Alert archive / Wisconsin / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 17, 2017, 6:09 PM CDT for Lafayette County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 36 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
- Jun 17, 2017, 6:09 PM CDT (23:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2017, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Lafayette County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 613 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 726 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
561
WFUS53 KMKX 172309
TORMKX
WIC065-172345-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0004.170617T2309Z-170617T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
609 PM CDT SAT JUN 17 2017
The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Eastern Lafayette County in south central Wisconsin...
* Until 645 PM CDT
* At 609 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Darlington, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported funnel cloud.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Argyle around 620 PM CDT.
Blanchardville around 625 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Gratiot, Wiota, Somers, Yellowstone Lake St Park, Lamont and
Woodford.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4275 9028 4282 9011 4281 8984 4258 8984
4255 9015
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 255DEG 36KT 4269 9003
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
HENTZ2 follow-up statements
650
WWUS53 KMKX 172327
SVSMKX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
627 PM CDT SAT JUN 17 2017
WIC065-172345-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170617T2345Z/
Lafayette WI-
627 PM CDT SAT JUN 17 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY...
At 627 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Darlington, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Argyle around 645 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Wiota,
Somers, Yellowstone Lake St Park, Lamont and Woodford.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4272 9008 4278 9002 4281 8984 4260 8984
4260 9002
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 265DEG 14KT 4268 8999
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
DAVIS399
WWUS53 KMKX 172341
SVSMKX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
641 PM CDT SAT JUN 17 2017
WIC065-172350-
/O.EXP.KMKX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170617T2345Z/
Lafayette WI-
641 PM CDT SAT JUN 17 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 645 PM CDT...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 4272 9008 4278 9002 4281 8984 4260 8984
4260 9002
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 255DEG 36KT 4271 8981
$$
DAVISThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 7:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Sauk | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 8:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Sheboygan | 37 min |
| Jun 16, 8:45 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 30 min | |
| Jun 16, 9:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Marquette | 55 min |
| Jun 16, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Iowa | 55 min |
| Jun 16, 9:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dane | 52 min |
| Jun 16, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 10:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Green | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Iowa, Lafayette | 43 min |
| Jun 16, 10:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Jefferson | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Jefferson, Rock | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 11:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dodge | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 11:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Lafayette | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 11:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dane | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 11:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dane | 26 min |
| Jun 16, 11:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Washington | 23 min |
| Jun 17, 12:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Lafayette | 26 min |
| Jun 17, 12:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Green | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 12:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Jefferson | 26 min |
| Jun 17, 1:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Green | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 1:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Jefferson | 31 min |
| Jun 17, 1:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Rock | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 1:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Waukesha | 29 min |
| Jun 17, 1:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Walworth | 31 min |
| Jun 17, 2:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Waukesha | 35 min |
| Jun 17, 2:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine | 26 min |
| Jun 17, 3:03 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 57 min | |
| Jun 17, 6:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Lafayette | 25 min |
| Jun 17, 6:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Milwaukee | 24 min |
| Jun 17, 6:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Green, Rock | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 6:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Kenosha | 26 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.