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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Milwaukee, WI

June 20, 2021Rock County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2021, 8:40 PM CDT for Rock County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 22 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
Jun 20, 2021, 8:40 PM CDT (01:40 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2021, 9:02 PM CDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Rock County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:39 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 154 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1058 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 174 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1058 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1009 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
174 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
230 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.4
Supercell composite
7.8

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The text

As transmitted.

392 
WUUS53 KMKX 210140
SVRMKX
WIC105-210245-
/O.NEW.KMKX.SV.W.0004.210621T0140Z-210621T0245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
840 PM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Rock County in south central Wisconsin...

* Until 945 PM CDT.

* At 839 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Durand, or 13
  miles south of Brodhead, moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Janesville, Beloit, South Beloit, Clinton, Newark, Tiffany,
  Hanover, Avalon, Afton, Shopiere, Avon, Emerald Grove, Johnstown
  Center, Foxhollow and Lima Center.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4250 8936 4250 8937 4255 8936 4263 8924
      4283 8878 4250 8878 4249 8881
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 236DEG 39KT 4242 8936 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$
COLLAR
2 follow-up statements
448 
WWUS53 KMKX 210155
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
855 PM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

WIC105-210245-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210621T0245Z/
Rock WI-
855 PM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN ROCK COUNTY...

At 855 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rockton, moving
northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Janesville, Beloit, Clinton, Newark, Tiffany, Johnstown Center,
Foxhollow, Avalon, Afton, Shopiere, Lima Center and Emerald Grove.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 4250 8928 4251 8928 4256 8927 4266 8909
      4283 8878 4250 8878 4249 8881
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 229DEG 45KT 4251 8914 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$
COLLAR
668 
WWUS53 KMKX 210202
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
902 PM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

WIC105-210211-
/O.CAN.KMKX.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210621T0245Z/
Rock WI-
902 PM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN ROCK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4250 8928 4251 8928 4256 8927 4266 8909
      4283 8878 4250 8878 4249 8881
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 236DEG 39KT 4255 8906 

$$
COLLAR

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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.