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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Milwaukee, WI

April 15, 2023Kenosha County, Racine County, Walworth County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 15, 2023, 10:39 PM CDT for Kenosha County, Racine County, Walworth 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 15, 2023, 10:39 PM CDT (03:39 UTC)
Expired: Apr 15, 2023, 11:12 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Kenosha County, WI, Racine County, WI, Walworth County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Apr 15, 9:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 9:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 15, 9:16 PM CDT	Gale Watch	MKX		5 hr
Apr 15, 10:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Rock, Walworth	42 min
Apr 15, 10:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Dane, Jefferson	34 min
Apr 15, 10:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Green	31 min
Apr 15, 11:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Jefferson, Walworth	34 min
Apr 16, 2:44 AM CDT	Gale Warning	MKX		46 hr
Apr 16, 2:51 AM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	MKX	Iowa, Lafayette, Sauk	31 hr
Apr 16, 2:51 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	MKX	Columbia, Dane, Green, Green Lake, Lafayette, Marquette	31 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2023 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2023

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.