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Special Weather Statement, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2019, 9:03 PM CDT for Columbia County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Aug 5, 2019, 9:03 PM CDT (02:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2019, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
County Columbia County, WI
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NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 5, 6:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 6:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 655 PM CDT Mon Aug 5 2019 .UPDATE... Storms are still cellular over central WI and southeast MN. They are producing damaging winds and a few cells have had large hail. It's still uncertain as to whether or not they will evolve into more organized line segments as they roll through southern WI later this evening, but bulk 0-6km shear around 40 kt and ML CAPE axis around 2000 j/kg leaning into the northwest MKX forecast area (Sauk, Marquette, Green Lake, Columbia counties) suggests that the ongoing convection should hold together just long enough to impact this area. As the storms get further into south central and southeast WI late this evening, there will be less instability and shear to support severe storms. The latest SPC Mesoscale discussion basically says we will be waiting on issuing a watch for now and continue to watch the trends. && .AVIATION(00Z TAFS)... Thunderstorms will roll through south central and southeast WI this evening. Expect them to exit far southeast WI just after midnight. Damaging winds and large hail are possible toward central WI, including Baraboo to Fond du Lac and Sheboygan. Then gusty winds are likely with the thunderstorms (but probably not damaging) as they get into southeast WI. Madison is still an uncertain area- we will have to see if the storms hold together by the time they reach there. MVFR ceilings are likely early Tuesday morning, along with some patchy fog in low lying areas and river valleys. Clouds will gradually break up and lift through late morning. Northerly winds are expected Tuesday, with a lake breeze developing by noon. && .PREV DISCUSSION... (Issued 305 PM CDT Mon Aug 5 2019) SHORT TERM... Tonight and Tuesday...Forecast confidence medium. Low to mid level warm, moist advection will increase into the evening ahead of a shortwave trough that will track from nw WI into Lower MI late tnt. This will bring a thermal ridge and mid level lapse rates of 6.5-7.0 C/KM into area with a weak cool front to follow. The MLCAPE will likely rise to 1500-2000 J/KG just ahead of the convection that will eventually merge from srn MN into central and nrn WI. Deep layer shear will be a little stronger than earlier thought with values up to 35 kts. Either way, there will be enough shear and resultant outflows to organize the convection into a line. North to south movement of the line through the evening hours is expected with a SVR threat of damaging winds especially over south central WI. Some showers and storms may linger into the overnight with small chances of tstorms continuing through Tue due to the passage of another weak shortwave trough. Areas of stratus and fog will likely occur Tue AM but burn off by afternoon. Tuesday Night Through Wednesday...Forecast Confidence is Medium. There is a slight chance for a few showers/storms Tuesday night but will be heavily dependent on available forcing from the shortwave pulling through and corresponding moisture. Most of the models suggest it may be too dry in the mid levels behind the system with relatively weak forcing from the shortwave in the upper levels. Thus we expect the area to remain mostly dry. On Wednesday, another front is expected to roll through the region potentially bringing showers/storms to parts of the CWA. There is a bit of uncertainty here as well due to the location of the best forcing and moisture and the timing for when the front rolls through. Some shortwave energy will pull through the area in addition to the front Wednesday afternoon/evening. The uncertainty with location of potential showers/storms is due to the better forcing and moisture being located further north. The models continue to show disagreement in timing and location of precipitation but the best chance for showers/storms will be in the northern parts of the CWA during the late afternoon/early evening. LONG TERM... Thursday Through Sunday...Forecast Confidence is Medium... Thursday and Friday looks to be mostly quiet as high pressure builds in behind the front that will come through Wednesday. Saturday will start dry but an upper level shortwave may push through bringing the potential for showers/storms as the high looks to push out a bit earlier than previously expected. At this point the system looks to track to the north possibly clipping the CWA but it remains a bit early to tell what the track/timing of this system may be. Sunday and Monday look to remain mostly dry but there is quite a bit of uncertainty given differences in the models and the potential for slight deviations in the current forecast to yield potential for showers/storms. AVIATION(21Z TAFS)...Sct-bkn045-060 cumulus and cumulus congestus this afternoon into the evening. A line of tstorms will move south through central and srn WI through the evening with lingering showers and storms possible during the overnight. Areas of stratus and fog will then occur for the early morning hours of Tue and dissipate by late morning on Tue. Areas of Cigs of 600-3000 feet are expected with vsbys of 1-4SM. More sct-bkn035-040 cumulus and cumulus congestus for Tue afternoon and slight chances of tstorms. MARINE...High pressure of 30.0 inches over the east coast of the United States will weaken this afternoon and tonight while low pressure of 29.6 inches remains over Hudson Bay into the middle of the week. Modest southwest winds this afternoon will gradually shift westerly tonight with the passage of a weak cool front. Light and variable winds will return for Tuesday and Tuesday night. Modest southwest winds will develop on Wednesday and shift northwesterly late Wednesday night and Thursday due to a cold frontal passage. && .MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WI...None. LM...None. && Update...Cronce Tonight/Tuesday and Aviation/Marine...Gehring Tuesday Night through Monday...ARK
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 3:10 PM CDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 7:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 5, 7:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Green Lake, Marquette | 40 min |
| Aug 5, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green Lake, Marquette | 30 min |
| Aug 5, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette | 33 min |
| Aug 5, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 38 min |
| Aug 5, 8:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac | 35 min |
| Aug 5, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 27 min |
| Aug 5, 8:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, Waukesha | 56 min |
| Aug 5, 9:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dane, Iowa | 81 min |
| Aug 5, 9:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dane, Green, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine and 3 more | 53 min |
| Aug 5, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Iowa, Lafayette | 42 min |
| Aug 5, 10:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Green | 43 min |
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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.