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Special Weather Statement, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2017, 2:08 PM CDT for Kenosha County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 37 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
- Jul 2, 2017, 2:08 PM CDT (19:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2017, 2:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
County Kenosha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 241 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
- 2143 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Jul 2, 12:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 12:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 3:23 AM CDT, 10 hours 45 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 323 AM CDT Sun Jul 2 2017 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-030830- Marquette-Green Lake-Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge- Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee- Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- 323 AM CDT Sun Jul 2 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin, and southeast Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight There is a small chance of severe thunderstorms this afternoon with the potential for large hail and damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday There are mainly small chances for thunderstorms at times this week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will mostly likely not be needed. LMZ643>646-030830- 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- 323 AM CDT Sun Jul 2 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight There is a small chance of severe thunderstorms this afternoon with the potential for large hail and damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday There are mainly small chances for thunderstorms at times this week. Collar www.weather.gov/mkx
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 1:51 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
151 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017
WIZ065-066-071-072-021915-
Waukesha-Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-
151 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN MILWAUKEE...CENTRAL
RACINE AND NORTH CENTRAL KENOSHA COUNTIES...
At 151 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Wind Lake,
moving southeast at 30 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Racine, Mount Pleasant, Muskego, Sturtevant, Union Grove, Paddock
Lake, Wind Lake, Eagle Lake, Elmwood Park, Franksville, Kansasville
and North Cape.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 4278 8818 4289 8806 4269 8780 4257 8808
4269 8818
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 331DEG 27KT 4281 8803
SPMSpecial weather statement, Jul 2, 2:08 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
208 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017
WIZ072-021945-
Kenosha-
208 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN KENOSHA COUNTY...
At 208 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Kenosha, moving
southeast at 35 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Kenosha and Pleasant Prairie.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 4266 8811 4266 8781 4263 8782 4260 8782
4259 8781 4252 8781 4249 8780 4249 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 320DEG 32KT 4262 8787
SPMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 1:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Kenosha | 24 min |
| Jul 2, 2:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dane | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 2:56 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 34 min | |
| Jul 2, 3:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Walworth | 31 min |
| Jul 2, 3:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dane | 29 min |
| Jul 2, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dane | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane | 27 min |
| Jul 2, 4:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Kenosha | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 4:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dane | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dane | 36 min |
| Jul 2, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane | 36 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.