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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Milwaukee, WI

June 15, 2022Sauk County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 15, 2022, 4:48 PM CDT for Sauk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 42 min. 1 report 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
Jun 15, 2022, 4:48 PM CDT (21:48 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2022, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Sauk County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 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
Jun 15, 5:05 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGReedsburg, WI2 INCH LIMBS DOWN, TIME ESTIMATED ON RADAR.

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

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 15, 2:28 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 184 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 2022-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1556 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 2022-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -27 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
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.

867 
WFUS53 KMKX 152148
TORMKX
WIC111-152230-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0006.220615T2148Z-220615T2230Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Sauk County in south central Wisconsin...

* Until 530 PM CDT.
    
* At 448 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 10 miles northeast of Richland Center, moving northeast
  at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
  Reedsburg, Wisconsin Dells, Lake Delton, La Valle, Ironton and Lime
  Ridge.

People attending Reedsburg Butterfest  should seek safe shelter
immediately!

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 4364 9014 4364 8979 4363 8978 4362 8978
      4342 9019 4355 9019 4356 9027
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 232DEG 49KT 4345 9023 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

CMILLER
1 follow-up statement
831 
WWUS53 KMKX 152212
SVSMKX

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

WIC111-152230-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-220615T2230Z/
Sauk WI-
512 PM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL SAUK COUNTY...
    
At 512 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Wisconsin Dells, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
Reedsburg, Wisconsin Dells and Lake Delton. 

People attending Reedsburg Butterfest  should seek safe shelter
immediately!

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 4364 9002 4364 8979 4363 8978 4362 8978
      4349 9004 4357 9003 4361 9002
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 270DEG 49KT 4362 8985 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

CMILLER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 2:33 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX31 hr
Jun 15, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXSauk51 min
Jun 15, 4:42 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXIowa, Sauk48 min
Jun 15, 5:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMKXMarquette58 min
Jun 15, 5:07 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX8 hr
Jun 15, 5:09 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXMarquette36 min
Jun 15, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia47 min
Jun 15, 5:21 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXSauk24 min
Jun 15, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatMKXGreen Lake51 min
Jun 15, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Dane, Iowa, Sauk45 min
Jun 15, 5:33 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXColumbia42 min
Jun 15, 5:39 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXColumbia, Sauk51 min
Jun 15, 5:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Dodge, Green Lake, Marquette39 min
Jun 15, 6:06 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXColumbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette39 min
Jun 15, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXGreen Lake35 min
Jun 15, 6:20 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXGreen Lake25 min
Jun 15, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia37 min
Jun 15, 6:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDodge, Fond du Lac41 min
Jun 15, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDane48 min
Jun 15, 6:51 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXColumbia, Dane, Dodge39 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.