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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this tornado warning at Jul 19, 2019, 8:26 PM CDT for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 34 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2019, 8:26 PM CDT (01:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2019, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Marathon County, WI, Portage County, WI, Shawano County, WI, Waupaca County, WI
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 8:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Rosholt, WI | WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE. WORST DAMAGE ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. MINOR FLOODING WAS OBSERVED UNDER OVERPASSES AND FLOODING WAS OBSERVED ALONG I39 AS THE STORM OCCURRED. |
| Jul 19, 9:07 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sw Mosinee, WI | HIGHWAY O FOUR MILES SOUTH OF MOON IMPASSABLE DUE TO FALLEN TREES |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 115 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2503 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1199 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 3.7
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KGRB 200126
TORGRB
WIC073-097-115-135-200200-
/O.NEW.KGRB.TO.W.0003.190720T0126Z-190720T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
826 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2019
The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Portage County in central Wisconsin...
Southeastern Marathon County in central Wisconsin...
Northwestern Waupaca County in northeastern Wisconsin...
West central Shawano County in northeastern Wisconsin...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 826 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Mosinee, or 14 miles south of Wausau, moving east
at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Bevent around 845 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Schmidt Corner, Elderon, Moon, North Star, Rosholt, Dancy, Holt,
Northland, Whitcomb and Peplin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4467 8983 4485 8978 4478 8904 4452 8913
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 282DEG 43KT 4475 8971
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
RDM3 follow-up statements
772
WWUS53 KGRB 200133
SVSGRB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
833 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2019
WIC073-097-115-135-200200-
/O.CON.KGRB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-190720T0200Z/
Portage WI-Marathon WI-Waupaca WI-Shawano WI-
833 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PORTAGE...SOUTHEASTERN MARATHON...NORTHWESTERN WAUPACA
AND WEST CENTRAL SHAWANO COUNTIES...
At 833 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Mosinee, or 14 miles north of Stevens Point, moving
east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Bevent around 845 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Schmidt Corner, Elderon, North Star, Rosholt, Holt, Northland,
Whitcomb, Peplin, Shantytown and Norske.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4466 8970 4482 8964 4478 8904 4452 8913
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 283DEG 43KT 4472 8959
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
RDM243
WWUS53 KGRB 200141
SVSGRB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
841 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2019
WIC073-097-115-135-200200-
/O.CON.KGRB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-190720T0200Z/
Portage WI-Marathon WI-Waupaca WI-Shawano WI-
841 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PORTAGE...SOUTHEASTERN MARATHON...NORTHWESTERN WAUPACA
AND WEST CENTRAL SHAWANO COUNTIES...
At 841 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Bevent, or 14 miles north of Stevens Point, moving
east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Portage, southeastern Marathon, northwestern Waupaca and
west central Shawano Counties, including the following locations...
Schmidt Corner, Elderon, North Star, Rosholt, Holt, Northland,
Whitcomb, Shantytown, Norske and Galloway.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4463 8956 4480 8949 4478 8904 4452 8913
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 282DEG 43KT 4470 8946
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
RDM628
WWUS53 KGRB 200153
SVSGRB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
853 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2019
WIC073-097-115-135-200200-
/O.CON.KGRB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-190720T0200Z/
Portage WI-Marathon WI-Waupaca WI-Shawano WI-
853 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PORTAGE...SOUTHEASTERN MARATHON...NORTHWESTERN WAUPACA
AND WEST CENTRAL SHAWANO COUNTIES...
At 853 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 8 miles southeast of
Bevent, or 18 miles northeast of Stevens Point, moving east at 50
mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado. At 830pm a tornado
destroyed a barn near Knowlton.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Tigerton, Rosholt, Peru, Northland, Schmidt Corner, Norske, North
Star, Galloway and Holt.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4461 8944 4477 8937 4478 8904 4452 8913
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 282DEG 43KT 4467 8926
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
RDMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Portage, Wood | 73 min |
| Jul 19, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida | 65 min |
| Jul 19, 7:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRB | Oneida | 115 min |
| Jul 19, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee and 3 more | 63 min |
| Jul 19, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 115 min | |
| Jul 19, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Marathon, Menominee, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca, Wood | 52 min |
| Jul 19, 8:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca | 33 min |
| Jul 19, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Marinette, Oconto, Shawano | 67 min |
| Jul 19, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Kewaunee, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano and 4 more | 50 min |
| Jul 19, 9:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRB | Portage, Waupaca, Wood | 111 min |
| Jul 19, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Waushara and 1 more | 50 min |
| Jul 19, 9:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRB | Brown, Outagamie | 101 min |
| Jul 19, 10:09 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 111 min | |
| Jul 19, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Door | 43 min |
| Jul 19, 10:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRB | Calumet, Manitowoc, Waushara, Winnebago | 2 hr |
| Jul 19, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Calumet, Manitowoc, Winnebago | 43 min |
| Jul 19, 10:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Winnebago | 34 min |
| Jul 20, 8:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marathon, Outagamie and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 20, 8:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Kewaunee | 33 min |
| Jul 20, 9:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Marathon, Portage, Wood | 54 min |
| Jul 20, 9:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRB | Marathon, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood | 5 hr |
| Jul 20, 10:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Marathon, Menominee, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca and 3 more | 56 min |
| Jul 20, 10:44 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 2 hr | |
| Jul 20, 10:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Portage, Waupaca | 29 min |
| Jul 20, 10:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Menominee and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 20, 11:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Outagamie, Waupaca | 27 min |
| Jul 20, 11:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Shawano and 3 more | 54 min |
| Jul 20, 11:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Brown, Outagamie | 38 min |
| Jul 20, 11:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Menominee, Oconto, Shawano | 40 min |
| Jul 20, 11:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Brown, Kewaunee, Manitowoc | 43 min |
| Jul 20, 11:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Door | 62 min |
| Jul 20, 12:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Brown, Kewaunee, Manitowoc | 31 min |
| Jul 20, 12:42 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 56 min | |
| Jul 20, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Door | 24 min |
| Jul 20, 1:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Portage, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara | 65 min |
| Jul 20, 2:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano and 3 more | 56 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.