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River Flood Warning 36, NWS Green Bay, WI

April 18, 2019Marinette County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this river flood warning at Apr 18, 2019, 3:26 PM CDT for Marinette County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 21 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 18, 2019, 3:26 PM CDT (20:26 UTC)
Expired: May 9, 2019, 3:26 PM CDT
In force: 21 days
Issued by: NWS Green Bay, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Marinette County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Pike River at Amberg (AMBW3). The gauge peaked at 6.89 ft at Apr 18, 2019, 9:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 4.5 ft
Minor stage: 6.5 ft
Moderate stage: 8 ft
Major stage: 9 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04066500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Apr 18, 2:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 18, 2:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 18, 9:32 AM CDT, 5 hours 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
932 AM CDT THU APR 18 2019

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

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       SPENCER                 44.76N 90.28W
04/18/2019  M2.56 INCH       MARATHON           WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       MARSHFIELD              44.66N 90.16W
04/18/2019  M2.27 INCH       WOOD               WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WISCONSIN RAPIDS        44.40N 89.84W
04/18/2019  M2.10 INCH       WOOD               WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 17, 7:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRB	Marathon, Portage, Wood	2 hr
Apr 17, 8:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRB	Marathon, Menominee, Shawano	2 hr
Apr 17, 9:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GRB	Marinette	53 min
Apr 17, 10:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Lincoln, Marathon	71 hr
Apr 17, 10:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Marathon	3 days
Apr 17, 10:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Wood	5 days
Apr 17, 10:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Oconto	7 days
Apr 17, 10:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Marathon	27 hr
Apr 17, 10:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Marathon	14 hr
Apr 18, 3:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Shawano, Waupaca	4 days
Apr 18, 8:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Wood	21 days
Apr 18, 9:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Lincoln	21 days
Apr 18, 9:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Wood	4 days
Apr 18, 9:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Lincoln	21 days
Apr 18, 10:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Outagamie, Waupaca, Winnebago	21 days
Apr 18, 10:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Marinette	21 days
Apr 18, 11:06 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Marathon, Portage	8 days
Apr 18, 2:53 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRB		25 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.