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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this tornado warning at Jun 29, 2005, 11:12 PM CDT for Douglas County, Washburn County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 23 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 29, 2005, 11:12 PM CDT (04:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2005, 11:35 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Douglas County, WI, Washburn County, WI
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:14 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
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 29, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 2111 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 970 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 283 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 415 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.1
- Supercell composite
- 18.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KDLH 300413 TORDLH WIC031-129-300445- /O.NEW.KDLH.TO.W.0030.050630T0412Z-050630T0445Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1112 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WASHBURN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN * UNTIL 1145 PM CDT * AT 1109 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR MINONG...OR ABOUT 18 MILES WEST OF HAYWARD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... NEAR MINONG AROUND 1116 PM... NEAR WASCOTT AROUND 1120 PM... 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GORDON BY 1120 PM CDT... IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4607 9200 4598 9160 4622 9157 4653 9171 $$ STEWART
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDLH 300425 SVSDLH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1123 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 WIC031-129-300445- /O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-050630T0445Z/ WASHBURN WI-DOUGLAS WI- 1123 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR DOUGLAS AND WASHBURN COUNTIES... AT 1122 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GORDON...OR ABOUT 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAYWARD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MINONG AROUND 1125 PM... NEAR WASCOTT AROUND 1130 PM... NEAR GORDEN AROUN 1133 PM PM.. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4607 9200 4598 9160 4622 9157 4654 9161 $$ STEWART
000 WWUS53 KDLH 300435 SVSDLH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1135 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 WIC031-129-300445- /O.CAN.KDLH.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-050630T0445Z/ WASHBURN WI-DOUGLAS WI- 1135 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR DOUGLAS AND WASHBURN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING IS NO LONGER SEVERE. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. LAT...LON 4607 9200 4598 9160 4622 9157 4654 9161 $$ STEWART
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.
NWS Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Jun 29, 2:45 PM CDT, 8 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 2:45 PM CDT, 8 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 245 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 .DISCUSSION...MAIN CONCERN IS ON SEVERE POTENTIAL TONIGHT. SFC LOW COMPLEX IN THE DAKOTAS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN MANITOBA. THIS WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT FOR LATE JUNE INTO THE FA TONIGHT. NUMEROUS TSRA EXPECTED AHEAD OF THIS FRONT AND SPREADING FROM W TO E. SOME TSRA TO REACH SEVERE LEVELS...BUT EASTERLY FLOW OFF OF LAKE SUPERIOR AND WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER IS KEEPING ATMOSPHERE OVER THE FA VERY STABLE. IT WILL TAKE THE SFC LOW TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE FA BEFORE THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES ENOUGH TO SEE ANY SEVERE TSRA. WILL REMOVE THE MENTION OF SEVERE FROM THE GRIDS/ZONES DUE TO THIS UNCERTAINTY. THE LOW THEN SLOWLY CROSSES INTO ONTARIO WITH THE COLD FRONT SWEEPING THROUGH THE FA. THE DRY SLOT MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FA THURSDAY MORNING AND HAVE ADJUSTED THE GRIDS TO REPRESENT THE DRY SLOT IMPACTING THE FA. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...CAA AND WRAPAROUND -SHRA WILL COVER THE FA. THE SFC LOW MOVES INTO NE ONTARIO BY 12Z FRIDAY WITH SOME LINGERING -SHRA OVER THE FA EARLY... DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. QUIET WEATHER ON FRIDAY AS A SFC HIGH DRIFTS OVERHEAD. AFTER A COOL START...WAA BEGINS IN THE AFTERNOON FOR A NICE RECOVERY IN TEMPS. THE HIGH MAINTAINS ITS INFLUENCE OVER THE FA FRIDAY NIGHT. NEXT ROUND OF TSRA PROGGED FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE NEXT SFC LOW/FRONTAL BOUNDARY AFFECTS THE FA. .AVIATION...WIDESPREAD MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT...AS A WARM FRONT WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF OUR AREA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE. MAINLY VFR AND MVFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ON THURSDAY...ALONG WITH SOME SHOWERS. && .DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MN...NONE. WI...NONE. GSF/DAP
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 12:06 PM CDT, 11 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1206 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-301230- 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- 1206 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 ...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM PINE CITY TO TRADE LAKE. MAJOR SUPERCELLS WITH TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE BULK OF THE SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. THE REST OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN IS IN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BY LATE AFTERNOON. && MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING URL: HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/DLH GSF
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 8:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 835 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 MNZ025-033-300155- N. CASS-S. CASS- 835 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 554 FOR CASS COUNTY IN MINNESOTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THUNDERSTORMS IN CASS COUNTY ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. 04
Local storm report, Jun 29, 8:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
845 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0707 PM TSTM WND DMG FEDERAL DAM 47.24N 94.22W
06/29/2005 NORTHERN CASS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
6 TO 7 TREES DOWN INCLUDING A 40 TO 50 FOOT PINE.
0735 PM TSTM WND DMG NISSWA 46.50N 94.30W
06/29/2005 CROW WING MN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES
&&
PACKINGHAMSpecial weather statement, Jun 29, 9:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 935 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 MNZ034-300255- CROW WING- 935 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 554 FOR CROW WING COUNTY IN MINNESOTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THUNDERSTORMS IN CROW WING COUNTY ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. 04
The office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Burnett | 27 min |
| Jun 29, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Bayfield, Sawyer | 27 min |
| Jun 29, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Douglas | 44 min |
| Jun 29, 11:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Sawyer | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 12:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Sawyer | 33 min |
| Jun 30, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Price | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 12:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Iron | 35 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.