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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 82, NWS Milwaukee, WI

September 13, 2021Milwaukee County, Waukesha County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 13, 2021, 3:34 AM CDT for Milwaukee County, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 41 min. 4 reports 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 13, 2021, 3:34 AM CDT (08:34 UTC)
Expired
Sep 13, 2021, 4:15 AM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Milwaukee County, WI, Waukesha County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:37 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 13, 3:34 AM CDTHAIL 0.752 Wnw Waukesha, WI
Sep 13, 3:40 AM CDTHAIL 0.753 Ene Waukesha, WI
Sep 13, 3:43 AM CDTHAIL 0.751 Ssw Brookfield, WI
Sep 13, 4:05 AM CDTHAIL 0.881 Ese Saint Francis, WI

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

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 163 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2021-09-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2021-09-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -16 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1081 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

659 
WUUS53 KMKX 130834
SVRMKX
WIC079-133-130915-
/O.NEW.KMKX.SV.W.0082.210913T0834Z-210913T0915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
334 AM CDT Mon Sep 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Milwaukee County in southeastern Wisconsin...
  Northeastern Waukesha County in southeastern Wisconsin...

* Until 415 AM CDT.

* At 334 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Waukesha,
  moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Milwaukee, Waukesha, West Allis, Wauwatosa, New Berlin, Brookfield,
  Greenfield, Menomonee Falls, Oak Creek, Muskego, South Milwaukee,
  Cudahy, Whitefish Bay, Greendale, Pewaukee, St. Francis, Hales
  Corners, Elm Grove, West Milwaukee and Glendale.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4290 8785 4294 8834 4311 8832 4313 8790
      4312 8790 4310 8787 4307 8787 4305 8789
      4302 8790 4299 8788 4296 8785 4291 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 0834Z 271DEG 30KT 4301 8823 

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

$$

BOXELL
2 follow-up statements
784 
WWUS53 KMKX 130852
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
352 AM CDT Mon Sep 13 2021

WIC133-130902-
/O.CAN.KMKX.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-210913T0915Z/
Waukesha WI-
352 AM CDT Mon Sep 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WAUKESHA COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4290 8785 4292 8807 4312 8806 4313 8790
      4312 8790 4310 8787 4307 8787 4305 8789
      4302 8790 4299 8788 4296 8785 4291 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 0852Z 271DEG 30KT 4301 8802 

$$

WIC079-130915-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-210913T0915Z/
Milwaukee WI-
352 AM CDT Mon Sep 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CDT
FOR CENTRAL MILWAUKEE COUNTY...

At 352 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over West Allis,
moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Milwaukee, West Allis, Wauwatosa, Greenfield, Oak Creek, South
Milwaukee, Cudahy, Whitefish Bay, Greendale, St. Francis, Hales
Corners, West Milwaukee, Glendale, Franklin, Milwaukee Hoan Bridge,
Shorewood, State Fair Park, Marquette University, UW-
Milwaukee and Mitchell Park Domes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4290 8785 4292 8807 4312 8806 4313 8790
      4312 8790 4310 8787 4307 8787 4305 8789
      4302 8790 4299 8788 4296 8785 4291 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 0852Z 271DEG 30KT 4301 8802 

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

$$

BOXELL
468 
WWUS53 KMKX 130905
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
405 AM CDT Mon Sep 13 2021

WIC079-130915-
/O.EXP.KMKX.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-210913T0915Z/
Milwaukee WI-
405 AM CDT Mon Sep 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL MILWAUKEE COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 415 AM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Milwaukee/Sullivan.

LAT...LON 4290 8785 4292 8807 4312 8806 4313 8790
      4312 8790 4310 8787 4307 8787 4305 8789
      4302 8790 4299 8788 4296 8785 4291 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 0905Z 271DEG 30KT 4301 8787 

$$

BOXELL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 13, 1:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXDane, Iowa34 min
Sep 13, 1:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDane, Jefferson50 min
Sep 13, 2:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDane, Iowa45 min
Sep 13, 2:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXJefferson, Waukesha52 min
Sep 13, 2:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDane30 min
Sep 13, 3:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXJefferson30 min
Sep 13, 3:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXWaukesha31 min
Sep 13, 3:38 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX75 min
Sep 13, 6:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXIowa, Sauk28 min
Sep 13, 7:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXJefferson32 min
Sep 13, 8:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXMilwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha39 min
Sep 13, 1:13 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX29 hr
Sep 13, 3:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXDodge39 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.