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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Milwaukee, WI

August 28, 2018Green Lake County, Marquette County, Wisconsin

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 28, 3:15 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 Sse Montello, WIDEBRIS BLOCKING HWY 22 SOUTH OF MONTELLO MAKING IT IMPASSABLE. TIME EST FROM RADAR.
Aug 28, 3:15 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG6 S Montello, WITREE DAMAGE. MPING REPORT.
Aug 28, 3:15 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGMontello, WIMANY TREES DOWN IN MONTELLO AND ENDEAVOR. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Aug 28, 3:17 PM CDTTORNADO5 W Marquette, WIA 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 CDTTSTM WND GST 70Kingston, WIESTIMATED 70 MPH GUST.
Aug 28, 3:25 PM CDTTORNADO2 E Marquette, WIA 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 CDTFUNNEL CLOUD3 S Princeton, WINEAR INTERSECTION OF HWY D AND ROEDER RD.
Aug 28, 3:30 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 702 W Kingston, WIPOWER LINES DOWN.
Aug 28, 3:30 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 75Kingston, WIEST 70-80 MPH GUSTS.
Aug 28, 3:35 PM CDTTORNADO4 Nne Marquette, WION 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 28, 1:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2018-08-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 41 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2018-08-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 138 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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

$$

BOXELL
1 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

$$

BOXELL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 27, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXGreen Lake, Marquette48 min
Aug 27, 10:43 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX92 min
Aug 27, 10:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXSauk43 min
Aug 27, 11:22 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXSauk23 min
Aug 27, 11:36 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXColumbia, Marquette, Sauk24 min
Aug 27, 11:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXColumbia, Sauk3 hr
Aug 27, 11:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXGreen Lake, Marquette6 hr
Aug 27, 11:57 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXColumbia, Green Lake, Marquette33 min
Aug 28, 12:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXFond du Lac, Sheboygan6 hr
Aug 28, 12:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXFond du Lac, Sheboygan6 hr
Aug 28, 1:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXDodge, Ozaukee, Washington3 hr
Aug 28, 2:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXColumbia, Sauk3 hr
Aug 28, 5:45 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMKXColumbia, Sauk6 hr
Aug 28, 5:53 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMKXGreen Lake, Marquette6 hr
Aug 28, 11:33 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchMKXOzaukee7 hr
Aug 28, 12:11 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXSauk13 days
Aug 28, 12:11 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXSauk16 days
Aug 28, 2:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Marquette, Sauk46 min
Aug 28, 2:46 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXMarquette44 min
Aug 28, 3:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXColumbia, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk10 hr
Aug 28, 3:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Green Lake, Marquette39 min
Aug 28, 3:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake55 min
Aug 28, 3:38 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMKXFond du Lac, Green Lake37 min
Aug 28, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Dodge33 min
Aug 28, 3:59 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXDodge, Fond du Lac31 min
Aug 28, 4:10 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMKXDodge, Fond du Lac35 min
Aug 28, 4:13 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX92 min
Aug 28, 4:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDodge, Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington60 min
Aug 28, 4:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXFond du Lac, Sheboygan9 hr
Aug 28, 4:26 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMKXFond du Lac, Sheboygan34 min
Aug 28, 4:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXOzaukee, Washington7 hr
Aug 28, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDodge, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha27 min
Aug 28, 6:55 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXSauk63 hr
Aug 28, 6:55 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXOzaukee36 hr
Aug 28, 6:55 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXJefferson20 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.