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Special Weather Statement, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this special weather statement at Aug 26, 2018, 8:08 PM CDT for Green 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
- Aug 26, 2018, 8:08 PM CDT (01:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2018, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
County Green County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 2595 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1200 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 8.9
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 Aug 26, 5:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 5:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 26, 4:07 PM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 407 PM CDT Sun Aug 26 2018 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-272115- Marquette-Green Lake-Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge- Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee- Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- 407 PM CDT Sun Aug 26 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin and southeast Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Tonight Thunderstorms are expected into tonight, some of which may be severe. Damaging winds, large hail and heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding are the main severe threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Sunday Additional thunderstorms and an associated risk for heavy rain can be expected again Monday and Tuesday. A few strong or severe thunderstorms are possible during these times as well. The possible heavy rain will result in a risk for flooding, especially for areas that have seen very heavy rain over the last week. Heat index values may reach the middle 90s on Monday. A chance for thunderstorms will return for Friday and Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed into tonight. LMZ643>646-272115- 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- 407 PM CDT Sun Aug 26 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight Thunderstorms are likely tonight, some of which may be severe and produce large hail and damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Sunday Thunderstorms are likely at times Monday through Tuesday. There will be a chance that some of the storms may be severe each day through Tuesday. Gusty southwest winds may reach Small Craft Advisory levels Monday and Tuesday. A chance for thunderstorms will return for Friday and Saturday. www.weather.gov/mkx
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 26, 5:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Aug 26, 6:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
617 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM TSTM WND GST 3 W JACKSON 43.32N 88.22W
08/26/2018 M51 MPH WASHINGTON WI CO-OP OBSERVER
OBSERVER JACW3. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
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WOODLocal storm report, Aug 26, 6:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
637 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E HUSTISFORD 43.35N 88.59W
08/26/2018 DODGE WI PUBLIC
9 INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCH DOWN.
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WOODLocal storm report, Aug 26, 6:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
647 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0606 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW JACKSON 43.33N 88.18W
08/26/2018 WASHINGTON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE 4 TO 6 INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES
DOWN AT KERRY INGREDIENTS ON HIGHWAY 60.
SIMILAR SIZE BRANCHES DOWN 4 BLOCKS TO THE
EAST. PARKING SIGN WITH CONCRETE BASE
KNOCKED OVER. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
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WOODLocal storm report, Aug 26, 7:20 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
720 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0640 PM TSTM WND GST 1 ESE SHEBOYGAN 43.75N 87.69W
08/26/2018 M44 MPH LMZ643 WI C-MAN STATION
C-MAN STATION SGNW3. SHEBOYGAN LAKESHORE.
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WOODSpecial weather statement, Aug 26, 8:08 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 808 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018 WIZ067>069-270145- Green-Lafayette-Rock- 808 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE...GREEN AND SOUTHWESTERN ROCK COUNTIES... At 807 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of Winslow, or 7 miles south of Monroe, moving northeast at 40 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Monroe, Brodhead, Orfordville, Monticello, Albany, Newark, South Wayne, Browntown and Juda. LAT...LON 4251 8996 4283 8950 4257 8915 4250 8931 TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 228DEG 37KT 4250 8966 HALBACH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 26, 8:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Columbia | 20 min |
| Aug 26, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Jefferson, Rock | 48 min |
| Aug 26, 8:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dodge | 55 min |
| Aug 26, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge | 31 min |
| Aug 26, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 35 min |
| Aug 26, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Waukesha | 31 min |
| Aug 26, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Washington | 37 min |
| Aug 26, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Walworth | 36 min |
| Aug 26, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Waukesha | 16 min |
| Aug 26, 10:22 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 38 min | |
| Aug 26, 11:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Ozaukee | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Waukesha | 39 min |
| Aug 26, 11:10 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 65 min | |
| Aug 26, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Rock, Walworth | 19 min |
| Aug 26, 11:48 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 57 min | |
| Aug 27, 12:56 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 64 min | |
| Aug 27, 1:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Ozaukee | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 2:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Dodge, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 2:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Ozaukee, Sheboygan | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:27 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 40 hr | |
| Aug 27, 5:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MKX | Ozaukee, Washington | 15 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:27 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 5 hr | |
| Aug 27, 9:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Ozaukee | 72 hr |
| Aug 27, 9:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Ozaukee | 4 days |
| Aug 27, 11:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 10 more | 35 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:13 PM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 10 hr |
Nearby
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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.