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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Milwaukee, WI

July 14, 2021Columbia County, Marquette County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jul 14, 2021, 9:12 PM CDT for Columbia County, Marquette County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 33 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
Jul 14, 2021, 9:12 PM CDT (02:12 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2021, 9:45 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Columbia County, WI, Marquette County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:14 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 14, 6:13 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 147 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 2021-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 83 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-195 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1171 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
207 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

931 
WFUS53 KMKX 150212
TORMKX
WIC021-077-150245-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0001.210715T0212Z-210715T0245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
912 PM CDT Wed Jul 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Columbia County in south central Wisconsin...
  Southwestern Marquette County in south central Wisconsin...

* Until 945 PM CDT.
    
* At 911 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles east of Wisconsin Dells, moving northeast at 45
  mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Packwaukee, Endeavor and Briggsville. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4379 8945 4363 8935 4359 8967 4364 8972
      4365 8971 4364 8960 4371 8960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 246DEG 37KT 4365 8961 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

KUROSKI
2 follow-up statements
860 
WWUS53 KMKX 150223
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
923 PM CDT Wed Jul 14 2021

WIC021-150232-
/O.CAN.KMKX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210715T0245Z/
Columbia WI-
923 PM CDT Wed Jul 14 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4379 8945 4365 8937 4365 8959 4371 8960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 245DEG 35KT 4369 8950 

$$

WIC077-150245-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210715T0245Z/
Marquette WI-
923 PM CDT Wed Jul 14 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MARQUETTE COUNTY...
    
At 922 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles north of Portage, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Packwaukee, Endeavor and Briggsville. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4379 8945 4365 8937 4365 8959 4371 8960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 245DEG 35KT 4369 8950 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

KUROSKI
536 
WWUS53 KMKX 150236
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
936 PM CDT Wed Jul 14 2021

WIC077-150245-
/O.EXP.KMKX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210715T0245Z/
Marquette WI-
936 PM CDT Wed Jul 14 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MARQUETTE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 945 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will 
be allowed to expire. However gusty winds are still possible with 
this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4379 8945 4365 8937 4365 8959 4371 8960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 246DEG 37KT 4374 8934 

$$

KUROSKI

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 7:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXOzaukee34 min
Jul 14, 11:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXFond du Lac, Sheboygan5 hr
Jul 15, 12:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXRock28 min
Jul 15, 1:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXRock, Walworth17 min

Nearby

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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.