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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Milwaukee, WI

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

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Aug 28, 2018, 4:10 PM CDT for Dodge County, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 35 min. 15 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, 4:10 PM CDT (21:10 UTC)
Expired: Aug 28, 2018, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 1.0 in

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

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 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, 4:10 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.
Aug 28, 4:16 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 E South Byron, WI	A NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND EF-1 RATED TORNADO DAMAGE EAST OF SOUTH BYRON. THE TORNADO HAD AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND OF 90 MPH, WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 3.05 MILES.
Aug 28, 4:16 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 E South Byron, WI	PATH MAY BE LENGTHENED TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST.
Aug 28, 4:22 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 Sse Eden, WI	A NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND EF-1 RATED TORNADO DAMAGE SOUTH OF THE VILLAGE OF EDEN. THE TORNADO HAD AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND OF 90 MPH, WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 4.48 MILES.
Aug 28, 4:25 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 S Mount Calvary, WI	DAMAGE TO OUTBUILDING. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Aug 28, 4:27 PM CDT	TORNADO	6 Ene Eden, WI	DAMAGE SURVEY FROM SOUTHWEST OF MULLET LAKE. ONE BARN DIRECTLY HIT WITH DEBRIS CARRIED DOWNSTREAM THROUGH THE FIELDS. PEAK WIND EST AT 100MPH.

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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 94 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

841 
WFUS53 KMKX 282110
TORMKX
WIC027-039-282145-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0015.180828T2110Z-180828T2145Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a

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

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 410 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Oakfield, or
  near Waupun, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.  Numerous reports of 
           a tornado have been received southwest of Fond du Lac. 

  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...
  Fond Du Lac, North Fond Du Lac, Lomira, Campbellsport, Oakfield,
  Southern Lake Winnebago, Taycheedah, Ashford, Lamartine, Byron,
  Eden, Mount Calvary, Brownsville, St. Cloud, Kekoskee, Peebles, Oak
  Center, Dundee, Lagoda and Waucousta.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 4386 8816 4354 8816 4354 8840 4353 8840
      4351 8868 4378 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 273DEG 32KT 4367 8863 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BOXELL

2 follow-up statements

527 
WWUS53 KMKX 282119
SVSMKX

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

WIC027-039-282145-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-180828T2145Z/
Fond du Lac WI-Dodge WI-
419 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FOND DU LAC AND NORTHEASTERN DODGE COUNTIES...
    
At 419 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Lomira, or 7
miles south of Fond Du Lac, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.  A tornado with debris 
         was reported near Oakfield. 

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...
Fond Du Lac, North Fond Du Lac, Lomira, Campbellsport, Oakfield,
Southern Lake Winnebago, Taycheedah, Ashford, Lamartine, Byron, Eden,
Mount Calvary, Brownsville, St. Cloud, Kekoskee, Peebles, Oak Center,
Dundee, Lagoda and Waucousta.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 4386 8816 4354 8816 4354 8840 4353 8840
      4351 8868 4378 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 269DEG 44KT 4368 8841 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BOXELL

932 
WWUS53 KMKX 282135
SVSMKX

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

WIC027-039-282145-
/O.EXP.KMKX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-180828T2145Z/
Fond du Lac WI-Dodge WI-
435 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FOND DU LAC AND NORTHEASTERN
DODGE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 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 Sheboygan 
County. 

LAT...LON 4386 8816 4354 8816 4354 8840 4353 8840
      4351 8868 4378 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 273DEG 32KT 4367 8823 

$$

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, 3:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MKX	Dodge, Fond du Lac	31 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.