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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Green Bay, WI

June 6, 2006Lincoln County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2006, 5:00 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 45 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 6, 2006, 5:00 PM CDT (22:00 UTC)
Expired: Jun 6, 2006, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Green Bay, WI
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Lincoln County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 154 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1482 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KGRB 062202
SVRGRB
WIC069-062245-
/O.NEW.KGRB.SV.W.0042.060606T2200Z-060606T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
500 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  LINCOLN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 458 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...AND DAMAGING
  WINDS.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR IRMA...OR ABOUT 21 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF RHINELANDER...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
  
  THIS STORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PROUCING WIND DAMAGE AND HAIL TO 1 
  INCH IN DIAMATER. 

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  GLEASON AND BLOOMVILLE BY 510 PM...

MORE STRONG STORMS ARE ALSO ENTERING THE WESTERN PART OF THE 
COUNTY.  THESE COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

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 4547 8966 4526 8985 4514 8948 4543 8943

$$

EB

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KGRB 062220
SVSGRB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
518 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

WIC069-062245-
/O.CON.KGRB.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-060606T2245Z/
LINCOLN WI-
518 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...

AT 515 PM...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...AND DAMAGING 
WINDS.  THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BLOOMVILLE...OR ABOUT 
20 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANTIGO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

ANOTHER LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN 
PORTION OF THE COUNTY JUST WEST OF MERRILL.  THESE STORMS WERE 
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. 

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 4542 9002 4514 9003 4514 8948 4543 8943

$$

EB

000 
WWUS53 KGRB 062239
SVSGRB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
537 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

WIC069-062247-
/O.EXP.KGRB.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-060606T2245Z/
LINCOLN WI-
537 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY EXPIRES AT 545
PM CDT...

A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR IRMA TO MERRILL.  
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND 1 INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 51 SOUTH OF 
MERRILL THROUGH 545 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 4542 9002 4514 9003 4514 8948 4543 8943

$$

EB

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.

NWS Green Bay, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 6, 3:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 3:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
345 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...CONVECTION IS THE MAIN CONCERN IN
THE SHORT TERM. ONGOING THUNDERSTORMS AT TIME OF FORECAST SO DISCUSSION
WILL BE SHORT. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVED FROM EASTERN MN INTO CENTRAL WI
DURING THE DAY AS A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPED IN NORTHWEST WI AND A POTENT
SHORT WAVE MOVED ACROSS UPPER MI AND NORTHERN WI. CLOUDS FROM OVERNIGHT
CONVECTION KEPT TEMPS IN THE AREA FROM HEATING UP MUCH. BUT CAPE VALUES
WERE IN EXCESS OF 1000 J/KG IN WESTERN WI WHERE SOME BREAKS DEVELOPED.
CONVECTIVE PARAMETERS INDICATED THAT SUPERCELLS ARE POSSIBLE BUT
THUNDERSTORMS HEAVY RAIN...AND POSSIBLY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...
ARE MOST LIKELY.

CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...WITH RISK OF SEVERE WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.
DRIER AIR AND SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE SHORT WAVE SHOULD ALLOW FOR SOME
CLEARING ON WEDNESDAY.

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT MONDAY.  DID NOT HAVE MUCH
TIME TO LOOK AT EXTENDED FORECAST DUE TO NEAR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND
RADAR PROBLEMS. ADJUSTED TEMPERATURES SOMEWHAT FOR LOCAL EFFECTS FRIDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY AND TRIED TO BLEND WITH OTHER OFFICES. THAT/S ABOUT ALL
WE HAVE TIME FOR TODAY.

&&

.GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

MG/RDM
WEATHER.GOV/GREENBAY

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 12:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1215 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-071700-
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-
LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-SOUTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-
MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-
WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
1215 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...
MAINLY WEST OF A LINE FROM IRON RIVER MICHIGAN TO SHEBOYGAN THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS ARE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL
AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO FORECASTS LATER IN THE WEEK...WHICH WILL PROVIDE
MORE DETAIL ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER DURING THIS PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

LMZ521-522-541>543-564-071700-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND
PASSAGE-LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WASHINGTON ISLAND TO SHEBOYGAN-THE ADJOINING
WISCONSIN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN OUT TO MID-LAKE-
1215 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WATERS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN GREEN BAY...AND LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
TO SHEBOYGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE MARINE FORECAST AREA
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY CONTAIN WIND
GUSTS NEAR 35 KNOTS AND SMALL HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT.

MG
WEATHER.GOV/GREENBAY
MG
WEATHER.GOV/GREENBAY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 6, 4:48 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
448 PM CDT TUE JUN 06 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0446 PM     HAIL             STRATFORD               44.79N 90.08W
06/06/2006  M0.25 INCH       MARATHON           WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

AUSTIN

Local storm report, Jun 6, 4:55 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
455 PM CDT TUE JUN 06 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0451 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TOMAHAWK                45.46N 89.73W
06/06/2006                   LINCOLN            WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MANY TREES DOWN. POWER LINES DOWN. FOUR INCHES OF WATER
            IN STREETS

&&

AUSTIN

Local storm report, Jun 6, 4:57 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
457 PM CDT TUE JUN 06 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0453 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     TOMAHAWK                45.46N 89.73W
06/06/2006                   LINCOLN            WI   AIRPLANE PILOT

            FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED NEAR MCDONALDS. DIME SIZE HAIL.
            TREES DOWN IN SARA PARK.

&&

AUSTIN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 6, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRB	Lincoln	46 min
Jun 6, 4:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRB	Marathon	46 min
Jun 6, 4:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRB	Wood	41 min
Jun 6, 5:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRB	Marathon	34 min
Jun 6, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRB	Portage, Wood	43 min
Jun 6, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRB	Waushara	60 min
Jun 6, 6:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRB	Portage, Waupaca, Wood	57 min
Jun 6, 6:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GRB	Waushara	29 min
Jun 6, 6:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRB	Portage, Waupaca, Wood	31 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.