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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Aug 28, 2018, 2:46 PM CDT for Marquette County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 44 min. 8 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
- Aug 28, 2018, 2:46 PM CDT (19:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2018, 3:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Marquette County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 3:00 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Wsw Oxford, WI | A NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND EF-1 RATED TORNADO DAMAGE JUST SOUTHWEST OF OXFORD, WI. THE TORNADO HAD AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND OF 90 MPH, AND A PATH LENGTH OF 0.65 MILES. |
| Aug 28, 3:03 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Endeavor, WI | TREES DOWN ALL OVER ENDEAVOR. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Aug 28, 3:03 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Ne Endeavor, WI | A NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND EF-1 RATED TORNADO DAMAGE JUST NORTHEAST OF ENDEAVOR. THE TORNADO HAD AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND OF 90 MPH, AND A TRACK LENGTH OF 1.8 MILES. |
| Aug 28, 3:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Montello, WI | TWO FOOT DIAMETER TREES DOWN. |
| Aug 28, 3:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 Sse Endeavor, WI | EST 50-60 MPH ON HWY F ON THE COUNTY LINE. |
| Aug 28, 3:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sse Montello, WI | DEBRIS BLOCKING HWY 22 SOUTH OF MONTELLO MAKING IT IMPASSABLE. TIME EST FROM RADAR. |
| Aug 28, 3:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 S Montello, WI | TREE DAMAGE. MPING REPORT. |
| Aug 28, 3:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Montello, WI | MANY TREES DOWN IN MONTELLO AND ENDEAVOR. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -407 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1253 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
437
WFUS53 KMKX 281946
TORMKX
WIC077-282030-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0011.180828T1946Z-180828T2030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
246 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2018
The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Marquette County in south central Wisconsin...
* Until 330 PM CDT.
* At 246 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northeast of Wisconsin Dells, moving east at 35
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
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.
* Locations impacted include...
Montello, Packwaukee, Oxford, Endeavor, Briggsville and Glen Oak.
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 4385 8925 4364 8925 4364 8960 4381 8960
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 268DEG 32KT 4372 8972
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BOXELL1 follow-up statement
317
WWUS53 KMKX 282021
SVSMKX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
321 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2018
WIC077-282030-
/O.EXP.KMKX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-180828T2030Z/
Marquette WI-
321 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MARQUETTE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
330 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
south central Wisconsin.
Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for eastern
portions of Marquette County and for southern Green Lake County
until 345 PM.
LAT...LON 4385 8925 4364 8925 4364 8960 4381 8960
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 268DEG 32KT 4373 8934
$$
BOXELLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green Lake, Marquette | 48 min |
| Aug 27, 10:43 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 92 min | |
| Aug 27, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Sauk | 43 min |
| Aug 27, 11:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Sauk | 23 min |
| Aug 27, 11:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Columbia, Marquette, Sauk | 24 min |
| Aug 27, 11:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 11:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Green Lake, Marquette | 6 hr |
| Aug 27, 11:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette | 33 min |
| Aug 28, 12:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Sheboygan | 6 hr |
| Aug 28, 12:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Sheboygan | 6 hr |
| Aug 28, 1:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Dodge, Ozaukee, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 5:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 6 hr |
| Aug 28, 5:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MKX | Green Lake, Marquette | 6 hr |
| Aug 28, 11:33 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Ozaukee | 7 hr |
| Aug 28, 12:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Sauk | 13 days |
| Aug 28, 12:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Sauk | 16 days |
| Aug 28, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Marquette, Sauk | 46 min |
| Aug 28, 3:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk | 10 hr |
| Aug 28, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette | 39 min |
| Aug 28, 3:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Green Lake, Marquette | 33 min |
| Aug 28, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake | 55 min |
| Aug 28, 3:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Green Lake | 37 min |
| Aug 28, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dodge | 33 min |
| Aug 28, 3:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac | 31 min |
| Aug 28, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac | 35 min |
| Aug 28, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 92 min | |
| Aug 28, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington | 60 min |
| Aug 28, 4:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Sheboygan | 9 hr |
| Aug 28, 4:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Sheboygan | 34 min |
| Aug 28, 4:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Ozaukee, Washington | 7 hr |
| Aug 28, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dodge, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha | 27 min |
| Aug 28, 6:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Sauk | 63 hr |
| Aug 28, 6:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Ozaukee | 36 hr |
| Aug 28, 6:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 20 days |
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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.