Thunderstorms moved into central Wisconsin, causing wind damage near Plainfield, and then quickly weakened before reaching the Fox Valley.
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Thunderstorms moved into central Wisconsin, causing wind damage near Plainfield, and then quickly weakened before reaching the Fox Valley.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jul 13, 5:41 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Green Bay WI 641 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2016 Updated aviation portion for 00Z TAF issuance .SHORT TERM...Tonight Issued at 141 PM CDT Wed Jul 13 2016 Main short-term forecast issue is severe potential for the rest of the afternoon and the evening. Situation was not clear-cut to begin with, and cloud debris from earlier convection in MN has further complicated the picture. Local meso-plots indicate low-level moisture convergence is currently rather weak and disjointed. But drier air has yet to begin working into the forecast area. Current feeling is that strong-severe storms are still possible across the entire area, though coverage will likely be limited. .LONG TERM...Thursday Through Wednesday Issued at 141 PM CDT Wed Jul 13 2016 Less humid air will begin to take hold across the forecast area starting tomorrow. Band of showers along with some thunderstorms will likely accompany a secondary cold front dropping south across the region. Then after a brief period of dry conditions, precipitation chances will return during the weekend with the approach of a low- amplitude shortwave embedded within zonal flow aloft. Models differ on timing, and leaned toward the slow ECMWF. The main changes to the large-scale pattern next week will be for the upper ridge to consolidate over the Plains, resulting in building upper heights across the forecast area. That should lead to a return to very warm/hot and humid conditions. Precipitation chances will depend on whether the forecast area remains on the northeast edge of the hot/humid air mass where convection is likely, or whether warm temps aloft overspread the area and shift the focus of the storms to our north and east. That aspect of the forecast should be resolved in the coming days. && .AVIATION...for 00Z TAF Issuance Issued at 641 PM CDT Wed Jul 13 2016 Conditions were VFR across the forecast area late this afternoon/early this evening. A cold front and mid level short wave approaching from the northwest will bring clouds into the area later tonight through Thursday. MVFR ceilings should develop at most locations, and showers appear likely with a chance for thunder late Thursday morning through the afternoon. Gusty west winds are expected during the day on Thursday. && .GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM.....JS for RE LONG TERM......JS AVIATION.......MG
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 239 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2016 WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-141100- 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 WED JUL 13 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD STILL BE SEVERE AND PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL PERSIST UNTIL ABOUT 800 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE WHETHER ANY OF THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... FORMAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT LIKELY TO BE NEEDED THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH...HAIL...OR RAINFALLS OVER 1 INCH. LMZ521-522-541>543-141100- 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 WED JUL 13 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE WATERS OF GREEN BAY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS...AND ROUGH WATERS COULD POSE A HAZARD TO BOATERS THIS EVENING. THE ROUGH WATERS WILL PERSIST ON LAKE MICHIGAN THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AS WELL AS LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SKOWRONSKI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 251 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2016 WIZ049-050-132030- MANITOWOC WI-CALUMET WI- 251 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MANITOWOC AND SOUTHEASTERN CALUMET COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT... AT 251 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ST ANNA...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF PLYMOUTH...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... ST. NAZIANZ AROUND 310 PM CDT. CLEVELAND AROUND 320 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE MILLHOME...OSMAN... MEGGERS...SCHOOL HILL...ST NAZIANZ...STEINTHAL...NEWTON...NEW HOLSTEIN... CLOVER AND LOUIS CORNERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 4389 8816 4399 8809 4406 8760 4390 8769 TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 263DEG 45KT 4391 8804 ECKBERG
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 113 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:22 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of trees and numerous branches near Plainfield. The storms also produced pea size hail. The time of this event was estimated based on radar data.
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