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Wind Chill Advisory 11, NWS Green Bay, WI

February 18, 20229 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 18, 2022, 2:42 PM CST for 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 18, 2022, 10:00 PM CST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 18, 2022, 2:42 PM CST (20:42 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 18, 2022, 10:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 19, 2022, 9:00 AM CST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

Counties Florence County, WI, Forest County, WI, Langlade County, WI, Lincoln County, WI, Marathon County, WI, Oneida County, WI, Portage County, WI, Vilas County, WI, Wood County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 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 nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 135 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 2022-02-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°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 2022-02-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1007 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
178 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Green Bay, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Feb 18, 11:37 AM CST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 11:37 AM CST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 18, 2:42 PM CST, 0 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
242 PM CST Fri Feb 18 2022

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-192045-
Vilas-Oneida-Forest-Florence-Northern Marinette County-Lincoln-
Langlade-Menominee-Northern Oconto County-Door-Marathon-Shawano-
Wood-Portage-Waupaca-Outagamie-Brown-Kewaunee-Waushara-Winnebago-
Calumet-Manitowoc-Southern Marinette County-
Southern Oconto County-
242 PM CST Fri Feb 18 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north-central and northeast
Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Travel for the evening commute will be affected this afternoon and
evening as light to moderate snowfall spreads across the region. One
to three inches of accumulation is forecast north of a Marshfield
to Wausau to Shawano to Wausaukee line. Less than one inch is
expected south and east of this line. Even though snowfall totals
may be lighter for much of the rest of the area, a very brief
period of moderate to heavy snow will be possible. The heavy
snowfall rates may drastically reduce visibility and result in
quickly changing road conditions this afternoon into early this
evening.

Areas of blowing and drifting snow may linger tonight as a result
of strong winds gusting as high as 50 mph. Winds will initially
be from the southwest this afternoon, then veer to the west and
northwest by early evening. The strong winds may also cause
isolated damage to trees and powerlines resulting in sporadic
power outages. Travel may be difficult for those traveling in
high profile vehicles, especially on north to south oriented
roadways.

Wind chill readings will drop to 20 below to 25 below zero across
central and north-central Wisconsin late tonight through early
Saturday morning due to cold temperatures and lingering winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Friday

A prolonged period of light to moderate snow is possible from
Monday afternoon through Tuesday night. In addition, gusty
northeast winds may result in blowing and drifting snow in the Fox
Valley and lakeshore areas. This would result in an extended
period of hazardous travel.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are requested to report snowfall amounts greater than
one inch or wind gusts greater than 40 mph to the National Weather
Service tonight.

LMZ521-522-541>543-192045-
The Bay of Green Bay south of a line from Cedar River MI to Rock
Island Passage-Lake Michigan from Washington Island to Sheboygan-
242 PM CST Fri Feb 18 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest Lake
Michigan and the waters of Green Bay.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Gales force gusts are expected tonight into Saturday morning. A
Gale Warning is in effect.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Friday

Gales force gusts are also possible Saturday night into Sunday
morning.

Uhlmann/Kieckbusch

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 18, 1:19 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
119 PM CST Fri Feb 18 2022

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-182300-
Vilas-Oneida-Forest-Florence-Northern Marinette County-Lincoln-
Langlade-Menominee-Northern Oconto County-Door-Marathon-Shawano-
Wood-Portage-Waupaca-Outagamie-Brown-Kewaunee-Waushara-Winnebago-
Calumet-Manitowoc-Southern Marinette County-
Southern Oconto County-
119 PM CST Fri Feb 18 2022

...A BAND OF SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS
AFTERNOON...

A band of light to moderate snow over north central Wisconsin
will move across the rest of northeast, central and east central
Wisconsin this afternoon. The snow should overspread the Fox
Valley area between 3 pm and 4 pm. Most locations will likely see
an inch or less of snow accumulation with this band, but visibilities
will drop to less than one-half mile for a brief period, and
roads will quickly become snow covered and slippery. Winds will
also gust to 30 to 40 mph at times, causing areas of blowing snow
in open areas. Wind gusts will become even stronger as a cold
front moves through during the late afternoon and evening, with
gusts likely reaching 45 to 50 mph.

Motorists should expect travel conditions to become hazardous
across the region this afternoon, with poor driving conditions
anticipated for the evening commute. Motorists should use extreme
caution, and be prepared for a slow commute.

Kieckbusch

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 18, 3:14 AM CSTWind AdvisoryGRBBrown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln and 12 more24 hr
Feb 18, 5:18 PM CSTSnow Squall WarningGRBPortage, Waupaca, Waushara42 min
Feb 18, 5:43 PM CSTSnow Squall WarningGRBBrown, Calumet, Outagamie, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago62 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.