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Special Weather Statement, NWS Milwaukee, WI

June 17, 2017Kenosha County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this special weather statement at Jun 17, 2017, 9:16 PM CDT for Kenosha County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Jun 17, 2017, 9:16 PM CDT (02:16 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2017, 9:45 PM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

County Kenosha County, WI

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 280 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2017-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 606 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2017-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
606 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-96 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1403 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
5.3

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 17, 3:18 PM CDT, 5 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 3:18 PM CDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
318 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2017

.DISCUSSION...

.TONIGHT and SUNDAY...Forecast Confidence is medium...
A few showers are pushing into the region this afternoon with a
weak shortwave that will move across the region late this
afternoon. Isolated showers and maybe a thunderstorm is possible
this evening with instability lingering and an 850mb thermal
ridge nudging into the region. A surface front is departing the
state keeping the threat for severe storms further south across
Illinois. A strong upper trough will approach the region tonight
and upper divergence increases in response. A surface low will
move into northern WI. There is a chance for precip and thunder
with these features later this evening. Thunder chances diminish
after midnight. Sunday morning, precip chances will be more toward
central WI, closer to the surface low.

Temperatures will be cooler on Sunday with the passage of the
upper trough. Scattered cumulus expected during the afternoon,
while closer to central WI it may be overcast. West winds will be
a little gusty. Cyclonic flow will linger and low level lapse
rates will be steep so can't rule out a few showers and maybe a
thunderstorm popping up in the afternoon.

Monday and Tuesday...Forecast confidence is medium.

An upper level trough will be drifting across the area during the
period. The cooler air aloft will combine with the peak heating of
the afternoon to produce scattered showers and possible
thunderstorms primarily in the afternoon and early evening. No
severe weather expected. Temps will remain much cooler...in the
70s.

Wednesday through Saturday...Forecast confidence is medium.

Once the upper trough moves off, we get into a fast, more zonal
flow. A few short waves will clip through the region in this
faster flow. One comes through Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday
night and another on Friday. These will bring a chance of showers
and storms. At this point, there doesn't appear to be much concern
for severe weather. Temperatures remain at or just below normal
through the end of the week.

&&

.AVIATION(21Z TAFS)...
There is a small chance for some showers and maybe a thunderstorm
this evening. Lower ceilings and visibilities are possible with
any storms, but otherwise VFR conditions are expected through
tonight. Ceilings of 1000-2000 are possible Sunday morning,
becoming 3000-4000ft during the afternoon. West winds will gust
20-25 knots on Sunday.

&&

.MARINE...
Winds and waves will remain below small craft levels. West winds
will gust around 20 knots on Sunday. See some transient fog on
webcams. West winds later tonight should scour this out.

&&

.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...None.
LM...None.
&&

Tonight/Sunday and Aviation/Marine...Marquardt
Sunday Night through Saturday...Davis
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 4:29 PM CDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
429 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2017

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-182130-
Marquette-Green Lake-Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge-
Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-
Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-
429 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

There is a Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms over portions of
southeast Wisconsin south of a line from Port Washington to
Sullivan to Brodhead. The rest of southeast and most of south
central Wisconsin is in a marginal risk into the evening.
Damaging winds and large hail are the main concerns with this
round of potential severe weather.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Saturday

There are chances of thunderstorms at times from Sunday through
Friday. No severe weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed into this evening.

LMZ643>646-182130-
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-
429 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

There is a chance for thunderstorms for the remainder of this
afternoon and into the evening. There is a Slight Risk of severe
thunderstorms south of Port Washington. High winds and large hail
are the main concerns.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Saturday

Westerly winds will approach Small Craft Advisory levels on
Sunday.

There are chances of thunderstorms at times from Sunday through
Friday.

Hentz

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 17, 6:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 17, 9:16 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
916 PM CDT SAT JUN 17 2017

WIZ071-072-180245-
Racine-Kenosha-
916 PM CDT SAT JUN 17 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN RACINE AND KENOSHA
COUNTIES...

At 915 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Camp Lake,
moving east at 40 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Kenosha, Racine, Mount Pleasant, Pleasant Prairie, Sturtevant, Union
Grove, Paddock Lake, Camp Lake, Silver Lake, Salem, Bristol, Elmwood
Park, Bassett and New Munster.

Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 4261 8826 4276 8777 4271 8777 4267 8779
      4266 8781 4261 8782 4259 8781 4250 8781
      4250 8821
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 252DEG 35KT 4255 8813

HENTZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 7:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXRock30 min
Jun 17, 7:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXRacine15 min
Jun 17, 7:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXWalworth13 min
Jun 17, 8:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXKenosha, Racine30 min
Jun 18, 3:05 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX16 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.