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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Green Bay, WI

June 17, 2007Langlade County, Lincoln County, Oneida County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2007, 1:59 PM CDT for Langlade County, Lincoln County, Oneida County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 46 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 17, 2007, 1:59 PM CDT (18:59 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2007, 2:45 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Langlade County, WI, Lincoln County, WI, Oneida County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:59 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 17, 2:45 PM CDTHAIL 0.75Elcho, WI
Jun 17, 2:49 PM CDTHAIL 1.5Elcho, WI
Jun 17, 2:50 PM CDTHAIL 1.752 Sw Pelican Lake, WIHAIL SHAPED LIKE EGGS. GUSTY WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ALSO.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 17, 1:35 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 169 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 2007-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2007-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1085 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KGRB 171900
SVRGRB
WIC067-069-085-171945-
/O.NEW.KGRB.SV.W.0039.070617T1859Z-070617T1945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
159 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN LANGLADE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
  NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
  SOUTHERN ONEIDA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 245 PM CDT

* AT 154 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED TWO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS.  THIS STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR TOMAHAWK AND JUST 
  SOUTH OF THE WILLOW RESERVOIR. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 
  MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WOODBORO...TRIPOLI AND PARRISH

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 4570 9004 4548 9004 4536 8961 4536 8905
      4569 8904

$$

JKL
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KGRB 171911
SVSGRB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
209 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007

WIC067-069-085-171945-
/O.CON.KGRB.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-070617T1945Z/
ONEIDA-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
209 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT
FOR LANGLADE...LINCOLN AND ONEIDA COUNTIES...

AT 207 PM...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE TWO SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN 
DIAMETER...AND DAMAGING WINDS.  

ONE STORM WAS LOCATED SOUTH OF WILLOW RESERVOIR IN SOUTHWEST ONEIDA 
COUNTY.  THE OTHER STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HARRISON...OR ABOUT 11 
MILES SOUTHWEST OF RHINELANDER.  THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 
MPH.

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 4569 8994 4549 8990 4537 8959 4536 8905
      4569 8904

$$

JKL
000 
WWUS53 KGRB 171915
SVSGRB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
212 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007

WIC067-069-085-171945-
/O.CON.KGRB.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-070617T1945Z/
ONEIDA-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
212 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT 
FOR NORTHERN LANGLADE...NORTHERN LINCOLN AND SOUTHERN ONEIDA 
COUNTIES...

AT 211 PM...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE TWO SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN 
DIAMETER...AND DAMAGING WINDS.  ONE STORM WAS ABOUT SEVEN MILES 
SOUTH OF WILLOW RESERVOIR.  THE OTHER STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR 
HARRISON.  THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

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.

CAMPERS AND OTHERS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A 
STURDY BUILDING IMMEDIATELY.

LAT...LON 4568 8988 4549 8987 4537 8950 4536 8905
      4569 8904

$$

JKL
000 
WWUS53 KGRB 171928
SVSGRB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
225 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007

WIC067-069-085-171945-
/O.CON.KGRB.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-070617T1945Z/
ONEIDA-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
225 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT 
FOR NORTHERN LANGLADE...NORTHERN LINCOLN AND SOUTHERN ONEIDA 
COUNTIES...

AT 224 PM...TWO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE BEING TRACKED BY NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS.  ONE STORM WAS NEAR JEFFRIS...11 
MILES SOUTH OF RHINELANDER.  THE OTHER STORM WAS 13 MILES WEST OF 
RHINELANDER.  

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED BOTH STORMS WERE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL 
UP TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...AND DAMAGING WINDS.  THE STORMS WERE 
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

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 4567 8974 4548 8973 4537 8942 4536 8905
      4569 8904

$$

JKL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 1:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBOneida51 min
Jun 17, 1:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBLincoln41 min
Jun 17, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBForest, Langlade, Oneida62 min
Jun 17, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBForest47 min
Jun 17, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMarinette29 min
Jun 17, 5:27 PM CDTMarine Weather StatementGRB93 min
Jun 17, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBDoor39 min
Jun 17, 6:25 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB95 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.