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Special Weather Statement, NWS Milwaukee, WI

August 7, 2021Dodge County, Jefferson County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2021, 11:47 AM CDT for Dodge County, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 58 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
Aug 7, 2021, 11:47 AM CDT (16:47 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2021, 12:45 PM CDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
55

Counties Dodge County, WI, Jefferson County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:47 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
Aug 7, 12:30 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 W Watertown, WILARGE TREES DOWN ALONG WEST ST. ALONG WITH PEA SIZE HAIL.
Aug 7, 12:30 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 601 W Watertown, WI
Aug 7, 12:35 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 S Watertown, WITREE DOWN ALONG BOOMER ST.
Aug 7, 12:35 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 601 S Watertown, WIMEASURED AT WATERTOWN AIRPORT.

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 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 143 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 20 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2021-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 72 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
20 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
656 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

620 
WWUS83 KMKX 071647
SPSMKX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1147 AM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021
 
WIZ057-058-063-064-071745-
Dodge WI-Columbia WI-Jefferson WI-Dane WI-
1147 AM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern
Columbia, northeastern Dane, northwestern Jefferson and southern
Dodge Counties through 1245 PM CDT...

At 1147 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Fall River to near
Columbus to 6 miles north of Waterloo. Movement was southeast at 25
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Watertown, Beaver Dam, Jefferson, Lake Mills, Columbus, Marshall,
Waterloo, Juneau, Johnson Creek, Fall River, Hustisford, Lebanon,
Milford, Reeseville, Richwood, Clyman, Lowell, Hubbleton, Danville
and Pipersville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
these storms pass.

&&

LAT...LON 4336 8852 4296 8875 4325 8916 4339 8906
      4357 8906
TIME...MOT...LOC 1647Z 303DEG 21KT 4346 8897 4335 8897 4327 8903 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

$$

HANSEN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 7:34 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXMilwaukee, Waukesha119 min
Aug 6, 7:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXJefferson37 min
Aug 6, 7:55 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX50 min
Aug 6, 7:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXKenosha, Racine, Walworth63 min
Aug 6, 8:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXJefferson, Rock, Walworth2 hr
Aug 6, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXRock, Walworth31 min
Aug 6, 8:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXRock, Walworth54 min
Aug 6, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDane30 min
Aug 6, 10:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXDane30 min
Aug 7, 10:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXColumbia, Marquette54 min
Aug 7, 11:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXColumbia, Green Lake59 min
Aug 7, 12:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXJefferson43 min
Aug 7, 12:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXJefferson, Waukesha45 min
Aug 7, 1:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXSauk42 min
Aug 7, 3:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMKXSauk52 min
Aug 7, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMKXColumbia, Dane, Iowa, Sauk57 min
Aug 7, 4:38 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMKXIowa67 min
Aug 7, 5:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk58 min
Aug 7, 5:26 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXColumbia39 min
Aug 7, 5:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Dane59 min
Aug 7, 5:33 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXIowa57 min
Aug 7, 6:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXDodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake42 min
Aug 7, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDane66 min
Aug 7, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDane50 min
Aug 7, 6:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXJefferson50 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.