HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL. |
| Mar 8, 11:53 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Kenosha Airport, WI | 50 KNOT WIND GUST MEASURED AT KENOSHA AIRPORT. |
| Mar 8, 12:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 4 Nne Pleasant Prairie, WI | . |
| Mar 8, 12:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Madison, WI | LARGE TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES DOWN FROM STRONG GRADIENT WINDS. |
| Mar 8, 12:21 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Beaver Dam, WI | UTILITY POLE SNAPPED 10 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. |
| Mar 8, 12:51 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 N Butler, WI | LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. ESTIMATED WIND SPEED 50 MPH. |
| Mar 8, 12:56 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Milwaukee, WI | . |
| Mar 8, 1:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 3 Sw Shorewood Hills, WI | MEASURED ON HOME WEATHER STATION. |
| Mar 8, 1:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 3 Se Sullivan, WI | MEASURED AT NWS MKX. |
| Mar 8, 1:06 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 3 Sw Sullivan, WI | . |
| Mar 8, 1:06 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 3 Sw Sullivan, WI | PEAK GUST. |
| Mar 8, 1:13 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Sheboygan Airport, WI | 50 KNOT WIND GUST AT SHEBOYGAN AIRPORT. |
| Mar 8, 1:15 PM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Middleton, WI | HIGH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 KNOTS MEASURED AT MIDDLETON AIRPORT. |
| Mar 8, 1:22 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Cudahy, WI | LIGHT POLE AND LARGE SIGN BLOWN OVER. JUST WEST OF MITCHELL AIRPORT. |
| Mar 8, 1:27 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sheboygan, WI | LARGE TREE/BRANCHES DOWN. WIND MEASURED AT 41 MPH AT 11 AM. |
| Mar 8, 1:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Oostburg, WI | SEMI-TRAILER FLIPPED OVER ON I-43 NORTHEAST OF OOSTBURG. |
| Mar 8, 1:45 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Elmwood Park, WI | TREE DOWN ON POWER LINE AT INTERSECTION OF LATHROP AND 17TH STREET. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AROUND RACINE DUE TO HIGH WIND. . |
| Mar 8, 1:47 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Random Lake, WI | MULTIPLE TREES UPROOTED. |
| Mar 8, 1:47 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Tiffany, WI | DAMAGE TO OUT BUILDINGS AND CHICKEN COOP. |
| Mar 8, 2:07 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Greenfield, WI | SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZE TREES AND BRANCHES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE CITY. |
| Mar 8, 2:45 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw North Bay, WI | LARGE, UPROOTED PINE TREE LEANING ON CABLE LINE NEAR INTERSECTION OF 4 MILE RD AND N GREEN BAY RD IN RACINE. NUMEROUS 2-3 INCH BRANCHES DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN RACINE AREA. |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Genoa City, WI | VINYL SIDING RIPPED OFF HOUSE AND SMALL TREE BLOWN DOWN ON RIDGEVIEW DRIVE. |
| Mar 8, 4:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sturtevant, WI | TREE BLOWN OVER ON HOUSE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2017 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 309 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
810 WWUS73 KMKX 081508 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 908 AM CST Wed Mar 8 2017 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AGAIN TODAY... .A tight pressure gradient between intense low pressure over Canada and high pressure to the south will bring very strong gusty winds again today. The winds will diminish first in south central Wisconsin late this afternoon and then in the east by early evening, as high pressure begins to move in from the Northern Plains. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-082315- /O.UPG.KMKX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170309T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.HW.W.0001.170308T1508Z-170308T2300Z/ Marquette-Green Lake-Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge- Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee- Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- Including the cities of Montello, Westfield, Oxford, Neshkoro, Endeavor, Berlin, Princeton, Markesan, Fond Du Lac, Plymouth, Sheboygan Falls, Howards Grove, Oostburg, Baraboo, Reedsburg, Prairie Du Sac, Sauk City, Portage, Columbus, Lake Wisconsin, Lodi, Beaver Dam, Waupun, Mayville, West Bend, Germantown, Hartford, Mequon, Cedarburg, Grafton, Dodgeville, Mineral Point, Barneveld, Madison, Watertown, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Waukesha, Brookfield, New Berlin, Menomonee Falls, Muskego, West Allis, Wauwatosa, Greenfield, Franklin, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, Cudahy, Darlington, Shullsburg, Benton, Belmont, Argyle, Blanchardville, Monroe, Brodhead, Janesville, Beloit, Whitewater, Delavan, Elkhorn, Lake Geneva, East Troy, Racine, and Kenosha 908 AM CST Wed Mar 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a High Wind Warning...which is in effect until 5 PM CST this afternoon. The Wind Advisory is no longer in effect. * TIMING...West winds of 30 to 40 mph with some gusts 55 to 60 mph. The winds may ease a bit later this afternoon. At this time it appears the highest winds will occur from 10 AM through 3 PM. * WINDS...West at 30 to 40 with gusts of 55 to 60 mph possible. * IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Secure small objects, like garbage cans, as they will blow around easily. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ Collar/Kavinsky
3 follow-up statements
868 WWUS73 KMKX 081814 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 1214 PM CST Wed Mar 8 2017 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AGAIN TODAY... .A tight pressure gradient between intense low pressure over Canada and high pressure to the south will bring very strong gusty winds again today. The winds will diminish first in south central Wisconsin late this afternoon and then in the east by early evening, as high pressure begins to move in from the Northern Plains. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-082300- /O.CON.KMKX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170308T2300Z/ Marquette-Green Lake-Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge- Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee- Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- Including the cities of Montello, Westfield, Oxford, Neshkoro, Endeavor, Berlin, Princeton, Markesan, Fond Du Lac, Plymouth, Sheboygan Falls, Howards Grove, Oostburg, Baraboo, Reedsburg, Prairie Du Sac, Sauk City, Portage, Columbus, Lake Wisconsin, Lodi, Beaver Dam, Waupun, Mayville, West Bend, Germantown, Hartford, Mequon, Cedarburg, Grafton, Dodgeville, Mineral Point, Barneveld, Madison, Watertown, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Waukesha, Brookfield, New Berlin, Menomonee Falls, Muskego, West Allis, Wauwatosa, Greenfield, Franklin, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, Cudahy, Darlington, Shullsburg, Benton, Belmont, Argyle, Blanchardville, Monroe, Brodhead, Janesville, Beloit, Whitewater, Delavan, Elkhorn, Lake Geneva, East Troy, Racine, and Kenosha 1214 PM CST Wed Mar 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... a High Wind Warning remains in effect until 5 PM CST this afternoon. * TIMING...West winds of 30 to 40 mph with some gusts 55 to 60 mph. The winds may ease a bit later this afternoon. The strongest winds will persist through 3 PM. * WINDS...West at 30 to 40 with gusts of 55 to 60 mph possible. * IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Secure small objects, like garbage cans, as they will blow around easily. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ Collar
491 WWUS73 KMKX 082107 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 307 PM CST Wed Mar 8 2017 ...Strong and Damaging Winds Gradually Decrease this Evening... .A tight pressure gradient between intense low pressure over Canada and high pressure to the south will maintain strong gusty winds into this evening. The winds will diminish first in south central Wisconsin late this afternoon and then in the east by early to mid evening, as high pressure begins to move in from the Northern Plains. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-082300- /O.CON.KMKX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170308T2300Z/ Marquette-Green Lake-Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge- Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee- Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- Including the cities of Montello, Westfield, Oxford, Neshkoro, Endeavor, Berlin, Princeton, Markesan, Fond Du Lac, Plymouth, Sheboygan Falls, Howards Grove, Oostburg, Baraboo, Reedsburg, Prairie Du Sac, Sauk City, Portage, Columbus, Lake Wisconsin, Lodi, Beaver Dam, Waupun, Mayville, West Bend, Germantown, Hartford, Mequon, Cedarburg, Grafton, Dodgeville, Mineral Point, Barneveld, Madison, Watertown, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Waukesha, Brookfield, New Berlin, Menomonee Falls, Muskego, West Allis, Wauwatosa, Greenfield, Franklin, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, Cudahy, Darlington, Shullsburg, Benton, Belmont, Argyle, Blanchardville, Monroe, Brodhead, Janesville, Beloit, Whitewater, Delavan, Elkhorn, Lake Geneva, East Troy, Racine, and Kenosha 307 PM CST Wed Mar 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A High Wind Warning remains in effect until 5 PM CST this afternoon. * TIMING...West winds of 30 to 40 mph with some gusts to 55 mph. The winds are expected to slowly decrease this evening. * WINDS...West at 30 to 40 mph with gusts of 55 possible. * IMPACTS...Winds this strong will make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Secure small objects, like garbage cans, as they will blow around easily. Property damage has already been reported, such as downed trees and power lines and roof damage. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ Collar
056 WWUS73 KMKX 082304 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 504 PM CST Wed Mar 8 2017 ...WINDS DIMINISHING INTO THE EVENING... .Strong westerly winds have begun to ease late this afternoon and will continue to do so into the evening hours. A few higher gusts may linger over the next hour or so, but should drop off quite a bit as daytime heating is lost. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-090015- /O.EXP.KMKX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170308T2300Z/ Marquette-Green Lake-Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge- Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee- Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- Including the cities of Montello, Westfield, Oxford, Neshkoro, Endeavor, Berlin, Princeton, Markesan, Fond Du Lac, Plymouth, Sheboygan Falls, Howards Grove, Oostburg, Baraboo, Reedsburg, Prairie Du Sac, Sauk City, Portage, Columbus, Lake Wisconsin, Lodi, Beaver Dam, Waupun, Mayville, West Bend, Germantown, Hartford, Mequon, Cedarburg, Grafton, Dodgeville, Mineral Point, Barneveld, Madison, Watertown, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Waukesha, Brookfield, New Berlin, Menomonee Falls, Muskego, West Allis, Wauwatosa, Greenfield, Franklin, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, Cudahy, Darlington, Shullsburg, Benton, Belmont, Argyle, Blanchardville, Monroe, Brodhead, Janesville, Beloit, Whitewater, Delavan, Elkhorn, Lake Geneva, East Troy, Racine, and Kenosha 504 PM CST Wed Mar 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... The High Wind Warning is no longer in effect. A few gusts to 45 mph are still possible through late this afternoon, but winds will continue to ease over the next couple hours. Thus the High Wind Warning has been allowed to expire. $$ DDV
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 6:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dodge, Green, Jefferson, Lafayette, Ozaukee, Rock and 1 more | 41 min |
| Mar 7, 6:59 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Green, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Rock, Sheboygan and 3 more | 46 min |
| Mar 7, 7:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Columbia, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk | 50 min |
| Mar 8, 9:17 AM CST | Storm Warning | MKX | 5 hr | |
| Mar 8, 2:42 PM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 6 hr |
Nearby
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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.