Alert archive / Wisconsin / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this flash flood warning at Jul 5, 1993, 8:27 PM CDT for Brown County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 1993, 8:27 PM CDT (01:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 1993, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Brown County, WI
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 9 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
- 48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 574 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 226 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KGRB 060135 COR FFWGRB WIC009-060430- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED /PARA 1/ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 827 PM CDT MON JUL 5 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHEAST WISCONSIN ...BROWN COUNTY AT 820 PM...FLOODING WAS REPORTED ACROSS MANY AREAS IN BROWN COUNTY. THE BROWN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT REPORTED FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN SOUTHERN BROWN COUNTY ALONG SCHOOL ROAD AT COUNTY HIGHWAYS W AND PP. FLOODING WAS ALSO REPORTED IN THE VILLAGE OF HOWARD WITH WATER RUNNING IN TO HOMES THROUGH BASEMENT WINDOWS. THERE WERE NUMBEROUS OTHER REPORTS OF STREET AND HIGHWAY FLOODING. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS WILL AGGREVIATE THE FLOODING SITUATION CURRENTLY OCCURRING. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN I&T IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. ISAACSON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood 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, Jul 5, 6:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
WIZ012-060045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 649 PM CDT MON JUL 5 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS WINNEBAGO COUNTY... AT 645 PM...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY RADAR ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF OSHKOSH OR NEAR WINNECONNE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 45 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO THE OSHKOSH AREA BY 7 PM AND INTO THE NEENAH/MENASHA AREA BY 715 PM THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SAFE SHELTER INDOORS. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. ISAACSON
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 6:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
WIZ012-060045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 649 PM CDT MON JUL 5 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS WINNEBAGO COUNTY... AT 645 PM...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY RADAR ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF OSHKOSH OR NEAR WINNECONNE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 45 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO THE OSHKOSH AREA BY 7 PM AND INTO THE NEENAH/MENASHA AREA BY 715 PM THESE STORMS WILL PROD UCE TORRENTIAL RAINS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SAFE SHELTER INDOORS. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. ISAACSON
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 7:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
WIZ008-012-060115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 711 PM CDT MON JUL 5 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE FOX CITIES... AT 705 PM...RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE FOX CITIES AREA...5 MILES NORTHEAST OF APPLETON OR IN THE LITTLE CHUTE AND KAUKAUNA AREAS. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 45 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE FOX CITIES AREA UNTIL 745 PM. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN BROWN COUNTY NEAR WRIGHTSTOWN AND GREENLEAF BY 730 PM. VERY HEAVY RAINS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SAFE INDOOR SHELTER. ISAACSON
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 7:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
WIZ008-012-060115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 711 PM CDT MON JUL 5 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE FOX CITIES... AT 705 PM...RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE FOX CITIES AREA...5 MILES NORTHEAST OF APPLETON OR IN THE LITTLE CHUTE AND KAUKAUNA AREAS. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 45 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE FOX CITIES AREA UNTIL 745 PM. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN BROWN COUNTY NEAR WRIGHTSTOWN AND GREENLEAF BY 730 PM. VERY HEAVY RAINS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SAFE INDOOR SHELTER. n ISAACSON
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 7:59 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
WIZ008-009-012-060200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 759 PM CDT MON JUL 5 1993 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALUMET COUNTY... AT 755 PM...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 25 MILES WEST OF MANITOWOC OR NEAR BRILLION IN NORTHEAST CALUMET COUNTY. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 45 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST BROWN COUNTY NEAR DENMARK...AND WILL MOVE INTO THE KEWAUNEE AREA BY AROUND 9 PM. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SAFE INDOOR SHELTER. ISAACSON
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 8:00 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
WIZ008-009-012-060200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 759 PM CDT MON JUL 5 1993 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALUMET COUNTY... AT 755 PM...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 25 MILES WEST OF MANITOWOC OR NEAR BRILLION IN NORTHEAST CALUMET COUNTY. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 45 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST BROWN COUNTY NEAR DENMARK...AND WILL MOVE INTO TH`E KEWAUNEE AREA BY AROUND 9 PM. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SAFE INDOOR SHELTER. ISAACSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 8:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRB | Brown, Kewaunee, Manitowoc | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 8:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRB | Calumet | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Manitowoc | 58 min |
| Jul 5, 8:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRB | Oconto, Shawano | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 9:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRB | Columbia, Dane | 5 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Wisconsin, 1993Every flash flood warning in 1993
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.