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Winter Storm Watch 3, NWS Milwaukee, WI

April 13, 20188 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this winter storm watch at Apr 13, 2018, 3:18 AM CDT for 8 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Apr 14, 2018, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 13, 2018, 3:18 AM CDT (08:18 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 14, 2018, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 13, 2018, 3:17 PM CDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI

Counties Columbia County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Green Lake County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Sauk County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI, Washington County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm watch went out at Apr 12, 11:38 PM CDT, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 11:38 PM CDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 12, 3:12 PM CDT, 12 hours 6 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 13, 8:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Sauk	44 min
Apr 13, 9:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Dodge	38 min
Apr 13, 9:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Sauk	50 min
Apr 13, 9:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Fond du Lac	41 min
Apr 13, 9:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Dodge, Fond du Lac, Washington	32 min
Apr 13, 9:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Green Lake	51 min
Apr 13, 9:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Sheboygan, Washington	36 min
Apr 13, 10:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Fond du Lac, Green Lake	53 min
Apr 13, 10:24 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MKX		51 min
Apr 13, 10:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Sauk	33 min
Apr 13, 11:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Sheboygan	41 min
Apr 13, 3:12 PM CDT	Lakeshore Flood Advisory	MKX	Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan	43 hr
Apr 13, 3:17 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	MKX	Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more	52 hr
Apr 13, 3:20 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	MKX	Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more	28 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.