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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Green Bay, WI

July 14, 1995Brown County, Door County, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 1995, 11:26 PM CDT for Brown County, Door County, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 38 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 14, 1995, 11:26 PM CDT (04:26 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 1995, 12:04 AM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI
Area
Whole counties

Counties Brown County, WI, Door County, WI, Kewaunee County, WI

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 40 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 1995-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4426 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 1995-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
4426 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1615 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.8

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KGRB 150426 RRA
SVRGRB
WIC009-029-061-150525-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1126 PM CDT FRI JUL 14 1995

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1220 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

IN NORTHEAST WISCONSIN

   ...NORTHERN BROWN COUNTY
   ...DOOR COUNTY
   ...NORTHERN KEWAUNEE COUNTY
 
AT 1120 PM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
EXTENDED FROM 20 MILES NORTH OF MARINETTE SOUTHWARD TO PULASKI.  THIS
LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL REACH DOOR COUNTY...NORTHERN
KEWAUNEE AND NORTHERN BROWN COUNTY BY 1135 PM.

THE OCONTO COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
IN OCONTO COUNTY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS.
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS ONE THAT PRODUCES EITHER WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH...OR HAIL THAT IS DIME-SIZED OR LARGER.  IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH
OF THIS STORM ACT QUICKLY.  GO TO A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

MOEDE

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 14, 8:25 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
825 PM CDT FRI JUL 14 1995

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....   ST   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

E645 PM    EAGLE RIVER               WI   GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL
07/14/95   VILAS

E645 PM    CONOVER                   WI   NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES
07/14/95   FLORENCE                       DOWNED BY STORM WINDS

717 PM     RHINELANDER               WI   POWER LINES DOWNED BY STORM
07/14/95   ONEIDA                         WINDS

E528 PM    6N ARBOR VITAE            WI   UNCONFIRMED PUBLIC REPORT OF
07/14/95   VILAS                          A TORNADO

ISAACSON
Local storm report, Jul 14, 8:29 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
825 PM CDT FRI JUL 14 1995

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....   ST   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

E645 PM    EAGLE RIVER               WI   GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL
07/14/95   VILAS

E645 PM    CONOVER                   WI   NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES
07/14/95   FLORENCE                       DOWNED BY STORM WINDS

717 PM     RHINELANDER               WI   POWER LINES DOWNED BY STORM
07/14/95   ONEIDA                         WINDS

E528 PM    6N ARBOR VITAE            WI   UNCONFIRMED PUBLIC REPORT OF
07/14/95   VILAS                          A TORNADO

ISAACSON
Local storm report, Jul 14, 10:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1005 PM CDT FRI JUL 14 1995

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....   ST   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

905 PM     NEAR GOODMAN              WI   LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN BY
07/14/95   MARINETTE                      STORM WINDS

905 PM     NEAR ATHELSTANE           WI   LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN BY
07/14/95   MARINETTE                      STORM WINDS

911 PM     EDGAR                     WI   LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN BY
07/14/95   MARATHON                       STORM WINDS

ISAACSON
Local storm report, Jul 14, 10:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1005 PM CDT FRI JUL 14 1995

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....   ST   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

905 PM     NEAR GOODMAN              WI   LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN BY
07/14/95   MARINETTE                      STORM WINDS

905 PM     NEAR ATHELSTANE           WI   LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN BY
07/14/95   MARINETTE                      STORM WINDS

911 PMp     EDGAR                     WI   LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN BY
07/14/95   MARATHON                       STORM WINDS

ISAACSON
Local storm report, Jul 14, 10:55 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1055 PM CDT FRI JUL 14 1995

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....   ST   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1013 PM    PICKEREL                  WI   TREES/POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN
07/14/95   LANGLADE                       BY STORM WINDS

1013 PM    PEARSON                   WI   TREES/POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN
07/14/95   LANGLADE                       BY STORM WINDS

1038 PM    MOUNTAIN                  WI   LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN BY
07/14/95   OCONTO                         STORM WINDS

1055 PM    COLEMAN                   WI   50 MPH WINDS REPORTED
07/14/95   MARINETTE

ISAACSON
Local storm report, Jul 14, 10:57 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1055 PM CDT FRI JUL 14 1995

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....   ST   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1013 PM    PICKEREL                  WI   TREES/POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN
07/14/95   LANGLADE                       BY STORM WINDS

1013 PM    PEARSON                   WI   TREES/POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN
07/14/95   LANGLADE                       BY STORM WIN<DS

1038 PM    MOUNTAIN                  WI   LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN BY
07/14/95   OCONTO                         STORM WINDS

1055 PM    COLEMAN                   WI   50 MPH WINDS REPORTED
07/14/95   MARINETTE

ISAACSON

The office that day

Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 7:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBLincoln61 min
Jul 14, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMarinette61 min
Jul 14, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBForest64 min
Jul 14, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBOneida62 min
Jul 14, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBFlorence31 min
Jul 14, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBLanglade, Lincoln61 min
Jul 14, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMarinette62 min
Jul 14, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBVilas47 min
Jul 14, 8:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMarathon62 min
Jul 14, 9:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMarinette62 min
Jul 14, 9:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMarathon, Portage, Wood63 min
Jul 14, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMenominee, Oconto60 min
Jul 14, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBLanglade45 min
Jul 14, 10:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMenominee39 min
Jul 14, 10:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMarinette, Oconto59 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.