Alert archive / Wisconsin / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this tornado warning at Jun 17, 2013, 3:20 PM CDT for Calumet County, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 25 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, 2013, 3:20 PM CDT (20:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2013, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Calumet County, WI, Manitowoc County, WI
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:22 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 38 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -352 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1774 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
953
WFUS53 KGRB 172020
TORGRB
WIC015-071-172045-
/O.NEW.KGRB.TO.W.0002.130617T2020Z-130617T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
320 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CALUMET COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
MANITOWOC COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 345 PM CDT
* AT 317 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF HIGH CLIFF STATE PARK...AND
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
WITH THE STORM.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BRILLION AROUND 325 PM CDT.
VALDERS AROUND 335 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WELLS...REEDSVILLE...
COLLINS...MAPLE GROVE...GRIMMS...CLARKS MILLS...TAUS...CATO...
WHITELAW AND REIFS MILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4413 8830 4425 8823 4424 8803 4416 8767
4394 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 285DEG 42KT 4415 8813
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JKL3 follow-up statements
136
WWUS53 KGRB 172031 RRA
SVSGRB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
331 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013
WIC015-071-172045-
/O.CON.KGRB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130617T2045Z/
CALUMET WI-MANITOWOC WI-
331 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MANITOWOC AND EAST
CENTRAL CALUMET COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...
AT 326 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BRILLION...AND MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
VALDERS AROUND 345 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE COLLINS...REEDSVILLE...
GRIMMS...CATO...ST NAZIANZ...CLARKS MILLS...MADSEN AND NEWTONBERG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4410 8820 4419 8812 4416 8767 4394 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 286DEG 34KT 4410 8806
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JKL854
WWUS53 KGRB 172037
SVSGRB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
337 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013
WIC015-071-172045-
/O.CON.KGRB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130617T2045Z/
CALUMET WI-MANITOWOC WI-
337 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MANITOWOC AND EAST
CENTRAL CALUMET COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...
AT 336 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF VALDERS...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL
MANITOWOC AND EAST CENTRAL CALUMET COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...ST NAZIANZ...CLARKS MILLS AND MADSEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4417 8812 4415 8775 4395 8783 4409 8818
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 286DEG 34KT 4408 8797
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JKL093 WWUS53 KGRB 172042 SVSGRB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 342 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013 WIC015-071-172051- /O.EXP.KGRB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130617T2045Z/ CALUMET WI-MANITOWOC WI- 342 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MANITOWOC AND EAST CENTRAL CALUMET COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM CDT... THE STORM ROTATION WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE TORNADO THREAT. HOWEVER...HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 4417 8812 4415 8775 4395 8783 4409 8818 TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 286DEG 34KT 4407 8792 $$ JKL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Langlade, Marathon, Shawano | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Outagamie, Waupaca | 51 min |
| Jun 17, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Menominee, Shawano | 49 min |
| Jun 17, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Calumet, Outagamie, Winnebago | 49 min |
| Jun 17, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc | 61 min |
| Jun 17, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca | 65 min |
| Jun 17, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 77 min | |
| Jun 17, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Calumet, Manitowoc, Outagamie | 42 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.