Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 2017, 10:49 PM CDT for Ozaukee County, Washington County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 15, 2017, 10:49 PM CDT (03:49 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2017, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Ozaukee County, WI, Washington County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:52 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
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, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 1577 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KMKX 160349
SVRMKX
WIC089-131-160415-
/O.NEW.KMKX.SV.W.0037.170516T0349Z-170516T0415Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1049 PM CDT MON MAY 15 2017
The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Ozaukee County in southeastern Wisconsin...
Southeastern Washington County in southeastern Wisconsin...
* Until 1115 PM CDT
* At 1048 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Grafton,
moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Law enforcement. At 1049 pm, golf ball sized hail was
reported in Grafton.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.
* Locations impacted include...
Mequon, Brown Deer, Grafton, Cedarburg, Port Washington, Jackson,
Saukville, Bayside, Thiensville and Richfield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4335 8787 4332 8787 4326 8789 4319 8789
4319 8819 4331 8825 4344 8781
TIME...MOT...LOC 0348Z 253DEG 40KT 4332 8788
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
HALBACH2 follow-up statements
522
WWUS53 KMKX 160402
SVSMKX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1102 PM CDT MON MAY 15 2017
WIC131-160412-
/O.CAN.KMKX.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-170516T0415Z/
Washington WI-
1102 PM CDT MON MAY 15 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4335 8787 4332 8787 4326 8789 4319 8789
4319 8804 4333 8803 4344 8781
TIME...MOT...LOC 0402Z 244DEG 32KT 4329 8788
$$
WIC089-160415-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-170516T0415Z/
Ozaukee WI-
1102 PM CDT MON MAY 15 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN OZAUKEE COUNTY...
At 1102 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Grafton,
moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated. These storms have had a history of
producing hail between the size of quarters and golf
balls..
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Mequon, Brown Deer, Grafton, Cedarburg, Port Washington, Saukville,
Bayside and Thiensville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4335 8787 4332 8787 4326 8789 4319 8789
4319 8804 4333 8803 4344 8781
TIME...MOT...LOC 0402Z 244DEG 32KT 4329 8788
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
GAGAN633
WWUS53 KMKX 160409
SVSMKX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1109 PM CDT MON MAY 15 2017
WIC089-160418-
/O.EXP.KMKX.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-170516T0415Z/
Ozaukee WI-
1109 PM CDT MON MAY 15 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN OZAUKEE COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 1115 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 4335 8787 4332 8787 4326 8789 4319 8789
4319 8804 4333 8803 4344 8781
TIME...MOT...LOC 0408Z 260DEG 31KT 4328 8781
$$
GAGANWhat 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 May 15, 10:16 PM CDT, 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 15, 10:16 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1016 PM CDT Mon May 15 2017
.UPDATE...
We will continue to walk this line of storms through southeast
Wisconsin late this evening and cancel the severe thunderstorm
watch after it gets through each county. The line is losing its
organization and there are more concentrated areas of downburst
type signatures showing up now. We did not get any reports of
damaging winds from Dane County, but the velocity is getting
stronger along the leading edge of the line once again in
Jefferson and Walworth Counties as of 10:05 pm.
The next round of convection is beginning over southeast MN now.
This is developing along the nose of the strengthening low level
jet and 850mb warm front. Storms are expected to expand eastward
into central WI along this front as the night goes on and then
progress northward. A few storms could clip the
Sauk/Marquette/Green lake areas, but too much uncertainty to
include this area in a watch. There is a better chance of storms
going to our north.
&&
.MARINE...
Winds will increase out of the southwest late Tuesday morning.
Wind gusts up to 25 knots are expected Tue afternoon into early
evening, especially near the shoreline. A small craft advisory is
in effect for this period.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... (Issued 643 PM CDT Mon May 15 2017)
UPDATE...Initial wave of storms shifting off to the east of the
area with next upstream activity taking aim on southern WI for
later this evening. Seeing some better instability nudging into
southern WI so it would appear that these IA storms should hold
together as they shift eastward. Some subtle southward drift to
this line. Plenty of upstream warnings with wind damage reported.
0-6km shear and mid level lapse rates look pretty favorable
though the most ideal parameters appear set up across the
southwest cwa with the threat appearing much less in the northeast
cwa. Round 3 associated with the 850 LLJ looks like it may set up
a bit more to the north according to the latest HRRR but may clip
the northern CWA.
PC
AVIATION(00Z TAFS)...First round of storms have shifted to the
east and now the next upstream line in Iowa should make its way
across srn WI from about 02z-0530z or thereabouts. Will have to
keep an eye on these storms as there has been wind damage reported
across northern Iowa so certainly some severe wx potential is in
the mix for srn WI. Once this second round clears southeast WI
the next round looks like it is set up to affect areas north of
the TAF sites. A gusty south wind takes hold on Tuesday with warm
and humid conditions but storms chances to
PC
PREV DISCUSSION... (Issued 217 PM CDT Mon May 15 2017)
DISCUSSION...
Tonight - Confidence...Quite Low
Meso models had earlier locked onto an MCS trudging across
southern WI in the 22-03z though some later runs are now showing
this to be somewhat disorganized though still storms coming
through with a mid level shortwave. The latest SPC meso plots show
a nudge northeastward of some higher MUCAPE but any SBCAPE
focused in central and southern Iowa. With the primary ridge
riding shortwave and divergence from upper jet max coming through
around 00z and all sorts of upstream activity in southern MN will
hang onto the original thinking on timing of any lead activity
though confidence in a full fledged MCS is waning a bit. Better
downdraft cape and derecho composite indices are showing an axis
that is skewed further south, although it appears portions of our
west and south would be more vulnerable due to proximity of
increase in MUCAPE there. After this initial activity goes through
we will be watching for more storms to fire with a ramped up LLJ.
However most of the models are showing this focusing more to our
west and north with the exception of the GEM and NAMNest. Will
have higher POPS in the north later in the night.
Tuesday - Confidence...Medium
Broad southwest anticyclonic 500 millibar flow expected. Low
level boundaries are expected to be to our north with a warm,
breezy and humid regime setting up. Toasty 925 temps of 21-22c
yield highs In the 80s.
Tuesday night through Wednesday night...Forecast confidence is
medium.
The scenario for the midweek system is mostly unchanged. We have a
rather intense mid level, closed circulation that takes on a
negative tilt orientation as it lifts up here Wed afternoon and
evening. Surface cyclogenesis gets going across the plains Tuesday
night and we could see some leading showers or storms get into our
western areas late Tuesday night. The surface low should track
across southeast MN, heading northeast. More scattered showers and
storms are possible, especially Wed aftn and evening. But, instability
may be compromised by clouds from morning showers/storms. We'll
have to see about that. Right now, there is no severe risk
highlighted in the SPC day 3 outlook, but that may change if we
can build up more instability.
Thursday...Forecast confidence is medium.
We should mostly dry out for Thursday and Thursday night as brief
ridging moves in between the system exiting to the northeast and
another one forming to the south.
Friday through Sunday...forecast confidence is low.
A cooler and wet period is expected for the latter half of the
week. A large and slow moving system will pass just south of
Wisconsin. This puts us on the cooler side of the system with
northeast winds off Lake Michigan. It looks on and off wet with
showers. Highs will cool into the 50s and 60s.
AVIATION(18Z TAFS)...
Meso models bouncing around a bit on degree of MCS moving through
this evening. With gradual moisture advection and a bump in
MUCAPE will still keep the original timing in place for at least
some activity to come through in the 22-03z time frame though
confidence waning a bit in a full fledged MCS in this window.
After this initial activity moves through towards mid evening or
so subsequent development will hinge on the LLJ and latest meso
runs tend to favor this activity to be north of the TAF sites
throughout the night but will need to keep an eye on these
overnight trends. Tuesday is looking warm and windy with southerly
winds becoming gusty with bulk of precip focused to our north.
MARINE...A Small Craft Advisory may be needed at times from Tue
aft into Fri nt. Breezy sly winds will develop at times for Tue
aft through Thu AM with winds then shifting to the nne for Thu PM
into Fri eve. High waves will be possible at times from Wed aft
into Fri nt.
&&
.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...None.
LM...Small Craft Advisory from 3 PM to 9 PM CDT Tuesday for
LMZ643>646.
&&
Update...Cronce
Tonight/Tuesday and Aviation/Marine...Collar
Tuesday Night through Monday...DavisHazardous weather outlook, May 15, 9:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 945 PM CDT Mon May 15 2017 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-161200- Marquette-Green Lake-Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge- Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee- Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- 945 PM CDT Mon May 15 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin, and southeast Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Tonight There is a Severe Thunderstorm Watch across portions of southern Wisconsin through 2 am. The primary threat is damaging, straight- line winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Monday There are chances for thunderstorms late Tuesday night through Wednesday night. There is a small chance of storms on Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is needed through late tonight. LMZ643>646-161200- 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- 945 PM CDT Mon May 15 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight Scattered thunderstorms are possible this evening through late tonight. There is a Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms. The primary threat is damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Monday There are chances for thunderstorms late Tuesday night through Wednesday night. There is a small chance of storms on Saturday. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed at times from Tuesday afternoon through Thursday for gusty winds and high waves. MRC www.weather.gov/mkx
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 15, 9:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
913 PM CDT MON MAY 15 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0841 PM TSTM WND DMG DARLINGTON 42.68N 90.12W
05/15/2017 LAFAYETTE WI PUBLIC
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
&&
PCLocal storm report, May 15, 9:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
915 PM CDT MON MAY 15 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0841 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NNW DARLINGTON 42.75N 90.17W
05/15/2017 LAFAYETTE WI PUBLIC
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
&&
PCLocal storm report, May 15, 9:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
927 PM CDT MON MAY 15 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0902 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 S BROWNTOWN 42.51N 89.80W
05/15/2017 GREEN WI PUBLIC
TREE DOWN.
&&
PCLocal storm report, May 15, 9:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
928 PM CDT MON MAY 15 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0910 PM TSTM WND DMG MONROE 42.60N 89.64W
05/15/2017 GREEN WI PUBLIC
COUPLE TREES DOWN.
&&
PCSpecial weather statement, May 15, 9:49 PM CDT, 1 hour before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 949 PM CDT MON MAY 15 2017 WIZ057>059-063>065-069>072-160330- Dodge-Walworth-Columbia-Rock-Waukesha-Racine-Washington-Jefferson- Dane-Kenosha- 949 PM CDT MON MAY 15 2017 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WALWORTH...EASTERN ROCK... WESTERN WAUKESHA...SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...JEFFERSON AND DODGE COUNTIES... At 948 PM CDT, a line of strong thunderstorms was located from Lake Wisconsin south to near Beliot. These storms are moving east at 55 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with these storms. Locations impacted include... Janesville, Beloit, Watertown, Beaver Dam, Whitewater, Hartford, Fort Atkinson, Elkhorn, Delavan, Jefferson, Lake Geneva, Mukwonago, Delafield, Lake Mills, Milton, Mayville, Columbus, East Troy, Horicon and Waterloo. LAT...LON 4250 8904 4352 8901 4354 8844 4249 8829 TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 262DEG 49KT 4300 8896 SPM
Local storm report, May 15, 10:26 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1026 PM CDT MON MAY 15 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1023 PM TSTM WND GST NWS MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN 42.97N 88.55W
05/15/2017 M57 MPH JEFFERSON WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
&&
SMARQUARDTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 7:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Rock, Walworth | 37 min |
| May 15, 7:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Walworth | 26 min |
| May 15, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Iowa, Lafayette | 63 min |
| May 15, 8:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Walworth | 43 min |
| May 15, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Iowa, Lafayette | 61 min |
| May 15, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green, Lafayette | 58 min |
| May 15, 8:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Sauk | 38 min |
| May 15, 9:08 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 5 days | |
| May 15, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Sauk | 49 min |
| May 15, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Rock | 48 min |
| May 15, 9:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dodge, Jefferson, Walworth | 41 min |
| May 15, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Walworth, Waukesha | 38 min |
| May 15, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha | 51 min |
| May 15, 10:31 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 89 min | |
| May 16, 1:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Sauk | 26 min |
| May 16, 2:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Marquette | 33 min |
| May 16, 3:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Marquette | 37 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.