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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11, NWS Milwaukee, WI
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.
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 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.
- 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
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 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. www.weather.gov/mkx
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 4, 3:20 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 3:20 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 48 hr | |
| Mar 4, 2:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green, Rock | 67 min |
| Mar 4, 3:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MKX | Rock | 35 min |
| Mar 4, 3:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Rock, Walworth | 53 min |
| Mar 4, 4:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MKX | Rock, Walworth | 41 min |
| Mar 4, 4:22 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Rock, Walworth | 3 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Walworth | 37 min |
| Mar 4, 5:33 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine | 42 min |
| Mar 4, 5:46 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 44 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.