Weather Alert

[RevGary]

For east central and north central Wisconsin. The National Weather Service Office in Green Bay has issued a HIGH WIND WATCH for 04:00 Hrs CDT to 20:00 Hrs CDT THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2006.

Drivers of high profile vehicles should use extreme caution while driving. Property owners are being advised to secure loose yard items before this event takes place, so they do not become projectiles. Winds in the watch are could exceede 60 MPH for long periods of time with some higher gusts. Sustained winds of 30 to 50 MPH could be common in the watch area.

Please monitor your regional NWS and media stations for additional advisories and updates.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/grb/

 

[cschmit]

60MPH winds? That sounds a bit ugly, better strap my gas grill to the deck :lol:

 

[RevGary]

Looks like the NWS just downgraded the PEAK wind possibilities because the low pressure area has not gone down in pressure quite as far as first forecast. HOWEVER, this is not going to be a fun event. Still use caution when driving, watch for downed trees, limbs and power lines and secure yard items.

Use the link in post # 1 above for the most recent info. Take care and be safe.

 

[RevGary]

MORE SEVERE STORMS IN N.E. WIS. EARLY AM, MAY 28

3 inches of rain in 45 minutes, 1 inch hail, 78 MPH winds and street flooding in Green Bay, DePere, Ashwaubenon and Howard to 3 feet in some locations.

Members in this area - how did you fare in this storm???

(Posted 03:00 Hrs [AM] 28 May 06)

 

[djeplett]

I crossed my fingers and checked into our county net as fixed. I really didn't want to go out spotting at night with large hail the big possibility. You can't see much as it is and then you get pelted with hail.

Well, WX9GRB said they saw some rotation in a cell that was headed for New London, so that ended my fixed status. I went mobile and headed in the direction they said and ended up stopping at the side of the road under a tree because it was raining so bad and hailing that I couldn't see anything anyway. Fortunately it was small sized hail so no damage to the car. There was some minor flooding on a couple of streets near the Wolf river.