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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Milwaukee, WI

March 8, 201720 counties in Wisconsin

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 8, 9:38 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 40Menomonee Falls, WI.
Mar 8, 9:48 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMGJanesville, WIWIND CAUSE TRUCK ACCIDENT AND SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON ROADWAYS.
Mar 8, 10:00 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMGWaunakee, WITREE UPROOTED AND FELL ON GARAGE ATTACH TO A HOME.
Mar 8, 10:03 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Milwaukee International, WI
Mar 8, 10:07 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 45Genoa City, WI.
Mar 8, 10:10 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 553 Se Eagle, WILOCATION AT EAGLE SPRING LAKE.
Mar 8, 10:15 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 Sw Mineral Point, WIROOF FROM HAY SHED BLEW OFF AND DEMOLISHED A SHED 125 YARDS AWAY. DELAYED REPORT.
Mar 8, 10:30 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMG4 W Brookfield, WI12 INCH BRANCH BLOWN DOWN CAUSING FENCE DAMAGE. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Mar 8, 10:35 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMGMonroe, WIWIND 46 MPH SUSTAINED GUSTING TO 58 MPH.
Mar 8, 10:49 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 54Hartford, WI.
Mar 8, 10:58 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMGGreendale, WITREES DOWN AT CANTERBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THIS IS A DELAYED REPORT...DAMAGE OCCURRED 3-8-2017.
Mar 8, 11:15 AM CSTHIGH SUST WINDS 40Hartford, WIRELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. PEAK WIND GUST 54 MPH.
Mar 8, 11:32 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMGSaukville, WISEMI BLOWN OVER AND HIT A GUARD RAIL WHICH STARTED A GRASS FIRE,.
Mar 8, 11:45 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 583 Se Sullivan, WI50 KNOT WIND GUST MEASURED AT NWS MKX.
Mar 8, 11:45 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Mequon, WIMEASURED AT HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL.
Mar 8, 11:53 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Kenosha Airport, WI50 KNOT WIND GUST MEASURED AT KENOSHA AIRPORT.
Mar 8, 12:00 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 584 Nne Pleasant Prairie, WI.
Mar 8, 12:00 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 Sw Madison, WILARGE TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES DOWN FROM STRONG GRADIENT WINDS.
Mar 8, 12:21 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMGBeaver Dam, WIUTILITY POLE SNAPPED 10 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.
Mar 8, 12:51 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 N Butler, WILARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. ESTIMATED WIND SPEED 50 MPH.
Mar 8, 12:56 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 62Milwaukee, WI.
Mar 8, 1:00 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 503 Sw Shorewood Hills, WIMEASURED ON HOME WEATHER STATION.
Mar 8, 1:00 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 643 Se Sullivan, WIMEASURED AT NWS MKX.
Mar 8, 1:06 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 543 Sw Sullivan, WI.
Mar 8, 1:06 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 543 Sw Sullivan, WIPEAK GUST.
Mar 8, 1:13 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Sheboygan Airport, WI50 KNOT WIND GUST AT SHEBOYGAN AIRPORT.
Mar 8, 1:15 PM CSTHIGH SUST WINDS 40Middleton, WIHIGH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 KNOTS MEASURED AT MIDDLETON AIRPORT.
Mar 8, 1:22 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 W Cudahy, WILIGHT POLE AND LARGE SIGN BLOWN OVER. JUST WEST OF MITCHELL AIRPORT.
Mar 8, 1:27 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMGSheboygan, WILARGE TREE/BRANCHES DOWN. WIND MEASURED AT 41 MPH AT 11 AM.
Mar 8, 1:30 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 Ne Oostburg, WISEMI-TRAILER FLIPPED OVER ON I-43 NORTHEAST OF OOSTBURG.
Mar 8, 1:45 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 N Elmwood Park, WITREE 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 CSTNON-TSTM WND DMGRandom Lake, WIMULTIPLE TREES UPROOTED.
Mar 8, 1:47 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMGTiffany, WIDAMAGE TO OUT BUILDINGS AND CHICKEN COOP.
Mar 8, 2:07 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 Sse Greenfield, WISMALL TO MEDIUM SIZE TREES AND BRANCHES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
Mar 8, 2:45 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 Wnw North Bay, WILARGE, 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 CSTNON-TSTM WND DMGGenoa City, WIVINYL SIDING RIPPED OFF HOUSE AND SMALL TREE BLOWN DOWN ON RIDGEVIEW DRIVE.
Mar 8, 4:30 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMGSturtevant, WITREE 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2017-03-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2017-03-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 221 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 6:19 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMKXDodge, Green, Jefferson, Lafayette, Ozaukee, Rock and 1 more41 min
Mar 7, 6:59 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMKXGreen, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Rock, Sheboygan and 3 more46 min
Mar 7, 7:10 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMKXColumbia, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk50 min
Mar 8, 9:17 AM CSTStorm WarningMKX5 hr
Mar 8, 2:42 PM CSTGale WarningMKX6 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Wisconsin, 2017Every high wind warning in 2017

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.