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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this winter storm warning at Nov 23, 2012, 3:35 AM CST for Vilas County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 12 hr. 2 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
- Nov 23, 2012, 3:35 AM CST (09:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2012, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
County Vilas County, WI
The radar
The Marquette radar (KMQT), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:34 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 5:18 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Eagle River, WI | |
| Nov 23, 6:50 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Winchester, WI | CURRENT OBSERVATION...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW |
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 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 207 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1177 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
612 WWUS43 KGRB 230935 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 335 AM CST FRI NOV 23 2012 ..SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TODAY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .A COLD NORTHWEST FLOW IN THE WAKE OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EAST OF LAKE SUPERIOR WILL BRING LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN TODAY. THE SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR SNOW BELT REGION. WIZ005-231745- /O.UPG.KGRB.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121123T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KGRB.WS.W.0003.121123T0935Z-121123T2200Z/ VILAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EAGLE RIVER 335 AM CST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE LAKE SUPERIOR SNOWBELT REGION OF VILAS COUNTY. THE SNOW WILL TAPER LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM NEAR 6 INCHES IN THE SNOWBELT AREA OF NORTHERN VILAS COUNTY...TO A FEW INCHES FAR SOUTHEAST VILAS COUNTY. * MAIN IMPACT...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DUE TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AROUND 10 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS 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. && $$ WIZ010>012-231745- /O.EXT.KGRB.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121123T2200Z/ ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RHINELANDER...CRANDON 335 AM CST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF LATE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH OF RHINELANDER. * MAIN IMPACT...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DUE TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AROUND 10 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ TH
2 follow-up statements
768 WWUS43 KGRB 231652 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 1052 AM CST FRI NOV 23 2012 ..SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN... .A COLD NORTHWEST FLOW IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LAKE-EFFECT SNOW TO NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THOUGH THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GENERATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. WIZ005-232200- /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121123T2200Z/ VILAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EAGLE RIVER 1052 AM CST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD DIMINISH BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE MOST NUMEROUS IN THE SNOWBELT OF NORTHERN VILAS COUNTY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES IN THE SNOWBELT...TO 2 TO 4 INCHES TO THE SOUTHEAST OF EAGLE RIVER. * MAIN IMPACT...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTION TO TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA. IF POSSIBLE...CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ010>012-232200- /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121123T2200Z/ ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RHINELANDER...CRANDON 1052 AM CST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD DIMINISH BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH OF RHINELANDER. * MAIN IMPACT...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ SKOWRONSKI
889 WWUS43 KGRB 232046 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 246 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2012 WIZ005-232200- /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121123T2200Z/ VILAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EAGLE RIVER 246 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH A COUPLE INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE IN THE SNOWBELT OVERNIGHT...WINDS WILL BE DECREASING. CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE A POOR AS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS SCHEDULED AT 400 PM. $$ WIZ010>012-232200- /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121123T2200Z/ ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RHINELANDER...CRANDON 246 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. SO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS SCHEDULED AT 400 PM. $$ SKOWRONSKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 9:03 PM CST | Gale Warning | GRB | 25 hr | |
| Nov 23, 3:45 AM CST | Wind Advisory | GRB | Door, Kewaunee | 18 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
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.