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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI

July 19, 201712 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this high wind warning at Jul 19, 2017, 10:28 PM CDT for 12 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 2 hr. 1 report 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
Jul 19, 2017, 10:28 PM CDT (03:28 UTC)
Expired
Jul 20, 2017, 12:36 AM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

Counties Dane County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Green County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Kenosha County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Rock County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Washington County, WI, Waukesha County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 3 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:29 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
Jul 19, 11:30 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 Nw Saint Francis, WI8 INCH TREE BRANCH SNAPPED. REPORT RELAYED 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

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 171 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 00:00Z on 2017-07-20Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2017-07-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 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
1576 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

639 
WWUS73 KMKX 200328
NPWMKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1028 PM CDT Wed Jul 19 2017

...HIGH WIND GUSTS TO CAUSE TREE DAMAGE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...

WIZ059-060-065-066-070>072-200600-
/O.NEW.KMKX.HW.W.0002.170720T0328Z-170720T0600Z/
Washington-Ozaukee-Waukesha-Milwaukee-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-
Including the cities of West Bend, Germantown, Hartford, Mequon, 
Cedarburg, Grafton, Waukesha, Brookfield, New Berlin, 
Menomonee Falls, Muskego, West Allis, Wauwatosa, Greenfield, 
Franklin, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, Cudahy, Whitewater, 
Delavan, Elkhorn, Lake Geneva, East Troy, Racine, and Kenosha
1028 PM CDT Wed Jul 19 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a
High Wind Warning...which is in effect until 1 AM CDT Thursday. 

* WINDS...Up to 60 mph within light to moderate rain and scattered
  thunderstorms.

* IMPACTS...The combination of high wind gusts and saturated
  ground will cause areas of downed trees and power lines through
  late evening.

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.

&&

$$

WIZ058-063-064-068-069-200500-
/O.NEW.KMKX.HW.W.0002.170720T0328Z-170720T0500Z/
Dodge-Dane-Jefferson-Green-Rock-
Including the cities of Beaver Dam, Waupun, Mayville, Madison, 
Watertown, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Monroe, Brodhead, 
Janesville, and Beloit
1028 PM CDT Wed Jul 19 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a
High Wind Warning...which is in effect until midnight CDT
tonight. 

* WINDS...Up to 60 mph within light to moderate rain and scattered
  thunderstorms.

* IMPACTS...The combination of high wind gusts and saturated
  ground will cause areas of downed trees and power lines through
  late evening.

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.

&&

$$
Cronce
2 follow-up statements
231 
WWUS73 KMKX 200449
NPWMKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1149 PM CDT Wed Jul 19 2017

...HIGH WIND GUSTS TO CAUSE TREE DAMAGE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...

WIZ058-063-064-068-069-200600-
/O.EXP.KMKX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170720T0500Z/
Dodge-Dane-Jefferson-Green-Rock-
Including the cities of Beaver Dam, Waupun, Mayville, Madison, 
Watertown, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Monroe, Brodhead, 
Janesville, and Beloit
1149 PM CDT Wed Jul 19 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

The High Wind Warning will expire at midnight CDT tonight. 

Winds are diminishing as showers continue to move out of the area.

$$

WIZ059-060-065-066-070>072-200600-
/O.CON.KMKX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170720T0600Z/
Washington-Ozaukee-Waukesha-Milwaukee-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-
Including the cities of West Bend, Germantown, Hartford, Mequon, 
Cedarburg, Grafton, Waukesha, Brookfield, New Berlin, 
Menomonee Falls, Muskego, West Allis, Wauwatosa, Greenfield, 
Franklin, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, Cudahy, Whitewater, 
Delavan, Elkhorn, Lake Geneva, East Troy, Racine, and Kenosha
1149 PM CDT Wed Jul 19 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

a High Wind Warning remains in effect until 1 AM CDT Thursday. 

* WINDS...Out of the south to southeast up to 45 mph within light
  to moderate rain. Winds will gradually diminish through 1 am.

* IMPACTS...The combination of high wind gusts and saturated
  ground will cause damage to trees and lead to power outages.
 
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.

&&

$$
Cronce
062 
WWUS73 KMKX 200536
NPWMKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1236 AM CDT Thu Jul 20 2017

WIZ059-060-065-066-070>072-200645-
/O.CAN.KMKX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170720T0600Z/
Washington-Ozaukee-Waukesha-Milwaukee-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-
Including the cities of West Bend, Germantown, Hartford, Mequon, 
Cedarburg, Grafton, Waukesha, Brookfield, New Berlin, 
Menomonee Falls, Muskego, West Allis, Wauwatosa, Greenfield, 
Franklin, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, Cudahy, Whitewater, 
Delavan, Elkhorn, Lake Geneva, East Troy, Racine, and Kenosha
1236 AM CDT Thu Jul 20 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has cancelled
the High Wind Warning. 

Winds continue to diminish as showers move out of the area.

$$

Cronce

The office that day

Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 7:01 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXIowa, Sauk29 min
Jul 19, 7:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDane, Green, Rock80 min
Jul 19, 7:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Sauk81 min
Jul 19, 7:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXGreen Lake, Marquette26 min
Jul 19, 7:48 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXDane, Green, Rock42 min
Jul 19, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXJefferson, Rock, Walworth67 min
Jul 19, 8:28 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX2 hr
Jul 19, 8:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXDodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Washington31 min
Jul 19, 8:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXKenosha, Racine, Walworth26 min
Jul 19, 8:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXMilwaukee, Waukesha2 hr
Jul 19, 9:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXKenosha58 min
Jul 19, 9:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXColumbia, Dane, Dodge44 min
Jul 19, 9:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXDane118 min
Jul 19, 10:03 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX87 min
Jul 19, 10:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXDodge, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine and 5 more81 min
Jul 19, 10:35 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX85 min
Jul 20, 12:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXColumbia, Sauk94 min
Jul 20, 12:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXSauk6 hr
Jul 20, 1:20 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXDane3 hr
Jul 20, 1:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXSauk55 min
Jul 20, 2:26 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXDane, Iowa, Sauk3 hr
Jul 20, 3:12 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXGreen, Lafayette3 hr
Jul 20, 3:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXIowa78 min
Jul 20, 5:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXGreen, Lafayette38 min
Jul 20, 6:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXKenosha, Walworth52 min
Jul 20, 7:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXSauk7 days
Jul 20, 7:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXSauk4 days
Jul 20, 7:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXSauk9 days
Jul 20, 9:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXRock3 days
Jul 20, 10:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXLafayette34 hr
Jul 20, 10:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXGreen13 days
Jul 20, 10:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXLafayette4 days
Jul 20, 10:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchMKXGreen, Rock4 days
Jul 20, 1:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchMKXColumbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson and 9 more41 hr
Jul 20, 5:41 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXGreen, Rock8 days

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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.