2011-06-08 MISC: WI

[jshields]

not sure if we still have now threads, so if this is supposed to be titled something else, I apologize!!

just watching an intense bow echo moving though Wisconsin. this was the text from the warning issued a bit ago:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN DANE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
SOUTHERN DODGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
KENOSHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
MILWAUKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
RACINE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
ROCK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
WALWORTH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...
WAUKESHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 809 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
EXTREME DAMAGING HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EDGERTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 90 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JEFFERSON...WATERTOWN...WHITEWATER...DELAVAN LAKE...ELKHORN...
OKAUCHEE LAKE...WILLIAMS BAY...DELAFIELD...WALES...HARTLAND...EAST
TROY...LAKE GENEVA...MUKWONAGO...PEWAUKEE...SUSSEX...DOWNTOWN
WAUKESHA...TWIN LAKES...BROOKFIELD...NEW BERLIN AND WIND LAKE.


It's been a long time since I have seen forecast warning winds of 100 mph, and the storm is moving at 90 mph

not sure if anyone is chasing this, but hopefully there will be some pics or video that comes from this. that's got to be some shelf cloud!!

also there are storms warned for winds in excess of 80 mph in eastern Iowa

 

[rdale]

I couldn't find any time in the loop when the storms were moving at 90mph, and the highest observed winds were 50-70mph. There were two streamers on it, looked pretty impressive. Gust front is surging well out ahead of the line on the south side which should hurt things a bit. Stuff off MKE is hitting the chilly lake - question is will it redevelop when temps jump 30 degrees onshore!