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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Milwaukee, WI

June 26, 2018Dane County, Green County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2018, 3:26 PM CDT for Dane County, Green County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 26, 2018, 3:26 PM CDT (20:26 UTC)
Expired: Jun 26, 2018, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Dane County, WI, Green County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 152 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: 1133 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 503 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 119 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 153 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 3.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

485 
WFUS53 KMKX 262026
TORMKX
WIC025-045-262100-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0005.180626T2026Z-180626T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
326 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  North central Green County in south central Wisconsin...
  South central Dane County in south central Wisconsin...

* Until 400 PM CDT.
    
* At 325 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Monticello, or 12 miles north of Monroe, moving
  north at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  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...
  Belleville, New Glarus, Monticello and Dayton. 

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 4273 8956 4275 8964 4292 8963 4288 8944
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 195DEG 16KT 4278 8959 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

DDV

4 follow-up statements

997 
WWUS53 KMKX 262031
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
331 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

WIC025-045-262100-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-180626T2100Z/
Green WI-Dane WI-
331 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL GREEN AND SOUTH CENTRAL DANE COUNTIES...
    
At 330 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near New Glarus, or 12 miles southwest of Oregon, moving
north at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

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...
Belleville, New Glarus and Dayton. 

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 4276 8953 4279 8963 4292 8963 4288 8944
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 197DEG 16KT 4280 8957 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

MBK

394 
WWUS53 KMKX 262041
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
341 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

WIC025-045-262100-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-180626T2100Z/
Green WI-Dane WI-
341 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL GREEN AND SOUTH CENTRAL DANE COUNTIES...
    
At 341 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Belleville, or 10 miles south of Verona, moving 
north at 20 mph.  Trained weather spotters are keeping a close eye 
on the thunderstorm.  

HAZARD...Tornado.

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...
Belleville and Dayton. 

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 4280 8951 4282 8962 4292 8963 4288 8944
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 197DEG 16KT 4284 8955 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

MBK

365 
WWUS53 KMKX 262051
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
351 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

WIC045-262101-
/O.CAN.KMKX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-180626T2100Z/
Green WI-
351 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL GREEN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. 
moved out of the warned area. 

LAT...LON 4286 8948 4286 8960 4292 8963 4288 8944
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 195DEG 16KT 4288 8953 

$$

WIC025-262100-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-180626T2100Z/
Dane WI-
351 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL DANE COUNTY...
    
At 351 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Belleville, or 7 miles south of Verona, moving north
at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

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...
Belleville.

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 4286 8948 4286 8960 4292 8963 4288 8944
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 195DEG 16KT 4288 8953 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

MBK

487 
WWUS53 KMKX 262055
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
355 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

WIC025-262104-
/O.EXP.KMKX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-180626T2100Z/
Dane WI-
355 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL DANE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
400 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4286 8948 4286 8960 4292 8963 4288 8944
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 195DEG 16KT 4289 8953 

$$

MBK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 26, 2:26 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	MKX	Green, Kenosha, Lafayette, Racine, Rock, Walworth	20 hr
Jun 26, 1:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Rock	43 min
Jun 26, 2:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Walworth	51 min
Jun 26, 2:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MKX	Green, Iowa, Lafayette	28 min
Jun 26, 3:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Walworth	25 min
Jun 26, 4:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MKX	Dane	2 hr
Jun 26, 6:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Jefferson	44 min
Jun 26, 6:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MKX	Kenosha, Racine, Rock, Walworth	2 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.