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Special Weather Statement, NWS Green Bay, WI
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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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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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</html>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
TDHSpecial 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
TDHSpecial 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
TDHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 3:40 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 65 min | |
| Aug 17, 3:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Door | 64 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.