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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this tornado warning at Aug 11, 2021, 1:40 PM CDT for Marathon County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 20 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 11, 2021, 1:40 PM CDT (18:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 11, 2021, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Marathon County, WI
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 12:17 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 1499 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -136 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 678 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted.
065
WFUS53 KGRB 111840
TORGRB
WIC073-111930-
/O.NEW.KGRB.TO.W.0009.210811T1840Z-210811T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
140 PM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021
The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Marathon County in central Wisconsin...
* Until 230 PM CDT.
* At 139 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 14 miles northeast of Marshfield, or 19 miles southwest
of Wausau, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Mosinee and Weston.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4478 9010 4489 9006 4492 8960 4471 8965
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 275DEG 22KT 4484 9001
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Cooley1 follow-up statement
262
WWUS53 KGRB 111900
SVSGRB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
200 PM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021
WIC073-111909-
/O.CAN.KGRB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210811T1930Z/
Marathon WI-
200 PM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MARATHON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds
to 50 mph are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for central
Wisconsin.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Green Bay.
LAT...LON 4478 9010 4489 9006 4492 8960 4471 8965
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 275DEG 22KT 4483 8983
$$
CooleyThe office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 7:00 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 60 min | |
| Aug 10, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 54 min | |
| Aug 10, 7:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRB | Brown | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 7:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Calumet, Manitowoc | 55 min |
| Aug 10, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Door, Marinette | 60 min |
| Aug 10, 7:49 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 86 min | |
| Aug 10, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc | 38 min |
| Aug 10, 7:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Marinette | 25 min |
| Aug 10, 10:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRB | Brown | 70 min |
| Aug 11, 3:11 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 19 hr | |
| Aug 11, 11:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Oneida | 65 min |
| Aug 11, 11:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Lincoln, Marathon, Portage, Wood | 51 min |
| Aug 11, 12:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Lincoln, Marathon | 42 min |
| Aug 11, 12:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Marathon | 45 min |
| Aug 11, 12:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Marathon, Portage, Wood | 52 min |
| Aug 11, 12:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Florence, Forest | 33 min |
| Aug 11, 12:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Florence, Forest, Marinette | 37 min |
| Aug 11, 12:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon | 33 min |
| Aug 11, 1:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Marathon | 41 min |
| Aug 11, 1:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Shawano | 46 min |
| Aug 11, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Menominee, Shawano | 40 min |
| Aug 11, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Marathon, Menominee, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca | 51 min |
| Aug 11, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Oconto, Shawano, Waupaca | 44 min |
| Aug 11, 1:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRB | Marathon, Menominee, Shawano | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 1:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Portage, Wood | 51 min |
| Aug 11, 2:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Brown, Oconto, Shawano | 23 min |
| Aug 11, 2:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Marathon | 51 min |
| Aug 11, 2:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRB | Marathon | 5 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:25 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 65 min | |
| Aug 11, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Brown, Oconto | 35 min |
| Aug 11, 2:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRB | Marinette, Oconto | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:46 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 59 min | |
| Aug 11, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Waushara | 43 min |
| Aug 11, 2:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GRB | Marathon | 43 min |
| Aug 11, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Brown, Door, Kewaunee | 39 min |
| Aug 11, 2:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRB | Door | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Waupaca | 47 min |
| Aug 11, 3:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRB | Marathon | 4 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca | 38 min |
| Aug 11, 3:11 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 64 min | |
| Aug 11, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Waushara | 18 min |
| Aug 11, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRB | Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano | 60 min |
| Aug 11, 3:33 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 57 min | |
| Aug 11, 3:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Outagamie, Winnebago | 39 min |
| Aug 11, 4:05 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | GRB | 55 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.