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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Green Bay, WI

June 3, 2016Marathon County, Portage County, Wood County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2016, 6:40 PM CDT for Marathon County, Portage County, Wood County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 65 min. 3 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: Jun 3, 2016, 6:40 PM CDT (23:40 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2016, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Green Bay, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Marathon County, WI, Portage County, WI, Wood County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:42 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
Jun 3, 6:42 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 50	2 W Marathon City, WI	PEA SIZE HAIL ALSO.
Jun 3, 6:46 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 49	Mosinee, WI
Jun 3, 7:20 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	Bevent, 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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 132 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1048 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 73 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

246 
WUUS53 KGRB 032340
SVRGRB
WIC073-097-141-040045-
/O.NEW.KGRB.SV.W.0007.160603T2340Z-160604T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
640 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN MARATHON COUNTY IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
  NORTHEASTERN WOOD COUNTY IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
  PORTAGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 639 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF RIB MOUNTAIN TO 8 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF BEVENT TO NEAR WISCONSIN RAPIDS...MOVING EAST AT 35
  MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WAUSAU...STEVENS POINT...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...WESTON...RIB MOUNTAIN...
  MOSINEE...RANDOLPH...WHITING...BEVENT AND AMHERST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4501 8999 4504 8922 4429 8923 4437 8969
      4439 8998 4446 8995 4467 8989
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 264DEG 32KT 4499 8985 4469 8951 4443 8986 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TDH

3 follow-up statements

509 
WWUS53 KGRB 040000
SVSGRB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
700 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016

WIC141-040008-
/O.CAN.KGRB.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160604T0045Z/
WOOD WI-
700 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WOOD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.  

LAT...LON 4501 8994 4504 8922 4429 8923 4437 8969
      4443 8972 4452 8972 4471 8977
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 264DEG 32KT 4500 8966 4470 8932 4444 8967 

$$

WIC073-097-040045-
/O.CON.KGRB.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160604T0045Z/
MARATHON WI-PORTAGE WI-
700 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN MARATHON AND PORTAGE COUNTIES...

AT 658 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR WAUSAU TO NEAR BEVENT TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
LAKE WAZEECHA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  ISOLATED REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE AND
         NICKEL SIZE HAIL.         

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAUSAU...STEVENS POINT...WESTON...RIB MOUNTAIN...MOSINEE...RANDOLPH...
WHITING...BEVENT...AMHERST AND PLOVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4501 8994 4504 8922 4429 8923 4437 8969
      4443 8972 4452 8972 4471 8977
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 264DEG 32KT 4500 8966 4470 8932 4444 8967 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TDH

651 
WWUS53 KGRB 040022
SVSGRB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
722 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016

WIC073-097-040045-
/O.CON.KGRB.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160604T0045Z/
MARATHON WI-PORTAGE WI-
722 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN MARATHON AND NORTHEASTERN PORTAGE COUNTIES...

AT 721 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF WESTON TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
WITTENBERG TO 7 MILES WEST OF AMHERST...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAUSAU...STEVENS POINT...WESTON...RIB MOUNTAIN...MOSINEE...RANDOLPH...
WHITING...BEVENT...AMHERST AND PLOVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4501 8975 4504 8922 4433 8923 4440 8952
      4443 8955 4451 8960 4469 8967
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 264DEG 32KT 4502 8941 4472 8907 4446 8942 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TDH

647 
WWUS53 KGRB 040040
SVSGRB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
740 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016

WIC073-097-040046-
/O.EXP.KGRB.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160604T0045Z/
MARATHON WI-PORTAGE WI-
740 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN MARATHON AND
NORTHEASTERN PORTAGE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM CDT...
            
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY
WINDS WITH SMALL HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE STILL POSSIBLE
WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

LAT...LON 4501 8975 4504 8922 4433 8923 4440 8952
      4443 8955 4451 8960 4469 8967
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 264DEG 32KT 4502 8941 4472 8907 4446 8942 

$$

TDH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 3, 5:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GRB	Marathon, Wood	40 min
Jun 3, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRB	Marathon, Wood	65 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.