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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Green Bay, WI

June 5, 2005Oneida County, Vilas County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2005, 4:38 PM CDT for Oneida County, Vilas County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 85 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 5, 2005, 4:38 PM CDT (21:38 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2005, 6:03 PM CDT
In force
85 min
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Oneida County, WI, Vilas County, WI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 174 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 5, 3:40 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 206 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 12:00Z on 2005-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2005-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-300 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1366 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KGRB 052139
SVRGRB
WIC085-125-052300-
/O.NEW.KGRB.SV.W.0021.050605T2138Z-050605T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
438 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ONEIDA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF RHINELANDER
  VILAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF EAGLE RIVER

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 435 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS TO 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS
  WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTH OF
  WINCHESTER TO 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WILLOW RESERVOIR...OR ALONG A
  LINE EXTENDING FROM 43 MILES NORTHWEST OF EAGLE RIVER TO 34 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF PARK FALLS...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  LAC DU FLAMBEAU BY 445 PM...
  WILLOW RESERVOIR BY 455 PM...
  BOULDER JUNCTION BY 500 PM...
  WOODBORO BY 520 PM...

TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 4632 8997 4553 9027 4557 8907 4611 8902

$$

SKOWRONSKI
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KGRB 052158
SVSGRB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
456 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

WIC085-125-052300-
/O.CON.KGRB.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050605T2300Z/
VILAS WI-ONEIDA WI-
456 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
ONEIDA AND VILAS COUNTIES...

AT 452 PM...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS TO 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF PRESQUE
ISLE TO 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WILLOW RESERVOIR...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 42 MILES NORTHWEST OF EAGLE RIVER TO 31 MILES WEST OF
RHINELANDER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  WILLOW RESERVOIR BY 505 PM...
  WOODRUFF...MINOCQUA AND HAZELHURST BY 515 PM...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 4632 8998 4554 9029 4558 8908 4611 8903

$$

SKOWRONSKI
000 
WWUS53 KGRB 052223
SVSGRB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
520 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

WIC085-125-052300-
/O.CON.KGRB.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050605T2300Z/
VILAS WI-ONEIDA WI-
520 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
ONEIDA AND VILAS COUNTIES...

AT 518 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS TO 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED 
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF PRESQUE ISLE TO 12 
MILES SOUTH OF WILLOW RESERVOIR...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 36 
MILES NORTH OF EAGLE RIVER TO 21 MILES WEST OF RHINELANDER...MOVING 
EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE STORMS PRODUCED WIND DAMAGE NEAR MANITOWISH WATERS JUST BEFORE 
500 PM. THE STORMS HAD WEAKENED A BIT SINCE THAT TIME...BUT 
CONDITIONS ARE SUCH THAT RAPID REINTENSIFICATION IS POSSIBLE. AS A 
RESULT...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  SAYNER BY 525 PM...
  LAKE TOMAHAWK...HARSHAW AND GOODNOW BY 530 PM...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM SUNDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4632 8998 4554 9029 4558 8908 4611 8903

$$

SKOWRONSKI
000 
WWUS53 KGRB 052254
SVSGRB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
549 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

WIC085-125-052300-
/O.CON.KGRB.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050605T2300Z/
VILAS WI-ONEIDA WI-
549 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
ONEIDA AND VILAS COUNTIES...

AT 548 PM...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF STRONG 
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS OVER 40 MPH.  THESE 
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES NORTH OF 
LAND O LAKES TO WOODBORO...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 36 MILES 
NORTH OF EAGLE RIVER TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RHINELANDER...MOVING 
EAST AT 30 MPH.

MOST OF THE STORMS IN THE LINE WERE BELOW SEVERE CRITERIA. 
HOWEVER...A SMALL CLUSTER OF STORMS IN THE LINE WAS BEGINNING TO 
RE-INTENSIFY. THAT CLUSTER...WHICH WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS ALONG
HIGHWAY 70 BETWEEN SAINT GERMAIN AND EAGLE RIVER...COULD STILL 
PRODUCE WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. SINCE THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE GUSTS 
STILL EXISTS...THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE UNTIL ITS 
SCHEDULED EXPIRATION AT 600 PM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM SUNDAY EVENING FOR 
NORTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4632 8998 4554 9029 4558 8908 4611 8903

$$

SKOWRONSKI
000 
WWUS53 KGRB 052303
SVSGRB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
601 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

WIC085-125-052311-
/O.EXP.KGRB.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050605T2300Z/
VILAS WI-ONEIDA WI-
601 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ONEIDA AND VILAS COUNTIES
EXPIRES AT 600 PM CDT...

THE LINE OF STORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA HAD WEAKEND. THE 
STRONGEST REMAINING STORM WAS JUST NORTHWEST OF CONOVER...AND IT 
COULD PRODUCE BRIEF WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND 1/2 INCH HAIL THROUGH 
620 PM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM SUNDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4632 8998 4554 9029 4558 8908 4611 8903

$$

SKOWRONSKI

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 1:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBWaushara27 min
Jun 5, 2:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBPortage, Waupaca60 min
Jun 5, 2:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMarathon, Shawano31 min
Jun 5, 3:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBLanglade, Menominee, Oconto55 min
Jun 5, 3:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMarathon, Shawano34 min
Jun 5, 3:21 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB54 min
Jun 5, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBPortage46 min
Jun 5, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMarathon37 min
Jun 5, 5:36 PM CDTTornado WarningGRBWaupaca24 min
Jun 5, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMenominee, Shawano42 min
Jun 5, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBOconto57 min
Jun 5, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMarinette63 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.