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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Duluth, MN

May 22, 2011Price County, Wisconsin

NWS Duluth, MN issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2011, 5:06 PM CDT for Price County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 39 min. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 22, 2011, 5:06 PM CDT (22:06 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2011, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Price County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 194 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 22, 5:14 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG10 Sse Hawkins, WILARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN.
May 22, 5:29 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 S Catawba, WIOUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED AT FARMSTEAD.
May 22, 5:32 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG6 Wnw Ogema, WILARGE TREE BRANCHES BLOWN DOWN.
May 22, 5:33 PM CDTHAIL 0.51 W Catawba, WIDIME SIZE HAIL
May 22, 5:33 PM CDTHAIL 1.52 S Kennan, WI
May 22, 5:39 PM CDTTORNADO5 W Prentice, WI1 MILE PATH. 0.22 MILES WIDE. RATED EF-0.
May 22, 5:52 PM CDTTORNADO5 Nnw Prentice, WIBRIEF SPIN UP. RATED EF-0.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 22, 3:43 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 215 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2011-05-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 351 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2011-05-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
351 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-121 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1006 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

438 
WFUS53 KDLH 222206
TORDLH
WIC099-222245-
/O.NEW.KDLH.TO.W.0004.110522T2206Z-110522T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
506 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN PRICE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 506 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 16 MILES
  SOUTH OF KENNAN...OR 23 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LADYSMITH...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CATAWBA AND KENNAN BY 535 PM...
  OGEMA BY 540 PM...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 4538 9069 4548 9068 4578 9046 4558 9003
      4550 9003 4537 9028 4537 9067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 213DEG 30KT 4531 9067

$$

LAMERS
3 follow-up statements
542 
WWUS53 KDLH 222216
SVSDLH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
516 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

WIC099-222245-
/O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110522T2245Z/
PRICE WI-
516 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN PRICE COUNTY
UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 510 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF JUMP RIVER...OR 
24 MILES EAST OF LADYSMITH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THERE MAY ALSO BE LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN 
ADDITION TO THE TORNADO.

THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  KENNAN AROUND 530 PM CDT.
  CATAWBA AROUND 535 PM CDT.
  PRENTICE AROUND 545 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4538 9069 4548 9068 4578 9046 4558 9003
      4550 9003 4537 9028 4537 9067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 219DEG 31KT 4537 9060

$$

LAMERS
903 
WWUS53 KDLH 222234
SVSDLH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
534 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

WIC099-222245-
/O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110522T2245Z/
PRICE WI-
534 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN PRICE COUNTY
UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 529 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS 
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF CATAWBA...OR 29 MILES 
EAST OF LADYSMITH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

IN ADDITION...AT 530 PM...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED 2 
MILES SOUTH OF KENNAN WITH THIS STORM. LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE 
WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PRENTICE AROUND 545 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4538 9054 4548 9066 4578 9046 4558 9003
      4541 9035
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 219DEG 31KT 4549 9046

$$

LAMERS
940 
WWUS53 KDLH 222240
SVSDLH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
540 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

WIC099-222245-
/O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110522T2245Z/
PRICE WI-
540 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN PRICE COUNTY
UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 535 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. A 
TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 
NEAR CATAWBA...OR 31 MILES SOUTH OF PARK FALLS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 
35 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE 
HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PRENTICE AROUND 545 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4542 9036 4541 9052 4548 9063 4578 9046
      4558 9003
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 219DEG 31KT 4552 9043

$$

LAMERS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 21, 8:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBurnett55 min
May 21, 9:35 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLHAshland, Bayfield, Douglas11 hr
May 22, 1:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice43 min
May 22, 2:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice, Sawyer63 min
May 22, 12:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHWashburn46 min
May 22, 1:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer, Washburn30 min
May 22, 2:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice, Sawyer38 min
May 22, 2:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHPrice, Sawyer23 min
May 22, 2:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAshland, Price, Sawyer51 min
May 22, 3:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAshland, Iron, Price56 min
May 22, 3:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAshland, Iron, Price, Sawyer46 min
May 22, 3:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas, Sawyer, Washburn46 min
May 22, 3:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAshland, Iron48 min
May 22, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer15 min
May 22, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAshland, Bayfield, Sawyer38 min
May 22, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHDouglas37 min
May 22, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAshland, Bayfield, Iron, Price, Sawyer50 min
May 22, 5:43 PM CDTTornado WarningDLHPrice32 min
May 22, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAshland21 min
May 22, 6:13 PM CDTTornado WarningDLHPrice32 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.