Strong thunderstorms moved east across far southern WI during the morning hours. Lightning struck a home which resulted in a fire.
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The episode as NWS MKX wrote it up.
Strong thunderstorms moved east across far southern WI during the morning hours. Lightning struck a home which resulted in a fire.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 26, 4:08 AM CST, 4 hours 53 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 508 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2014 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM SCATTERED ELEVATED CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED JUST BEHIND SURFACE TROUGH IN REGION OF SURFACE TO 850MB FRONTOGENESIS ALONG THE BACK EDGE OF THE 925MB-850MB THERMAL/MOISTURE RIDGE. SOME ADDITIONAL LIFT PROVIDED BY DIFFERENTIAL CVA FROM WEAK SHORT WAVE THAT IS LIFTING AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST OVER ERN U.P. OF MICHIGAN. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THE FORCING WILL SLIDE INTO NRN ILLINOIS BY MID-MORNING. MODELS ALSO TAKE LARGE CONVECTIVE COMPLEX OVER WEST CENTRAL IOWA DUE EAST ALONG RIBBON OF DEEP MOISTURE CONVERGENCE...WITH CORFIDI VECTORS THEN INDICATING A TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST AS IT MOVES INTO WESTERN IL. WILL KEEP CHC POPS IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST AND SLIGHTS TO THE NORTH TO ACCOUNT FOR CURRENT ACTIVITY AND TREND SOUTH AND DOWNWARD AS SURFACE FRONT/TROUGH AND MID-LEVEL FORCING EXIT TO THE SOUTH BY AFTERNOON. PCPN ENDS BY AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND SURFACE FRONT. MODELS SLOWER WITH RETURN FLOW...WITH BETTER WAA AND 850 MB CONVERGENCE REMAINING SW OF AREA THROUGH 12Z WED. WILL KEEP FORECAST AREA DRY THROUGH 06Z AND SLOWLY BRING IN LOW POPS TO THE SW AND FAR SOUTHERN CWA BETWEEN 06Z AND 12Z. .WEDNESDAY - CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM AXIS OF SHORTWAVE CRUISING TO OUR NORTHEAST AFFECTS THE AREA EARLY WITH MID LEVEL RIDGING TAKING HOLD. SURFACE SETS UP NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR/U.P. ANY PRECIP EXPECTED CLOSER TO THE LOW LEVEL FORCING IN SW WI WITH WEAK TROUGHING AND SOME HINTS OF WEAK WAA. WILL LEAN TOWARDS A BLEND OF THE GFS/ECMWF. .THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY - CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM WITH SURFACE HIGH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AND MID LEVEL FLOW FLATTENING...SHORTWAVE ACTIVITY WILL BE IN THE INCREASE. MOISTURE FLUX AND WAA RETURNS WITH A MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW TAKING SHAPE. PRETTY DECENT SLUG OF WAA FOR THURSDAY/THURSDAY NIGHT WITH 850 LLJ RAMPING UP. SEEING SOME SIGNALS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES NEARING OR EXCEEDING 2 INCHES...ELEVATED CAPE AOA 2000 J/KG AND LOW CORFIDI/MBE VECTORS UNDER 10 KNOTS. WILL BEEF UP HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL IN THE HWO FOR NOW. THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO MORE TSRA DEVELOPMENT FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. THE ECMWF PUSHES THE BOUNDARY EAST SATURDAY WHILE THE GFS IS SLOWER AND LINGERS CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL INTO SUNDAY. THE GEM IS ACTUALLY THE QUICKEST SOLUTION WHICH SHOWS MUCH OF SATURDAY AND ALL OF SUNDAY DRY. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY - CONFIDENCE...LOW ECMWF SHOWING A DRY PERIOD FROM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY WHILE THE GFS IS QUICKER ON BRINGING NEXT WAVE INTO AREA WITH MORE TSRA FOR MONDAY. THE ECMWF BRINGS THE SAME SYSTEM IN FOR MONDAY NIGHT. FOR NOW WILL GO WITH THE ALLBLEND POPS. AVIATION/12Z TAFS/... VFR STRATUS HAS SCATTERED OUT IN THE EAST...BUT WITH MVFR CIGS REPORTED ALONG THE FRONT...EXPECT CIGS TO RETURN AS COLD FRONT SLIDES THROUGH REGION THIS MORNING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE FRONT AND ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTH OF FORECAST AREA WITH THE FRONT BY THIS AFTERNOON. PLAN IS TO HAVE VCNTY THUNDER IN ALL THE TAFS AT THE START...AND MONITOR DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ISSUANCE TIME TO SEE IF PREVAILING WILL BE NEEDED FOR ANY PARTICULAR SITE. PER UPSTREAM OBS AND FORECAST GUIDANCE...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT AS DRIER AND COOLER AIR MOVES IN WITH HIGH PRESSURE. THERE WILL BE A SMALL CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT...MAINLY IN THE FAR SW...BUT WILL LEAVE OUT OF TAFS THROUGH 12Z. && .MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WI...NONE. LM...NONE. && TODAY/TONIGHT AND AVIATION/MARINE...REM WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...COLLAR
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 409 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2014 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-271100- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- 409 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING WILL PUSH SOUTH BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS. THERE WILL BE A SMALL CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SOUTH HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT AS MOIST..UNSTABLE AIR PUSHES AGAINST THE STALLED FRONT OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE NEARLY STATIONARY BOUNDARY WILL WAVER OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST. THE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WARM...HUMID AIR TRIES TO RETURN TO THE UPPER MIDWEST AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. LMZ643>646-271100- 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- 409 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE WILL BE AREAS OF FOG...AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING UNTIL A COLD FRONT CLEARS SOUTH OF THE WISCONSIN NEAR SHORE WATERS BY THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF MILWAUKEE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE FRONT STALLS ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AS WARM...HUMID AIR TRIES TO RETURN TO THE UPPER MIDWEST AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. REM WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 822 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2014 WIZ067-068-261345- LAFAYETTE-GREEN- 822 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2014 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT LAFAYETTE...GREEN... AT 822 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR WARREN...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DARLINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MONROE...MONTICELLO...SOMERS...WIOTA...SOUTH WAYNE...BROWNTOWN... GRATIOT...WOODFORD AND JORDAN CENTER. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 4251 9018 4259 9021 4275 8956 4250 8948 TIME...MOT...LOC 1322Z 267DEG 35KT 4253 9002 MBK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 822 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2014 WIZ067-068-261345- LAFAYETTE-GREEN- 822 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2014 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT LAFAYETTE...GREEN COUNTIES... AT 822 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR WARREN...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DARLINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MONROE...MONTICELLO...SOMERS...WIOTA...SOUTH WAYNE...BROWNTOWN... GRATIOT...WOODFORD AND JORDAN CENTER. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 4251 9018 4259 9021 4275 8956 4250 8948 TIME...MOT...LOC 1322Z 267DEG 35KT 4253 9002 MBK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 848 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2014 WIZ068-069-261415- ROCK-GREEN- 848 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2014 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ROCK...GREEN COUNTIES... AT 846 AM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR MONTICELLO TO NEAR DAKOTA...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... ALBANY AROUND 855 AM CDT. BRODHEAD AROUND 905 AM CDT. EVANSVILLE...ORFORDVILLE AND FOOTVILLE AROUND 915 AM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE TIFFANY... SHOPIERE...HANOVER...JUDA...MAGNOLIA...AFTON...NEWARK...INDIANFORD AND FULTON. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 4250 8952 4277 8960 4284 8896 4249 8886 TIME...MOT...LOC 1346Z 272DEG 23KT 4272 8953 4243 8958 MBK
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
900 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2014
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0853 AM TSTM WND GST MONROE AIRPORT 42.62N 89.59W
08/26/2014 M53 MPH GREEN WI AWOS
KEFT MONROE AWOS.
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WOODSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 900 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2014 WIZ068-069-261430- ROCK-GREEN- 900 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2014 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ROCK...GREEN COUNTIES... AT 859 AM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR ALBANY TO NEAR ROCK CITY...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... EVANSVILLE AROUND 915 AM CDT. FOOTVILLE AROUND 920 AM CDT. BELOIT...MILTON AND EDGERTON AROUND 930 AM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE HANOVER...JUDA... MAGNOLIA...AFTON...NEWARK...INDIANFORD...UNION AND FULTON. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4250 8956 4282 8948 4284 8893 4250 8900 TIME...MOT...LOC 1359Z 270DEG 27KT 4276 8941 4248 8948 MBK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 940 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2014 WIZ070-261515- WALWORTH- 940 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2014 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WALWORTH COUNTY... AT 940 AM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR MILTON TO NEAR CLINTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... SHARON AROUND 945 AM CDT. WHITEWATER AROUND 950 AM CDT. WALWORTH AND FONTANA-ON-GENEVA LAKE AROUND 955 AM CDT. WILLIAMS BAY AND COMO AROUND 1000 AM CDT. LAKE GENEVA...EAST TROY...PELL LAKE AND POTTER LAKE AROUND 1010 AM CDT. MUKWONAGO...GENOA CITY AND POWERS LAKE AROUND 1015 AM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE MILLARD... RICHMOND...SPRINGFIELD...ALLENS GROVE...LA GRANGE...DELAVAN... TIBBETS...ABELLS CORNERS...TROY CENTER AND BURLINGTON. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4284 8877 4284 8831 4250 8831 4249 8877 TIME...MOT...LOC 1440Z 264DEG 43KT 4281 8884 4248 8881 MBK
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:02 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The roof of a home ignited on fire from a lightning strike. The Fire Department was able to put out the fire without it spreading.
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