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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Green Bay, WI

July 11, 2010Vilas County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2010, 5:41 PM CDT for Vilas County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 11, 2010, 5:41 PM CDT (22:41 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2010, 6:35 PM CDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Vilas County, WI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 346 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2010-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 37 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2010-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -13 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
37 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-253 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1595 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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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 Jul 11, 3:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 3:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
305 PM CDT SUN JUL 11 2010

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
MID LEVEL CIRCULATION THAT WAS ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA THIS MORNING
WAS WORKING INTO EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON.
THE COMBINATION OF DAYTIME HEATING AND MID LEVEL CIRCULATION TRIGGERED
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS PRODUCED WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND PRODUCED TORRENTAIL RAINS AND SMALL HAIL.
ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN...REMNANTS OF CONVECTION THIS MORNING HAS
HELD THINGS IN CHECK FOR THE TIME BEING. MEANWHILE...COLD FRONT
WAS NOW WORKING INTO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON.
CONVECTION WAS BREAKING OUT ALONG THE FRONT. FOR TONIGHT...WILL
HAVE PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH ACTIVITY ENDING OR
DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. DID NOT
STRAY FAR FROM LOWS FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST.

THE BIG ISSUES FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY WAS THE POSSIBILITY
OF PHASING. THE 12Z WRF HAS BACKED OFF ON THIS SOLUTION...THEREFORE
PRECIPITATION WILL NOT BE AS EXTENSIVE OVERNIGHT. HAVE LOWERED
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. MODELS
CONTINUE TO SHOW SOME LIGHT QPF ON MONDAY OVER THE
SOUTH...THEREFORE CONTINUED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A
THUNDERSTORM. DID LOWER RAIN CHANCES...EXPECTING CONVECTION TO BE
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED AT BEST.

.LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY.

FORECAST CONCERNS CONTINUE TO BE ON PCPN CHANCES/SEVERE POTENTIAL
WED NIGHT TIME FRAME.

MODELS SHOWING GOOD CONSISTENCY THROUGH WED NIGHT/THU...BRINGING
UPPER LOW EAST THROUGH CANADA...INTO HUDSON BAY BY THU EVENING.
THEREAFTER...PROGRESSIVE ZONAL FLOW CREATING ISSUES WITH STRENGTH
AND SPEED OF SHORT WAVES MOVING THROUGH FLOW. ECMWF SHOWING
SUSPECT DEEPENING OF SYSTEM FRI NIGHT...WHILE GFS SUSPECT WITH
SURFACE LOW DEVELOPMENT OVER NORTHERN PLAINS ON SAT. BOTH POINT
TO A FRONT MOVING THROUGH FRI NIGHT/SAT TIME FRAME. WITH ISSUES
STATED PREVIOUSLY...WILL STAY WITH LOW CHANCE POPS FRI NIGHT AND
SAT...STAYING DRY FOR REMAINDER OF THE LATER EXTENDED PERIODS.

IN NEAR TERM...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND FRONT PASSING
THROUGH TONIGHT WILL LEAD TO DRY PERIOD. EASTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP
LAKESIDE COOLER TUE/WED.

LITTLE CHANGE IN THOUGHTS ON WED NIGHT SYSTEM. MODELS A BIT FASTER
WITH SYSTEM AND MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS THERE. CIN ON BOTH GFS/ECMWF
HIGH OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WI WED AFTN/EVENING WITH 700H
TEMPS NEAR 11C. SHEAR IMPROVES WED NIGHT AS JET LIFTS NORTH
THROUGH NW WI/UPPER MI AND MAY BE ENOUGH TO OVERCOME CIN...THOUGH
WILL STAY WITH LOW/NO POPS WED AFTN. PERIOD STILL TO BE
HIGHLIGHTED IN HWO...WITH UNCERTAINTY ON SEVERE THREAT GIVEN FRONTAL
PASSAGE OVERNIGHT PERIOD.
&&

.AVIATION...SCATTERED CONVECTION BROKE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN IN RESPONSE TO MORE SUNSHINE THIS MORNING
AND UPPER LEVEL FEATURE MOVING INTO EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THESE
STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINS WITH VISIBILITIES
LESS THAN A MILE FOR BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. SOME OF THE STRONGER
STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS. MEANWHILE...
COLD FRONT WORKING INTO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN TRIGGERING CONVECTION
ALONG IT. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD WORK INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE
SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD DIMINISHING OVER THE NORTHWEST LATER THIS
EVENING AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS
ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY FOR AIRPORT SITES GRB...ATW...OSH...MTW...KY50.
&&

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

ECKBERG/TE
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 3:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
345 PM CDT SUN JUL 11 2010

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-122045-
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-
345 PM CDT SUN JUL 11 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

ALTHOUGH THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...
WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM
IS STILL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE
AREA. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS... BUT
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN APPEARS TO BE THE MAIN THREAT. RAINFALL RATES
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE STRONGER STORMS
AND WILL PRODUCE URBAN STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER ON
AREA HIGHWAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH IT IS DIFFICULT TO ASSESS THE RISK OF SEVERE
WEATHER THAT FAR IN ADVANCE...THE STRENGTH OF THE UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE GENERATING THE STORMS SUGGESTS THAT STRONG OR SEVERE
STORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE.

MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

FORMAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT. THOUGH SPOTTERS
ARE URGED TO REPORT ANY FLOODING OR MEASURED RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OVER AN INCH TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY.

LMZ521-522-541>543-122045-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE-LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WASHINGTON ISLAND TO SHEBOYGAN-
345 PM CDT SUN JUL 11 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY
WINDS AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING STRIKES. SOME OF THE
HEAVIER STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN THAT COULD REDUCE
VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY AND THEN AGAIN LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 12:43 PM CDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1243 PM CDT SUN JUL 11 2010

WIZ019>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-111945-
LANGLADE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-
PORTAGE-WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-
CALUMET-MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTIGO...KESHENA...STURGEON BAY...
WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...APPLETON...
GREEN BAY...ALGOMA...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS...
CRIVITZ
1243 PM CDT SUN JUL 11 2010

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...CAUSING SOME URBAN STREET FLOODING AND
PONDING OF WATER ON AREA HIGHWAYS.

BOATERS ON AREA LAKES AND RIVERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF
THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA.

ECKBERG
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 2:25 PM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
225 PM CDT SUN JUL 11 2010

WIZ019>022-031-036>040-045-048>050-073-074-112130-
LANGLADE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-SHAWANO-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-
OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTIGO...KESHENA...STURGEON BAY...
STEVENS POINT...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...ALGOMA...WAUTOMA...
OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS...CRIVITZ
225 PM CDT SUN JUL 11 2010

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...

AT 2 PM SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING FROM THE DELLS
NORTHEAST TO OCONTO. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST TO NORTHEAST AT
20 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAIN FALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
AN HOUR IS EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH. BRIEF
GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

MOTORISTS SHOULD LOOK OUT FOR URBAN STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF
WATER ON AREA HIGHWAYS.

BOATERS ON AREA LAKES AND RIVERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF
THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA.

ECKBERG/TE
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 3:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
313 PM CDT SUN JUL 11 2010

WIZ005-112115-
VILAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EAGLE RIVER
313 PM CDT SUN JUL 11 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO VILAS COUNTY...

AT 310 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR WAKEFIELD...
MICHIGAN TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MERCER. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 25 MPH. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS
COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD TAKE
COVER IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE STORMS REACH YOUR AREA.

ECKBERG
Local storm report, Jul 11, 3:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
320 PM CDT SUN JUL 11 2010

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

0315 PM     HEAVY RAIN       WAUTOMA                 44.06N 89.28W
07/11/2010  M0.92 INCH       WAUSHARA           WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TOTAL SINCE 200 PM.

&&

BERSCH
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 5:02 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 4:28 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB39 min
Jul 11, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBFlorence, Forest51 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010

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.