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Special Weather Statement, NWS Milwaukee, WI

August 3, 2019Green Lake County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2019, 6:01 PM CDT for Green Lake County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 14 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, 6:01 PM CDT (23:01 UTC)
Expired: Aug 3, 2019, 6:15 PM CDT
In force: 14 min
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI

County Green Lake County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 104 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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 Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 3, 5:43 PM CDT, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 5:43 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 3:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
334 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2019

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-042045-
Marquette-Green Lake-Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge-
Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-
Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-
334 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central
Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin and southeast Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Widely scattered thunderstorms will pose a risk of cloud to ground
lightning this afternoon into the evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Saturday

Additional thunderstorm chances are forecast Sunday afternoon and
evening, mainly toward the Dells. Strong storms are possible with
a cold front passage Monday evening. There is another chance for
a few storms on Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

LMZ643>646-042045-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
334 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters from
Sheboygan Wisconsin to Winthrop Harbor Illinois.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Saturday

Strong storms are possible with a cold front passage Monday
evening. There is another chance for a few storms on Thursday.

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-042045-
Lake Michigan Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to
mid-line of lake.-
Lake Michigan from Seul Choix Point to Rock Island Passage 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the
Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South
Fox Island 5NM offshore-
Lake Michigan from Charlevoix to Point Betsie MI 5NM Offshore to
mid lake-
Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI 5NM
offshore to mid lake-
Lake Michigan from Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5NM offshore
to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor to Michigan City in 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Pentwater to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5NM offshore to Mid
lake-
Lake Michigan from St Joseph to South Haven MI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
334 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the open waters of Lake
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Saturday

Strong storms are possible with a cold front passage Monday
evening. There is another chance for a few storms on Thursday.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 3:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
358 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2019

WIZ051-052-032130-
Sheboygan-Fond Du Lac-
358 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL FOND DU LAC AND
NORTHWESTERN SHEBOYGAN COUNTIES...

At 358 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over St Anna, or 10
miles northwest of Plymouth, moving southwest at 15 mph.

Winds of 30 to 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Plymouth, Elkhart Lake, Greenbush, Mount Calvary, St. Cloud and
Glenbeulah.

LAT...LON 4391 8816 4389 8816 4389 8799 4388 8793
      4370 8801 4381 8827 4391 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 027DEG 12KT 4387 8809

KUROSKI

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 4:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
404 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2019

WIZ063-064-032130-
Jefferson-Dane-
404 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL DANE AND
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES...

At 403 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Deerfield, or
near Lake Mills, moving southeast at 15 mph.

Winds of 30 to 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Jefferson, Lake Mills, Deerfield, Cambridge, Lake Ripley and
Rockdale.

LAT...LON 4308 8916 4316 8895 4298 8879 4290 8905
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 329DEG 13KT 4305 8901

KUROSKI

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 4:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
430 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2019

WIZ063-064-032145-
Jefferson-Dane-
430 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN DANE AND WESTERN
JEFFERSON COUNTIES...

At 430 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Lake Ripley, or
near Lake Mills, moving southeast at 5 mph.

Winds of 30 to 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Lake Mills, Waterloo, Deerfield, Cambridge,
Lake Ripley, Lake Koshkonong, Hebron, Rockdale and Busseyville.

LAT...LON 4312 8918 4318 8897 4291 8866 4285 8902
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 318DEG 6KT 4302 8898

KUROSKI

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 4:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 3, 5:42 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 3, 6:01 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 3, 12:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Ozaukee	31 min
Aug 3, 1:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Waukesha	36 min
Aug 3, 1:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Waukesha	35 min
Aug 3, 1:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Waukesha	29 min
Aug 3, 3:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Fond du Lac	34 min
Aug 3, 3:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Kenosha	36 min
Aug 3, 3:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Sheboygan	33 min
Aug 3, 3:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Fond du Lac	36 min
Aug 3, 3:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Sheboygan	32 min
Aug 3, 4:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Jefferson	26 min
Aug 3, 4:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Jefferson	15 min
Aug 3, 4:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Fond du Lac	26 min
Aug 3, 5:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Fond du Lac	33 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Wisconsin, 2019 Every 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.