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Special Weather Statement, NWS Green Bay, WI

July 24, 2021Oneida County, Vilas County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this special weather statement at Jul 24, 2021, 1:07 AM CDT for Oneida County, Vilas County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 53 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
Jul 24, 2021, 1:07 AM CDT (06:07 UTC)
Expired
Jul 24, 2021, 2:00 AM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

Counties Oneida County, WI, Vilas County, WI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 180 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 212 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 427 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2021-07-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 84 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
427 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1289 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
142 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
2.5

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The text

As transmitted.

428 
WWUS83 KGRB 240607
SPSGRB

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
107 AM CDT Sat Jul 24 2021
 
WIZ005-010-240700-
Vilas WI-Oneida WI-
107 AM CDT Sat Jul 24 2021

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE NORTHWOODS...

At 102 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of thunderstorms 
7 miles west of Turtle Flambeau Flowage, moving east at 40 mph.

Heavy rain, pea size hail and winds in excess of 35 mph will be 
possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Lac Du Flambeau, Newbold, Boulder Junction, Winchester, Border Lakes
Natural Area, Squirrel Lake, Johnson Lake Barrens Natural Area,
Willow Lake, Rainbow Flowage and Willow Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
these storms pass.

&&

LAT...LON 4620 8942 4563 8951 4564 9004 4598 9005
      4598 8993 4630 8993
TIME...MOT...LOC 0602Z 271DEG 36KT 4606 9034 

$$

Bersch

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 24, 3:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBForest, Langlade41 min
Jul 24, 5:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBLanglade, Lincoln, Marathon, Menominee, Portage, Shawano and 2 more37 min
Jul 24, 6:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBPortage, Waupaca30 min
Jul 24, 6:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBMenominee, Shawano, Waupaca28 min
Jul 24, 6:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBPortage, Wood25 min
Jul 24, 6:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBDoor36 min
Jul 24, 7:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBDoor52 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.