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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Green Bay, WI

August 11, 2021Marathon County, Wisconsin

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.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 11, 12:17 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2021-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1499 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 156 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

Cooley
1 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 

$$

Cooley

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 7:00 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB60 min
Aug 10, 7:06 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB54 min
Aug 10, 7:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGRBBrown3 hr
Aug 10, 7:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBCalumet, Manitowoc55 min
Aug 10, 7:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBDoor, Marinette60 min
Aug 10, 7:49 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB86 min
Aug 10, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBCalumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc38 min
Aug 10, 7:54 PM CDTTornado WarningGRBMarinette25 min
Aug 10, 10:05 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRBBrown70 min
Aug 11, 3:11 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRB19 hr
Aug 11, 11:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBOneida65 min
Aug 11, 11:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBLincoln, Marathon, Portage, Wood51 min
Aug 11, 12:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBLincoln, Marathon42 min
Aug 11, 12:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBMarathon45 min
Aug 11, 12:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMarathon, Portage, Wood52 min
Aug 11, 12:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBFlorence, Forest33 min
Aug 11, 12:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBFlorence, Forest, Marinette37 min
Aug 11, 12:57 PM CDTTornado WarningGRBLanglade, Lincoln, Marathon33 min
Aug 11, 1:04 PM CDTTornado WarningGRBMarathon41 min
Aug 11, 1:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBShawano46 min
Aug 11, 1:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBLanglade, Lincoln, Marathon, Menominee, Shawano40 min
Aug 11, 1:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMarathon, Menominee, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca51 min
Aug 11, 1:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBOconto, Shawano, Waupaca44 min
Aug 11, 1:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRBMarathon, Menominee, Shawano3 hr
Aug 11, 1:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBPortage, Wood51 min
Aug 11, 2:07 PM CDTTornado WarningGRBBrown, Oconto, Shawano23 min
Aug 11, 2:09 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGRBMarathon51 min
Aug 11, 2:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGRBMarathon5 hr
Aug 11, 2:25 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB65 min
Aug 11, 2:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBBrown, Oconto35 min
Aug 11, 2:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRBMarinette, Oconto2 hr
Aug 11, 2:46 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB59 min
Aug 11, 2:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBWaushara43 min
Aug 11, 2:47 PM CDTTornado WarningGRBMarathon43 min
Aug 11, 2:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBBrown, Door, Kewaunee39 min
Aug 11, 2:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRBDoor2 hr
Aug 11, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBWaupaca47 min
Aug 11, 3:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGRBMarathon4 hr
Aug 11, 3:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBOutagamie, Shawano, Waupaca38 min
Aug 11, 3:11 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB64 min
Aug 11, 3:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGRBWaushara18 min
Aug 11, 3:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBBrown, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano60 min
Aug 11, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB57 min
Aug 11, 3:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBOutagamie, Winnebago39 min
Aug 11, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB55 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.