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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Duluth, MN

April 24, 2009Price County, Wisconsin

NWS Duluth, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2009, 5:54 PM CDT for Price County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 24, 2009, 5:54 PM CDT (22:54 UTC)
Expired
Apr 24, 2009, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Price County, WI

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 192 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 24, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 24, 2:44 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 2:44 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 3:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
334 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-251030-
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-
334 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER FAR EASTERN MINNESOTA AND ALL
OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE OVER
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...MAINLY SOUTHEAST OF SHELL LAKE TO HAYWARD
TO ASHLAND LINE BETWEEN 6 PM AND 10 PM. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR
TONIGHT.

LSZ121-140>148-251030-
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-
334 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER LAKE SUPERIOR...MAINLY
THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT.

GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE TWIN PORTS AREA.

MELDE

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DULUTH (ALL LOWER CASE)

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 24, 2:24 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
224 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

WIZ001>004-007-008-242015-
ASHLAND-BAYFIELD-DOUGLAS-IRON-SAWYER-WASHBURN-
224 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

...THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING THROUGH NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...

AT 219 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS 42 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ASHLAND...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...BRIEF MODERATE DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

*THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  DRUMMOND BY 240 PM CDT...
  MASON BY 250 PM CDT...
  SANBORN BY 300 PM CDT...
  MARENGO AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ASHLAND BY 305 PM CDT...
  ODANAH BY 315 PM CDT...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW
AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK
SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

EOM
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 4:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
404 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

WIZ001>003-242200-
ASHLAND-BAYFIELD-DOUGLAS-
404 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

...A THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING INTO THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA...

AT 359 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM 49 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ASHLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60
MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...BRIEF MODERATE DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  IRON RIVER BY 425 PM CDT...
  BAYFIELD AND LA POINTE BY 455 PM CDT...
  RED CLIFF BY 500 PM CDT...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW
AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. TO AVOID
BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING...SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL
THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

EOM
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 4:59 PM CDT, 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
459 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

WIZ002>004-007>009-250000-
BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHBURN...ASHLAND...HURLEY...SPOONER...
HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
459 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

...THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...

A BAND OF RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
SLOWLY SOUTHEAST FROM BAYFIELD PENINSULA THROUGH HAYWARD AND THE
UPPER SAINT CROIX VALLEY EARLY THIS EVENING. INDIVIDUAL SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THE BAND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY
NORTHEAST...AS THE BAND ITSELF WORKS ITS WAY SOUTHEAST.

EXPECT SUDDEN DARKENING OF SKIES...WINDS ABRUPTLY GUSTING TO 40 TO
50 MPH...ABRUPTLY HEAVY RAIN WITH POSSIBLE HAIL...AND OCCASIONAL
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WITH THESE STORMS. TEMPERATURES MAY DROP
AS MUCH AS 30 DEGREES WITH THE ONSET OF RAIN AS THE STORMS
APPROACH. SEEK SHELTER IN A SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING...TO AVOID BEING
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

EOM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 23, 7:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAitkin, Crow Wing54 min
Apr 23, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAitkin, Carlton, Saint Louis62 min
Apr 23, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHCarlton, Saint Louis30 min
Apr 23, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHSaint Louis37 min
Apr 24, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHPrice46 min
Apr 24, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHPrice42 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.