Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2004
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 618
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Jul 13, 2004, 1:20 AM CDT for 12 counties in Minnesota; 11 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2004, 1:20 AM CDT (06:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2004, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 23 counties
Aitkin County, MN, Benton County, MN, Carlton County, MN, Cass County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Crow Wing County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Pine County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Ashland County, WI, Barron County, WI, Bayfield County, WI, Burnett County, WI, Douglas County, WI, Iron County, WI, Polk County, WI, Price County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Sawyer County, WI, Washburn County, WI
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Warnings issued inside it
3 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 1:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Crow Wing | 52 min |
| Jul 13, 1:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison, Todd | 51 min |
| Jul 13, 1:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin | 53 min |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 9:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone and 52 more | 116 min |
| Jul 12, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Clay and 38 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 11:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 53 min |
| Jul 13, 3:35 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Hennepin and 20 more | 55 min |
| Jul 13, 4:21 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fillmore, Freeborn, Mower, Olmsted | 54 min |
| Jul 13, 10:08 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brown, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 13, 10:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 1:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge and 21 more | 116 min |
| Jul 13, 2:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Door and 18 more | 8 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Minnesota, 2004Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Wisconsin, 2004Every severe thunderstorm watch in 2004
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.