Alert archive / Wisconsin / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this flash flood warning at Jul 5, 1993, 8:44 PM CDT for Oconto County, Shawano County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 1993, 8:44 PM CDT (01:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 1993, 11:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Oconto County, WI, Shawano County, WI
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 56 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 060146 RRA FFWGRB WIC083-115-060445- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 844 PM CDT MON JUL 5 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST WISCONSIN ...SOUTHERN OCONTO COUNTY...EASTERN SHAWANO COUNTY ...FLOODING IS REPORTED IN SHAWANO AND OCONTO COUNTIES... FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN SHAWANO COUNTY NEAR ANGELICA OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREEN BAY...AND IN SOUTHERN OCONTO COUNTY ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF GREEN BAY OR NEAR ABRAMS. COUNTY SHERIFF'S FROM BOTH COUNTIES REPORTED MANY ROADS UNDER AS MUCH AS A FOOT OF WATER. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TONIGHT IS EXPECTED...AND THIS WILL AGGREVIATE THE SITUATION. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODINGf 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 55 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 54 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 33 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 32 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, 45 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, 44 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, 8:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRB | Brown | 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.