Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 1989
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 2, 1989, 9:31 PM CDT for Cass County, Minnesota. It was in force for 44 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 1989, 9:31 PM CDT (02:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 1989, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Cass County, MN
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 9:35 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Cass, MN |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 196 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 194 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -153 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1088 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.6
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:29 PM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN 525 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 1989 FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN. AT 515 PM THIS AFTERNOON FARGO RADAR REPORTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OCCURING IN THE AREA BETWEEN RED LAKE, MN AND BAUDETTE, MN. THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF WIND OR HAIL AT THIS TIME. WARROAD AND BAUDETTE, MN HAVE HAD ONLY HEAVY RAIN IN THE PAST HOUR. ALTHOUGH NONE HAS BEEN REPORTED AS OF THIS TIME, THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL..STRONG GUSTY WINDS..AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. YOU SHOULD BE ALERT TO THESE APPROACHING STORMS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE RADIO OR KTV STATION IN THE EVENT FURTHER BULLETINS ARE REQUIRED. HOUSE
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND PRECIPITATION SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 625 PM CDT SAT JUL 1 1989 AT 620 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL WERE IN EASTERN BELTRAMI COUNTY OF NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS OCCURRING WEST OF A LINE FROM BLACKDUCK TO KELIHER..65 TO 80 MILES SOUTHWEST OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR..WHICH WOULD BRING THEM INTO NORTHWEST ITASCA COUNTY..JUST NORTH OF LAKE WINNIBIGOSHISH BETWEEN 645 AND 730 THIS EVENING. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN KOOCHICHING COUNTY..15 TO 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS..FROM SOUTH OF BIG FALLS TO LITTLEFORK. PERSONS TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SOME SMALL HAIL..HEAVY RAIN..STRONG GUSTY WINDS.. AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE ALVWOOD..WIRT..AND EFFIE AREAS..INCLUDING AREA LAKES BETWEEN 7 OCLOCK AND 830 THIS EVENING. ..CHRISTENSON..
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND PRECIPITATION SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 625 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 1989 AT 620 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL WERE IN EASTERN BELTRAMI COUNTY OF NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS OCCURRING WEST OF A LINE FROM BLACKDUCK TO KELIHER..65 TO 80 MILES SOUTHWEST OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR..WHICH WOULD BRING THEM INTO NORTHWEST ITASCA COUNTY..JUST NORTH OF LAKE WINNIBIGOSHISH BETWEEN 645 AND 730 THIS EVENING. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN KOOCHICHING COUNTY..15 TO 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS..FROM SOUTH OF BIG FALLS TO LITTLEFORK. PERSONS TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SOME SMALL HAIL..HEAVY RAIN..STRONG GUSTY WINDS.. AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE ALVWOOD..WIRT..AND EFFIE AREAS..INCLUDING AREA LAKES BETWEEN 7 OCLOCK AND 830 THIS EVENING. ..CHRISTENSON..
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN 640 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 1989 FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN. AT 630 PM THIS EVENING FARGO RADAR REPORTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OCCURING IN THE PINEWOOD AREA, APROXIMATELY 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF BEMIDJI, MN. MARBLE SIZE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM BUT NO STRONG WINDS. ON ESHOULD REMEMBER THAT THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL.. ..STRONG GUSTY WINDS..AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. YOU SHOULD BE ALERT TO THESE APPROACHING STORMS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE RADIO OR TV STATION IN THE EVENT FURTHER BULLETINS ARE REQUIRED. HOUSE
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 7:08 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN 700 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 1989 FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN. AT 6:30 THIS EVENING PERSONS IN THE RED LAKE, MN AREA HAVE REPORTED LOCALLY STRONG WINDS AND MARBLE SIZE HAIL. SEVERAL TREES WERE REPORTED BLOWN DOWN 4 MILES WEST OF THE TOWN OF RED LAKE. THIS STORM IS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL BELTRAMI COUNTY SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THIS STORM. ONE SHOULD REMEMBER THAT THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL.. ..STRONG GUSTY WINDS..AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. YOU SHOULD BE ALERT TO THESE APPROACHING STORMS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE RADIO OR TV STATION IN THE EVENT FURTHER BULLETINS ARE REQUIRED. HOUSE
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 8:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN 810 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 1989 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 573 IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT AT 8 PM CDT THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH NORTH CENTAL MINNESOTA. LAW INFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AT BEMIDJI..85 MILES NORTHEAST OF FARGO NORTH DAKOTA REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN ..PEA HAIL..AND SOME GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH WITHIN A 25 MILE RADIUS OF BEMIDJI. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME REPORTS OF POWER OUTAGES IN OUTLYING AREAS. PERSONS IN BELTRAMI AND SOUTHERN KOOCHICHING COUNTIES OF NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA SHOULD BE ALERT TO THESE APPROACHING STORMS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER AbPPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE RADIO OR TV STATION IN THE EVENT FURTHER BULLETINS ARE REQUIRED. FAIRHURST
The office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass | 64 min |
| Jul 2, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass, Crow Wing | 69 min |
| Jul 2, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Itasca | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 9:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DLH | Crow Wing | 52 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.