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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Milwaukee, WI

August 24, 2021Lafayette County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 24, 2021, 4:13 PM CDT for Lafayette County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 32 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 24, 2021, 4:13 PM CDT (21:13 UTC)
Expired
Aug 24, 2021, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Lafayette County, WI

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 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 24, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 114 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 2021-08-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1809 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 2021-08-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1809 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-127 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1284 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

779 
WUUS53 KMKX 242113
SVRMKX
WIC065-242145-
/O.NEW.KMKX.SV.W.0056.210824T2113Z-210824T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
413 PM CDT Tue Aug 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a

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

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 413 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Darlington,
  moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Darlington, Shullsburg, Argyle, Wiota, South Wayne, Lamont, Gratiot
  and Woodford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4251 9023 4270 9021 4275 8984 4251 8984
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 275DEG 23KT 4264 9005 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

PATTERSON
1 follow-up statement
263 
WWUS53 KMKX 242125
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
425 PM CDT Tue Aug 24 2021

WIC065-242145-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-210824T2145Z/
Lafayette WI-
425 PM CDT Tue Aug 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY...

At 425 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Argyle, or 9
miles east of Darlington, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Darlington, Shullsburg, Argyle, Wiota, South Wayne, Lamont, Gratiot
and Woodford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4251 9023 4270 9021 4275 8984 4251 8984
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 270DEG 23KT 4263 8995 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

PATTERSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 24, 11:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXGreen Lake, Marquette23 min
Aug 24, 12:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXFond du Lac14 min
Aug 24, 12:53 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX97 min
Aug 24, 1:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXSheboygan24 min
Aug 24, 2:28 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX62 min
Aug 24, 3:03 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX57 min
Aug 24, 3:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXGreen27 min
Aug 24, 3:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXJefferson28 min
Aug 24, 3:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXLafayette25 min
Aug 24, 3:44 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXLafayette31 min
Aug 24, 4:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXIowa, Lafayette27 min
Aug 24, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXLafayette47 min
Aug 24, 4:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXWalworth32 min
Aug 24, 4:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXGreen34 min
Aug 24, 5:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXGreen47 min
Aug 24, 5:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXRock58 min
Aug 24, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXRock33 min
Aug 24, 6:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXWalworth48 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.