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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Green Bay, WI

August 3, 2023Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 3, 2023, 6:13 PM CDT for Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 17 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 3, 2023, 6:13 PM CDT (23:13 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 2023, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
17 min
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Manitowoc County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 54 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 2023-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1180 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2023-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 137 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
1180 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
855 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
4.8

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 3, 2:36 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 2:36 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
236 PM CDT Thu Aug 3 2023

Forecast discussion for routine afternoon forecast issuance

.SHORT TERM...Tonight and Friday
Issued at 231 PM CDT Thu Aug 3 2023

As was expected, isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be the
initial focus to begin the short term portion of the forecast for
late this afternoon into the early evening.

A shortwave impulse is currently dropping southeast over southwest
Quebec Province with an associated upper-level jet maximum
currently moving southeast across eastern Upper Michigan and
northern Lake Michigan. The RRQ of this feature is helping to
provide some weak synoptic scale upward motion in concert with
some focused boundary layer lift associated with a cold dropping
southward across the forecast area. Along and ahead of the
frontal boundary SBCAPES were pushing 2500 J/Kg (RAP) with 0-6
shear of 25-30 kts over northeast/eastcentral Wisconsin. Local
RAP soundings indicated inverted-V profiles which would favor a
greater strong wind gust potential. Near storm environment is
certainly favorable for a few isolated storms to get close to
severe limits for the next couple of hours in this area. PWs are
still holding in the 1.25" range with winds in the lower half of
the troposphere somewhat weak, so precipitation efficiency will be
favorable for some brief torrential downpours. West of the Fox
Valley, overall forcing is weaker in general, thus storms will be
weaker and be more isolated in nature.

CAM guidance suggests surface frontal boundary should drop south
of the forecast area by around 02-03Z so anticipate isolated to
scattered convection to end with skies gradually clearing
overnight.

Some patchy fog still seems plausible, especially over parts of
northcentral Wisconsin as residual boundary layer moisture will
likely linger and winds become light after midnight.

To end the work week, Friday should be a decent day with daytime
highs mostly in the low to middle 80s with more comfortable
dewpoints falling into the upper 50s by later in the afternoon.

.LONG TERM...Friday Night Through Thursday
Issued at 231 PM CDT Thu Aug 3 2023

The main focus of the extended period will be the active weather
potential over the weekend. Behind this quiet weather will start
off the upcoming work week before the next chance for rain crosses
by the midweek.

Surface high pressure will still be in the region Friday night
into Saturday morning, making for a dry start to the extended
period. Skies will likely be cloudy through the day as a
strengthening low pressure system brings in warm air aloft, which
will limit daytime highs to the lower to middle 80s for most of
the region. Warm air advection will likely bring a few showers
into the region by Saturday evening as the warm front lifts into
the region. Precipitation coverage then increases through the
overnight hours but will mostly remain light as convective potential
will be fairly limited during this period. By Sunday morning, the
low pressure system will begin to occlude and slow down,
prolonging precipitation through much of Sunday. Dynamics will
improve over the day Sunday as the low passes over Wisconsin,
bringing in fairly strong vorticity advection as the colder air on
the backside of this system begins to filter in behind this
system. As a result, there could be some potential for severe
weather, especially if we can develop any better instability
during the day. Another concern will be the potential for very
high rainfall totals. This system will have access to Gulf
moisture for much of Sunday as additional convection develops,
and with PWATs pushing 1.75-2.25 inches, heavy rainfall will be
possible much of the day Sunday. Much of central to east-central
WI is in the Day 4 Slight Risk for excessive rainfall. There is
still some time for the axis of the heaviest rain to shift with
the warm front in the next few days, but confidence is growing
that widespread heavy rainfall will be something to watch for this
weekend.

Behind this system, quieter weather will be in place to start off
the work week. Temperatures will remain a few degrees below normal
early next week, ranging from the lower to upper 70s by the middle
of the week. Models do bring another shortwave through the region
by the middle of the week, but the timing on this is still fairly
uncertain.
&&

.AVIATION...for 18Z TAF Issuance
Issued at 1241 PM CDT Thu Aug 3 2023

A weak cold front will push south across the area this afternoon
and evening, producing isolated showers and storms. The stronger
storms could produce brief gusty winds, small hail and heavy
downpours, and produce a short period of MVFR conditions. Confidence
low on location and coverage, so did not explicitly mention
thunder in TAFS. With this issuance, east-central Wisconsin TAF
locations would have the highest probably of seeing thunder this
afternoon as boundary layer convergence along the approaching
frontal boundary will be a bit stronger there.

VFR conditions should return after sunset as frontal boundary
passes to the south of the forecast area, however some patchy fog
may again be possible after midnight especially at RHI.
&&

.GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

SHORT TERM.....ESB
LONG TERM......Uhlmann
AVIATION.......ESB
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 2:44 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
244 PM CDT Thu Aug 3 2023

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-041945-
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-
244 PM CDT Thu Aug 3 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Rest of the Afternoon and Tonight

Isolated to scattered thunderstorm activity will continue across
eastcentral, and to a lesser extent central Wisconsin into the
early evening, especially for eastern central Wiscosnin and the
lakeshore. Wisconsin. A few storms may produce some wind gusts to
40 mph and small hail before sunset.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Thursday

There is a chance for thunderstorms Sunday into early Monday.
Some storms could be strong or severe and produce heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are requested to report hail, wind gusts over 30 mph,
and rain totals over one inch to the National Weather Service in
Green Bay.

LMZ521-522-541>543-041945-
The Bay of Green Bay south of a line from Cedar River MI to Rock
Island Passage-Lake Michigan from Washington Island to Sheboygan-
244 PM CDT Thu Aug 3 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Rest of the Afternoon and Tonight

A chance for scattered thunderstorms continues through the late
afternoon and early evening. Some storms could produce gusty
winds to 40 mph and small hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Thursday

There is a chance of thunderstorms on Sunday and early Monday.
Some storms could be strong or severe.

ESB/Uhlmann

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 7:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBKewaunee38 min
Aug 2, 7:10 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB2 hr
Aug 2, 7:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBKewaunee, Manitowoc47 min
Aug 2, 8:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBManitowoc60 min
Aug 3, 1:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBDoor, Forest, Marinette40 min
Aug 3, 1:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBKewaunee25 min
Aug 3, 1:56 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB49 min
Aug 3, 2:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBKewaunee50 min
Aug 3, 2:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBDoor35 min
Aug 3, 2:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBBrown, Kewaunee37 min
Aug 3, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBManitowoc48 min
Aug 3, 4:12 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB47 min
Aug 3, 4:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBBrown63 min
Aug 3, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBCalumet, Manitowoc37 min
Aug 3, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGRBCalumet, Manitowoc32 min
Aug 3, 6:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBWaushara, Winnebago, Wood67 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.