Alert archive / Wisconsin / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 22, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this tornado warning at Jul 7, 1994, 3:54 PM CDT for Green Lake County, Marquette County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 66 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
- Jul 7, 1994, 3:54 PM CDT (20:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 1994, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Green Lake County, WI, Marquette County, WI
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Princeton, 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 537 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 739 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 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 072054 TORMSN WIC047-077-072200- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MADISON WI 354 PM CDT THU JUL 7 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MADISON HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN ...GREEN LAKE COUNTY...MARQUETTE COUNTY AT 348 PM CDT MARQUETTE COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD BETWEEN BRIGGSVILLE AND ENDEAVOR OR BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MILES NORTH OF MADISON. THE FUNNEL CLOUD WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. A LINE OF FUNNEL PRODUCING STORMS WAS ALSO APPROACHING GREEN LAKE COUNTY OR 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF MADISON. THESE STORMS WERE ALSO MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. SOME CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE IN MARQUETTE COUNTY...PACKWAUKEE...MONTELLO...WESTFIELD...HARRISVILLE IN GREEN LAKE COUNTY...DALTON...KINGSTON...MARQUETTE...GREEN LAKE... PRINCETON...BERLIN 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. &
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, Jul 7, 1:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
WIZ031-038-039-048-049-071915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 115 PM CDT THU JUL 7 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PUSHING INTO EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN... AT 1PM CDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO OUTAGAMIE...WINNEBAGO AND WAUPACA COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST STORMS IN THIS AREA WERE 40 MILES WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF THE CITY OF GREEN BAY. SOME TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE NEW LONDON AND SHIOCTON IN OUTAGAMIE COUNTY AND OSHKOSH IN WINNEBAGO BY ABOUT 120 PM CDT. TORRENTIAL RAINS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAINS HAVE SATURATED THE GROUND AND ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL PRODUCE MORE FLOODING. PERSONS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. PLH
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 1:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
WIZ011>013-019>022-031-037>040-048>050-071945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 145 PM CDT THU JUL 7 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR BROWN... OUTAGAMIE...WINNEBAGO...CALUMET...AND MANITOWOC COUNTIES... AT 137 PM THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WERE MOVING THROUGH OUTAGAMIE AND WINNEBAGO COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING OVER LAKE WINNEBAGO AND INTO BROWN AND CALUMET COUNTIES. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN WHICH MAY RESULT IN THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR INTO AREAS WHERE STANDING~ WATER COVERS THE ROAD. MOEDE
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 2:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
WIZ011>013-019>022-031-037>040-048>050-072020- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 220 PM CDT THU JUL 7 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CALUMET COUNTY AND INTO MANITOWOC COUNTY... AT 215 PM THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING FROM CALUMET COUNTY INTO MANITOWOC COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER THE TOWNS OF KELLNERSVILLE...VALDERS AND KIEL BY 315 PM. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED FROM THIS LINE OF STORMS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR BROWN...OUTAGAMIE... WINNEBAGO...CALUMET...AND MANITOWOC COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...YOU SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND NEAR WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. MOEDE
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 2:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
WIZ011>013-019>022-031-037>040-048>050-072020- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 220 PM CDT THU JUL 7 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CALUMET COUNTY AND INTO MANITOWOC COUNTY... AT 215 PM THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING FROM CALUMET COUNTY INTO MANITOWOC COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER THE TOWNS OF KELLNERSVILLE...VALDERS AND KIEL BY 315 PM. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED FROM THIS LINE OF STORMS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR BROWN...OUTAGAMIE... WINNEBAGO...CALUMET...AND MANITOWOC COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...YOU SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND NEAR WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. MOEDE
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 3:26 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
WIZ038>040-048>050-072130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 326 PM CDT THU JUL 7 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN MANITOWOC COUNTY... AT 320 PM A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING THROUGH MANITOWOC COUNTY. HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY PASS THROUGH TWO RIVERS...MANITOWOC...SCHOOL HILL... NEWTON AND CLEVELAND. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA UNTIL 8 PM. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING...STAY AWAY FROM PLUMBING FIXTURES...APPLIANCES AND WINDOWS. DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE. MOEDE
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 3:26 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
WIZ038>040-048>050-072130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 326 PM CDT THU JUL 7 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN MANITOWOC COUNTY... AT 320 PM A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING THROUGH MANITOWOC COUNTY. HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY PASS THROUGH TWO RIVERS...MANITOWOC...SCHOOL HILL... NEWTON AND CLEVELAND. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA UNTIL 8 PM. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING...STAY AWAY FROM PLUMBING FIXTURES...APPLIANCES AND WINDOWS. DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE. MOEDE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 7:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Adams | 24 min |
| Jul 6, 7:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Green Lake | 11 min |
| Jul 6, 7:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Winnebago | 33 min |
| Jul 6, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Waushara | 62 min |
| Jul 7, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Dane, Green, Rock | 63 min |
| Jul 7, 2:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Dane, Iowa | 64 min |
| Jul 7, 2:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Columbia, Sauk | 54 min |
| Jul 7, 4:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Waushara | 64 min |
| Jul 7, 4:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Adams, Juneau | 69 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.