Thunderstorms produced a wind gust to 37 knots as they moved across northern Lake Michigan.
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Thunderstorms produced a wind gust to 37 knots as they moved across northern Lake Michigan.
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NWS Green Bay, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 16, 4:43 PM CST, 4 hours 54 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 224 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2016 WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-171930- 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- 224 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE...BUT COULD PRODUCE BRIEF DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH THESE STORMS IS LOW. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR STRONG STORMS WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BE SURE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A MORE DETAILS ANALYSIS OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER DURING THIS PERIOD. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. LMZ521-522-541>543-171930- THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WASHINGTON ISLAND TO SHEBOYGAN- 224 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE WATERS OF GREEN BAY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. LIGHTNING STRIKES...REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS WITH THE STORMS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO BOATERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR STRONG STORMS WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GUSTY NORTH WINDS COULD RESULT IN CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. MPC/SKOWRONSKI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
456 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2016
WIZ010-018-162330-
LINCOLN WI-ONEIDA WI-
456 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2016
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER SOUTHWESTERN ONEIDA AND NORTHERN
LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...
AT 454 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
TRIPOLI...OR 29 MILES WEST OF RHINELANDER...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RHINELANDER...TOMAHAWK...WOODBORO...TRIPOLI...BRADLEY...
HEAFFORD JUNCTION...DUDLEY...HARSHAW AND MCCORD.
LAT...LON 4571 9004 4565 8940 4547 8942 4547 8943
4532 8943 4542 9004
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 287DEG 19KT 4561 9003
TDHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
511 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2016
WIZ005-010-011-162300-
ONEIDA WI-FOREST WI-VILAS WI-
511 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2016
...SCATTERED STORMS MOVING OVER SOUTHERN VILAS...NORTHEASTERN ONEIDA
AND NORTHWESTERN FOREST COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM CDT...
AT 508 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING SCATTERED STORMS MOVING
OVER NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS NEAR EAGLE
RIVER...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE SCATTERD THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...
EAGLE RIVER...LAC DU FLAMBEAU...MINOCQUA...ARBOR VITAE...
THREE LAKES...WOODRUFF...SUGAR CAMP...MANITOWISH WATERS...
ANVIL LAKE CAMPGROUND AND SAYNER.
LAT...LON 4596 8891 4570 8900 4592 9004 4598 9005
4598 8993 4612 8993 4614 8991
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 283DEG 16KT 4591 8937
TDHThe NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 141 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:36 UTC.
1 marine thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm wind gust to 37 knots was measured at the North Lake Michigan buoy.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Lake Michigan in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather history
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 655845.