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Special Weather Statement, NWS Green Bay, WI

August 16, 2016Portage County, Waushara County, Wood County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this special weather statement at Aug 16, 2016, 10:29 PM CDT for Portage County, Waushara County, Wood County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 91 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
Aug 16, 2016, 10:29 PM CDT (03:29 UTC)
Expired
Aug 17, 2016, 12:00 AM CDT
In force
91 min
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

Counties Portage County, WI, Waushara County, WI, Wood County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 306 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 00:00Z on 2016-08-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 549 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 00:00Z on 2016-08-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
549 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1236 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.3

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 16, 5:43 PM CDT, 4 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 5:43 PM CDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 2:24 PM CDT, 8 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
224 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2016

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-171930-
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY-LINCOLN-
LANGLADE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO COUNTY-DOOR-MARATHON-SHAWANO-
WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-
CALUMET-MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY-
SOUTHERN OCONTO COUNTY-
224 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE STORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE...BUT COULD PRODUCE BRIEF DOWNPOURS AND
GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
EVENING...BUT THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH THESE STORMS IS LOW.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR STRONG STORMS WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. BE SURE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS
WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A MORE DETAILS ANALYSIS OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER DURING THIS PERIOD. HEAVY DOWNPOURS
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

LMZ521-522-541>543-171930-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE-LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WASHINGTON ISLAND TO SHEBOYGAN-
224 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. LIGHTNING
STRIKES...REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS WITH THE
STORMS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO BOATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR STRONG STORMS WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

GUSTY NORTH WINDS COULD RESULT IN CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL
CRAFT LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.

MPC/SKOWRONSKI

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 16, 4:36 PM CDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
436 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2016

WIZ030-162300-
MARATHON WI-
436 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2016

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TRACKING OVER MARATHON COUNTY...

AT 430 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
OVER MARATHON COUNTY.  THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS 10 MILES EAST
OF DORCHESTER...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MEDFORD...MOVING EAST AT 10
MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.  OTHER STORMS IN THE VICINITY MAY PULSE TO SIMILAR LEVELS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ATHENS...LITTLE CHICAGO...RIB FALLS...AND BROKAW.

LAT...LON 4503 9031 4504 9020 4512 9020 4512 8930
      4485 8930 4493 9031
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 273DEG 10KT 4503 9011

TDH
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 4:56 PM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
456 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2016

WIZ010-018-162330-
LINCOLN WI-ONEIDA WI-
456 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER SOUTHWESTERN ONEIDA AND NORTHERN
LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

AT 454 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
TRIPOLI...OR 29 MILES WEST OF RHINELANDER...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RHINELANDER...TOMAHAWK...WOODBORO...TRIPOLI...BRADLEY...
HEAFFORD JUNCTION...DUDLEY...HARSHAW AND MCCORD.

LAT...LON 4571 9004 4565 8940 4547 8942 4547 8943
      4532 8943 4542 9004
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 287DEG 19KT 4561 9003

TDH
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 5:11 PM CDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
511 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2016

WIZ005-010-011-162300-
ONEIDA WI-FOREST WI-VILAS WI-
511 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2016

...SCATTERED STORMS MOVING OVER SOUTHERN VILAS...NORTHEASTERN ONEIDA
AND NORTHWESTERN FOREST COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM CDT...

AT 508 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING SCATTERED STORMS MOVING
OVER NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.  THE STRONGEST STORM WAS NEAR EAGLE
RIVER...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE SCATTERD THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...
EAGLE RIVER...LAC DU FLAMBEAU...MINOCQUA...ARBOR VITAE...
THREE LAKES...WOODRUFF...SUGAR CAMP...MANITOWISH WATERS...
ANVIL LAKE CAMPGROUND AND SAYNER.

LAT...LON 4596 8891 4570 8900 4592 9004 4598 9005
      4598 8993 4612 8993 4614 8991
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 283DEG 16KT 4591 8937

TDH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 17, 3:40 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB65 min
Aug 17, 3:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBDoor64 min

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Special Weather Statements in Wisconsin, 2016Every special weather statement in 2016

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.