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Special Weather Statement, NWS Milwaukee, WI

July 22, 2023Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this special weather statement at Jul 22, 2023, 3:07 PM CDT for Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 23 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 22, 2023, 3:07 PM CDT (20:07 UTC)
Expired: Jul 22, 2023, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 40

County Sheboygan County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 83 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 488 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -84 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1336 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 22, 2:34 PM CDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 2:34 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 22, 2:10 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
210 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-231915-
Marquette-Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge-
Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-
Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-
210 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of
east central Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin
and southeast Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms will continue through late afternoon.
There is another chance for thunderstorms tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Saturday

There are small chances for thunderstorms at times next week.

Heat indices in the middle to upper 90s are expected on Wednesday
and Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

LMZ643>646-231915-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
210 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters
from Sheboygan Wisconsin to Winthrop Harbor Illinois.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms will continue through late afternoon.
There is another chance for thunderstorms tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Saturday

Thunderstorms are possible at times next week.

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-231915-
Lake Michigan Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to
mid-line of lake.-
Lake Michigan from Seul Choix Point to Rock Island Passage 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the
Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South
Fox Island 5NM offshore-
Lake Michigan from Charlevoix to Point Betsie MI 5NM Offshore to
mid lake-
Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI 5NM
offshore to mid lake-
Lake Michigan from Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5NM offshore
to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor to Michigan City in 5NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Pentwater to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5NM offshore to Mid
lake-
Lake Michigan from St Joseph to South Haven MI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
210 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the open waters of Lake Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms will continue through late afternoon.
There is another chance for thunderstorms tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Saturday

Thunderstorms are possible at times next week.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 22, 12:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1214 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023

WIZ052-221745-
Sheboygan WI-
1214 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern Sheboygan
County through 1245 PM CDT...

At 1213 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Oostburg, or near Sheboygan Falls, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Sheboygan, Plymouth, Sheboygan Falls, Oostburg, Kohler, Waldo,
Gibbsville, and Hingham.

This includes Interstate 43 between mile markers 116 and 131.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4368 8770 4361 8776 4355 8793 4375 8796
      4385 8773 4381 8773 4376 8770 4372 8771
      4370 8770
TIME...MOT...LOC 1713Z 243DEG 13KT 4365 8786

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

COLLAR

Local storm report, Jul 22, 2:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
201 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0152 PM     Hail             1 E Montello            43.79N 89.32W
07/22/2023  E0.70 inch       Marquette          WI   Trained Spotter

            Pea to dime size hail lasted for approx 5
            mins.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 22, 2:24 PM CDT, 43 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
224 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0220 PM     Hail             2 SE New Berlin         42.96N 88.11W
07/22/2023  E0.50 inch       Waukesha           WI   Public

            Pea to half inch hail.

&&

Special weather statement, Jul 22, 2:48 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 22, 3:07 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 22, 12:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Sheboygan	31 min
Jul 22, 12:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Sheboygan	23 min
Jul 22, 2:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Fond du Lac	27 min
Jul 22, 3:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Ozaukee	52 min
Jul 22, 3:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Waukesha	31 min
Jul 22, 3:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Sheboygan	29 min
Jul 22, 4:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Jefferson	34 min
Jul 22, 5:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Waukesha	27 min
Jul 22, 5:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Dane	32 min
Jul 22, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Dane, Jefferson	46 min
Jul 22, 6:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Jefferson	51 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.