Alert archive / Wisconsin / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this tornado warning at Jul 9, 2013, 3:50 PM CDT for Langlade County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 40 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2013, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2013, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Langlade County, WI
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 3:56 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 W Deerbrook, WI | NEAR COUNTY ROAD C AND HWY 45. |
| Jul 9, 4:01 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 W Deerbrook, WI | TORNADO OBSERVED TO LIFT OFF THE GROUND AND TOUCHDOWN SEVERAL TIMES. NEAR INTERSECTION OF COUNTY C AND COUNTY H. MOVING EAST TOWARD ORMSBY ROAD. |
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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 110 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -148 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 810 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
231
WFUS53 KGRB 092050
TORGRB
WIC067-092130-
/O.NEW.KGRB.TO.W.0003.130709T2050Z-130709T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
350 PM CDT TUE JUL 9 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL LANGLADE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 430 PM CDT
* AT 345 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST
OF ANTIGO...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...FUNNEL CLOUDS WITH BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS.
SOURCE...PUBLIC CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ORMSBY AROUND 355 PM CDT
DEERBROOK BY 415 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ORMSBY...KEMPSTER...
DEERBROOK...NEVA...BRYANT AND POLAR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT
WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 4541 8893 4512 8893 4517 8942 4541 8926
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 287DEG 15KT 4526 8929
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
AK3 follow-up statements
056
WWUS53 KGRB 092058
SVSGRB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
358 PM CDT TUE JUL 9 2013
WIC067-092130-
/O.CON.KGRB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130709T2130Z/
LANGLADE WI-
358 PM CDT TUE JUL 9 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL LANGLADE COUNTY
UNTIL 430 PM CDT...
AT 354 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ANTIGO...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR HIGHWAY C JUST EAST
OF TOWNFOREST ROAD.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
DEERBROOK AROUND 415 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE KEMPSTER...DEERBROOK...NEVA...
BRYANT AND POLAR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN
BAY.
&&
LAT...LON 4541 8914 4541 8893 4512 8893 4516 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 286DEG 17KT 4525 8923
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
AK508
WWUS53 KGRB 092114
SVSGRB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
414 PM CDT TUE JUL 9 2013
WIC067-092130-
/O.CON.KGRB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130709T2130Z/
LANGLADE WI-
414 PM CDT TUE JUL 9 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL LANGLADE COUNTY
UNTIL 430 PM CDT...
AT 412 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF ANTIGO...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 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
LANGLADE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...BRYANT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN
BAY.
&&
LAT...LON 4541 8905 4541 8893 4512 8893 4515 8922
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 277DEG 23KT 4524 8907
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
AK431 WWUS53 KGRB 092128 SVSGRB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 428 PM CDT TUE JUL 9 2013 WIC067-092137- /O.EXP.KGRB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130709T2130Z/ LANGLADE WI- 428 PM CDT TUE JUL 9 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL LANGLADE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. HOWEVER...FUNNEL CLOUDS...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM AND ADDITIONAL WARNINGS MAY YET BE ISSUED. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY. LAT...LON 4541 8905 4541 8893 4512 8893 4515 8922 TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 277DEG 23KT 4523 8894 $$ AK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Langlade, Lincoln | 56 min |
| Jul 9, 5:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Portage, Waushara | 25 min |
| Jul 9, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Waushara | 30 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.