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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Milwaukee, WI

March 23, 2017Dane County, Jefferson County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2017, 7:22 PM CDT for Dane County, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 53 min. 9 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
Mar 23, 2017, 7:22 PM CDT (00:22 UTC)
Expired
Mar 23, 2017, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Dane County, WI, Jefferson County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:24 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 23, 7:30 PM CDTHAIL 0.753 Sse Rockdale, WI7.5 MILES WEST OF FT. ATKINSON...PENNY TO THREE QUARTERS INCH HAIL.
Mar 23, 7:30 PM CDTHAIL 0.758 W Fort Atkinson, WI7.5 MILES WEST OF FT. ATKINSON...PENNY TO THREE QUARTERS INCH HAIL.
Mar 23, 7:55 PM CDTHAIL 0.251 S Fort Atkinson, WIPEA SIZE TO ONE-HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL SOUTH OF FORT ATKINSON AT COUNTY ROAD N.
Mar 23, 8:00 PM CDTHAIL 1Palmyra, WIVIA MEDIA CHAT.
Mar 23, 8:00 PM CDTHAIL 1.5Palmyra, WI1.5 INCH DIAMETER HAIL IN DOWNTOWN PALMYRA. VIA TWITTER.
Mar 23, 8:00 PM CDTHAIL 1.5Palmyra, WIMIX OF 1.00 TO 1.50 INCH DIAMETER HAIL.
Mar 23, 8:02 PM CDTHAIL 0.25Fort Atkinson, WIPEA TO ONE-HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL COVERING THE ROAD AT COUNTY ROAD S. VIA TWITTER.
Mar 23, 8:15 PM CDTHAIL 0.251 W Fort Atkinson, WIPEA TO ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL COVERING THE ROAD AT THE HWY 26 BYPASS.
Mar 23, 8:15 PM CDTHAIL 0.251 Wnw Fort Atkinson, WIPEA TO ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL COVERING THE ROAD AT THE HWY 26 BYPASS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 38 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 187 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 2017-03-24Temperature 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°0°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 2017-03-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 393 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
1428 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
393 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
463 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

428 
WUUS53 KMKX 240022
SVRMKX
WIC025-055-240115-
/O.NEW.KMKX.SV.W.0020.170324T0022Z-170324T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
722 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Dane County in south central Wisconsin...
  Southern Jefferson County in southeastern Wisconsin...

* Until 815 PM CDT

* At 722 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Edgerton,
  moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Whitewater, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Edgerton, Palmyra, Cambridge,
  Lake Ripley, Lake Koshkonong, Rome, Albion, Hebron, Sullivan,
  Utica, Rockdale, Busseyville, Helenville and Nws
  Milwaukee/sullivan.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4285 8920 4300 8919 4303 8854 4284 8855
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 271DEG 41KT 4291 8908 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

SPM
4 follow-up statements
153 
WWUS53 KMKX 240035
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
735 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

WIC025-240044-
/O.CAN.KMKX.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-170324T0115Z/
Dane WI-
735 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DANE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area.  Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4285 8899 4301 8900 4303 8854 4284 8855
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 271DEG 41KT 4291 8888 

$$

WIC055-240115-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-170324T0115Z/
Jefferson WI-
735 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...

At 734 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fort Atkinson, 
moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

Locations impacted include...
Whitewater, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Palmyra, Lake Ripley, Lake
Koshkonong, Rome, Hebron, Sullivan, Busseyville, Helenville and Nws
Milwaukee/sullivan.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4285 8899 4301 8900 4303 8854 4284 8855
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 271DEG 41KT 4291 8888 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

SPM
219 
WWUS53 KMKX 240045
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
745 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

WIC055-240115-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-170324T0115Z/
Jefferson WI-
745 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...

At 745 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Whitewater,
moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage 
         to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. 

Locations impacted include...
Whitewater, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Palmyra, Rome, Hebron,
Sullivan, Helenville and Nws Milwaukee/sullivan.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4285 8884 4302 8883 4303 8854 4284 8855
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 271DEG 41KT 4291 8870 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

SPM
516 
WWUS53 KMKX 240055
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
755 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

WIC055-240115-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-170324T0115Z/
Jefferson WI-
755 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...

At 755 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Palmyra, or 10
miles southwest of Wales, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Two inch hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage 
         to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. 

Locations impacted include...
Palmyra, Rome, Hebron and Nws Milwaukee/sullivan. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4285 8872 4300 8874 4300 8854 4284 8855
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 271DEG 41KT 4291 8854 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

SPM
985 
WWUS53 KMKX 240104
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
804 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

WIC055-240115-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-170324T0115Z/
Jefferson WI-
804 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...

At 804 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over North Prairie,
or near Mukwonago, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

Locations impacted include...
Palmyra and Nws Milwaukee/sullivan. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4284 8860 4300 8862 4300 8854 4284 8855
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 271DEG 41KT 4291 8839 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

SPM

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 23, 3:25 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 3:25 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
325 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

.TONIGHT AND FRIDAY - Forecast Confidence...Medium.

A complex situation is playing out across the northern plains. A
weak warm front is pushing northeast through Iowa and Illinois while
a secondary boundary stretching from north central IA into NE Kansas
also pushes to the NE. Near the intersection of these two
boundaries, a small cluster of thunderstorms have developed and have
been pushing across northern Iowa though the afternoon. Meanwhile, a
large dry slot has developed between the two frontal features.

High res guidance has a very poor handle on all of these features,
but given current trends and set up of the atmosphere, am expecting
the cluster of thunderstorms to gradually weaken before making it
to our western CWA. Shortly after those showers and storms arrive,
the warm front will push through the area. We can expect at least a
slight chance of precip as these features move through the area.

Guidance is in good agreement that the warm front will stall out in
central Wisconsin, but there is quite a bit of noise regarding how
much moisture will remain in place to the south of the front. Most
guidance keeps much of the moisture in the vicinity of the front, so
am expecting broken to occasionally scattered clouds in the southern
half of the CWA.

The warm front will stay to the north of the CWA though the night
before it begins to slowly creep southward tomorrow. As it moves
south, am expecting cloud coverage and precip chances to increase
into the afternoon. MU CAPE looks limited through at least the early
afternoon, so chose to leave thunder out until after 21z. Before the
front moves into our area, we can expect broken to scattered clouds
in our south along with moderately strong southerly winds. This will
result in very warm temperatures in the southern half of the CWA,
perhaps breaching 70 in some locations.

.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY - Forecast Confidence...Medium to
High.

More widespread precipitation threat expected Friday night into
Saturday morning as approaching low pressure system still
undergoing minor strengthening.  Impressive layer Q-vector
convergence of 20 to 30 units brushes southern WI Fri night along
with layer frontogenetical forcing for a time.  Short term guidance
trending slightly south with axis of heavier precipitation
during this period.  Will continue highest pops Friday night
into Saturday morning, then trend slowly downward.  However
occasional light rain or drizzle will likely continue into
Sunday as low pressure weakens and gets nudged eastward later in
the weekend as weak convergence and low level deformation lingers
across the area along with plentiful low level moisture.  Fog threat
will increase as bounday layer winds weaken Saturday night into
Sunday.  Will continue to mention thunder threat as well Friday
night when strongest synoptic scale forcing is expected along with
nearness of southward moving boundary.

.EXTENDED PERIOD...

SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY - Forecast Confidence...Medium.

Unsettled weather looks to continue through early next week.
Secondary weakening short wave over central Plains trending
toward more northerly track and may bring more light rain back
to southern WI on Monday and Monday night. Cool ENE surface wind
flow to continue so cooler by the lake for much of the period.  More
amplified 500H pattern sets up for several days as upstream long
wave trof moves across the western CONUS, and resulting large scale
ridging builds across the Great Lakes and upper midwest.  Around mid-
week, upstream trof wl get nudged eastward into the central CONUS,
eventually returning rain chances to the Great Lakes Thu into
Friday.  ECMWF and Canadian more bullish in spreading rain back into
srn WI on Thursday, while GFS holds off for 24 hours.  WPC Blend
has more confidence in faster solution so wl spread chance pops back
in for Thursday.  Warmer Low level thermal structure favors rain
for the expected precipitation events during the period.

&&

.AVIATION (21Z Taf Update)

Warm front continues to approach the area from the southwest.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms have developed along
the front, along with some MVFR to occasionally IFR cigs. As the
front passes through the region in the late afternoon and evening,
most guidance has the cigs improving and the precipitation
dissipating. However, models do not currently have a good handle on
the complex unfolding situation, so uncertainty in the forecast is
high. It seems like a good bet the MVFR cigs will reach at least to
MSN as the front passes later this afternoon, and perhaps farther
east toward evening. Meanwhile, LLWS remains likely though the
overnight hours.

&&

.MARINE...

Winds should begin to diminish this evening as the pressure gradient
gradually weakens. Accordingly, SCA expiration looks to be on
schedule. After a brief period of weaker winds overnight and into
tomorrow morning, offshore winds will ramp back up in the early
afternoon, especially in the south. Another SCA may be needed for
this time.

&&

.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

WI...None.
LM...Small Craft Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for LMZ645-646.
     Small Craft Advisory until 1 AM CDT Friday for LMZ643-644.

TONIGHT AND FRIDAY/MARINE...BHS
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...MBK
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 23, 3:19 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
319 PM CDT Thu Mar 23 2017

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-242030-
Marquette-Green Lake-Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge-
Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-
Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-
319 PM CDT Thu Mar 23 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central
Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin, and southeast Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Late This Afternoon and Tonight

There is a small chance for thunderstorms late this afternoon and
evening. Small hail may accompany the thunderstorms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Thursday

There is a chance for thunderstorms Friday afternoon and Friday
night as a warm front wavers across southern Wisconsin.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected.

LMZ643>646-242030-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
319 PM CDT Thu Mar 23 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Late this Afternoon and Tonight

A Small Craft Advisory is in effect through this evening north of
North Point Light and into the early evening south of North Point
Light.

There is a slight chance of thunderstorms this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Thursday

There is a chance for thunderstorms Friday night.

Northeast winds and waves will likely reach Small Craft Advisory
criteria Friday night and Saturday.

www.weather.gov/mkx

MBK

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 23, 7:05 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
705 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0659 PM     HAIL             VERONA                  42.99N 89.54W
03/23/2017  M0.75 INCH       DANE               WI   PUBLIC

            PENNY SIZE HAIL WITH 20-30 MPH WIND.

&&

BHAHN
Local storm report, Mar 23, 7:07 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
707 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0648 PM     HAIL             MOUNT HOREB             43.01N 89.74W
03/23/2017  M0.75 INCH       DANE               WI   PUBLIC

            DIME SIZE HAIL...THREE QUARTERS INCH DIAMETER.

&&

BHAHN
Local storm report, Mar 23, 7:08 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
708 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0656 PM     HAIL             1 SE VERONA             42.98N 89.52W
03/23/2017  M0.50 INCH       DANE               WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BHAHN
Local storm report, Mar 23, 7:11 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
711 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0705 PM     HAIL             VERONA                  42.99N 89.54W
03/23/2017  M0.25 INCH       DANE               WI   PUBLIC

            INTERSECTION OF HWYS 18 AND 151 COVERED IN PEA-DIME SIZE
            HAIL. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

BHAHN
Local storm report, Mar 23, 7:15 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
715 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 PM     HAIL             4 N VERONA              43.05N 89.54W
03/23/2017  M0.25 INCH       DANE               WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            VIA TWITTER.

&&

BHAHN
Local storm report, Mar 23, 7:16 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
716 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0715 PM     HAIL             STOUGHTON               42.92N 89.22W
03/23/2017  M0.25 INCH       DANE               WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BHAHN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXWalworth27 min
Mar 23, 7:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXJefferson49 min
Mar 23, 7:35 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX5 hr
Mar 23, 7:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXJefferson, Waukesha56 min
Mar 23, 8:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXDane28 min
Mar 23, 8:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXMilwaukee, Racine37 min
Mar 23, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXRacine27 min
Mar 23, 8:49 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX56 min
Mar 23, 9:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXRacine34 min
Mar 23, 9:41 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX49 min
Mar 24, 2:53 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX52 hr

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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.