Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of Rock County

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED


SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI

227 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2011



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...

NORTHEASTERN ROCK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

NORTHWESTERN WALWORTH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...



* UNTIL 315 PM CDT



* AT 222 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP

TO TENNIS BALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS

STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE RIPLEY...OR 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT

ATKINSON...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.



* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

FORT ATKINSON...JEFFERSON...WHITEWATER...JOHNSON CREEK...PALMYRA...

HEBRON...HELENVILLE...ROME...SULLIVAN...NWS SULLIVAN/MILWAUKEE AND

IXONIA.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



THIS STORM HAS EXHIBITED SOME WEAK ROTATION. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP

QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY

LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF

SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL

INTERIOR ROOM.

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