Alert archive / Wisconsin / Flash Flood Warnings in 2020
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this flash flood warning at Jun 29, 2020, 3:32 PM CDT for Rock County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 3 hr. 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
- Jun 29, 2020, 3:32 PM CDT (20:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2020, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Rock County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 4:35 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Janesville, WI | DISPATCH RELAYED MANY REPORTS OF WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING IN ALL OF THERE HIGHLY POPULATED AREAS. MAINLY JANESVILLE AND BELOIT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 177 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1499 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -120 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1072 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
483
WGUS53 KMKX 292032
FFWMKX
WIC105-292345-
/O.NEW.KMKX.FF.W.0004.200629T2032Z-200629T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
332 PM CDT Mon Jun 29 2020
The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Eastern Rock County in south central Wisconsin...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 332 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain just east of Janesville. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Janesville, Beloit, Milton, Edgerton, Clinton, Tiffany, Emerald
Grove, Avalon, Shopiere, Johnstown Center, Afton, Foxhollow, Lima
Center and Indianford.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses
as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 4250 8897 4250 8911 4285 8910 4284 8878
4279 8878 4277 8878 4276 8878 4275 8878
4274 8878 4271 8878 4270 8878 4249 8878
4249 8880 4249 8882 4249 8887
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 2 HOURS
$$
WOOD2 follow-up statements
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WGUS73 KMKX 292141
FFSMKX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
441 PM CDT Mon Jun 29 2020
WIC105-292345-
/O.CON.KMKX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200629T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Rock WI-
441 PM CDT Mon Jun 29 2020
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR EASTERN ROCK COUNTY...
At 441 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain and flash flooding in the Janesville and Beloit
areas, as well as in most populated areas around Rock County.
Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is
already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Janesville, Beloit, Milton, Edgerton, Clinton, Tiffany, Emerald
Grove, Avalon, Shopiere, Johnstown Center, Afton, Foxhollow, Lima
Center and Indianford.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses
as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 4250 8897 4250 8911 4285 8910 4284 8878
4279 8878 4277 8878 4276 8878 4275 8878
4274 8878 4271 8878 4270 8878 4249 8878
4249 8880 4249 8882 4249 8887
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...0.5-1 INCH IN 2 HOURS
$$
WOOD871
WGUS73 KMKX 292336
FFSMKX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
636 PM CDT Mon Jun 29 2020
WIC105-292346-
/O.EXP.KMKX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200629T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Rock WI-
636 PM CDT Mon Jun 29 2020
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
EASTERN ROCK COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended and the flood waters have receded. Thus,
flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to
heed any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 4250 8897 4250 8911 4285 8910 4284 8878
4279 8878 4277 8878 4276 8878 4275 8878
4274 8878 4271 8878 4270 8878 4249 8878
4249 8880 4249 8882 4249 8887
$$
WAGNERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 10:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Marquette | 46 min |
| Jun 29, 12:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Iowa | 51 min |
| Jun 29, 12:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dodge | 42 min |
| Jun 29, 12:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Sauk | 45 min |
| Jun 29, 1:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Dane | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 1:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Green | 49 min |
| Jun 29, 1:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dane | 48 min |
| Jun 29, 1:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Rock | 40 min |
| Jun 29, 1:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Dane | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 1:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Green, Lafayette | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 1:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dane, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Rock | 46 min |
| Jun 29, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Jefferson | 64 min |
| Jun 29, 2:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Rock | 117 min |
| Jun 29, 2:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dane, Green, Jefferson, Rock, Walworth, Waukesha | 47 min |
| Jun 29, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Green, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock and 2 more | 53 min |
| Jun 29, 3:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 115 min | |
| Jun 29, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Marquette | 36 min |
| Jun 29, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth, Waukesha | 65 min |
| Jun 29, 4:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MKX | Dane | 2 hr |
| Jun 29, 5:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine | 33 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.