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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 170, NWS Duluth, MN

August 2, 2011Douglas County, Wisconsin

NWS Duluth, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 2, 2011, 1:43 AM CDT for Douglas County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 30 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
Aug 2, 2011, 1:43 AM CDT (06:43 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2011, 2:13 AM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Douglas County, WI

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:47 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
Aug 1, 10:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 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 Aug 2, 1:40 AM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 1:40 AM CDT, 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 3:52 PM CDT, 9 hours 51 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 12:49 AM CDT, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1249 AM CDT TUE AUG 2 2011

MNZ037-038-WIZ001-020630-
CARLTON/SOUTH ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-PINE-
1249 AM CDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHEAST
PINE...SOUTHEAST CARLTON AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES...

AT 1247 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BELDEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WIND
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY
RAINFALL.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED THROUGH 130 AM INCLUDE...
  HARLIS...             MOOSE JUNCTION...     FOXBORO...
  PATZAU...             CHAFFEY...            PATZAU...
  HAWTHORNE...          BENNETT...

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. MINOR
FLOODING OF ROAD SIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS IS ALSO
POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH SOME STANDING WATER ON AREA ROADS.

LAT...LON 4663 9180 4632 9170 4617 9239 4647 9253

BERDES
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 8:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin40 min
Aug 1, 8:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCrow Wing26 min
Aug 1, 9:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin12 min
Aug 1, 9:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin23 min
Aug 1, 9:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca33 min
Aug 1, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPine16 min
Aug 1, 9:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton23 min
Aug 1, 9:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca36 min
Aug 1, 10:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin37 min
Aug 1, 10:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton18 min
Aug 1, 10:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton30 min
Aug 1, 10:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCass42 min
Aug 1, 10:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton29 min
Aug 1, 10:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca42 min
Aug 1, 10:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDLHAitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca6 hr
Aug 1, 11:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHKoochiching27 min
Aug 1, 11:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSaint Louis29 min
Aug 1, 11:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca28 min
Aug 2, 12:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton35 min
Aug 2, 12:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCass, Itasca35 min
Aug 2, 12:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDLHCarlton, Saint Louis4 hr
Aug 2, 12:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSaint Louis23 min
Aug 2, 1:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCrow Wing29 min
Aug 2, 1:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSaint Louis29 min
Aug 2, 1:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin, Crow Wing30 min
Aug 2, 1:39 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHSaint Louis3 hr
Aug 2, 1:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton, Pine24 min
Aug 2, 2:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin34 min
Aug 2, 3:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPine29 min
Aug 2, 3:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin, Carlton27 min
Aug 2, 3:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPine34 min
Aug 2, 4:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin, Carlton23 min
Aug 2, 4:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton26 min
Aug 2, 5:11 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHCarlton3 hr
Aug 2, 6:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDLHCarlton, Pine4 hr
Aug 2, 6:54 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHPine6 hr
Aug 2, 8:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPine33 min
Aug 2, 11:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDLHCarlton, Pine4 hr
Aug 2, 3:29 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDLHCarlton, Pine24 hr
Aug 2, 3:47 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDLHCarlton, Pine48 hr
Aug 1, 7:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBurnett, Washburn34 min
Aug 1, 8:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBurnett, Washburn39 min
Aug 1, 9:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas28 min
Aug 1, 10:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHWashburn47 min
Aug 1, 10:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas41 min
Aug 1, 11:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas, Sawyer60 min
Aug 2, 12:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas56 min
Aug 2, 12:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas41 min
Aug 2, 1:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas42 min
Aug 2, 2:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas39 min
Aug 2, 2:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHBayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Sawyer, Washburn67 min
Aug 2, 3:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAshland, Bayfield, Iron, Price, Sawyer37 min
Aug 2, 3:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAshland, Iron, Price, Sawyer49 min
Aug 2, 4:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHWashburn25 min
Aug 2, 4:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice36 min
Aug 2, 7:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice, Sawyer, Washburn59 min
Aug 2, 7:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas38 min
Aug 2, 8:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHWashburn26 min
Aug 2, 9:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice53 min
Aug 2, 9:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHBurnett, Washburn47 min
Aug 2, 9:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAshland, Iron58 min
Aug 2, 9:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAshland, Iron56 min
Aug 2, 9:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer35 min
Aug 2, 9:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHSawyer, Washburn39 min
Aug 2, 10:16 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDLHPrice, Sawyer6 hr
Aug 2, 10:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHPrice, Sawyer51 min
Aug 2, 3:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice51 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011

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.