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River Flood Advisory 5, NWS Duluth, MN

May 26, 2012Crow Wing County, Morrison County, Minnesota

NWS Duluth, MN issued this river flood advisory at May 26, 2012, 9:22 PM CDT for Crow Wing County, Morrison County, Minnesota. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 26, 2012, 9:22 PM CDT (02:22 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2012, 9:20 AM CDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN

Counties Crow Wing County, MN, Morrison County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Mississippi River at Fort Ripley (FTRM5).

Action stage
9 ft
Minor stage
10.5 ft
Moderate stage
12.5 ft
Major stage
26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05261000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood advisory 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 river flood advisory went out at May 26, 7:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 7:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 4:49 AM CDT, 16 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
449 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-271030-
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-
449 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHLAND THIS
AFTERNOON...AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE
TONIGHT...WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING LARGE HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

RIVERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND...ESPECIALLY NORTHEAST
MINNESOTA...WILL REMAIN HIGH. PARTICULARLY THE SAINT LOUIS RIVER
AROUND SCANLON AND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR AITKIN...WHICH WHERE
APPROACHING FLOOD STAGE. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS THIS WEEKEND NEAR
A RIVER OR STREAM SHOULD MONITOR CONDITIONS CLOSELY. SEE THE
LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

MORE RAIN WILL FALL THIS WEEKEND AND COULD BE UPWARDS OF ONE TO
THREE INCHES. THIS RAIN COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING ACROSS
THE NORTHLAND...AND KEEP RIVER LEVELS HIGH. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD
STATEMENTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREATS. THERE IS ALSO THE
POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THESE STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY
NIGHT.

LSZ121-140>148-271030-
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-
449 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND BUILDING WAVES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFTS ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS THIS
WEEKEND. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE
NEARSHORE WATERS TODAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT. A
FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND HAZARDOUS WAVES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE NEARSHORE WATERS THROUGH SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. CHECK THE LATEST
MARINE FORECAST FOR DETAILS.

TENTINGER

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

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 7:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton, Pine23 min
May 26, 7:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton35 min
May 26, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton28 min
May 26, 8:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton36 min
May 26, 9:38 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryDLHCarlton36 hr
May 26, 10:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPine33 min
May 27, 12:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPine43 min
May 27, 12:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPine45 min
May 27, 1:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin, Carlton, Crow Wing51 min
May 27, 1:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAitkin43 min
May 27, 2:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDLHAitkin, Pine3 hr
May 27, 3:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDLHAitkin, Carlton, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Lake and 2 more26 hr
May 27, 3:36 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHAitkin, Cass, Crow Wing4 hr
May 27, 4:32 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDLHAitkin, Cass, Crow Wing4 hr
May 27, 6:29 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningDLH31 min
May 27, 8:29 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHAitkin, Cass, Crow Wing30 hr
May 27, 9:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca41 min
May 27, 9:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHLake38 min
May 27, 10:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCook26 min
May 27, 1:49 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDLHCrow Wing, Morrison11 days
May 27, 1:49 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDLHCarlton19 hr
May 27, 3:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHKoochiching45 min
May 27, 4:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCook, Lake55 min
May 27, 4:46 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDLHCarlton24 hr
May 27, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin60 min
May 27, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHPine27 min
May 26, 7:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHWashburn30 min
May 26, 7:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas25 min
May 26, 7:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer28 min
May 26, 8:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBayfield26 min
May 26, 8:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer32 min
May 26, 8:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice35 min
May 26, 8:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer27 min
May 26, 9:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBayfield29 min
May 26, 9:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer31 min
May 26, 9:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAshland, Bayfield36 min
May 26, 9:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas27 min
May 26, 10:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAshland27 min
May 26, 11:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBurnett, Sawyer, Washburn46 min
May 26, 11:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBurnett, Price, Sawyer, Washburn52 min
May 27, 12:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer33 min
May 27, 12:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice, Sawyer, Washburn31 min
May 27, 12:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHIron25 min
May 27, 12:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice33 min
May 27, 1:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer19 min
May 27, 1:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice16 min
May 27, 1:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas27 min
May 27, 2:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas34 min
May 27, 2:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAshland, Bayfield, Iron34 min
May 27, 3:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas28 min
May 27, 3:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAshland, Bayfield, Iron65 min
May 27, 6:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBayfield20 min
May 27, 7:28 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDLHAshland, Bayfield, Douglas8 hr
May 27, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHWashburn63 min
May 27, 6:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHBurnett58 min

Nearby

River Flood Advisories in Minnesota, 2012Every river flood advisory in 2012

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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.