Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Duluth, MN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
330 AM CDT SUN APR 18 2004

.DISCUSSION...15Z MSAS SFC PRESSURE PLOT PLACE A RIDGE AXIS OVER THE
EASTERN DAKOTAS. CYCLONIC FLOW FOUND ACROSS THE FA WITH SOME
SCATTERED -SHRA/SHSN OCCURRING. HAVE UPDATED THE GRIDS TO ACCOUNT
FOR THE PCPN. -SHSN ARE REDUCING VISIBILITIES BRIEFLY AND SOME
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE BEING FOUND IN GRASSY AREAS PER COOP
OBSERVER REPORTS. HAVE ALSO UPDATED THE WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG
THE NORTH SHORE...WHERE LOCAL TERRAIN AFFECTS WIND SPEEDS. REST OF
THE FORECAST IN GOOD SHAPE. UPDATED TEXT FORECAST FORTHCOMING.

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.DLH...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MN...NONE.
WI...NONE.

GSF

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
839 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2004

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-181230-
ASHLAND-BAYFIELD-BURNETT-C. ST. LOUIS-CROW WING-DOUGLAS-IRON-
KOOCHICHING-N. AITKIN-N. CASS-N. ITASCA-N. LAKE/N. COOK-N. ST. LOUIS-
PINE-PRICE-S. AITKIN-S. CASS-S. COOK/LAKESHORE-S. ITASCA-
S. LAKE/LAKESHORE-S. ST. LOUIS/CARLTON-SAWYER-WASHBURN-
839 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2004

...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT ACROSS
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT SOME MAY BE
SEVERE WITH HAIL GREATER THAN 3/4 INCH OR GUSTY WINDS GREATER
THAN 58 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER PRICE COUNTY AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
BURNETT...WASHBURN...AND SAWYER COUNTIES. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
INCREASE LATE TONIGHT ON LAKE SUPERIOR. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY
BE NEEDED ALONG THE NEARSHORE AREAS OF LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER IS SOUTH OF LINE FROM
GRAND MARAIS...THROUGH THE IRON RANGE...TO BRAINERD...AND ACROSS ALL
OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. THE GREATEST THREAT WITH THESE SEVERE
STORMS IS LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...HOWEVER ISOLATED TORNADOES
MAY DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
OCCUR OVER LAKE SUPERIOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED ALONG THE NEARSHORE AREAS OF LAKE SUPERIOR.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW.

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MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING URL:

HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/DLH

LJT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
554 AM CDT SUN APR 18 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0220 AM     HAIL             4 W HINCKLEY            46.01N 93.02W
04/18/2004  0.75 INCH        PINE               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0224 AM     HAIL             13 E HINCKLEY           46.01N 92.67W
04/18/2004  1.50 INCH        PINE               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0458 AM     HAIL             LITTLE ROUND LAKE       45.97N 91.37W
04/18/2004  1.00 INCH        SAWYER             WI   AMATEUR RADIO

0510 AM     HAIL             10 E HAYWARD            46.01N 91.27W
04/18/2004  0.75 INCH        SAWYER             WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

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