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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Milwaukee, WI

June 15, 2022Columbia County, Dane County, Dodge County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 15, 2022, 6:51 PM CDT for Columbia County, Dane County, Dodge County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 39 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: Jun 15, 2022, 6:51 PM CDT (23:51 UTC)
Expired: Jun 15, 2022, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Columbia County, WI, Dane County, WI, Dodge County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:54 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 15, 2:28 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 154 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: 1556 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -161 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1252 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 23 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.3

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The text

As transmitted.

441 
WFUS53 KMKX 152351
TORMKX
WIC021-025-027-160030-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0013.220615T2351Z-220616T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
651 PM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Columbia County in south central Wisconsin...
  Northeastern Dane County in south central Wisconsin...
  Western Dodge County in southeastern Wisconsin...

* Until 730 PM CDT.
    
* At 651 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Sun Prairie, moving northeast at 50 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...
  Sun Prairie, Beaver Dam, Windsor, Columbus, Horicon, Juneau,
  Deforest, Fall River, Hustisford, Burnett, Reeseville, Clyman,
  Lowell, East Bristol, Atwater, Danville, South Beaver Dam, Token
  Creek, Minnesota Junction and Leipsig.

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 4315 8931 4322 8937 4357 8873 4333 8858
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 237DEG 44KT 4322 8925 

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

$$

CMILLER

2 follow-up statements

768 
WWUS53 KMKX 160017
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
717 PM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022

WIC025-160027-
/O.CAN.KMKX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220616T0030Z/
Dane WI-
717 PM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
and southeastern Wisconsin.

LAT...LON 4333 8858 4323 8901 4328 8901 4328 8911
      4335 8910 4351 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 237DEG 44KT 4340 8888 

$$

WIC021-027-160030-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220616T0030Z/
Columbia WI-Dodge WI-
717 PM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COLUMBIA AND SOUTHWESTERN DODGE COUNTIES...
    
At 717 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Beaver Dam, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.

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...
Beaver Dam, Columbus, Juneau, Hustisford, Burnett, Reeseville,
Clyman, Lowell, Danville, Minnesota Junction and Leipsig.

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 4333 8858 4323 8901 4328 8901 4328 8911
      4335 8910 4351 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 237DEG 44KT 4340 8888 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

CMILLER

147 
WWUS53 KMKX 160022
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
722 PM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022

WIC021-027-160032-
/O.EXP.KMKX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220616T0030Z/
Columbia WI-Dodge WI-
722 PM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLUMBIA AND SOUTHWESTERN
DODGE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 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 small hail is still possible with this
thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
and southeastern Wisconsin.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Central and Southern Dodge County until 800 PM.

LAT...LON 4333 8858 4323 8901 4328 8901 4328 8911
      4335 8910 4351 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 237DEG 44KT 4343 8881 

$$

CMILLER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 15, 2:33 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	MKX		31 hr
Jun 15, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Sauk	51 min
Jun 15, 4:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MKX	Iowa, Sauk	48 min
Jun 15, 4:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MKX	Sauk	42 min
Jun 15, 5:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MKX	Marquette	58 min
Jun 15, 5:07 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	MKX		8 hr
Jun 15, 5:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MKX	Marquette	36 min
Jun 15, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Columbia	47 min
Jun 15, 5:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MKX	Sauk	24 min
Jun 15, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MKX	Green Lake	51 min
Jun 15, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Sauk	45 min
Jun 15, 5:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MKX	Columbia	42 min
Jun 15, 5:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MKX	Columbia, Sauk	51 min
Jun 15, 5:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Columbia, Dodge, Green Lake, Marquette	39 min
Jun 15, 6:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MKX	Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette	39 min
Jun 15, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Green Lake	35 min
Jun 15, 6:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MKX	Green Lake	25 min
Jun 15, 6:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Columbia	37 min
Jun 15, 6:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Dodge, Fond du Lac	41 min
Jun 15, 6:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Dane	48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.