Bo Fogal WBAY Meteorologist

08/31/2024

Totally forgot to mention I was at the only home preseason game last weekend. Well, when you’re having too much fun, you forget about social media. I slept well that night for sure! Hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday weekend. 😎

08/21/2024

Go Rattlers! ⚾️⚾️ I’m a baseball person and I’ve officially experienced a Timber Rattlers game this past Sunday. What a fun time!!

Here’s something crazy: Rattlers got a home run and they threw merch into the audience which I caught! It included an awesome hat and T-Shirt, but the craziest thing is the player who got the HR was #5 which happens to be my family’s lucky number! My father played college baseball and his number was #5 as well. Quite a coincidence! 😎

08/10/2024

First, thank you to the fellow rockstar viewers who came to say hello to me at the concert. It’s always a pleasure to meet you guys and share a similar taste in music!! Second, I take full responsibility for the double rainbow 🤣. Third, Ice Nine Kills was 🔥🔥.

08/02/2024

What a way to start Friday.... an EARTHQUAKE! A 2.9 magnitude earthquake was reported at 9:18 AM this morning off the coast of Door County about 24.5 miles southeast of Sturgeon Bay. The epicenter was just over 6.5 miles deep in Lake Michigan. There was reports of light shaking in Door County, but no damage was reported... Did you feel it?!! 🤭

07/29/2024

As someone who LOVES the original Twister, I’ll be honest I was hesitant on a sequel. After seeing Twisters, it wasn’t a bad decision as the movie was AWESOME! Of course, it doesn’t beat the original and I even wore the tshirt I bought when I visited the Twister Museum in Wakita, Oklahoma. 🌪️🌪️

07/26/2024

It’s a sad day as it was Jeff Alexander WBAY last 4pm show! 😢😢 It’s been a pleasure to work alongside someone who makes work so fun and likes to make jokes. He’s someone who you can rely on and would help you in a heartbeat! I will miss you dearly Jeff! ❤️

Enjoy the BEAUTIFUL view of the mountains in Washington! 🤣

07/17/2024

I don’t often wear summer attire, but when in Florida… Why not?!!! I will say this, Wisconsin has better temperatures and lower humidity. 🤣

07/16/2024

I’ve made it to Destin, Florida! I will be gone for a week and a half enjoying beaches and praying I don’t get severely burned. BOFO is out, peace!

07/13/2024

FIRST ALERT: A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for numerous counties in our area until 10 PM this evening. Some storms could produce large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain which can cause flooding. Be safe tonight!

07/05/2024

Here are some pictures from the flooding in Manawa! Be safe!

07/05/2024

FLASH FLOOD: A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for central Waupaca County until 1:15 PM this afternoon. A nearly stationary thunderstorm is causing heavy downpours. If you see water on the road, TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN!

UPDATE: 4.65" of rain has fallen since 8:30 AM this morning in Manawa causing streets to be flooded. More rain could fall in the next few hours.

07/02/2024

It's safe to say June was a WET month for northeast Wisconsin! Preliminary rainfall reports are coming in from the National Weather Service in Green Bay ranging from 4"-10". These aren't final yet but this gives you an idea of how much rain came down.

Our average monthly precipitation is between 4-5" so some areas received normal rainfall while others saw double. 🌧🌧

06/25/2024

TORNADO near Keshena last night confirmed by US National Weather Service Green Bay Wisconsin damage survey:

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
343 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
..NWS Damage Survey for 6/25/24 Early Morning Tornado Event...
Overview...Preliminary damage survey results for tornado occurring in eastern Menominee County into far western Oconto County north of Keshena to Legend Lake to Berry Lake.
Keshena to Berry Lake...

Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 98 mph
Path Length /statute/: 8.90 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 90 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0

Start Date: 06/25/2024
Start Time: 02:27 AM CDT
Start Location: 2 NNW Keshena / Menominee County / WI
Start Lat/Lon: 44.9089 / -88.6506

End Date: 06/25/2024
End Time: 02:32 AM CDT
End Location: 4 W Underhill / Oconto County / WI
End Lat/Lon: 44.8922 / -88.4708

Survey Summary:
A tornado developed along Highway 55 to northwest of Keshena then tracked east-southeast crossing the Legend Lake area and Berry Lake before lifting. Multiple trees were snapped and uprooted along the path with several campers flipped at a campground on the east shore of Berry Lake. There was also damage to a residence along the north shore of Berry Lake.

06/15/2024

FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY: Sunday morning is now a FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY as scattered thunderstorms have a chance of becoming severe. A Marginal Risk has been issued for most of northeast Wisconsin besides southern Fond du Lac and Sheboygan County.

Some storms could produce pea to dime size hail and damaging winds. The best chance of these storms will be between 3 AM and Noon. By the afternoon, sunshine will slowly return with highs in the mid 80s.

06/13/2024

You don't realize how much you rely on technology until you don't have it.... and that's what happened at the noon show! The show must go on! With this squad, we can handle anything! 😉

Things are getting back up and running so everything will hopefully be back to normal by the evening shows. 24/7 is still having issues and we will have that fixed ASAP! 😁

06/07/2024

Happy !! Who says u can’t have a doughnut for lunch?! 🤣🤣 Krispy Kreme have the best glazed donuts, but Casey’s gas station have hazelnut icing donuts. I grew up with Casey’s and those things were my kryptonite.

Enjoy a doughnut today! 🍩

06/03/2024

Thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday! ❤️

1 year away from being 30… which means I’m going to start stocking up on ibuprofen. I hear you start to hurt everywhere by then. 🤣🤣

05/30/2024

Wow… I see the attraction of Door County! Cave Point was just breathtaking and we only saw a very small portion of it. We finally got to try Al Johnson but sadly didn’t see the goats on the roof.

05/27/2024

Your Metalhead Meteorologist is READY for new Breaking Benjamin songs! I really hope they release the album this year. 🤞🏻

In a new interview with Ronni Hunter and Thick Rick of the 99.7 The Blitz radio station, BREAKING BENJAMIN guitarist Jasen Rauch spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's long-awaited new studio album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We've got about four [songs...

05/27/2024

RAINFALL REPORTS: The last 24 hours have been wet to say the least! Here are some rainfall reports from the past 24 hours. Below is a picture of Michael Korntved's rain gauge in Grand Chute. Some areas like northern Door County got 3.5" of rain.

After seeing a very dry winter, this rain is a sigh of relief. I will say we're getting to a point where we've gotten so much rain that the ground can't keep up so localized flooding could start becoming an issue soon. 😉

05/19/2024

It was my best man’s big 30th birthday! When they say opposites attract, we’re the prime example of that! He’s a city boy while I’m a country boy, but I trust this dude with my life. We met at Valpo and stayed close after college. Happy Birthday Anthony! 🎂

05/11/2024

It was a sad day yesterday as it was Kathryn Bracho WBAY last day! It’s been such an honor to work alongside her as she’s a pillar to our station and community. What you saw on TV is what she’s like in real life… a diligent and gracious individual! I will miss doing the mid morning and noon shows with her. I wish her all the best in her future endeavors! 😢❤️

05/09/2024

FREEZE ALERT: A Freeze Advisory has been issued for northern Oconto, northern Marinette, and Langlade County until 7 AM Friday morning. A Freeze Warning has been issued for Forest & Florence County until 7 AM as well. Lows could fall down to freezing tonight which can damage and kill plants.

You may also want to turn on your heater tonight as many communities will fall to the lower 40s and upper 30s. Typical Wisconsin weather.... 🥶

05/04/2024

What a night!!! Made some new friends from Madison. Thank you Kristen, Tyler, and Nick for rocking out with me. You made the concert so much better! Hope to catch up with y’all again.

Here’s the LIVE performance of Staind’s biggest hit “It’s Been Awhile”! You may have heard of it but never realized who performed it.

Also: May the 4th be with you! 🤘🏼❤️

05/03/2024

Here at Hogfest in Milwaukee ready to see Staind, I Prevail, Dayseeker, and Asking Alexandria! “It’s Been Awhile” since I’ve seen I Prevail but this is the first time I’m seeing Staind! Super pumped 🤘🏼

04/29/2024

One of our awesome viewers Tammy sent me this snapshot on her phone from our WBAY app. Even the app knows my hearing is CRAP... I can't hear anything!! 🤣🤣 I hope you found as much humor in it as Tammy and I did. Have a good Monday night!

04/27/2024

UPDATE: It's still a FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY as severe storms are possible late this afternoon into the evening hours. Recently, the Storm Prediction Center has pushed the severe threat further south, but many of us are still under a severe threat.

From Waupaca County through Brown & Door County, there's a MARGINAL risk while Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, and Manitowoc County are under a SLIGHT risk. Main threats still being large hail, damaging winds, and heavy downpours. The tornado risk is LOW. Between 4 PM - 10 PM is the best chance for strong storms.

Also, a Wind Advisory has been issued for Brown, Outagamie, Winnebago, Calumet, Manitowoc, and Kewaunee County until 4 PM where winds could gust up to 50 mph!

04/26/2024

FIRST ALERT: Saturday is a FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY as severe storms are possible Saturday afternoon into early nightfall. These storms are capable of producing large hail and damaging winds reaching 60+ mph. The tornado threat is LOW for our area!

Saturday will start out with some showers and storms then sunshine will come back by late morning into afternoon. Don't be deceived because the sunshine will provide an ideal environment for these strong storms to form late afternoon into evening. Download our app to get the latest forecast and alerts!

04/22/2024

I’m probably not going to hear the end of this, but my sister (in the blue shirt) and I broke out our country side and did line dancing in Kansas. You can obviously tell who’s the better dancer! My sister knew that I knew the steps to this song so I had no choice, but it was a blast! 😎🤣