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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 44, NWS Green Bay, WI

June 17, 2007Door County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2007, 7:14 PM CDT for Door County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 16 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 17, 2007, 7:14 PM CDT (00:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2007, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
16 min
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Door County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:17 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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 86 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 2007-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1166 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2007-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 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
1166 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1422 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
157 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
2.9

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The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KGRB 180013
SVRGRB
WIC029-180030-
/O.NEW.KGRB.SV.W.0044.070618T0014Z-070618T0030Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  DOOR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 712 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 60 MPH.  THIS STORM
  WAS LOCATED NEAR STURGEON BAY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WHITEFISH DUNES STATE PARK...WHITEFISH BAY...VALMY...POTAWATOMI
  STATE PARK...LITTLE STURGEON...JACKSONPORT...INSTITUTE...FISH
  CREEK...CHAMBERS ISLAND...CARLSVILLE AND BAILEYS HARBOR

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. IF OUTDOORS...GO TO A STURDY SHELTER.

CAMPERS AND OTHERS OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING
IMMEDIATELY.

LAT...LON 4521 8748 4482 8767 4466 8697 4505 8677

$$

KURIMSKI
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KGRB 180027
SVSGRB

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

WIC029-180037-
/O.EXP.KGRB.SV.W.0044.000000T0000Z-070618T0030Z/
DOOR-
727 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR DOOR COUNTY EXPIRES AT 730 PM
CDT...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF 
THE AREA AND OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4521 8748 4482 8767 4466 8697 4505 8677

$$

KURIMSKI

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 17, 3:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 3:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
339 PM SUN JUN 17 2007

.SHORT TERM...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG NORTHWARD MOVING WARM
FRONT WILL EXIT THE AREA THIS EVENING. THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AND MILD
OVERNIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY AS COLD
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. DECENT WIND FIELD AND MODEST WET
BULB ZERO HEIGHTS SHOULD ALLOW FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WINDS
AND HAIL.

.LONG TERM...ADDITIONAL CHANCE FOR CONVECTION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AS WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. RIDGE FORECAST TO
BUILD TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK AND BRING VERY WARM TEMPERATURES.

&&

.GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 10:30 AM CDT, 8 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-181530-
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-
1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME
OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING. CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE FOR SOME OF THE STORMS TO BECOME
SEVERE. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. HEAVY RAINFALL IS
ALSO POSSIBLE.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION COULD BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

LMZ521-522-541>543-564-181530-
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-
1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007

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 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW
OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

WINDS AND WAVES HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING.
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE FOR SOME OF THE STORMS TO
BECOME SEVERE. STRONG WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.

RDM
WEATHER.GOV/GREENBAY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 17, 2:59 PM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
259 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007

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

0250 PM     HAIL             2 SW PELICAN LAKE       45.48N 89.14W
06/17/2007  E1.75 INCH       ONEIDA             WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL SHAPED LIKE EGGS. GUSTY WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN
            ALSO.

&&
Local storm report, Jun 17, 3:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
337 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007

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

0335 PM     HAIL             PICKEREL                45.36N 88.91W
06/17/2007  E0.25 INCH       LANGLADE           WI   AMATEUR RADIO

            AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.

&&
Local storm report, Jun 17, 4:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
419 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007

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

0405 PM     HAIL             4 W CARTER              45.39N 88.71W
06/17/2007  E0.75 INCH       FOREST             WI   PUBLIC

            COVERING THE GROUND.

&&
Local storm report, Jun 17, 4:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
436 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007

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

0401 PM     HAIL             CARTER                  45.39N 88.63W
06/17/2007  E0.50 INCH       FOREST             WI   PUBLIC

            AT THE CASINO.

&&
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 4:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
445 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007

WIZ011-013-021-073-074-172215-
FOREST-NORTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY-NORTHERN OCONTO COUNTY-SOUTHERN
MARINETTE COUNTY-SOUTHERN OCONTO COUNTY-
445 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN...

AT 443 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN.  THE STONGEST STORM
WAS OVER SOUTHEAST FOREST COUNTY.  OTHER STORMS WERE OVER WESTERN
MARINETTE AND SOUTHWEST OCONTO COUNTIES.  THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL..WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND
HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS.

IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION...SEEK SHELTER IN A
STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR THE AREA.

JKL
Local storm report, Jun 17, 5:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
510 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007

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

0457 PM     HAIL             4 W CRIVITZ             45.23N 88.09W
06/17/2007  E0.75 INCH       MARINETTE          WI   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMarathon49 min
Jun 18, 4:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBFlorence, Forest, Langlade43 min
Jun 18, 5:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMenominee, Shawano39 min
Jun 18, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBFlorence, Forest, Langlade31 min
Jun 18, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBOconto47 min
Jun 18, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMenominee, Shawano48 min
Jun 18, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMarinette46 min
Jun 18, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBOconto49 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.