Alert archive / Wisconsin / Special Weather Statements in 2017

Special Weather Statement, NWS Green Bay, WI

August 1, 2017Oconto County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this special weather statement at Aug 1, 2017, 2:48 PM CDT for Oconto County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 42 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 1, 2017, 2:48 PM CDT (19:48 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2017, 3:30 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

County Oconto County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:48 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 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 40 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 2017-08-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 558 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2017-08-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -17 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
558 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
838 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
1 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

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 1, 12:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 12:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 2:48 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
248 PM CDT Tue Aug 1 2017

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-022000-
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-
248 PM CDT Tue Aug 1 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north-central and northeast
Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are expected across the entire area. A
few strong thunderstorms with small hail and gusty winds are
possible, but organized severe weather is not anticipated at this
time. Heavy rainfall appears to be the main threat which could
create ponding on area roadways.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Tuesday

There is a chance of thunderstorms from Wednesday afternoon
through Thursday night. Locally heavy rainfall is possible. There
is a marginal risk of severe storms late Thursday into Thursday
evening, generally south of a line from Berlin to Manitowoc.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are requested to report hail, wind gusts over 40 mph and
rainfall amounts over one inch to the National Weather Service in
Green Bay.

LMZ521-522-541>543-022000-
The Bay of Green Bay south of a line from Cedar River MI to Rock
Island Passage-Lake Michigan from Washington Island to Sheboygan-
248 PM CDT Tue Aug 1 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest Lake
Michigan and the waters of Green Bay.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms can be expected. Any storms would pose a
hazard to mariners.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Tuesday

There is a chance of thunderstorms again late Wednesday night
through Thursday night.

A period of conditions hazardous for small craft is likely
Thursday into Friday. Gale force gusts are possible late Thursday
night into Friday.

AK/MG

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 1, 12:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 1:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 2:48 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 12:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBMarinette, Menominee, Oconto, Shawano36 min
Aug 1, 1:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBOconto, Outagamie59 min
Aug 1, 2:39 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB66 min
Aug 1, 3:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBKewaunee63 min
Aug 1, 4:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBOneida, Vilas43 min
Aug 1, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBKewaunee55 min
Aug 1, 4:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBOconto46 min
Aug 1, 4:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBOconto41 min
Aug 1, 4:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBFlorence, Forest, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas89 min
Aug 1, 5:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBOconto26 min
Aug 1, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBCalumet22 min
Aug 1, 6:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBLanglade83 min
Aug 1, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBCalumet23 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Wisconsin, 2017Every special weather statement in 2017

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.