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Special Weather Statement, NWS Green Bay, WI

August 3, 2019Oneida County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2019, 12:46 PM CDT for Oneida County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 59 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 3, 2019, 12:46 PM CDT (17:46 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 2019, 1:45 PM CDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

County Oneida County, WI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 181 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:45 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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 2019-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 538 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 2019-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -32 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
538 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-78 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1098 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-39 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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 3, 5:55 AM CDT, 6 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 5:55 AM CDT, 6 hours 51 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 12:21 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1221 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2019

WIZ005-010>013-031900-
Vilas-Oneida-Forest-Florence-Northern Marinette County-
1221 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2019

...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE NORTHWOODS...

Scattered thunderstorms with heavy rainfall, wind gusts to 30 mph,
and cloud to ground lightning will continue to develop across far
northern Wisconsin early this afternoon.

Boaters, fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts should keep an
eye on the sky, and seek shelter when storms approach.

Kieckbusch
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 12:46 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1246 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2019

WIZ005-010-031845-
Vilas WI-Oneida WI-
1246 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2019

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO IMPACT SOUTHERN VILAS AND ONEIDA
COUNTIES...

At 1240 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms
along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of Eagle River to near
Woodruff. Movement was southeast at 20 mph.

Pea size hail, wind gusts in excess of 30 mph and brief heavy
rainfall will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Rhinelander, Eagle River, Lac Du Flambeau, Newbold, Squirrel Lake,
Crystal Lake Scout Reservation, Willow Lake, Rainbow Flowage, Willow
Reservoir and Minocqua.

People at Pioneer Park in Rhinelander should consider seeking safe
shelter, as these storms are expected to arrive shortly before 2
PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Boaters and fishermen should head to shore when thunderstorms
approach. Keep an eye on the sky.

&&

LAT...LON 4595 9004 4607 8929 4572 8905 4568 8905
      4555 8989 4556 9004
TIME...MOT...LOC 1740Z 343DEG 17KT 4599 8937 4589 9000

Kieckbusch

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 7:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBLanglade43 min
Aug 2, 8:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBForest44 min
Aug 3, 1:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBMarinette57 min
Aug 3, 1:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBForest59 min
Aug 3, 2:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBMarinette50 min
Aug 3, 3:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBBrown64 min
Aug 3, 3:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBBrown, Outagamie, Shawano43 min
Aug 3, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBBrown44 min
Aug 3, 4:06 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB39 min
Aug 3, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBMarathon45 min
Aug 3, 4:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBCalumet, Outagamie, Winnebago48 min
Aug 3, 4:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBCalumet, Manitowoc40 min
Aug 3, 5:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBPortage51 min
Aug 3, 5:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBManitowoc25 min
Aug 3, 6:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBWaushara, Winnebago, Wood43 min
Aug 3, 6:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBLincoln34 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Wisconsin, 2019Every special weather statement in 2019

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.