Tornado Warning 7, NWS Duluth, MN

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WWUS53 KDLH 130032
SVSDLH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
731 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

MNC021-130100-
/O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080613T0100Z/
CASS MN-
731 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
CASS COUNTY...

AT 727 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WALKER...OR 12 MILES WEST OF LEECH
LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 33 MPH.

THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STEAMBOAT LAKE BY 735 PM...
  CROOKED LAKE AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILKINSON BY 740 PM...
  LAKE THIRTEEN AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEECH LAKE BY 745 PM...
  SUCKER LAKE BY 755 PM...
  6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SCHLEY AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF FEDERAL DAM BY
  800 PM...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ONE 
INCH DIAMETER HAIL.

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 4719 9390 4693 9467 4713 9469 4714 9467
      4737 9468 4740 9465 4742 9436
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 232DEG 29KT 4715 9462

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WWUS53 KDLH 130050
SVSDLH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
749 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

MNC021-130100-
/O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080613T0100Z/
CASS MN-
749 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
CASS COUNTY...

AT 746 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CROOKED LAKE...OR NEAR LEECH
LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 33 MPH.

THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SUCKER LAKE BY 755 PM...
  6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SCHLEY AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF FEDERAL DAM BY
  800 PM...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 1 
INCH DIAMETER HAIL.

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 4719 9390 4693 9467 4713 9469 4714 9467
      4737 9468 4740 9465 4742 9436
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 232DEG 29KT 4724 9445

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000 
WWUS53 KDLH 130100
SVSDLH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
759 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

MNC021-130109-
/O.EXP.KDLH.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080613T0100Z/
CASS MN-
759 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN CASS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM
CDT...

THE STORM HAS WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED TORNADIC. 
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED. THE STORM IS STILL 
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL.

LAT...LON 4719 9390 4693 9467 4713 9469 4714 9467
      4737 9468 4740 9465 4742 9436
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 232DEG 29KT 4729 9436

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
211 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

.DISCUSSION...
FULLY OCCLUDED SFC SYSTEM POSITIONED JUST N OF MT/ND/CN BORDER AND
MOVG VERY SLOWLY TO THE NE. LOLVL MSTR AND TRIGGER MECHANISM
LACKING...BUT -20 500 MB TEMPS AND AFTN HTG IN DRY SLOT WILL
RESULT IN RAPID DESTABILIZATION LATE AFTN/EVE...SO SLGT RISK IS
RSNBL. CU FIELD ALREADY FORMING. SEE SWODY1 DISC FOR MORE INFO.
SOME POPS WILL PERSIST THRU FRI AS UPR LOW SLOWLY SLIDES AWAY. AFT
A BRIEF PD OF WEAK RIDGING...SEVERAL OTHER S/WVS SHOOT ACRS BORDER
COUNTRY OVR THE WEEKEND...AFFECTING MAINLY THE NRN PART OF OUR
CWA. MODELS STILL DEPICT AMPLIFYING UPR LVL RIDGE OVR MIDWEST NXT
WEEK. GFS STILL STRONGER WITH THIS RIDGE THAN ECMWF...BUT IDEA IS
THE SAME. TIMING OF PRECIP IN RETURN FLOW ON BACK SIDE OF SFC HIGH
LATER NXT WEEK A BIT UNCERTAIN. KEPT TUE-THU PD DRY FOR NOW.

&&

.AVIATION...
DRY SLOT FROM DEEP SFC LOW OVER SE  SASK HAS SWEPT ACROSS WRN 2/3 OF
CWA WITH VFR DOMINATING. AREA OF MVFR/IFR ACROSS ERN CWA...INCLUDING
HYR...IS ASSOCIATED WITH OCCLUDED FRONT. WITH UPPER LVL WINDS STILL
PARALLEL TO THIS FEATURE....EXPECT MVFR/IFR TO CONTINUE INTO THIS
EVENING BEFORE ANY IMPROVEMENT OCCURS. WITH COLD AIR ALOFT AND SFC
HEATING...MAY SEE SCT RW/TRW THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING ALTHOUGH POPS
ARE LOW IN ANY ONE LOCATION. DLH TERMINAL FCST IS TRICKY AS MARINE
LAYER MAY TRY TO REDEVELOP/DEEPEN OVER AREA THIS EVENING ONCE
MECHANICAL MIXING FROM DAYTIME HEATING DISSIPATES. HAVE INCLUDED
TEMPO FOR LIFR AFTER MIDNIGHT. UPPER LOW WILL MOVE TOWARDS REGION
TONIGHT. HIGHEST CHANCE FOR MVFR/IFR WILL OCCUR NEAR INL EARLY
FRIDAY.

&&

POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DLH  48  68  46  67 /  20  20  20  30
INL  48  64  45  65 /  30  40  30  30
BRD  50  68  50  72 /  20  20  10  20
HYR  54  72  48  71 /  20  20  10  20
ASX  52  70  50  69 /  20  20  10  30

&&

.DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

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

04/CANNON

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
328 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-131030-
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
328 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT...MAINLY NORTH OF DULUTH. AN ISOLATED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING. THE MAIN HAZARD WILL
BE LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MIGHT BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

LSZ121-140>148-131030-
BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
328 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT...MAINLY NORTH OF DULUTH. AN ISOLATED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING. THE MAIN HAZARD WILL
BE LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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