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Gale Warning 6, NWS Green Bay, WI

March 14, 2026

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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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

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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.

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 2:09 AM CDTGale WatchGRB14 hr
Mar 14, 1:13 PM CDTBlizzard WarningGRBBrown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more56 hr
Mar 14, 2:05 PM CDTStorm WarningGRB49 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.