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Special Weather Statement, NWS Green Bay, WI

July 18, 20174 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this special weather statement at Jul 18, 2017, 1:35 PM CDT for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 40 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
Jul 18, 2017, 1:35 PM CDT (18:35 UTC)
Expired
Jul 18, 2017, 2:15 PM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

Counties Florence County, WI, Marinette County, WI, Menominee County, WI, Oconto County, WI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 128 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 12:00Z on 2017-07-18Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2017-07-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 105 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1109 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
132 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Green Bay, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 18, 11:44 AM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 11:44 AM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 10:55 AM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 11:15 AM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 12:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 12:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1219 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2017

WIZ005-181830-
Vilas WI-
1219 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2017

...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS VILAS COUNTY...

At 1218 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles south of Boulder Junction, or 15 miles west of Eagle River,
moving northeast at 30 mph. Additional thunderstorms were also
developing near Boulder Junction.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Eagle River, Lac Du Flambeau, Phelps, Boulder Junction, Winchester,
Arbor Vitae, Woodruff, Conover, Presque Isle and Manitowish Waters.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through
flooded roadways.

Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4614 8909 4607 8893 4598 8893 4598 8905
      4590 8905 4590 8918 4586 8918 4586 8930
      4590 8930 4590 9004 4598 9005 4598 8993
      4630 8993
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 239DEG 28KT 4593 8958

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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 1:35 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
135 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2017

WIZ011>013-020-021-031-073-074-181915-
Southern Oconto County-Southern Marinette
County-Shawano-Florence-Northern Oconto
County-Menominee-Forest-Northern Marinette County-
135 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2017

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN FOREST...
FLORENCE...MARINETTE...MENOMINEE...AND NORTHERN OCONTO COUNTIES...

At 131 PM CDT, radar indicated scattered thunderstorms along a line
from near Alvin to 13 miles east of Carter to near Neopit. Movement
was northeast at 30 mph. The strongest storms in the line could
produce wind gusts to 30 mph and possibly some pea-sized hail.

Locations impacted include...
Kingsford, Florence, Gillett, Crivitz, Pembine, Mountain, Goodman,
Wausaukee, Homestead and Tipler.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
the storms pass.

LAT...LON 4598 8842 4599 8838 4596 8833 4596 8825
      4592 8810 4587 8807 4581 8813 4575 8787
      4571 8782 4557 8778 4556 8783 4552 8780
      4487 8825 4488 8897 4512 8872 4512 8864
      4519 8864 4532 8850 4599 8867 4602 8853
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 225DEG 51KT 4604 8855 4537 8836 4492 8886

Skowronski

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 18, 10:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBLincoln, Marathon, Wood35 min
Jul 18, 11:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBMarathon60 min
Jul 18, 11:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBPortage, Wood93 min
Jul 18, 12:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBLanglade, Menominee, Shawano75 min
Jul 18, 12:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBVilas71 min
Jul 18, 3:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBWood76 min
Jul 18, 3:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBFlorence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Menominee and 5 more69 min
Jul 18, 4:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBShawano77 min
Jul 18, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBFlorence, Langlade, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie and 6 more90 min
Jul 18, 5:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBBrown, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca43 min
Jul 18, 5:35 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB85 min
Jul 18, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBOutagamie45 min
Jul 18, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBBrown, Outagamie28 min
Jul 18, 6:21 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB54 min
Jul 18, 6:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBMarinette39 min
Jul 18, 6:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBCalumet, Winnebago57 min
Jul 18, 6:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBDoor55 min
Jul 18, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB83 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.