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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this tornado warning at Sep 26, 2008, 4:49 AM CDT for Itasca County, Koochiching County, Minnesota. It was in force for 56 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
- Sep 26, 2008, 4:49 AM CDT (09:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2008, 5:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Itasca County, MN, Koochiching County, MN
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 181 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -221 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 819 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 242 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KDLH 260949 TORDLH MNC061-071-261045- /O.NEW.KDLH.TO.W.0021.080926T0949Z-080926T1045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 449 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL KOOCHICHING COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... NORTHERN ITASCA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 545 AM CDT * AT 443 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR OSLUND...OR 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRAND RAPIDS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... SPRING LAKE BY 455 AM... BIGFORK BY 520 AM... EFFIE BY 525 AM... CRAIGVILLE BY 530 AM... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. 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 4804 9329 4774 9309 4759 9402 4776 9417 TIME...MOT...LOC 0948Z 247DEG 26KT 4771 9398 $$ DAP
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDLH 261004 SVSDLH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 504 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 MNC061-071-261045- /O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080926T1045Z/ KOOCHICHING MN-ITASCA MN- 503 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN ITASCA AND SOUTH CENTRAL KOOCHICHING COUNTIES... AT 502 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF WIRT...OR 39 MILES NORTH OF GRAND RAPIDS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... BIGFORK BY 515 AM... EFFIE BY 515 AM... CRAIGVILLE BY 525 AM... COON LAKE BY 535 AM... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4804 9329 4774 9309 4759 9402 4776 9417 TIME...MOT...LOC 1003Z 247DEG 26KT 4775 9383 $$ DAP
000 WWUS53 KDLH 261025 SVSDLH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 525 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 MNC061-071-261045- /O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080926T1045Z/ KOOCHICHING MN-ITASCA MN- 524 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN ITASCA AND SOUTH CENTRAL KOOCHICHING COUNTIES... AT 520 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EFFIE...OR 39 MILES NORTH OF GRAND RAPIDS...MOVING EAST AT 36 MPH. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... COON LAKE BY 530 AM... TOGO BY 545 AM... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. 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 4804 9329 4774 9309 4759 9402 4776 9417 TIME...MOT...LOC 1024Z 254DEG 31KT 4780 9354 $$ DAP
000 WWUS53 KDLH 261042 SVSDLH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 542 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 MNC061-071-261052- /O.EXP.KDLH.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080926T1045Z/ KOOCHICHING MN-ITASCA MN- 542 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN ITASCA AND SOUTH CENTRAL KOOCHICHING COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 AM CDT... THE STORM HAS WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED TORNADIC. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED. LAT...LON 4804 9329 4774 9309 4759 9402 4776 9417 TIME...MOT...LOC 1042Z 254DEG 31KT 4784 9332 $$ DAP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 4:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Itasca, Koochiching | 66 min |
| Sep 26, 7:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching, Saint Louis | 61 min |
| Sep 26, 8:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching, Saint Louis | 61 min |
| Sep 26, 9:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 36 min |
| Sep 26, 10:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching, Saint Louis | 55 min |
| Sep 26, 11:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 60 min |
| Sep 26, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Itasca, Saint Louis | 53 min |
| Sep 26, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass, Itasca | 41 min |
| Sep 26, 5:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Saint Louis | 4 hr |
| Sep 26, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass, Crow Wing | 65 min |
| Sep 26, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 47 min |
| Sep 26, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass, Itasca | 45 min |
| Sep 26, 6:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Saint Louis | 2 hr |
| Sep 26, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cook, Lake | 39 min |
| Sep 26, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Saint Louis | 62 min |
| Sep 26, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | DLH | 88 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.