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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11, NWS Milwaukee, WI

March 4, 2024Racine County, Walworth County, Waukesha County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 4, 2024, 4:30 PM CST for Racine County, Walworth County, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 45 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
Mar 4, 2024, 4:30 PM CST (22:30 UTC)
Expired
Mar 4, 2024, 5:15 PM CST
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Racine County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Waukesha County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 229 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2024-03-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2024-03-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 41 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1669 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
126 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 Mar 4, 3:59 PM CST, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 3:59 PM CST, 31 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 1:18 PM CST, 3 hours 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
118 PM CST Mon Mar 4 2024

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-051930-
Marquette-Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge-
Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-
Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-
118 PM CST Mon Mar 4 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A few isolated stronger storms possible early this afternoon
capable of producing hail and gusty winds. Then a line of storms
with more of a gusty wind threat will move through the evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Monday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated, but any reports this
afternoon and tonight would be appreciated.

LMZ643>646-051930-
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-
118 PM CST Mon Mar 4 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Small craft conditions this evening and tonight.

There are chances for thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Monday

Small craft conditions continues through Tuesday.

Additional periods of small craft conditions toward the end of the
week and into the weekend.

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-051930-
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-
118 PM CST Mon Mar 4 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

There are chances for thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight.

North gusts to 30 knots are expected tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Monday

North gusts to 30 knots are expected into Tuesday.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 4, 3:20 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 4, 3:20 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX48 hr
Mar 4, 2:38 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXGreen, Rock67 min
Mar 4, 3:10 PM CSTTornado WarningMKXRock35 min
Mar 4, 3:37 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXRock, Walworth53 min
Mar 4, 4:04 PM CSTTornado WarningMKXRock, Walworth41 min
Mar 4, 4:22 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXRock, Walworth3 hr
Mar 4, 4:38 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXWalworth37 min
Mar 4, 5:33 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMKXKenosha, Milwaukee, Racine42 min
Mar 4, 5:46 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMKX44 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.