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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 165, NWS Milwaukee, WI

August 27, 20244 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 27, 2024, 11:41 AM CDT for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 19 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: Aug 27, 2024, 11:41 AM CDT (16:41 UTC)
Expired: Aug 27, 2024, 12:00 PM CDT
In force: 19 min
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI, Washington County, WI

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 27, 3:10 AM CDT, 8 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 3:10 AM CDT, 8 hours 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 3:16 AM CDT, 8 hours 25 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 27, 10:22 AM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1022 AM CDT Tue Aug 27 2024

WIZ046-047-051-057-058-271545-
Dodge WI-Columbia WI-Green Lake WI-Marquette WI-Fond Du Lac WI-
1022 AM CDT Tue Aug 27 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN FOND DU LAC...GREEN
LAKE...NORTHEASTERN COLUMBIA...EASTERN MARQUETTE AND NORTHWESTERN
DODGE COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 AM CDT...

At 1022 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Berlin to near Princeton to 7 miles
northwest of Cambria. Movement was east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Fond Du Lac, Waupun, Ripon, Berlin, North Fond Du Lac, Markesan,
Princeton, Oakfield, Rosendale, Green Lake, Brandon, Southern Lake
Winnebago, Lamartine, Eldorado, Alto, Manchester, Mecan, Neshkoro,
Fairwater, and Friesland.

This includes the following highways...
 U.S. Highway 151 between mile markers 143 and 161.
 Interstate 41 between mile markers 97 and 109.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4390 8888 4389 8845 4375 8846 4358 8864
      4360 8937 4384 8927 4398 8926 4398 8889
TIME...MOT...LOC 1522Z 278DEG 38KT 4403 8891 4381 8905 4363 8920

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

QUIGLEY

Special weather statement, Aug 27, 10:43 AM CDT, 58 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1043 AM CDT Tue Aug 27 2024

WIZ063-068-069-271615-
Green WI-Rock WI-Dane WI-
1043 AM CDT Tue Aug 27 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN GREEN...
NORTHWESTERN ROCK AND SOUTHEASTERN DANE COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 AM
CDT...

At 1043 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Oregon, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Madison, Fitchburg, Stoughton, Verona, Oregon, McFarland, Monona,
Edgerton, Cottage Grove, Deerfield, Brooklyn, Fulton, Albion, Utica,
Cooksville, and Indianford.

This includes the following highways...
 U.S. Highway 18 between mile markers 82 and 84.
 U.S. Highway 12 between mile markers 258 and 273.
 Interstate 39/90 between mile markers 140 and 160.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4285 8952 4304 8950 4311 8904 4276 8904
TIME...MOT...LOC 1543Z 273DEG 28KT 4295 8939

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

QUIGLEY

Special weather statement, Aug 27, 10:46 AM CDT, 55 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 27, 10:57 AM CDT, 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 27, 11:13 AM CDT, 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 27, 11:16 AM CDT, 25 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
Aug 27, 12:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Marquette	43 min
Aug 27, 12:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Green Lake	50 min
Aug 27, 12:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Fond du Lac	56 min
Aug 27, 1:03 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MKX		87 min
Aug 27, 1:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Ozaukee, Sheboygan	47 min
Aug 27, 9:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Marquette	37 min
Aug 27, 9:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Green Lake, Marquette	46 min
Aug 27, 10:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Fond du Lac, Green Lake	23 min
Aug 27, 10:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Dane	32 min
Aug 27, 10:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Fond du Lac	29 min
Aug 27, 10:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Columbia	18 min
Aug 27, 11:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Dodge, Fond du Lac, Washington	47 min
Aug 27, 11:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Jefferson, Washington	44 min
Aug 27, 11:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Dane, Dodge, Jefferson	31 min
Aug 27, 11:50 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MKX		115 min
Aug 27, 11:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Dodge, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha	46 min
Aug 27, 12:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Jefferson, Rock, Walworth, Waukesha	32 min
Aug 27, 12:23 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MKX		92 min
Aug 27, 12:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha	61 min
Aug 27, 4:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Rock, Walworth	32 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.