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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Milwaukee, WI

September 7, 2021Rock County, Walworth County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 7, 2021, 11:42 AM CDT for Rock County, Walworth County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 48 min. 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
Sep 7, 2021, 11:42 AM CDT (16:42 UTC)
Expired
Sep 7, 2021, 12:30 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Rock County, WI, Walworth County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 7, 11:52 AM CDTHAIL 1Milton, WIREPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 7, 11:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 186 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 2021-09-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 827 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 2021-09-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 185 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
827 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-263 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1475 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
185 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
167 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

840 
WUUS53 KMKX 071642
SVRMKX
WIC105-127-071730-
/O.NEW.KMKX.SV.W.0072.210907T1642Z-210907T1730Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1142 AM CDT Tue Sep 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Walworth County in southeastern Wisconsin...
  Northern Rock County in south central Wisconsin...

* Until 1230 PM CDT.

* At 1141 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Lake Koshkonong to 6 miles southwest of
  Edgerton, moving east at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Milton and Lake Koshkonong around 1150 AM CDT.
  Whitewater around 1155 AM CDT.
  East Troy and Potter Lake around 1220 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Indianford, Abells Corners, Tibbets, Troy Center, Leyden, Millard, La
Grange, Lima Center, Richmond and Johnstown Center.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4271 8928 4285 8905 4284 8831 4268 8831
TIME...MOT...LOC 1641Z 266DEG 53KT 4285 8900 4276 8915 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

GEHRING
1 follow-up statement
375 
WWUS53 KMKX 071701
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1201 PM CDT Tue Sep 7 2021

WIC105-127-071730-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-210907T1730Z/
Walworth WI-Rock WI-
1201 PM CDT Tue Sep 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN WALWORTH AND NORTHEASTERN ROCK COUNTIES...

At 1200 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Whitewater to 6 miles east of Milton, moving east
at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

These severe storms will be near...
  East Troy around 1220 PM CDT.
  Potter Lake around 1225 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Johnstown Center, Abells Corners, Tibbets, Troy Center, Millard, La
Grange, Lima Center, Richmond and Burlington.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4270 8906 4284 8881 4284 8831 4268 8831
TIME...MOT...LOC 1700Z 266DEG 53KT 4287 8867 4278 8882 

HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

GEHRING

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 6, 9:06 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX45 hr
Sep 7, 2:21 AM CDTGale WarningMKX13 hr
Sep 7, 8:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXMarquette49 min
Sep 7, 8:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXGreen Lake, Marquette48 min
Sep 7, 9:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXFond du Lac56 min
Sep 7, 10:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXFond du Lac50 min
Sep 7, 10:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXFond du Lac, Sheboygan78 min
Sep 7, 10:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXColumbia, Dane, Dodge, Iowa65 min
Sep 7, 10:57 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX63 min
Sep 7, 11:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson59 min
Sep 7, 11:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDodge, Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington56 min
Sep 7, 11:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXGreen, Rock34 min
Sep 7, 11:22 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX53 min
Sep 7, 11:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXMilwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha48 min
Sep 7, 11:31 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX89 min
Sep 7, 11:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXJefferson, Milwaukee, Waukesha60 min
Sep 7, 12:18 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX87 min
Sep 7, 12:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXRacine, Walworth40 min
Sep 7, 12:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXKenosha, Racine, Rock, Walworth60 min
Sep 7, 12:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXMilwaukee28 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.