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Winter Weather Advisory 4, NWS Green Bay, WI

February 3, 201611 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this winter weather advisory at Feb 3, 2016, 4:15 AM CST for 11 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 105 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 3, 2016, 4:15 AM CST (10:15 UTC)
Expired: Feb 3, 2016, 6:00 AM CST
In force: 105 min
Issued by: NWS Green Bay, WI

Counties Langlade County, WI, Lincoln County, WI, Marathon County, WI, Marinette County, WI, Menominee County, WI, Oconto County, WI, Portage County, WI, Shawano County, WI, Waupaca County, WI, Waushara County, WI, Wood County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:19 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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory 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 winter weather advisory went out at Feb 3, 3:55 AM CST, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 3:55 AM CST, 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 2, 10:54 PM CST, 5 hours 21 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1054 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-040500-
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-
1054 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT DUE TO SNOW...SLEET OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE AS A STORM MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES
REGION. PLEASE CONSULT OUR FORECAST PRODUCTS FOR THE SPECIFIC SNOW
TOTALS AND WINDS EXPECTED IN YOUR AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE AT TIMES INTO
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS COULD MAKE FOR SLICK ROADS ACROSS THE
REGION.

SEVERAL CLIPPER SYSTEMS ARE FORECAST TO SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION
FROM THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. WHILE NONE OF THESE CLIPPERS ARE
EXPECTED TO BRING MUCH SNOW TO THE AREA...SOME ROADS MAY BECOME
SLIPPERY AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD SNOWFALL MEASUREMENTS
OR FREEZING DRIZZLE REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN GREEN BAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

LMZ521-522-541>543-040500-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE-LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WASHINGTON ISLAND TO SHEBOYGAN-
1054 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE
TOWARDS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

AS THIS STRONG LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION ON
WEDNESDAY...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH NEAR GALE
FORCE GUSTS STILL POSSIBLE.

RDM

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 2, 10:52 PM CST, 5 hours 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1052 PM CST TUE FEB 02 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1051 PM     HEAVY SNOW       STURGEON BAY            44.83N 87.38W
02/02/2016  M6.4 INCH        DOOR               WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

AK

Local storm report, Feb 2, 11:15 PM CST, 5 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1115 PM CST TUE FEB 02 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1000 PM     SNOW             3 SW SUAMICO            44.60N 88.09W
02/02/2016  E6.0 INCH        BROWN              WI   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TOTAL THROUGH 10 PM

1000 PM     SNOW             MERRILL                 45.18N 89.68W
02/02/2016  E5.0 INCH        LINCOLN            WI   PUBLIC

            TOTAL THROUGH 10 PM

&&

TH

Local storm report, Feb 3, 3:00 AM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
300 AM CST WED FEB 03 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0257 AM     SNOW             3 NE WAUSAU             44.99N 89.59W
02/03/2016  M5.7 INCH        MARATHON           WI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TOTAL THROUGH 2 AM.

&&

TH

Local storm report, Feb 3, 3:05 AM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
305 AM CST WED FEB 03 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0304 AM     SNOW             EAGLE RIVER             45.91N 89.25W
02/03/2016  E3.5 INCH        VILAS              WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

TH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 2, 8:37 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	GRB	Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 15 more	9 hr
Feb 3, 3:43 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	GRB		17 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.