Alert archive / Wisconsin / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 12, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Aug 28, 2018, 3:12 PM CDT for Green Lake County, Marquette County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 33 min. 10 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, 3:12 PM CDT (20:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2018, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Green Lake County, WI, Marquette County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 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, 3:15 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. |
| Aug 28, 3:17 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 W Marquette, WI | A NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND EF-1 RATED TORNADO DAMAGE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WEST OF MARQUETTE ALONG THE MARQUETTE/GREEN LAKE COUNTY LINE. THE TORNADO HAD AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND OF 90 MPH, WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 3.22 MILES. |
| Aug 28, 3:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Kingston, WI | ESTIMATED 70 MPH GUST. |
| Aug 28, 3:25 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 E Marquette, WI | A NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND EF-0 RATED TORNADO DAMAGE EAST OF THE VILLAGE OF MARQUETTE IN GREEN LAKE COUNTY. THE TORNADO HAD AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND OF 80 MPH, WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 2.09 MILES. |
| Aug 28, 3:30 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 S Princeton, WI | NEAR INTERSECTION OF HWY D AND ROEDER RD. |
| Aug 28, 3:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 2 W Kingston, WI | POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Aug 28, 3:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 75 | Kingston, WI | EST 70-80 MPH GUSTS. |
| Aug 28, 3:35 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Nne Marquette, WI | ON HWY D WEST OF HWY 73. |
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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 113 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.
903
WFUS53 KMKX 282012
TORMKX
WIC047-077-282045-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0012.180828T2012Z-180828T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
312 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2018
The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Green Lake County in south central Wisconsin...
Southeastern Marquette County in south central Wisconsin...
* Until 345 PM CDT.
* At 312 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Montello, or 13 miles northeast of Portage, moving
east at 40 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, Markesan, Princeton, Green Lake, Manchester, Kingston,
Marquette and Dalton.
Numerous trees were reported down with this storm across Adams
County.
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 4389 8889 4363 8889 4364 8913 4364 8935
4384 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 266DEG 36KT 4371 8930
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BOXELL1 follow-up statement
765
WWUS53 KMKX 282025
SVSMKX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
325 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2018
WIC047-077-282045-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-180828T2045Z/
Green Lake WI-Marquette WI-
325 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR GREEN
LAKE AND SOUTHEASTERN MARQUETTE COUNTIES...
At 325 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Princeton, or 17 miles west of Ripon, moving east at
40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Markesan, Princeton, Green Lake, Manchester, Kingston, Marquette and
Dalton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4389 8889 4363 8889 4364 8913 4364 8928
4384 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 257DEG 33KT 4375 8916
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
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, 2:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Marquette | 44 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, 3:35 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.