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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2024, 5:44 PM CDT for Lafayette County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2024, 5:44 PM CDT (22:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2024, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Lafayette County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 296 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -92 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1215 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
463
WFUS53 KMKX 222244
TORMKX
WIC065-222330-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0039.240622T2244Z-240622T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
544 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Lafayette County in south central Wisconsin...
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 543 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Platteville,
moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Grant County Emergency management confirmed tornado
between Potosi and Platteville.
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...
Belmont, Fayette, Lamont, Platte Mounds, Yellowstone Lake St Park,
and Calamine.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 4281 8994 4271 8993 4267 9043 4281 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 258DEG 42KT 4271 9051
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
GAGAN3 follow-up statements
292
WWUS53 KMKX 222259
SVSMKX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
559 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
WIC065-222330-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-240622T2330Z/
Lafayette WI-
559 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
LAFAYETTE COUNTY...
At 558 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Belmont, or near Platteville, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Belmont, Fayette, Lamont, Platte Mounds, Yellowstone Lake St Park,
and Calamine.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4281 8994 4271 8993 4267 9043 4281 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 259DEG 30KT 4271 9037
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
GAGAN596
WWUS53 KMKX 222311
SVSMKX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
611 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
WIC065-222330-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-240622T2330Z/
Lafayette WI-
611 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
LAFAYETTE COUNTY...
At 611 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Darlington, moving east at 40 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...
Belmont, Fayette, Lamont, Platte Mounds, Yellowstone Lake St Park,
and Calamine.
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 4281 8994 4271 8993 4267 9043 4281 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 257DEG 35KT 4273 9020
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
GAGAN061
WWUS53 KMKX 222318
SVSMKX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
618 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
WIC065-222330-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-240622T2330Z/
Lafayette WI-
618 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY...
At 618 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Darlington,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Fayette, Yellowstone Lake St Park, and Calamine.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4281 8994 4271 8993 4269 9019 4281 9021
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 253DEG 32KT 4275 9012
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
GAGANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 9:21 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Sauk | 71 hr |
| Jun 22, 9:22 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Green, Rock | 26 hr |
| Jun 22, 9:22 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Columbia | 5 days |
| Jun 22, 4:11 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Jefferson | 21 days |
| Jun 22, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Sauk | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Lafayette | 51 min |
| Jun 22, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Sauk | 39 min |
| Jun 22, 5:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dane, Iowa, Sauk | 35 min |
| Jun 22, 6:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Sauk | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane | 48 min |
| Jun 22, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Iowa, Sauk | 43 min |
| Jun 22, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Lafayette | 38 min |
| Jun 22, 6:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane | 30 min |
| Jun 22, 6:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Sauk | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 6:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Green, Lafayette | 42 min |
| Jun 22, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson | 43 min |
| Jun 22, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Rock | 52 min |
| Jun 22, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Green, Rock | 49 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.