Alert archive / Wisconsin / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 1993, 5:30 PM CDT for Green Lake County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 45 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 1993, 5:30 PM CDT (22:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 1993, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Green Lake County, WI
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 750 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 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 KMSN 082230 TORMSN WIC047-082315- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MADISON WI 530 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MADISON HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN ...GREEN LAKE COUNTY AT 527 PM CDT RADAR DETECTED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 1 MILE NORTH OF PRINCETON...OR 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF MADISON. THE TORNADO WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO ARE BERLIN AND GREEN LAKE. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS. PIERCE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 8, 2:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
WIZ008-012-082045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 240 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE HEADING INTO WINNEBAGO COUNTY AND WAUPACA COUNTY... AT 235 PM...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAUSAU TO ABOUT 40 MILES NORTH OF MADISON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE MOVING INTO WESTERN WINNEBAGO COUNTY AND WESTERN WAUPACA COUNTY BY 315 PM. THE TOWNS OF WAUKAU AND WAUPACA WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS BY 330 PM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...EXPECT STRONG WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND LARGE HAIL. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO SHELTER BEFORE THE STORMS ARRIVE. ONCE INSIDE... STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN SOUTH OF A WAUSAU TO MARINETTE LINE UNTIL 8 PM CDT. JUSKIE
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:30 PM CDT, 2 hours before
WIZ008-082130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 330 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO WAUPACA COUNTY AND SHAWANO COUNTY... AT 325 PM...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR WAUSAU TO ABOUT 30 MILES WEST OF OSHKOSH. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE MOVING INTO WAUPACA COUNTY AND SHAWANO COUNTY BY 4 PM. THE TOWNS OF WITTENBERG...NORTHLAND...AND WAUPACA WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS BY 415 PM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...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. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN SOUTH OF A WAUSAU TO MARINETTE LINE UNTIL 8 PM CDT. JUSKIE
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
WIZ008-082130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 330 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO WAUPACA COUNTY AND SHAWANO COUNTY... AT 325 PM...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR WAUSAU TO ABOUT 30 MILES WEST OF OSHKOSH. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE MOVING INTO WAUPACA COUNTY AND SHAWANO COUNTY BY 4 PM. THE TOWNS OF WITTENBERG...NORTHLAND...AND WAUPACA WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS BY 415 PM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...EXPECT STRONG WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO SHELTER BEFORE THE STORMS ARRIVE. O@NCE INSIDE... STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN SOUTH OF A WAUSAU TO MARINETTE LINE UNTIL 8 PM CDT. JUSKIE
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
WIZ008-082200- SPECIAL WEATHEATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 358 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO OUTAGAMIE COUNTY AND WAUPACA COUNTY... AT 355 PM...RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF OSHKOSH. THESE STORMS W MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. THE TOWNS OF WEYAUWEGA...NEW LONDON...AND APPLETON WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS BY 430 PM. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL HAVE BEEN RECEIVED WITH THESE STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...GO TO A LACE OF SAFETY IMMEDIATELY. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. SO STAY ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. JUSKIE &
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
WIZ008-082200- SPECIAL WEATHEATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 358 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO OUTAGAMIE COUNTY AND WAUPACA COUNTY... AT 355 PM...RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF OSHKOSH. THESE STORMS W MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. THE TOWNS OF WEYAUWEGA...NEW LONDON...AND APPLETON WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS BY 430 PM. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL HAVE BEEN RECEIVED WITH THESE STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...GO TO A LACE OF SAFETY IMMEDIATELY. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. SO STAY ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. JUSKIE &
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 5:16 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
WIZ008-012-090015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 515 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH OUTAGAMIE COUNTY AND INTO BROWN COUNTY... AT 510 PM...RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN WAUPACA COUNTY AND WESTERN OUTAGAMIE COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL AFFECT NORTHERN WINNEBAGO COUNTY... OUTAGAMIE COUNTY...AND BROWN COUNTY THROUGH 630 PM. SOME TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE APPLETON...AND GREEN BAY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...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. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA UNTIL 8 PM CDT. JUSKIE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 9:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette | 40 min |
| Jun 7, 9:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Green Lake, Marquette | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 12:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Dane | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 1:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Columbia | 51 min |
| Jun 8, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Adams, Juneau | 44 min |
| Jun 8, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Waushara | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Winnebago | 52 min |
| Jun 8, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Waushara | 32 min |
| Jun 8, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Waupaca | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Adams, Marquette | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Sauk | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Marquette | 32 min |
| Jun 8, 5:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Waushara | 55 min |
| Jun 8, 5:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Adams, Sauk | 65 min |
| Jun 8, 5:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Marquette | 65 min |
| Jun 8, 6:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Waushara | 65 min |
| Jun 8, 6:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Winnebago | 44 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.