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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Milwaukee, WI

November 5, 20224 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 5, 2022, 10:07 AM CDT for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 5, 2022, 10:07 AM CDT (15:07 UTC)
Expired: Nov 5, 2022, 10:45 AM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Dane County, WI, Green County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Lafayette County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:11 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 nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 228 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 465 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 416 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 573 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Nov 5, 4:25 AM CDT, 5 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 5, 4:25 AM CDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 5, 4:24 AM CDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
424 AM CDT Sat Nov 5 2022

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-060930-
Marquette-Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge-
Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-
Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-
424 AM CDT Sat Nov 5 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central
Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin and southeast Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Thunderstorm chances will continue this morning. This morning, it
is possible that a few, brief tornadoes develop along a line of
showers or storms moving northeast across the area in addition to
chances for damaging wind gusts.

Strong winds are expected to develop areawide this morning
through this evening, with wind gusts from the south to southwest
of 45 to 60 MPH. A Wind Advisory is in effect from early this
morning through mid evening for much of the area though a High
Wind Warning has been issued for the eastern counties.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

LMZ643>646-060930-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
424 AM CDT Sat Nov 5 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters from
Sheboygan Wisconsin to Winthrop Harbor Illinois.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a slight chance of thunderstorms today.

Small Craft Advisory will continue early this morning but will
soon be upgraded to a Gale Warning.

South southwest gales of 40 to 45 knots are expected to develop
this morning. A Gale Warning is in effect starting this morning.
We have also upgraded the nearshore areas to a Storm Warning by
the late morning and continuing through the day for increasing
winds to 50 knots at times. Winds will decrease through the
evening and night.

We will need a Gale Warning and perhaps a Small Craft Advisory to
follow that as winds decrease this evening and overnight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Gusty southwest winds then linger through Sunday, likely reaching
Small Craft Advisory conditions.

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-060930-
Lake Michigan Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to
mid-line of lake.-
Lake Michigan from Seul Choix Point to Rock Island Passage 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the
Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South
Fox Island 5NM offshore-
Lake Michigan from Charlevoix to Point Betsie MI 5NM Offshore to
mid lake-
Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI 5NM
offshore to mid lake-
Lake Michigan from Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5NM offshore
to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor to Michigan City in 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Pentwater to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5NM offshore to Mid
lake-
Lake Michigan from St Joseph to South Haven MI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
424 AM CDT Sat Nov 5 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the open waters of Lake
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a slight chance of thunderstorms today.

Confidence remains high that we will see high end gales and storm
force winds across the open waters of Lake Michigan today and
tonight. Thus Gale Warnings have been issued for initial gales
with a Storm Warning issued to follow as winds ramp up across the
lake to 45 to 55 knots. The strongest winds are expected across
the north half of the lake this afternoon and evening.

We will need a Gale Warning to follow the Storm Warning for this
evening and tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Gales will remain a concern through Sunday with strong winds
expected to continue through the day before decreasing.

www.weather.gov/mkx

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 5, 8:18 AM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 5, 8:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 5, 8:57 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
857 AM CDT SAT NOV 5 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       JACKSON                 43.32N 88.17W
11/05/2022  M2.20 INCH       WASHINGTON         WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN REPORT FROM
            JACKSON.

&&

Local storm report, Nov 5, 9:26 AM CDT, 41 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 5, 9:30 AM CDT, 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
930 AM CDT SAT NOV 5 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ALBANY                  42.71N 89.44W
11/05/2022  M2.70 INCH       GREEN              WI   PUBLIC

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT.

&&

Local storm report, Nov 5, 9:32 AM CDT, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
932 AM CDT SAT NOV 5 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0730 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SE GERMANTOWN         43.22N 88.10W
11/05/2022  M2.90 INCH       WASHINGTON         WI   PUBLIC

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT.

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 5, 3:20 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	MKX	Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan and 2 more	17 hr
Nov 5, 9:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Lafayette	45 min
Nov 5, 10:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Dane, Rock	48 min
Nov 5, 10:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Rock	38 min
Nov 5, 11:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Columbia, Jefferson	50 min
Nov 5, 11:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Dane, Jefferson, Rock, Walworth	40 min
Nov 5, 11:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington	31 min
Nov 5, 11:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha	53 min
Nov 5, 12:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Ozaukee, Washington	34 min
Nov 5, 12:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington	26 min
Nov 5, 1:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Sheboygan	29 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2022 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2022

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.