Alert archive / Wisconsin / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this flash flood warning at Jun 17, 1993, 8:04 PM CDT for Outagamie County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 1993, 8:04 PM CDT (01:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 1993, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Outagamie County, WI
The nearest sounding before it
Sault Ste Marie, MI (KY62), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 397 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 548 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KGRB 180108 COR FFWGRB WIC087-180400- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED /EXPIRATION TIME/ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 804 PM CDT THU JUN 17 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHEAST WISCONSIN ...OUTAGAMIE COUNTY ...FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN THE APPLETON AREA... AT 805 PM...FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN THE APPLETON AREA. REPORTS FROM THE OUTAGAMIE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT INDICATED A FOOT OF WATER ACROSS HIGHWAY 10 BETWEEN APPLETON AND GREENVILLE. MODERATE RAINS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WHICH WILL ONLY COMPOUND THE FLOODING ALREADY TAKING PLACE. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT 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, Jun 17, 6:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
WIZ012-180000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 600 PM CDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE FOX VALLEY... AT 600 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF APPLETON NEAR LAKE POYGAN...TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF APPLETON NEAR THE NEENAH/MENASHA AREAS. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO THE CITIES OF APPLETON AND NEW LONDON BY 615 PM. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AND A FLASH FLOOD ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...TAKE COVER INDOORS. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD REMAIN IN A SAFE HARBOR UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. ISAACSON
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 6:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
WIZ012-180000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 600 PM CDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE FOX VALLEY... AT 600 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF APPLETON NEAR LAKE POYGAN...TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF APPLETON NEAR THE NEENAH/MENASHA AREAS. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO THE CITIES OF APPLETON AND NEW LONDON BY 615 PM. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AND A FLASH FLOOD ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPRPOACHES...TAKE COVER INDOORS. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD REMAIN IN A SAFE HARBOR UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. ISAACSON
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 6:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
WIZ008-180045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 644 PM CDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN BROWN COUNTY... AT 640 PM...AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN BROWN COUNTY ...15 MILES SOUTH OF GREEN BAY NEAR WRIGHTSTOWN AND GREENLEAF. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING ACROSS DEPERE AND GREEN BAY BY 7 PM. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SAFE INDOOR SHELTER. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT TONIGHT. ISAACSON
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 6:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
WIZ008-180045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 644 PM CDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN BROWN COUNTY... AT 640 PM...AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN BROWN COUNTY ...15 MILES SOUTH OF GREEN BAY NEAR WRIGHTSTOWN AND GREENLEAF. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING ACROSS DEPERE AND GREEN BAY BY 7 PM. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SAFE INDOOR SHELTER. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT TONIGHT. ISAACSON
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 7:33 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
WIZ008-009-012-013-503-180230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 733 PM CDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELLED FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN UNTIL 8 PM HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR ALL BUT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... CALUMET...WINNEBAGO AND MANITOWOC...AND THE ADJACENT WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THESE AREAS NOW CONTINUES UNTIL 11 PM. ISAACSON
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 7:34 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
WIZ008-009-012-013-503-180230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 733 PM CDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELLED FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN UNTIL 8 PM HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR ALL BUT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... CALUMET...WINNEBAGO AND MANITOWOC...AND THE ADJACENT WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THESE AREAS NOW CONTINUES UNTIL 11 PM. ISAACSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Green Lake, Marquette | 59 min |
| Jun 17, 7:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRB | Winnebago | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 8:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRB | Calumet | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 8:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRB | Brown | 2 hr |
| Jun 17, 10:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRB | Winnebago | 4 hr |
| Jun 17, 11:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRB | Outagamie | 3 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.