Posted on 08/18/2005 6:02:32 PM PDT by MediaMole
Numerous reports of tornadoes on the ground In Jefferson, Dane counties. Storm is moving toward Waukesha County ----
Tornado Warning
WIC105-127-190145- /O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0036.050819T0048Z-050819T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 748 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEAST ROCK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN WALWORTH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN
* UNTIL 845 PM CDT
* AT 744 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES WEST OF WHITEWATER...OR ABOUT NEAR MILTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... WHITEWATER AROUND 815 PM CDT...
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4284 8902 4280 8909 4270 8832 4282 8833
$$
REM
Get her to seek shelter immediately, a deputy has reported a tornado at hwy 20 and 63rd west of I-94.
That's good news. I know he was in Maine recently, Indiana too...and had gone down into the Milwaukee region for a quick day trip...I think he was heading back out to Maine again for a wedding? Hope so.
Thanks for the update!
btw excellent tagline! :)
TBV, while that should miss your sister south, it won't be by much. Besides the tornado, there's a heap of hail around.
Yep, back to Maine.
That's my prayer for the next 18 months.:)
They are in the basement with as many of the animals as they could get in. They are hearing large hail outside.
Glad to hear they are in shelter. I hope this misses them entirely.
Any word on the Fitchburg area?
Any word on the Fitchburg area?
Ditto on the messages.
My wife has to drive home from Hwy 31 & Hwy 11 in Racine in about 10 minutes. Will cross over Hwy 20 on her way back to Milwaukee. Watching the storm on Channel 4 and praying for safety!
No reports of any damage there that I have heard of. It sounds like most of the action was just to the east of Fitchburg. It sounds like there was another funnel cloud photographed near Lodi, but that one may have stayed aloft.
WFUS53 KMKX 190240 TORMKX WIC101-190300- /O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0039.050819T0240Z-050819T0300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 940 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN RACINE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN * UNTIL 1000 PM CDT * AT 936 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR STURTEVANT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. LAT...LON 4282 8791 4267 8796 4243 8667 4270 8661 $$ REM
Keep her south for about the next 20 minutes. It's roaring a bit north of Highway 20, and it crossed I-94 a couple minutes ago.
She should probably stay put for a few minutes longer.
Tornadoes have killed at least one person...media now reporting.
She's still in the building. Passed along your advice!
That's terrible. I hope the report is false.
Some semi-good news is that WTMJ's John Malan is saying the storm in Racine County has weakened a bit, with no shear markers the last 15 minutes. Hail is still a serious possibility.
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