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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Milwaukee, WI

August 26, 2018Ozaukee County, Washington County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Aug 26, 2018, 6:10 PM CDT for Ozaukee County, Washington County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 18 min. 1 report 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 26, 2018, 6:10 PM CDT (23:10 UTC)
Expired: Aug 26, 2018, 6:28 PM CDT
In force: 18 min
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Ozaukee County, WI, Washington County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 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 26, 6:10 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Jackson, WI	A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY FOUND SPORADIC WIND DAMAGE ACROSS WASHINGTON COUNTY, CONCENTRATED NEAR THE TOWN OF JACKSON. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND OF A TORNADO. DAMAGE WAS THE RESULT OF APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THUNDERSTORM WINDS.

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 26, 4:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 131 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: 80 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -408 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 842 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 0 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

369 
WFUS53 KMKX 262310
TORMKX
WIC089-131-262345-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0006.180826T2310Z-180826T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
610 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Ozaukee County in southeastern Wisconsin...
  East central Washington County in southeastern Wisconsin...

* Until 645 PM CDT.
    
* At 610 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Jackson, moving east at 30 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...
  Mequon, Grafton, Cedarburg, Port Washington, Jackson and Saukville.

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 4328 8789 4326 8790 4329 8817 4338 8817
      4339 8789 4329 8788
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 285DEG 26KT 4332 8812 

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

$$

BOXELL

2 follow-up statements

355 
WWUS53 KMKX 262318
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
618 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018

WIC131-262328-
/O.CAN.KMKX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-180826T2345Z/
Washington WI-
618 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
southeastern Wisconsin.

LAT...LON 4326 8790 4327 8804 4328 8806 4336 8806
      4334 8788 4330 8788
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 285DEG 26KT 4330 8804 

$$

WIC089-262345-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-180826T2345Z/
Ozaukee WI-
618 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN OZAUKEE COUNTY...
    
At 618 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Cedarburg, moving east at 30 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...
Mequon, Grafton and Cedarburg. 

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 4326 8790 4327 8804 4328 8806 4336 8806
      4334 8788 4330 8788
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 285DEG 26KT 4330 8804 

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

$$

BOXELL

617 
WWUS53 KMKX 262328
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
628 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018

WIC089-262337-
/O.CAN.KMKX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-180826T2345Z/
Ozaukee WI-
628 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN OZAUKEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
southeastern Wisconsin.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Milwaukee/Sullivan.

LAT...LON 4326 8790 4327 8804 4328 8806 4336 8806
      4334 8788 4330 8788
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 285DEG 26KT 4328 8795 

$$

BOXELL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 26, 2:37 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MKX	Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Green Lake, Iowa and 8 more	6 hr
Aug 26, 11:53 AM CDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MKX		7 hr
Aug 26, 3:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Columbia, Sauk	36 min
Aug 26, 3:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk	48 min
Aug 26, 4:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Columbia, Dane	49 min
Aug 26, 4:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Green Lake, Marquette	43 min
Aug 26, 4:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake	49 min
Aug 26, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Dodge	46 min
Aug 26, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Dane, Dodge, Jefferson	27 min
Aug 26, 5:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Dodge, Fond du Lac, Ozaukee	52 min
Aug 26, 6:41 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MKX		49 min

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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.