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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Milwaukee, WI

August 28, 2018Dodge County, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Aug 28, 2018, 3:59 PM CDT for Dodge County, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 31 min. 18 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, 3:59 PM CDT (20:59 UTC)
Expired: Aug 28, 2018, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 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, 4:00 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	1 S Brandon, WI	SPOTTER WAS 4 MILES NE OF BRANDON LOOKING SW AND OBSERVED A FUNNEL BUT COULDN'T SEE THE BASE DUE TO TREES OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW.
Aug 28, 4:00 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 Ese Brandon, WI	EF0 TORNADO ADDED FOR 8/28 BASED UPON VIDEO AND DAMAGE REPORTS FROM FDL COUNTY SHERIFF.
Aug 28, 4:04 PM CDT	TORNADO	5 Ne Waupun, WI	A NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND EF-1 RATED TORNADO DAMAGE NORTHEAST OF WAUPUN, OR SOUTHWEST OF OAKFIELD. THE TORNADO HAD AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND OF 94 MPH, WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 4.54 MILES.
Aug 28, 4:06 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 70	Brandon, WI	EST 60-70 MPH GUSTS. ALSO A REPORT OF A CAR DOWN ON A TREE SOUTH OF TOWN.
Aug 28, 4:08 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 S Oakfield, WI	A NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND EF-0 RATED TORNADO DAMAGE SOUTH OF OAKFIELD, JUST NORTH OF THE DODGE COUNTY LINE. THE TORNADO HAD AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND OF 80 MPH, WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 0.14 MILES.
Aug 28, 4:08 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 S Oakfield, WI
Aug 28, 4:09 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 W South Byron, WI
Aug 28, 4:09 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 Wsw South Byron, WI	A NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND EF-1 RATED TORNADO DAMAGE JUST SOUTH OF SOUTH BYRON. THE TORNADO HAD AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND OF 100 MPH AND A PATH LENGTH OF 0.92 MILES.
Aug 28, 4:10 PM CDT	TORNADO	Brownsville, WI	SURVEY STILL ONGOING. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW.
Aug 28, 4:11 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 W Brownsville, WI	A NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND EF-2 RATED TORNADO DAMAGE STARTING WEST OF BROWNSVILLE IN EXTREME NORTHERN DODGE COUNTY. THE TORNADO HAD AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND OF 125 MPH, WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 3.95 MILES.
Aug 28, 4:11 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 W Brownsville, WI
Aug 28, 4:11 PM CDT	TORNADO	South Byron, WI	A NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND EF-1 RATED TORNADO DAMAGE IN SOUTH BYRON. THE TORNADO HAD AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND OF 80 MPH, WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 0.15 MILES.
Aug 28, 4:11 PM CDT	TORNADO	South Byron, WI
Aug 28, 4:12 PM CDT	TORNADO	Brownsville, WI	A NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND EF-1 TORNADO DAMAGE NEAR BROWNSVILLE. THE TORNADO HAD AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND OF 107 MPH , WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 2.7 MILES.
Aug 28, 4:12 PM CDT	TORNADO	Brownsville, WI
Aug 28, 4:14 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Ene Brownsville, WI	A COUPLE OF SEMI TRUCK TRAILERS TIPPED OVER AT QUAD GRAPHICS PLANT. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Aug 28, 4:15 PM CDT	TORNADO	Oakfield, WI	DEBRIS VISIBLE FROM HWY Y LOOKING EAST OF OAKFIELD.
Aug 28, 4:16 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Lomira, WI	MULTIPLE REPORTS OF LARGE TREES DOWN AND SOME UPROOTED IN LOMIRA.

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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 108 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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.

379 
WFUS53 KMKX 282059
TORMKX
WIC027-039-282130-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0014.180828T2059Z-180828T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
359 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2018

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Fond du Lac County in east central Wisconsin...
  Northeastern Dodge County in southeastern Wisconsin...

* Until 430 PM CDT.
    
* At 359 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Waupun, moving east at 45 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...
  Waupun, Lomira, Oakfield, Brandon, Burnett, Lamartine, Byron, Alto,
  Brownsville, Fairwater, Kekoskee, Atwater, Oak Center, Lagoda and
  Knowles.

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 4349 8886 4375 8888 4380 8849 4353 8840
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 270DEG 38KT 4361 8874 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BOXELL

1 follow-up statement

280 
WWUS53 KMKX 282127
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
427 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2018

WIC027-039-282136-
/O.EXP.KMKX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-180828T2130Z/
Fond du Lac WI-Dodge WI-
427 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FOND DU LAC AND NORTHEASTERN
DODGE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 430 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
southeastern and east central Wisconsin.

Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for eastern Fond 
du Lac County through 5 PM. 

LAT...LON 4349 8886 4375 8888 4380 8849 4353 8840
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 270DEG 38KT 4361 8835 

$$

BOXELL

The 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, 3:12 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 Tornado observed	MKX	Fond du Lac, Green Lake	37 min
Aug 28, 3:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Columbia, Dodge	33 min
Aug 28, 4:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	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 Tornado observed	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.