A line of thunderstorms, from western Upper Michigan into southeast Minnesota, produced widespread damaging winds that downed a large number of trees and power lines as the storms moved into very warm and unstable air. ) measured a gust to 59 mph.
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A line of thunderstorms, from western Upper Michigan into southeast Minnesota, produced widespread damaging winds that downed a large number of trees and power lines as the storms moved into very warm and unstable air. A wind gust to 61 mph was measured at Marshfield Municipal Airport (Wood Co.) as the storms passed and a COOP observer in Plover (Portage Co.) measured a gust to 59 mph. Isolated quarter size hail fell at Hogarty (Marathon Co.) and southwest of Shawano (Shawano Co.), and a brief, weak tornado occurred near Mackville (Outagamie Co.) as the storms passed.
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 Jun 10, 1:52 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Green Bay WI 252 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016 Forecast discussion for routine afternoon forecast issuance .SHORT TERM...Tonight Issued at 248 PM CDT Fri Jun 10 2016 Latest radar trends show line of convection extending from eastern Lake Superior southeast to near MSP around mid-afternoon. Thus far convection along this line has remained fairly tame, especially the portion of the line over southern Minnesota where CAP appears to be hindering convective development. Convection is still expected to become more robust over far NW Wisconsin in the next hour or two, in the vicinity of the approaching cold front, where the front is likely becoming locally enhanced by the Lake Superior influence and where upper dynamics is stronger ahead of approaching shortwave impulse. Northern Wisconsin is also in a more favorable deep layer shear environmet with values in the 30 to 35 kt range. Although latest model guidance has back off a bit on the intensity of the convection into early evening, still feel convection will continue to intensify and rapidly grow upscale in quasilinear MCS, then drop southeast across the forecast area early this evening. Radar trends and most recent model guidance also suggests a faster progression of the convection through the area this evening. Now expect MCS to be south of the forecast area by 04 UTC. Combination of deep layer shear and instablity still suggest portion of the MCS to produce large hail and damaging winds. Also potential for an isolated tornado especially early where more discrete convection will exist, particulary near the triple point over northwest Wisconsin where more favorable low- level shear profiles exist and perhaps near warm front pushing into northwest Wisconsin. Will continuie to monitor closely next few hours. .LONG TERM...Saturday Through Friday Issued at 248 PM CDT Fri Jun 10 2016 Heat/humidity to linger Saturday until CAA kicks in after post- frontal trof moves through during day. Small chance for a storm to develop along surface trof in the afternoon across east-central Wisconsin. Winds quickly shift N-NNE with backdoor cold front potential late in day near Lake Michigan. A little more confidence in long term as medium- and long- range models come into better agreement, particularly the 10/12Z GFS and ECMWF. Even a meandering cut-off low is forecast by both models to affect Wisconsin by the end of the forecast period. Until then, area is just east of upper level ridge axis. Occasional ripples over the ridge will bring chances for convection. Temperature forecast for this period is a blend of best performing guidance. && .AVIATION...for 18Z TAF Issuance Issued at 1248 PM CDT Fri Jun 10 2016 A warm front will continue to push northward across the state this afternoon, while a cold front will approach from Minnesota this evening. An area of showers and thunderstorms over northwest Wisconsin is expected to congeal into a large quasilinear convective complex by 20 UTC this afternoon and then quickly move southeast across the forecast area this evening. Current thinking is that the convective system will be south of the forecast area by 04 or 05 UTC. An area of mfvr cigs/vsbys will accompany the thunderstorms, along with brief wind gusts to 35 to 40 kts. The convective system is expected to first impact RHI in the 20 to 22 UTC time frame, then CWA/AUW and GRB TAF sites in the 00 to 03 UTC time frame. Some patchy fog is also expected late tonight behind the area of showers and thunderstorms given the abundant low level moisture, with the lowest visibility/ceilings expected over central and northern Wisconsin after 08 UTC. && .GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM.....ESB LONG TERM......JKL AVIATION.......ESB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 242 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016 WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-111945- 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- 242 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON ARE LIKELY TO BE SEVERE AND PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL WISCONSIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. THE STORMS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA BY MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SMALL CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF EASTCENTRRAL WISCONSIN ON SATURDAY...BUT THE PROBABLITY OF SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW. THE STRONGEST STORMS COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MANITOWOC TO WISCONSIN RAPIDS. CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY EXISTS CONCERNING TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY LEVELS SATURDAY...MAINLY DUE TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AMOUNT AND LOCATION OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. IF STORMS TONIGHT REMAIN LIMITED IN COVERAGE...THE COMBINATION OF VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITIES SATURDAY COULD RESULT IN CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS FOR STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. BE SURE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS IF PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON SATURDAY. STORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. LMZ521-522-541>543-111945- THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WASHINGTON ISLAND TO SHEBOYGAN- 242 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE WATERS OF GREEN BAY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT. SOME STROMS MAY BECOME SEVERE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, AND PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING ON LAKE MICHIGAN, AND MAY CAUSE NAVIGATION PROBLEMS FOR BOATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN EARLY NEXT WEEK. ESB/JKL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
316 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016
WIZ005-010-018-102115-
LINCOLN-ONEIDA-VILAS-
316 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT VILAS...ONEIDA AND
NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES...
AT 315 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BESSEMER TO 13 MILES SOUTH OF WINTER.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS ALONG WITH
LARGE HAIL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RHINELANDER...EAGLE RIVER...LAC DU FLAMBEAU...TOMAHAWK...PHELPS...BOULDER
JUNCTION...WOODBORO...WINCHESTER...TRIPOLI AND SQUIRREL LAKE.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4614 8910 4610 8899 4528 8959 4538 9004
4598 9005 4598 8993 4630 8993
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 282DEG 36KT 4648 9008 4564 9092
EBThe Marquette radar (KMQT), 184 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:01 UTC.
23 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
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Thunderstorm winds downed trees northeast of Bryant, in eastern Langlade County.
A spotter estimated a wind gust to 60 mph in Spencer as a thunderstorm passed.
A thunderstorm dropped penny size hail as it passed through Antigo.
Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Wausaukee. The time of this event was estimated based on radar data.
A thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph was measured at Marshfield Municipal Airport.
Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines around Wisconsin Rapids, and across much of Wood County. The time of this event was estimated based on radar data.
A 59 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured at Plover.
A spotter reported a thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 60 mph on I-39 northwest of Keene. The spotter also observed blowing dirt/dust, possibly a gustnado.
A thunderstorm dropped quarter size hail as it passed through the Hogarty area.
Thunderstorms winds downed trees on Highway 47 around Keshena.
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A thunderstorm dropped quarter size hail southeast of Shawano.
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Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees near Shiocton.
A weak tornado (EF0) developed about 1.3 miles southwest of Mackville and moved southeast before dissipating. Damage was limited to broken tree branches and limbs. Peak wind was estimated at 55 to 60 mph. The tornado was photographed by a storm spotter.
Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees across southern Brown County, including the De Pere area.
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