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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Milwaukee, WI

August 10, 2020Racine County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Aug 10, 2020, 4:10 PM CDT for Racine County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 16 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
Aug 10, 2020, 4:10 PM CDT (21:10 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2020, 4:26 PM CDT
In force
16 min
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Racine County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 10, 11:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Watch PDSSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 240 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2020-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1683 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2020-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 80 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1683 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-223 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
894 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

225 
WFUS53 KMKX 102110
TORMKX
WIC101-102145-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0010.200810T2110Z-200810T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
410 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2020

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Racine County in southeastern Wisconsin...

* Until 445 PM CDT.
    
* At 409 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Union Grove, moving northeast at 15 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...
  Union Grove, Raymond, Yorkville, Eagle Lake, Kansasville and North
  Cape.

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 4269 8795 4268 8814 4282 8810 4283 8792
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 205DEG 15KT 4272 8806 

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

$$

BOXELL
1 follow-up statement
353 
WWUS53 KMKX 102126
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
426 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2020

WIC101-102136-
/O.CAN.KMKX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-200810T2145Z/
Racine WI-
426 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL RACINE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been 
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe 
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 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 4269 8795 4268 8814 4282 8810 4283 8792
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 205DEG 15KT 4278 8802 

$$

BOXELL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 7:06 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX54 min
Aug 10, 8:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXGreen Lake, Marquette43 min
Aug 10, 12:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXIowa, Lafayette56 min
Aug 10, 1:23 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXGreen, Lafayette27 min
Aug 10, 1:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDane, Green, Iowa, Lafayette64 min
Aug 10, 2:26 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXGreen, Rock17 min
Aug 10, 2:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXGreen, Rock, Walworth61 min
Aug 10, 2:35 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX115 min
Aug 10, 2:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXIowa, Lafayette46 min
Aug 10, 3:13 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXRock3 hr
Aug 10, 3:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXKenosha, Racine, Rock, Walworth47 min
Aug 10, 3:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXSheboygan27 min
Aug 10, 3:21 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX114 min
Aug 10, 3:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXFond du Lac64 min
Aug 10, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXFond du Lac60 min
Aug 10, 3:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXRock38 min
Aug 10, 3:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXKenosha, Racine51 min
Aug 10, 3:42 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXRacine, Walworth16 min
Aug 10, 3:44 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXKenosha31 min
Aug 10, 4:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXFond du Lac59 min
Aug 10, 4:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXSheboygan39 min
Aug 10, 4:25 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX95 min
Aug 10, 4:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXKenosha, Racine50 min
Aug 10, 4:34 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXJefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth and 1 more3 hr
Aug 10, 5:24 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX41 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.