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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2005, 9:35 PM CDT for Saint Louis County, Minnesota. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 2005, 9:35 PM CDT (02:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2005, 10:37 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Saint Louis County, MN
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 6:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 3125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -99 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1532 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 11.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KDLH 240236 TORDLH MNC137-240330- /O.NEW.KDLH.TO.W.0021.050624T0235Z-050624T0330Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 935 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA EAST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA * UNTIL 1030 PM CDT * AT 931 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 28 MILES WEST OF HIBBING...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTH OF GRAND RAPIDS...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... HIBBING BY 1000 PM... VIRGINIA AND EVELETH BY 1020 PM... BIWABIK BY 1025 PM IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. LAT...LON 4768 9306 4723 9304 4723 9183 4768 9181 $$ BRANDT
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDLH 240245 SVSDLH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 944 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2005 MNC137-240330- /O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050624T0330Z/ WEST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS MN-EAST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS MN- 944 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS AND WEST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS COUNTIES... AT 941 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES WEST OF KELLY LAKE...OR ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF HIBBING...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HIBBING BY 100 PM CDT IRON JUNCTION BY 1015 PM CDT VIRGINIA AND EVELETH BY 1020 PM CDT IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. LAT...LON 4768 9306 4722 9304 4722 9182 4768 9181 $$ BRANDT
000 WWUS53 KDLH 240251 SVSDLH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 950 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2005 MNC137-240330- /O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050624T0330Z/ WEST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS MN-EAST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS MN- 950 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS AND WEST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS COUNTIES... AT 946 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KELLY LAKE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES WEST OF HIBBING...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HIBBING AND CHISHOLM BY 1000 PM... IRON JUNCTION 1010 PM... VIRGINIA AND EVELETH BY 1015 PM IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. LAT...LON 4768 9307 4722 9306 4722 9182 4768 9181 $$ BRANDT
000 WWUS53 KDLH 240258 SVSDLH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 954 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2005 MNC137-240330- /O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050624T0330Z/ WEST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS MN-EAST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS MN- 954 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS AND WEST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS COUNTIES... AT 951 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LEETONIA...OR NEAR HIBBING...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HIBBING AND CHISHOLM BY 1005 PM... KINNEY BY 1010 PM... VIRGINIA AND EVELETH BY 1015 PM... MOUNTAIN IRON BY 1020 PM CDT IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. LAT...LON 4770 9306 4722 9306 4722 9182 4770 9179 $$ BRANDT
000 WWUS53 KDLH 240307 SVSDLH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1005 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2005 MNC137-240330- /O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050624T0330Z/ WEST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS MN-EAST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS MN- 1005 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS AND WEST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS COUNTIES... AT 1000 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CHISHOLM...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF HIBBING...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... KINNEY BY 1010 PM... MOUNTAIN IRON BY 1015 PM... VIRGINIA BY 1020 PM IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. LAT...LON 4770 9180 4722 9180 4723 9304 4771 9305 $$ BRANDT
000 WWUS53 KDLH 240330 SVSDLH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1029 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2005 MNC075-137-240339- /O.EXP.KDLH.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050624T0330Z/ LAKE MN-WEST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS MN-EAST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS MN- 1029 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS...WEST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS AND LAKE COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1030 PM CDT... THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING IS NO LONGER A THREAT. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. LAT...LON 4771 9179 4724 9179 4724 9303 4771 9304 $$ KFM
000 WWUS53 KDLH 240337 CCA SVSDLH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED TO TAKE OUT LAKE COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1029 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2005 MNC137-240339- /O.EXP.KDLH.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050624T0330Z/ WEST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS MN-EAST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS MN- 1029 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS...WEST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS EXPIRES AT 1030 PM CDT... THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING IS NO LONGER A THREAT. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. LAT...LON 4771 9179 4724 9179 4724 9303 4771 9304 $$ KFM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 28 min |
| Jun 23, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Itasca | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 38 min |
| Jun 23, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass | 66 min |
| Jun 23, 9:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DLH | Cass | 46 min |
| Jun 23, 9:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DLH | Itasca | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass | 27 min |
| Jun 23, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Crow Wing | 52 min |
| Jun 23, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass | 24 min |
| Jun 23, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 34 min |
| Jun 23, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 35 min |
| Jun 23, 11:21 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | DLH | 54 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.