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Gale Warning 6, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this gale warning at Mar 14, 2026, 4:02 PM CDT. It took effect at Mar 15, 2026, 3:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 16 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2026, 4:02 PM CDT (21:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 15, 2026, 3:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Mar 14, 3:16 PM CDT, 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 3:16 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 14, 2:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Green Bay WI 239 PM CDT Sat Mar 14 2026 WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-151945- 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- 239 PM CDT Sat Mar 14 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north-central and northeast Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Tonight A historic winter storm will arrive this evening with snow then continuing overnight, possibly mixed with freezing rain or sleet late across central and east-central WI. Snowfall rates as high as 1 to 2 inches per hour will result in poor visibilities and hazardous travel. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect, starting at various times across the area. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Saturday The historic winter storm continues Sunday through Monday afternoon. Snow, which will be heavy at times with snowfall rates as high as 1 to 3 inches per hour. A mix of sleet, freezing rain and possibly rain is expected at times across central and east-central WI Sunday. The snow will start out as a wetter snow across central and east-central WI, then become powdery Sunday night into Monday. Total snow accumulations between 12 and 30 inches are expected, with locally higher amounts across far northeast WI. Ice shoves are also possible on the western half of Lake Winnebago Sunday into Sunday night and on the Bay of Green Bay Sunday into Monday. Increasing east to northeast winds will result in areas of blowing snow Sunday.Blizzard or near-blizzard conditions will make travel extremely difficult, Sunday into Monday afternoon. The Winter Storm Warning has been upgraded at various times on Sunday to a Blizzard Warning which will continue into Monday afternoon. Those with travel plans, including air travel, should monitor the weather closely and consider making alternative plans. The strong winds are expected to cause damage to trees and powerlines. Power outages are expected Sunday into Monday. Bitter cold for mid-March standards are expected Monday morning with wind chill readings as low as 10 below north to around zero over east-central WI. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Measuring snow will be difficult due to the strong winds, but spotters are requested to forward snowfall measurements to the National Weather Service in Green Bay. LMZ521-522-541>543-151945- The Bay of Green Bay south of a line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island Passage-Lake Michigan from Washington Island to Sheboygan- 239 PM CDT Sat Mar 14 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest Lake Michigan and the waters of Green Bay. .DAY ONE...Tonight The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Saturday Northerly gales are expected Sunday with gusts to 45 knots. A Storm Warning is in effect from 7 PM Sunday to 3 pm Monday for gusts to around 50 knots. Eckberg
The office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2:09 AM CDT | Gale Watch | GRB | 14 hr | |
| Mar 14, 1:13 PM CDT | Blizzard Warning | GRB | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more | 56 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:05 PM CDT | Storm Warning | GRB | 49 hr |
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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.