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CASE STUDIES

 Convective Weather and Flooding
 Thunderstorms and Embedded Tornadoes Hit Fox Valley -- August 7, 2013
 Thunderstorm Downburst Slams Fox Valley -- September 2, 2011
 Weak Tornadoes Hit East-Central Wisconsin -- August 23, 2011
 Tornado Kills Person in Wausaukee -- August 19, 2011
 Record April Tornado Outbreak -- April 10, 2011
 Central Wisconsin Flood -- September 23, 2010
 Tornado Outbreak -- June 7, 2007
 Hailstorms Over Northeast Wisconsin -- July 1, 2006
 Tornadoes Over Central Wisconsin and Fox Cities -- June 23, 2004
 Shelf Cloud Over Green Bay and Fox Cities -- June 13, 2004
 Labor Day Tornadoes -- Sept 2, 2002
 Central Wisconsin Flooding -- June 21-22, 2002
 Severe Thunderstorms in Central and East-Central Wisconsin -- June 11, 2001 derecho
 Severe Hail and Wind Storm Over Central and East-Central Wisconsin -- May 12, 2000 high precipitation supercell
 The Door County Tornado -- Aug 23, 1998: The biggest Wisconsin twister of 1998
 The Cooperstown Tornado -- July 5, 1994: The strongest tornado in Wisconsin in 1994
 April 1984 Killer Tornado Outbreak -- Killer tornadoes in northeast Wisconsin
 1977 Independence Day Downbursts -- July 4, 1977 in northern Wisconsin
 December 1, 1970 Tornadoes -- Rare December tornado outbreak in east-central Wisconsin

 Winter Weather and High Winds
 Leap Year 2012 Winter Storm -- Nearly 20 inches in 20 hours across the northwoods  
 March 22-23, 2011 Late Winter Storm -- Record breaking snow in Green Bay
 February 1-2 Lake Effect Heavy Snow and Blizzard -- Heavy lake effect snow followed by blizzard conditions in east-central Wisconsin
 December 11-12, 2010 Blizzard -- Record breaking snow in Wausau and blizzard in Green Bay & lakeshore
 October 26-27, 2010 High Winds -- Strong winds and record low pressure
 December 8-9, 2009 Blizzard -- Record breaking snow in Green Bay
 April 27-28, 2002 Snowstorm -- Late season heavy snow
 The Ice Bowl -- December 31, 1967 NFL Championship Game at Lambeau Field
 Late May 1947 Snowstorm -- Heavy snow hits on Memorial Day 1947

 Miscellaneous Phenonena
 "More Roost Rings" -- Watch birds (using radar) leave Green Island on Green Bay -- Aug 11, 2010
 "Birds Leaving Horicon Marsh" -- Radar detects birds leaving Horicon Marsh -- Nov 15, 2009
 "Lake Fly Hatch" -- Watch lake flies hatch on Lake Winnebago (via radar) -- May 8, 2009
 "Roost Rings" -- Watch birds (using radar) leave Green Island on Green Bay -- Aug 10, 2006
 "Hole Punch Clouds" -- Rare cloud phenomena over central Wisconsin -- Nov 15, 2006