Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2017, 5:28 PM CDT for Barron County, Dunn County, Saint Croix County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 47 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 16, 2017, 5:28 PM CDT (22:28 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2017, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Barron County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 4:02 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 241 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -181 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1186 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -1.3
The text
As transmitted.
932
WUUS53 KMPX 162228
SVRMPX
WIC005-033-109-162315-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0029.170516T2228Z-170516T2315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
528 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Dunn County in west central Wisconsin...
Northeastern St. Croix County in west central Wisconsin...
South central Barron County in northwestern Wisconsin...
* Until 615 PM CDT
* At 528 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Forest, or 21
miles northwest of Menomonie, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.
* Locations impacted include...
Glenwood City, Boyceville, Prairie Farm, Dallas, Wheeler,
Ridgeland, Forest, Emerald, Sand Creek, Downing and Connorsville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northwestern
and west central Wisconsin.
LAT...LON 4502 9207 4503 9229 4517 9230 4534 9175
4517 9166 4512 9167 4512 9165 4504 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 239DEG 29KT 4511 9224
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
ETA2 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KMPX 162245
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
545 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
WIC109-162254-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-170516T2315Z/
St. Croix WI-
545 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ST. CROIX COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The storm has moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning
has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northwestern
and west central Wisconsin.
LAT...LON 4504 9213 4509 9214 4512 9213 4512 9215
4521 9216 4534 9175 4517 9166 4512 9167
4512 9165 4508 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 259DEG 32KT 4515 9201
$$
WIC005-033-162315-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-170516T2315Z/
Dunn WI-Barron WI-
545 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN DUNN AND SOUTH CENTRAL BARRON COUNTIES...
At 544 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Connorsville,
or 17 miles north of Menomonie, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Boyceville, Prairie Farm, Dallas, Ridgeland, Sand Creek, Downing and
Connorsville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northwestern
and west central Wisconsin.
LAT...LON 4504 9213 4509 9214 4512 9213 4512 9215
4521 9216 4534 9175 4517 9166 4512 9167
4512 9165 4508 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 259DEG 32KT 4515 9201
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
jrb751
WWUS53 KMPX 162254
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
554 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
WIC005-033-162315-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-170516T2315Z/
Dunn WI-Barron WI-
554 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN DUNN AND SOUTH CENTRAL BARRON COUNTIES...
At 554 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ridgeland, or
20 miles north of Menomonie, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Dallas, Ridgeland and Sand Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northwestern
and west central Wisconsin.
LAT...LON 4506 9194 4520 9202 4534 9175 4517 9166
4512 9167 4512 9165 4508 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 239DEG 29KT 4519 9191
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
jrbThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Rusk | 12 hr |
| May 16, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Polk, Saint Croix | 44 min |
| May 16, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pierce | 39 min |
| May 16, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Saint Croix | 52 min |
| May 16, 4:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Barron, Polk | 51 min |
| May 16, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Rusk | 65 min |
| May 16, 5:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Barron | 55 min |
| May 16, 5:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Rusk | 38 min |
| May 16, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Rusk | 59 min |
| May 16, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Rusk | 65 min |
| May 16, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chippewa | 35 min |
| May 16, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pierce | 44 min |
| May 16, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pepin, Pierce | 47 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.