Thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front during the early evening hours on Tuesday (7/12). The strongest storm produced a wind gust to 62 mph in Brown County.
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Thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front during the early evening hours on Tuesday (7/12). The strongest storm produced a wind gust to 62 mph in Brown County.
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 12, 2:14 PM CST, 3 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Green Bay WI 314 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022 Forecast discussion for routine afternoon forecast issuance .SYNOPSIS... Issued at 312 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022 Scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening, then a couple days of dry weather with seasonably cool temperatures and pleasant humidity levels. Gradually turning warmer and more humid during the weekend. The dominant large scale feature across North America will be the subtropical ridge stretched out across the southern CONUS, anchored by a large sprawling closed anticyclone over the Four Corners region. The main band of westerlies north of the ridge will complete an amplification phase early in the period, then flatten. They will remain across the forecast area throughout the period. The northwest upper flow in the higher amplitude regime early in the period will bring a cool, dry anticyclone south into the region for the latter part of the work week. Then as the flow flattens, the large dome of hot air building out to the west will move toward the area. But the forecast area will likely remain under the westerlies and within in the transition region between the core of the heat to the south and west and cooler air to the northeast. So after a couple seasonably cool days to start the period, readings will warm to above normal but likely won't get too hot during the 7 day period. More humid/muggy conditions will also return to the area during the upcoming weekend, and then linger into next week. There will be enough opportunities for precipitation to result in amounts at least reasonably close to normal--with the typical spatial variability that results from convective precipitation in the middle of summer. && .SHORT TERM...Tonight and Wednesday Issued at 312 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022 The convective temperature has been reached, and with CIN now removed from the area, showers and thunderstorms will increase in coverage during the rest of the afternoon and continue into the evening. The greatest concentration of precipitation will occur as the mid-level disturbance now over north-central MN sweeps toward northern WI during the evening. Temperature profiles favor small hail and gusty winds with the strongest storms, and a very low- end severe threat will exist until about sunset, mainly NW of the Fox Valley. Coverage of the convection will start to decrease with the loss of daytime heating, but the vort won't clear the area until after midnight so at least some showers will linger into the early morning hours over eastern WI. Drier air will push into the area Wednesday on NE winds. A few of the models (including the past few runs of the ECMWF) generated some light QPF back in central Wisconsin, were a dew point discontinuity between today's air mass and the incoming drier air may exist during the afternoon. Model forecast soundings do not look favorable for precipitation, but it's hard to rule out a few showers. Did not see enough support for precip to break up the dry forecast, but went with 14 PoPs in the grids to open the door for the midnight shift to add a slight chance to the area after taking a look at later guidance. .LONG TERM...Wednesday Night Through Tuesday Issued at 312 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022 500mb ridge across the southwest United States into the central and southern plains will be the dominate the weather pattern during the forecast period. This will leave Wisconsin in a west/northwest flow pattern with systems moving along the Canadian border from time to time. Temperatures will run a few degrees below normal Thursday, then temperatures should be at or above normal for the rest of the period. High pressure will prevail across the area Wednesday night and Thursday. As the high slides east of the area Thursday night, a complex of storms is expected to develop west of the state. Will continue a slight chance of showers late. The forecast becomes muddled on where the complex of storms will end up during the day Friday. It appears that a southward trend in the precipitation has been noted. The ECMWF would suggest the complex would barely clip our southwest counties. Will continue a small chance of showers and storms across the north just in case the complex should shift northward over the next day. A great deal of uncertainty continues Friday night with respect to the chances of showers and storms depending on the evolution of the convection Friday. For Saturday, the ECMWF is depending some diurnal convection during the afternoon into the evening to warrant the chances of rain. Beyond Saturday night, low confidence in the rain chances on Sunday along with the dry conditions on Monday. Temperatures early next week could flirt with 90 degrees across portions of central into northeast Wisconsin. && .AVIATION...for 18Z TAF Issuance Issued at 128 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022 The primary aviation weather concern will be scattered thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. Gusty winds and small hail are possible with the storms, though the probability of the TAF sites being affected was a little too low to warrant explicit inclusion in the TAFs at this point. Some fog and stratus is likely late tonight once the showers and storms push off to the southeast. && .GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SYNOPSIS.......Skowronski SHORT TERM.....Skowronski LONG TERM......Eckberg AVIATION.......Skowronski
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Green Bay WI 232 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022 WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-131945- 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- 232 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north-central and northeast Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Tonight Scattered thunderstorms are expected through this evening. Some of the storms will produce small hail and gusty winds. A few of the storms could be marginally severe, with hail around 1 inch in diameter and isolated damaging wind gusts. The greatest risk for strong storms will prior to 900 pm, and be located north and west of the Fox Valley. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Tuesday There is a chance of thunderstorms at times Friday through the weekend. It is too early to determine if any of the storms would become severe. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Formal spotter activation is not expected to be necessary this evening, but spotters are requested to report any hail or wind gusts over 40 mph. LMZ521-522-541>543-131945- The Bay of Green Bay south of a line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island Passage-Lake Michigan from Washington Island to Sheboygan- 232 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest Lake Michigan and the waters of Green Bay. .DAY ONE...Tonight Scattered thunderstorms are expected this evening, posing a hazard to boaters on the lake and bay. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Tuesday Thunderstorms may also pose a hazard to boaters at times Friday through the weekend. Skowronski/Eckberg
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
502 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022
WIZ005-010-018-122300-
Vilas WI-Oneida WI-Lincoln WI-
502 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...Scattered thunderstorms will impact portions of Lincoln, Vilas
and Oneida Counties through 600 PM CDT...
At 502 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking scattered thunderstorms
along a line extending from 6 miles east of Marenisco to 7 miles
south of Boulder Junction to near Tripoli. Movement was southeast at
30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph, pea size hail and brief heavy
rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Scattered thunderstorms will be near...
Rainbow Flowage around 515 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these storms include Tomahawk,
Tripoli, Manitowish Waters, Boulder Junction, Eagle River, Gilbert,
Sayner, Star Lake, St. Germain and Phelps.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4614 8909 4607 8893 4598 8899 4598 8905
4590 8905 4547 8937 4547 8943 4538 8943
4540 9004 4598 9005 4598 8993 4630 8993
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 300DEG 26KT 4637 8957 4600 8963 4554 9010
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
EckbergSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
511 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022
WIZ036-122300-
Portage WI-
511 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Portage County
through 600 PM CDT...
At 510 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Stevens Point, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph, pea size hail and brief heavy
rain are possible with this storm.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Amherst, Polonia, Jordon, Stockton, Custer and Nelson.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4455 8970 4469 8956 4468 8940 4465 8922
4428 8923
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 309DEG 27KT 4461 8952
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
EckbergSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
557 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022
WIZ031-038-039-122345-
Shawano WI-Outagamie WI-Brown WI-
557 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Brown,
northeastern Outagamie and eastern Shawano Counties through 645 PM
CDT...
At 557 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Navarino Wildlife Area, or 10 miles southeast of
Shawano, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and brief heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Pulaski around 615 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this storm include Anston, Hofa Park,
Rose Lawn, Kunesh, Pittsfield, Landstad, Zachow, Laney, Frazer
Corners and Angelica.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4471 8853 4480 8838 4473 8825 4468 8824
4467 8823 4467 8816 4461 8804 4446 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 310DEG 23KT 4470 8840
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
EckbergPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
619 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM TSTM WND GST MERRILL 45.18N 89.68W
07/12/2022 M47.00 MPH LINCOLN WI AWOS
&&
SACSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
625 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022
WIZ005-010>012-018-019-130030-
Vilas WI-Langlade WI-Florence WI-Oneida WI-Forest WI-Lincoln WI-
625 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Lincoln, northwestern
Forest, southeastern Vilas, northwestern Florence, Oneida and
northwestern Langlade Counties through 730 PM CDT...
At 624 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles west of Iron River to near Eagle River
to 8 miles northwest of Tomahawk to 11 miles east of Jump River.
Movement was southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Eagle River around 630 PM CDT.
Tomahawk around 640 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these storms include Gilbert,
Wisconsin Slough Natural Area, Headwaters Wilderness, Harrison,
Tipler, Parrish, Whisker Lake Wilderness, Crandon and Fern.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4602 8882 4601 8868 4599 8867 4599 8862
4600 8861 4602 8853 4599 8849 4597 8834
4596 8833 4596 8832 4595 8829 4596 8826
4595 8824 4595 8818 4523 8954 4514 9004
4561 9004 4566 8989 4595 8930 4611 8903
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 313DEG 23KT 4611 8883 4589 8921 4558 8981 4534
9056
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
EckbergSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
628 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022
WIZ038-039-130015-
Outagamie WI-Brown WI-
628 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Brown and
northeastern Outagamie Counties through 715 PM CDT...
At 628 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pulaski, or 12 miles west of Green Bay, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Hobart around 640 PM CDT.
Green Bay around 645 PM CDT.
Bellevue around 700 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this storm include Little Rapids, Anston,
Rose Lawn, Kunesh, Bellevue, Glenmore, Pittsfield, Oneida, De Pere
and Lambeau Field.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4427 8801 4456 8835 4459 8831 4459 8825
4464 8825 4467 8820 4451 8783
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 313DEG 23KT 4458 8824
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
EckbergThe Green Bay radar (KGRB), 3 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:44 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 62 mph at the Green Bay airport.
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