Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 5, 1990, 5:59 PM CDT for Aitkin County, Minnesota. It was in force for 61 min. 2 reports 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
- Sep 5, 1990, 5:59 PM CDT (22:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 1990, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Aitkin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 6:10 PM CDT | Hail 2.75 | Aitkin, MN | |
| Sep 5, 6:18 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Aitkin, 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 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 severe thunderstorm 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, Sep 5, 5:28 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
MNZ003-004-008-009-052330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 528 PM CDT WED SEP 5 1990 AT 525 PM CDT DULUTH RADAR DETECTED SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST ITASCA COUNTY AND NORTHERN AITKIN COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR SWAN RIVER IN SOUTHEAST ITASCA COUNTY TO THE SHOVEL LAKE AREA IN NORTHWEST AITKIN COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE STRONG GUSTY WINDS... HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. PERSONS IN SOUTHEAST ITASCA COUNTY...NORTHERN AITKIN COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST ST LOUIS COUNTY AREA URGED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER SHOULD THEY SEE A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 30 MaPH.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin | 63 min |
| Sep 5, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Carlton | 66 min |
| Sep 5, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 29 min |
| Sep 5, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Douglas | 56 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990
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.