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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 1, 2011, 7:30 PM CDT for Burnett County, Douglas County, Wisconsin; Pine County, Minnesota. It was in force for 30 min. 4 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
- Jul 1, 2011, 7:30 PM CDT (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Pine County, MN, Burnett County, WI, Douglas County, WI
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 7:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ene Cozy Corner, WI | WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE TO TREES IN DAIRYLAND AREA. LOTS OF HOMES IMPACTED BY FALLING TREES. ONE TREE FELL THROUGH THE ROOF OF A HOUSE. TIME ESTIMATED ON RADAR. |
| Jul 1, 7:51 PM CDT | TORNADO 2 | 3 Sw Solon Springs, WI | NWS SURVEY DETERMINED EF-2 TORNADO STRUCK SW OF SOLON SPRINGS. A HOUSE WAS DESTROYED...AND SEVERAL OTHER STRUCTURES AND HOUSES WERE DAMAGED. MANY TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED 120-130 MPH. THERE WERE SOME INJURIES...BUT AN UNKNOWN NUMBER |
| Jul 1, 7:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Solon Springs, WI | AIRPORT HANGAR COLLAPSED. ROOF BLOWN OFF A BUILDING AND FOUND LAYING 1/8 MILE TO THE EAST. |
| Jul 1, 8:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Solon Springs, WI | POWER OUT. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 4059 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1509 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.5
- Supercell composite
- 20.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
042
WFUS53 KDLH 020030
TORDLH
MNC115-WIC013-031-020100-
/O.NEW.KDLH.TO.W.0009.110702T0030Z-110702T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
730 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL PINE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHEASTERN BURNETT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 728 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
MARKVILLE...OR 28 MILES EAST OF HINCKLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65
MPH.
* THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
COZY CORNER AND KINGSDALE BY 735 PM...
DAIRYLAND BY 740 PM...
MOOSE JUNCTION AND CHAFFEY BY 745 PM...
SAINT CROIX FLOWAGE AND GORDON BY 755 PM...
SOLON SPRINGS BY 800 PM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
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 4613 9250 4649 9210 4628 9167 4615 9196
4616 9205 4611 9206 4600 9231
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 235DEG 55KT 4610 9233
$$
LAMERS3 follow-up statements
925
WWUS53 KDLH 020038
SVSDLH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
738 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011
MNC115-WIC013-031-020100-
/O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110702T0100Z/
PINE MN-BURNETT WI-DOUGLAS WI-
738 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN DOUGLAS...
NORTHEASTERN BURNETT AND EAST CENTRAL PINE COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM
CDT...
AT 735 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COZY CORNER...OR 33 MILES EAST OF HINCKLEY...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
WE HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DAMAGE TO TREES AND STRUCTURES.
ENTIRE GROVES OF TREES MANY ACRES ACROSS HAVE BEEN LEVELED. THIS IS
AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION! SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY!
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SAINT CROIX FLOWAGE AROUND 750 PM CDT.
SOLON SPRINGS AROUND 755 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4613 9250 4649 9210 4628 9167 4615 9196
4616 9205 4611 9206 4600 9231
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 232DEG 57KT 4619 9219
$$
LAMERS098
WWUS53 KDLH 020049
SVSDLH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
749 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011
MNC115-WIC013-020059-
/O.CAN.KDLH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110702T0100Z/
PINE MN-BURNETT WI-
749 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BURNETT AND EAST CENTRAL PINE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE AREA OF ROTATION ON RADAR HAS EXITED BURNETT AND PINE COUNTIES
BUT DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS REMAIN POSSIBLE. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.
LAT...LON 4625 9229 4648 9208 4630 9171 4616 9202
4616 9203
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 228DEG 57KT 4632 9198
$$
WIC031-020100-
/O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110702T0100Z/
DOUGLAS WI-
749 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY
UNTIL 800 PM CDT...
AT 746 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF MOOSE JUNCTION...OR 28 MILES SOUTH
OF SUPERIOR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SOLON SPRINGS AROUND 755 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4625 9229 4648 9208 4630 9171 4616 9202
4616 9203
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 228DEG 57KT 4632 9198
$$
LAMERS365
WWUS53 KDLH 020058
SVSDLH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
758 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011
WIC031-020107-
/O.EXP.KDLH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110702T0100Z/
DOUGLAS WI-
758 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 800
PM CDT...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE AREA...AND EXTREMELY DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH
REMAIN POSSIBLE. YOU SHOULD STILL SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED
STRUCTURE IF YOU LIVE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY!
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN DULUTH MN.
LAT...LON 4625 9229 4648 9208 4630 9171 4616 9202
4616 9203
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 228DEG 57KT 4640 9184
$$
LAMERSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 7:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DLH | Douglas | 4 hr |
| Jul 1, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Bayfield, Douglas | 41 min |
| Jul 1, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Sawyer, Washburn | 52 min |
| Jul 1, 7:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DLH | Douglas | 4 hr |
| Jul 1, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield | 38 min |
| Jul 1, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Douglas | 49 min |
| Jul 1, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price and 2 more | 58 min |
| Jul 1, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas | 60 min |
| Jul 1, 8:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DLH | Bayfield, Douglas | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Price, Sawyer | 65 min |
| Jul 1, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Burnett, Washburn | 53 min |
| Jul 1, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Price, Sawyer and 1 more | 59 min |
| Jul 1, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 32 min | |
| Jul 1, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | DLH | 85 min | |
| Jul 1, 9:14 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | DLH | 91 min | |
| Jul 1, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cook | 37 min |
| Jul 1, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cook | 46 min |
| Jul 1, 10:10 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | DLH | 65 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.