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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Apr 2, 2025, 6:30 PM CDT for Columbia County, Dane County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 30 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
- Apr 2, 2025, 6:30 PM CDT (23:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2025, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Columbia County, WI, Dane County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 211 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
- 572 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 883 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1152 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
533
WFUS53 KMKX 022330
TORMKX
WIC021-025-030000-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0002.250402T2330Z-250403T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
630 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Columbia County in south central Wisconsin...
North central Dane County in south central Wisconsin...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 630 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Deforest, or near Waunakee, moving northeast at 40
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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...
Otsego, Morrisonville, Arlington, Doylestown, Rio, Dane, Deforest,
and Columbus.
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 4323 8947 4328 8952 4348 8918 4332 8904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 237DEG 33KT 4327 8944
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
HEEREN1 follow-up statement
830
WWUS53 KMKX 022343
SVSMKX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
643 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
WIC025-022352-
/O.CAN.KMKX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250403T0000Z/
Dane WI-
643 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL DANE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4329 8934 4335 8935 4339 8933 4348 8918
4334 8906
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 237DEG 33KT 4333 8931
$$
WIC021-030000-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250403T0000Z/
Columbia WI-
643 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY...
At 642 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Poynette, or 8 miles north of Windsor, moving
northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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...
Otsego, Doylestown, and Rio.
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 4329 8934 4335 8935 4339 8933 4348 8918
4334 8906
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 237DEG 33KT 4333 8931
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
HEERENThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 9:17 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 4 hr | |
| Apr 2, 2:32 PM CDT | Gale Warning | MKX | 23 hr | |
| Apr 2, 2:32 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 25 hr | |
| Apr 2, 5:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Green | 28 min |
| Apr 2, 5:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Iowa | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 5:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Green | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 5:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dane | 52 min |
| Apr 2, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Rock | 25 min |
| Apr 2, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dane, Rock | 16 min |
| Apr 2, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Jefferson | 28 min |
| Apr 2, 6:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Columbia | 40 min |
| Apr 2, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane | 34 min |
| Apr 2, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dodge | 20 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.