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Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Green Bay, WI

December 26, 20095 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this winter storm warning at Dec 26, 2009, 12:03 PM CST for 5 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 15 hr. 11 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 26, 2009, 12:03 PM CST (18:03 UTC)
Expired
Dec 27, 2009, 3:22 AM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

Counties Door County, WI, Kewaunee County, WI, Manitowoc County, WI, Marinette County, WI, Oconto County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:01 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
Dec 26, 12:11 PM CSTSNOW 2.2Cleveland, WILAKE EFFECT. LGT SNOW OCCURRING.
Dec 26, 12:41 PM CSTSNOW 2Washington Island, WILAKE EFFECT. 730AM-1030AM. ONLY A FEW FLURRIES NOW.
Dec 26, 12:41 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 6Two Rivers, WISTORM TOTAL. 5.0 INCHES SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING.
Dec 26, 4:07 PM CSTSNOW 2.5Oconto, WI
Dec 26, 4:56 PM CSTSNOW 1.6Peshtigo, WI
Dec 26, 6:16 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 7Two Rivers, WI7 INCHES TODAY...8 INCHES INCLUDING LAST NIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING.
Dec 26, 6:39 PM CSTSNOW 4.7Sturgeon Bay, WI
Dec 26, 8:21 PM CSTSNOW 5.5Marinette, WI
Dec 26, 8:26 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 10.5Two Rivers, WITOTAL SNOWFALL TODAY. 11.5 INCHES INCLUDING LAST NIGHT.
Dec 26, 9:30 PM CSTSNOW 6.21 N Peshtigo, WI
Dec 26, 11:51 PM CSTSNOW 5Manitowoc, WI

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

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 41 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 2009-12-26Temperature 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°0°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 2009-12-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -89 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
723 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-89 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 
WWUS43 KGRB 261803
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1203 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY
MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTHEAST IOWA IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE
INTO EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT...THEN INTO LOWER MICHIGAN
BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE A BAND OF SNOW ACROSS
THE REGION. 

WIZ022-040-050-270215-
/O.UPG.KGRB.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091227T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.WS.W.0008.091226T1803Z-091227T1200Z/
DOOR-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...ALGOMA...TWO RIVERS
1203 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.


* SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL
  THEN TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW LATE TONIGHT. 

* 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. 

* ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES IN
  THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS WILL DROP TO A MILE OR LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 511. &&

$$

WIZ013-020-021-031-037>039-045-048-049-073-074-270215-
/O.NEW.KGRB.WW.Y.0022.091226T1803Z-091227T1200Z/
NORTHERN MARINETTE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-SHAWANO-WAUPACA-
OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-
SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KESHENA...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...
WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...CRIVITZ
1203 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY.


* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

* 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING.

* UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE
LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$
ECKBERG
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KGRB 262114
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
314 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTHEAST IOWA IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE
INTO EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT...THEN INTO LOWER MICHIGAN BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE A BAND OF SNOW ACROSS
THE REGION.

WIZ073-074-270600-
/O.UPG.KGRB.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091227T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KGRB.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091227T1500Z/
SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRIVITZ
314 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING..BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW
  MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
  HOUR IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. 

* UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.
  VISIBILITIES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BAND WILL DROP TO A QUARTER OF
  A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION...OR WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED.
THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING
511.

&&

$$

WIZ022-040-050-270600-
/O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091227T1200Z/
DOOR-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...ALGOMA...TWO RIVERS
314 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THEN TAPER
  OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES OVERNIGHT.

* TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATION 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY
  MORNING...LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN ARE POSSIBLE.

* ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES IN
  THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
  TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. 
&&

$$

WIZ013-020-021-031-037>039-045-048-049-270600-
/O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091227T1200Z/
NORTHERN MARINETTE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-SHAWANO-WAUPACA-
OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KESHENA...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...
WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON
314 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW
  OR FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING.

* UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING
511.

&&

$$
ECKBERG
000 
WWUS43 KGRB 270313
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
913 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...

.THE REMNANTS OF THE CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY STORM WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SMALL SCALE
DISTURBANCES ROTATING AROUND THE STORM WILL PRODUCE SNOW. ADDED
MOISTURE FROM LAKE MICHIGAN WILL RESULT IN HEAVY SNOW NEAR THE
LAKE AND BAY. 

WIZ022-271115-
/O.EXT.KGRB.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091227T1500Z/
DOOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STURGEON BAY
913 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9
AM CST SUNDAY.

* SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...THEN DIMINISH
  SUNDAY. 

* A TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN MOST
  AREAS...BUT SOME LOCATIONS NEAR STURGEON BAY COULD RECEIVE UP TO
  15 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY POOR. VISIBILITIES IN THE HEAVIER
  SNOW SHOWERS WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. 
&&

$$

WIZ073-074-271115-
/O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091227T1500Z/
SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRIVITZ
913 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9
AM CST SUNDAY.

* SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...THEN DIMINISH
  SUNDAY. 

* A TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN MOST
  AREAS...BUT SOME LOCATIONS NEAR MARINETTE COULD RECEIVE AROUND
  12 INCHES OF SNOW. 

* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY POOR. VISIBILITIES IN THE
  HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
  TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION...OR WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED.
THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING
511.

&&

$$

WIZ040-050-271115-
/O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091227T1200Z/
KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGOMA...TWO RIVERS
913 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
AM CST SUNDAY.

* THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE NIGHT. 

* A TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN MOST
  AREAS...BUT SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE LAKE IN NORTHERN MANITOWOC
  COUNTY MARINETTE WILL RECEIVE ABOUT 12 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY POOR. VISIBILITIES IN THE HEAVIER
  SNOW SHOWERS WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. 
&&

$$

WIZ013-021-271115-
/O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091227T1200Z/
NORTHERN MARINETTE-NORTHERN OCONTO-
913 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
CST SUNDAY.

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY.

* ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. 

* THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING
511.

&&

$$

WIZ020-031-037>039-045-048-049-271115-
/O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091227T1200Z/
MENOMINEE-SHAWANO-WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-
CALUMET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KESHENA...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...
WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON
913 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
CST SUNDAY.

* THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE NIGHT. 

* ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE.

* THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING
511.

&&

$$

SKOWRONSKI
000 
WWUS43 KGRB 270404
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1004 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING...

.THE REMNANTS OF THE CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY STORM WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SMALL SCALE
DISTURBANCES ROTATING AROUND THE STORM WILL PRODUCE SNOW. ADDED
MOISTURE FROM LAKE MICHIGAN WILL RESULT IN HEAVY SNOW NEAR THE
LAKE AND BAY...NEAR STURGEON BAY AND MARINETTE.

WIZ040-050-270515-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091227T1200Z/
KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGOMA...TWO RIVERS
1004 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

* LESS THAN AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF
TRAVELING TONIGHT. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ038-039-045-048-049-270515-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091227T1200Z/
OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...WAUTOMA...
OSHKOSH...CHILTON
1004 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

* LESS THAN AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF
TRAVELING TONIGHT. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ022-073-074-271215-
/O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091227T1500Z/
DOOR-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...CRIVITZ
1004 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...THEN DIMINISH 
  SUNDAY. 

* A TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN 
  MOST AREAS...BUT SOME LOCATIONS NEAR STURGEON BAY COULD 
  RECEIVE UP TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW. 

* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY POOR. VISIBILITIES IN THE 
  HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. 

&&

$$

WIZ013-021-271200-
/O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091227T1200Z/
NORTHERN MARINETTE-NORTHERN OCONTO-
1004 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY.

* ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE.

* THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING
511.

&&

$$

WIZ020-031-037-271200-
/O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091227T1200Z/
MENOMINEE-SHAWANO-WAUPACA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KESHENA
1004 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. 

* THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE NIGHT.

* ANOTHER INCH OR SO OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE.

* THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING
511.

&&

$$

SKOWRONSKI
000 
WWUS43 KGRB 270510
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1110 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...SNOW TO LINGER ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT AND
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

.THE REMNANTS OF THE CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY STORM WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SMALL
SCALE DISTURBANCES ROTATING AROUND THE STORM WILL COMBINE WITH
ADDED MOISTURE FROM LAKE MICHIGAN TO PRODUCE SNOW. 

WIZ074-270615-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091227T1500Z/
SOUTHERN OCONTO-
1110 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

* THE PRIMARY SNOW BAND WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. 

* SOME LIGHT SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED...WITH UP TO AN INCH OF
  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. 

$$

WIZ020-031-037-270615-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091227T1200Z/
MENOMINEE-SHAWANO-WAUPACA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KESHENA
1110 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

* LESS THAN AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

$$

WIZ022-073-271200-
/O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091227T1500Z/
DOOR-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...CRIVITZ
1110 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9
AM CST SUNDAY.

* PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY.

* A TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN MOST
  AREAS. BUT SOME LOCATIONS NEAR STURGEON BAY COULD RECEIVE UP TO
  15 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...AND LOCATIONS NEAR
  MARINETTE COULD RECEIVE UP TO 12 INCHES OF TOTAL ACCUMULATION.

* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY POOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 511.

&&

$$

WIZ013-021-271200-
/O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091227T1200Z/
NORTHERN MARINETTE-NORTHERN OCONTO-
1110 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
CST SUNDAY.

* PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. 

* ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

* THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING
511.

&&

$$

SKOWRONSKI
000 
WWUS43 KGRB 270922
WSWGRB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
322 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009

...SNOW DIMINISHING OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN...

.LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN INTO THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS...THOUGH AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
LIGHT...AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. 

WIZ022-073-271030-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091227T1500Z/
DOOR-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...CRIVITZ
322 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

* LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH INTO THE MORNING HOURS.

* AROUND AN INCH OR LESS OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.

$$

WIZ013-021-271030-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091227T1200Z/
NORTHERN MARINETTE-NORTHERN OCONTO-
322 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

* LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH INTO THE MORNING HOURS.

* AN INCH OR LESS OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Dec 26, 11:15 AM CST, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 11:15 AM CST, 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1115 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

.UPDATE...THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY
STORM THAT AFFECT CHRISTMAS TRAVEL JUST WILL NOT GO AWAY. SEVERAL
FACTORS TO DEAL WITH ON THE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON UPDATE. SOME
GUIDANCE NOW SUGGESTING THAT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEED TO BE PUSHED
FURTHER WEST AND NORTH OF CURRENT ADVISORIES. ALONG THE LAKESHORE...
FAIRLY DECENT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AFFECTING MANITOWOC INTO
SOUTHERN DOOR COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AROUND AN INCH PER
HOUR SNOWFALL RATES. AT THIS POINT...THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS
ARE MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST AT A PRETTY GOOD CLIP.

SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTHEAST IOWA IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM WILL
SPREAD THE SYNOPTIC SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON. LATEST OBSERVATION
OUT OF ROCKFORD INDICATED 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW THIS MORNING WITH
SYSTEM.

BASED ON RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS...WILL NEED TO EXPAND
ADVISORIES NORTH AND WEST. THE QUESTION IS HOW FAR NORTH AND WEST
SINCE THERE ARE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GFS AND WRF. WILL ALSO
NEED TO CONTEMPLATE UPGRADING TO A WARNING ALONG THE LAKESHORE FOR
A COMBO OF LAKE ENHANCEMENT AND SYNOPTIC SNOWS. WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE
NEW ZONES/GRIDS AND ADVISORIES OUT SOMETIME AFTER THE NOON HOUR.
WILL NOT WAIT UNTIL THE 4 PM PACKAGE.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...ISSUED AT 608 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009...

UPDATE...IMPRESSIVE RADAR RETURNS WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS.
NEAR 50 DBZ NOTED AT 12Z E OF KSUE. IN ADDITION...AREA OF 35 DBZ
ALONG SHORELINE FROM SW OF KEWAUNEE TO PT BEACH STATE FOREST LIKELY
PRODUCING A QUICK INCH OR SO.

AREA OF SNOW ASSOC WITH IA SFC LOW WILL MOVE INTO FCST AREA THIS
AFTN. THUS...ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THE LAKE SHORE COUNTIES...AREA
MOST LIKELY TO SEE 3+ INCHES BETWEEN NOW AND MIDN.

JKL

DISCUSSION ISSUED AT 322 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009...

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

MESOANALYSIS SHOWS SFC LOW JUST S OF KDSM AT 08Z THIS AM...AFTER
MAKING A LOOP AROUND THE STATE OF IA. COLD OCCLUSION FINALLY PUSHED
THRU THE FAR N PART OF FCST AREA AND TEMPS FALLING THERE.

26/00Z AND 26/06Z MODELS SHOW SFC LOW MOVING ACROSS EASTERN WI
NEAR KMTW AND KSBM BY SAT NIGHT. AREA OF STEADIER SNOW WILL MOVE
BACK INTO SE PART OF FCST AREA BY AFTN. BEFORE THAT...HOWEVER...
SCT SNOW SHOWERS MOVING OFF LAKE MICHIGAN AND WILL AFFECT THE FAR
ERN PART OF FCST AREA. MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE SOME LAKE-INDUCED
CAPE WITH MODERATELY FAVORABLE AIR/LAKE DELTA T AND WINDS.
SYNOPTIC LIFT ASSOC WITH UPPER SYSTEM ALSO FAVORABLE. THINKING 1-2
INCHES ACROSS FOX VALLEY N THROUGH HWY 141 CORRIDOR. A COUPLE OF
INCHES MORE POSSIBLE IN LAKESHORE COUNTIES. WILL HOLD OFF ON
ADVISORY FOR NOW...BUT LAKESHORE COUNTIES WILL HAVE TO BE
MONITORED AS ACCUMS COULD APPROACH 3-4 INCHES IN SPOTS.

HIGH TEMP FCST TODAY TWEAKED A BIT GIVEN CURRENT CONDITIONS...BUT
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES MADE. MINS TNGT AND MAX SUNDAY CHANGED
LITTLE FROM PREV FCST.

LONG TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

TWO MAIN CONCERNS DURING THIS PART OF THE FORECAST ARE THE
DEPARTURE OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM AND ARRIVAL OF A CLIPPER SYSTEM
LATER IN THE WEEK.

MEDIUM RANGE MODELS HAD A CLOSED 500MB LOW CENTERED AROUND
SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN AND A SURFACE TROUGH FROM NORTHERN QUEBEC
TO NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN AT 00Z MONDAY. NORTHERLY FLOW OF COLD
AIR ON THE BACK SIDE OF THESE DEPARTING FEATURES SHOULD RESULT IN
ENOUGH INSTABILITY AND FAVORABLE WIND DIRECTION FOR SOME LAKE
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE SNOWBELT REGION...ALONG WITH A CHANCE
OF FLURRIES FOR THE REST OF THE AREA. SOME CLEARING IS LIKELY FOR
MONDAY NIGHT AS A SURFACE HIGH AND AN UPPER RIDGE SLOWLY MAKE
THEIR WAY TOWARD THE REGION. TIMING OF THE CLIPPER SYSTEM THAT
WILL BRING THE NEXT CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE AREA IS STILL A BIT
UNCERTAIN RIGHT NOW...BUT GRIDS HAVE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS GOING FOR
WEDNESDAY AND CHANCE POPS IN THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NOT THE
GREATEST OF CONFIDENCE IN THIS TIMING BUT LATER SHIFTS CAN ADJUST
THINGS BASED ON NEWER MODEL DATA.

DID NOT REALLY MAKE MAJOR CHANGES TO MAX AND MIN TEMPERATURES
DURING THE EARLY HALF OF THE WEEK. EXPECT COLDER LOWS AS WINDS
DECREASE AND SKIES START TO CLEAR ONCE THE CURRENT SYSTEM STARTS
MOVING AWAY FROM THE STATE.

AVIATION...MVFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AT MOST PLACES THROUGH
THE DAY...THOUGH THERE IS A TEMP BREAK IN THE LOWER CLOUDS
AFFECTING SOUTHERN AIRPORTS (AUW/CWA/GRB) VERY EARLY THIS AM. OCNL
IFR WITH LOWER CIGS AND VSBY ASSOCIATED WITH SNOW SHOWERS. BEST
CHANCE IN FAR EASTERN PART OF FORECAST AREA ASSOCIATED WITH LAKE
ENHANCED SNOWS.
&&

.GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR WIZ022-
040-050.

&&

ECKBERG
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 26, 3:50 AM CST, 8 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
350 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-271000-
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-
WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-
MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
350 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE EASTERN PART OF THE AREA. 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY
LATER TONIGHT WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD SNOWFALL MEASUREMENTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY.

LMZ521-522-541>543-271000-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE-LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WASHINGTON ISLAND TO SHEBOYGAN-
350 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST LAKE
MICHIGAN AND THE WATERS OF GREEN BAY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

JKL/MG

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 26, 8:39 AM CST, 3 hours 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
839 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

WIZ050-261545-
MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TWO RIVERS
839 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...SNOW SHOWERS MOVING ONSHORE EASTERN MANITOWOC COUNTY THIS MORNING...

AT 840 AM...RADAR INDICATED SNOW SHOWERS MOVING ONSHORE MANITOWOC
COUNTY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 25
MPH. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS FAR EASTERN
MANITOWOC COUNTY BETWEEN TWO RIVERS AND TWO CREEKS THROUGH 10 AM.
THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE SNOWFALL RATES AROUND AN
INCH PER HOUR AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT
TIMES. ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE
LAKESHORE THIS MORNING.

ECKBERG
Special weather statement, Dec 26, 9:28 AM CST, 2 hours 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
928 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

WIZ022-040-050-261800-
DOOR-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...ALGOMA...TWO RIVERS
928 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...SNOW MOVING BACK INTO EXTREME EASTERN WISCONSIN...

LIGHT SNOW IS FORECAST TO ROTATE NORTHWARD INTO EXTREME EASTERN
WISCONSIN LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AS
THIS BAND OF SNOW MOVES OVER THE WARMER WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN...
ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WILL BE ADDED...THEREBY ALLOWING FOR SOME
HEAVIER SNOW BANDS TO DEVELOP. SNOWFALL RATES AROUND AN INCH PER
HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WHICH WOULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A
HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW-COVERED AND
SLIPPERY...SO MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION.

AK
Local storm report, Dec 26, 11:10 AM CST, 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1110 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

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

1110 AM     SNOW             TWO CREEKS              44.29N 87.56W
12/26/2009  M1.5 INCH        MANITOWOC          WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LAKE EFFECT. ONE HOUR STORM TOTAL.

&&

SAC
Local storm report, Dec 26, 11:32 AM CST, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1132 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

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

1128 AM     SNOW             MANITOWOC               44.08N 87.66W
12/26/2009  M1.5 INCH        MANITOWOC          WI   OTHER FEDERAL

            LAKE EFFECT. AT THE AIRPORT. VSBY 1/4 OF A MILE. SNOW
            STARTED AT 10 AM.

&&

SAC
Local storm report, Dec 26, 11:57 AM CST, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1157 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

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

1156 AM     SNOW             MISHICOT                44.23N 87.63W
12/26/2009  M3.0 INCH        MANITOWOC          WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LAKE EFFECT. SNOW STARTED AT 10 AM.

&&

SAC
Local storm report, Dec 26, 12:02 PM CST, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1202 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

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

1156 AM     SNOW             TWO RIVERS              44.15N 87.56W
12/26/2009  M3.0 INCH        MANITOWOC          WI   PUBLIC

            LAKE EFFECT. MDT SNOW OCCURRING.

&&

SAC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 26, 4:51 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryGRBDoor, Kewaunee, Manitowoc7 hr
Dec 26, 12:03 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryGRBBrown, Calumet, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie and 4 more15 hr

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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.