Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 1992, 12:23 PM CDT for Shawano County, Waupaca County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 67 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 1992, 12:23 PM CDT (17:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 1992, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Shawano County, WI, Waupaca County, WI
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 1:05 PM CDT | Hail 1.75 | Shawano, WI |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 475 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -301 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 709 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 292 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 272 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 9:51 AM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
WIZ008-012-171530- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 945 AM CDT WED JUN 17 1992 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO BROWN AND WESTERN MANITOWOC COUNTIES... AT 945 AM...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP OVER EASTERN OUTAGAMIE AND NORTHERN CALUMET COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED FROM ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF GREEN BAY TO 20 MILES WEST OF MANITOWOC. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH...AND SHOULD MOVE INTO BROWN AND NORTHWEST MANITOWOC COUNTIES BY 10 AM. STRONG WINDS...HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELETER IMMEDIATELY. SKOWRONSKI
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 10:03 AM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
WIZ009-171545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 955 AM CDT WED 17 JUN 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO DOOR AND KEWAUNEE COUNTY... AT 955 AM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN CENTRAL BROWN COUNTY JUST SOUTHEAST OF GREEN BAY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THE STORMS SHOULD MOVE INTO KEWAUNEE COUNTY BY 1010 AM. THE TOWNS OF ELLISVILLE AND SLOVAN ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. THE STORMS SHOULD REACH DOOR COUNTY BY 1025 AM. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH AND PEA SIZED HAIL. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE DANGEROUS. IF YOU ARE IN THEIR PATH...EXPECT STRONG WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO SHELTER BEFORE THE STORMS ARRIVE. ONCE INSIDE... STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. SKOWRONSKI
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 10:45 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
WIZ008-009-171630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 1045 AM CDT WED 17 JUN 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOPING JUST EAST OF GREEN BAY... AT 1035 AM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN BROWN COUNTY JUST EAST OF GREEN BAY. THE STORMS SHOULD MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS BROWN COUNTY AND INTO KEWAUNEE COUNTY BY 11 AM. SOME TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE CHAMPION AND LUXEMBURG. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH AND SOME SMALL HAIL. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD GO TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE STORMS HIT. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES OR STAND NEAR WINDOWS WHILE THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING. SKOWRONSKI
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 10:59 AM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
WIZ009-171630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 1055 AM CDT WED JUN 17 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEAST WISCONSIN... AT 1050 AM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR DYCKESVILLE IN KEWAUNEE COUNTY OR ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREEN BAY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH. THESE STORM MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN KEWAUNEE COUNTY AND INTO DOOR COUNTY. SOME TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE STURGEON BAY AND ALGOMA. THESE ARE DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE IN THEIR PATH...EXPECT STRONG WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO SHELTER BEFORE THE STORMS ARRIVE. ONCE INSIDE... STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. . SKOWRONSKI
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 12:09 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
WIZ008-181800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 1100 AM CDT WED JUN 17 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEAST WISCONSIN... AT 1100 AM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST PORTAGE COUNTY OR ABOUT 60 MILES WEST OF GREEN BAY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN WAUPACA AND EASTERN SHAWANO COUNTIES BY 1 PM. SOME TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE SHERIDAN AND SCANDANAVIA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE DANGEROUS. IF YOU ARE IN THEIR PATH...EXPECT STRONG WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO SHELTER BEFORE THE STORMS ARRIVE. ONCE INSIDE... STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. . SKOWRONSKI
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 12:13 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
WIZ008-181800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECT TIME FIRST LINE... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 1200 PM CDT WED JUN 17 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEAST WISCONSIN... AT 1100 AM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST PORTAGE COUNTY OR ABOUT 60 MILES WEST OF GREEN BAY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN WAUPACA AND EASTERN SHAWANO COUNTIES BY 1 PM. SOME TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE SHERIDAN AND SCANDANAVIA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE DANGEROUS. IF YOU ARE IN THEIR PATH...EXPECT STRONG WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO SHELTER BEFORE THE STORMS ARRIVE. ONCE INSIDE... STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. . SKOWRONSKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 11:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Brown | 9 min |
| Jun 17, 11:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Door | 9 min |
| Jun 17, 11:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Door | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 11:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara | 60 min |
| Jun 17, 12:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Dane, Green | 58 min |
| Jun 17, 12:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Rock | 51 min |
| Jun 17, 1:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Shawano | 41 min |
| Jun 17, 1:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Rock | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 2:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Brown, Kewaunee | 8 min |
Nearby
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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.