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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Green Bay, WI

March 7, 2017Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this high wind warning at Mar 7, 2017, 2:11 AM CST for Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 7, 2017, 2:11 AM CST (08:11 UTC)
Expired
Mar 7, 2017, 2:54 AM CST
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

County Manitowoc County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:13 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 54 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2017-03-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2017-03-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 441 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
522 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
441 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
425 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

580 
WWUS73 KGRB 070811
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
211 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017

WIZ050-071615-
/O.NEW.KGRB.HW.W.0001.170307T0811Z-170307T1000Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.170307T1400Z-170308T0000Z/
Manitowoc-
Including the cities of Manitowoc and Two Rivers
211 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a High Wind
Warning, which is in effect until 4 AM CST early this morning. 

* GUSTY WINDS BEHIND DISSIPATING SHOWERS ARE CAUSING STRONG WINDS
  TO REACH THE SURFACE AT TIMES.

* WINDS...30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TREES AND POWER LINES COULD FALL DOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected
or occurring. The latest Wisconsin road conditions can be 
obtained by calling 511. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph 
or gusts near 60 mph or more can lead to property damage. Tree 
branches and power lines can come down in winds these strong. High
profile vehicles will be difficult to drive in these conditions.

&&

$$

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048-049-073-074-071615-
/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.170307T1400Z-170308T0000Z/
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-Southern Marinette County-Southern Oconto County-
Including the cities of Eagle River, Lac Du Flambeau, 
Rhinelander, Crandon, Aurora, Commonwealth, Spread Eagle, 
Niagara, Wausaukee, Merrill, Tomahawk, Antigo, Keshena, Neopit, 
Mountain, Lakewood, Townsend, Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, 
Sister Bay, Wausau, Shawano, Marshfield, Wisconsin Rapids, 
Stevens Point, Plover, New London, Waupaca, Clintonville, 
Appleton, Green Bay, Kewaunee, Luxemburg, Redgranite, Wautoma, 
Oshkosh, Neenah, Menasha, Chilton, Brillion, New Holstein, 
Harmony, Peshtigo, Porterfield, Crivitz, High Falls Reservoir, 
Loomis, Middle Inlet, Little Suamico, Sobieski, Brookside, 
Oconto, and Pensaukee
211 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph, with some gusts in 
excess of 45 mph from 8 am to 6 pm Tuesday. 

* IMPACTS...Minor tree and power line damage is possible. 
  Driving may become difficult, especially high profile 
  vehicles. Small objects, like garbage cans will be blown 
  around easily. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds
this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
066 
WWUS73 KGRB 070854
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
254 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017

WIZ050-071700-
/O.CAN.KGRB.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170307T1000Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.170307T1400Z-170308T0000Z/
Manitowoc-
Including the cities of Manitowoc and Two Rivers
254 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Green Bay has cancelled the High
Wind Warning. 

* THE GUSTY WINDS BEHIND THE SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS DIMINISHED.


&&

$$

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048-049-073-074-071700-
/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.170307T1400Z-170308T0000Z/
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-Southern Marinette County-Southern Oconto County-
Including the cities of Eagle River, Lac Du Flambeau, 
Rhinelander, Crandon, Aurora, Commonwealth, Spread Eagle, 
Niagara, Wausaukee, Merrill, Tomahawk, Antigo, Keshena, Neopit, 
Mountain, Lakewood, Townsend, Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, 
Sister Bay, Wausau, Shawano, Marshfield, Wisconsin Rapids, 
Stevens Point, Plover, New London, Waupaca, Clintonville, 
Appleton, Green Bay, Kewaunee, Luxemburg, Redgranite, Wautoma, 
Oshkosh, Neenah, Menasha, Chilton, Brillion, New Holstein, 
Harmony, Peshtigo, Porterfield, Crivitz, High Falls Reservoir, 
Loomis, Middle Inlet, Little Suamico, Sobieski, Brookside, 
Oconto, and Pensaukee
254 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph, with some gusts in 
  excess of 45 mph from 8 am to 6 pm Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Minor tree and power line damage is possible. 
  Driving may become difficult, especially high profile 
  vehicles. Small objects, like garbage cans will be blown 
  around easily. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds
this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 6, 9:31 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementGRBWood44 min
Mar 6, 9:47 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBPortage, Wood28 min
Mar 6, 10:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBPortage, Waupaca, Waushara34 min
Mar 6, 10:39 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementGRBLanglade, Menominee, Shawano66 min
Mar 6, 10:47 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBOutagamie, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara43 min
Mar 6, 11:48 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBBrown, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano27 min
Mar 6, 11:58 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningGRB2 hr
Mar 7, 2:17 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningGRB58 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.