Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2017, 3:17 AM CDT for Barron County, Polk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 43 min. 2 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
- Jul 12, 2017, 3:17 AM CDT (08:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2017, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Barron County, WI, Polk County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:19 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 3:24 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ese St. Croix Falls, WI | TREES DOWN AND HOUSE BLOWN OFF FOUNDATION. |
| Jul 12, 3:30 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese St. Croix Falls, WI | EAST WALL BLOWN DOWN AT MENARDS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 913 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -179 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1279 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 4.0
The text
As transmitted.
523
WUUS53 KMPX 120817
SVRMPX
WIC005-095-120900-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0151.170712T0817Z-170712T0900Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
317 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017
The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Barron County in northwestern Wisconsin...
Southeastern Polk County in northwestern Wisconsin...
* Until 400 AM CDT
* At 316 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Balsam Lake to near Mckinley to near Almena to
near Ridgeland, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near,
Almena, Prairie Farm and Dallas around 320 AM CDT.
Barron around 325 AM CDT.
Chetek, Cumberland and Cameron around 330 AM CDT.
Rice Lake around 335 AM CDT.
Haugen around 345 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing widespread
wind damage across southern Polk County. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a
sturdy structure and stay away from windows!
&&
LAT...LON 4521 9154 4521 9239 4534 9252 4540 9260
4564 9222 4564 9154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0816Z 252DEG 40KT 4546 9240 4550 9221 4545 9201 4524
9188
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BORGHOFF3 follow-up statements
197
WWUS53 KMPX 120826
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
326 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017
WIC005-095-120900-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-170712T0900Z/
Barron WI-Polk WI-
326 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT
FOR BARRON AND SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTIES...
At 326 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Range to Cumberland to near Barron to near Sand
Creek, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
These severe storms will be near...
Barron, Cameron and Dallas around 330 AM CDT.
Rice Lake and Almena around 335 AM CDT.
Haugen around 345 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms have produced widespread
wind damage across southern Polk county. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a
sturdy structure and stay away from windows.
&&
LAT...LON 4521 9154 4521 9231 4533 9244 4549 9246
4564 9222 4564 9154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0826Z 251DEG 40KT 4545 9225 4553 9206 4548 9186 4522
9171
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BORGHOFF103
WWUS53 KMPX 120843
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
343 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017
WIC095-120852-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-170712T0900Z/
Polk WI-
343 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for
northwestern and west central Wisconsin.
LAT...LON 4521 9203 4546 9215 4564 9214 4564 9154
4521 9154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0842Z 252DEG 40KT 4550 9203 4558 9184 4553 9164 4527
9149
$$
WIC005-120900-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-170712T0900Z/
Barron WI-
343 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT
FOR BARRON COUNTY...
At 342 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Cumberland Airport to near Haugen to near Mikana
to 6 miles northeast of New Auburn, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
These severe storms will be near...
Rice Lake around 400 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Cumberland Airport, Barronett, Hillsdale, Rice Lake Airport, Sumner,
Arland, Comstock, Mikana, Canton and Brill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms have a history of
producing wind damage across. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.
&&
LAT...LON 4521 9203 4546 9215 4564 9214 4564 9154
4521 9154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0842Z 252DEG 40KT 4550 9203 4558 9184 4553 9164 4527
9149
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BORGHOFF629
WWUS53 KMPX 120859
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
359 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017
WIC005-120909-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-170712T0900Z/
Barron WI-
359 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BARRON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
400 AM CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty winds
are still possible with these thunderstorms.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for
northwestern and west central Wisconsin.
LAT...LON 4521 9203 4546 9215 4564 9214 4564 9154
4521 9154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0859Z 252DEG 40KT 4555 9179 4563 9160 4558 9140 4532
9125
$$
BORGHOFFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pierce, Polk, Saint Croix | 27 min |
| Jul 12, 3:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire | 35 min |
| Jul 12, 3:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Rusk | 38 min |
| Jul 12, 3:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Eau Claire | 24 min |
| Jul 12, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Eau Claire | 28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.