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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 140, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2012, 2:10 PM CDT for Price County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 20 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 1, 2012, 2:10 PM CDT (19:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2012, 2:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 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 19:11 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1165 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
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 1, 12:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 12:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 4:47 AM CDT, 9 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 447 AM CDT WED AUG 1 2012 MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-021030- 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- 447 AM CDT WED AUG 1 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE NORTHLAND...WITH A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE...MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM HINCKLEY TO ASHLAND IN WISCONSIN. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON. LSZ121-140>148-021030- 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- 447 AM CDT WED AUG 1 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR...WITH A FEW STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE...MAINLY ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING. TENTINGER 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, Aug 1, 10:34 AM CDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1034 AM CDT WED AUG 1 2012 MNZ037-WIZ001-011615- CARLTON/SOUTH ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS- 1034 AM CDT WED AUG 1 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CARLTON... SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS... AND NORTHWEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 AM CDT... AT 1030 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 24 MILES WEST OF DULUTH...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SCANLON... SAGINAW... CARLTON... WRENSHALL... THOMSON... TAFT... PLEASANT VALLEY... MUNGER... ESKO... PROCTOR... ISLAND LAKE... HERMANTOWN... FREDENBERG... FOND DU LAC... ADOLF... 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.
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 11:36 AM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Aug 1, 11:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1144 AM CDT WED AUG 1 2012
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 AM HAIL ASHLAND 46.58N 90.87W
08/01/2012 M0.88 INCH ASHLAND WI TRAINED SPOTTER
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IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Aug 1, 11:52 AM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Aug 1, 11:56 AM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1156 AM CDT WED AUG 1 2012 WIZ003-004-011800- ASHLAND-IRON- 1156 AM CDT WED AUG 1 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES THROUGH 1 PM CDT... AT 1149 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ASHLAND COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS ALSO LOCATED OVER NORTHERN ASHLAND COUNTY... MOVING INTO NORTHERN IRON COUNTY... WHERE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 1215 PM CDT. NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS IN SOUTHERN ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MORSE... GLIDDEN... UPSON... IRON BELT... PENCE... MONTREAL... GILE... VAN BUSKIRK... MERCER... MANITOWISH... 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.
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 2:06 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 206 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2012 WIZ009-011930- PRICE- 206 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST PRICE COUNTY... AT 202 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH CENTRAL PRICE COUNTY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SPIRIT... 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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 6:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 47 min |
| Aug 1, 11:47 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | DLH | 28 min | |
| Aug 1, 11:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Iron | 26 min |
| Aug 1, 12:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Iron | 44 min |
| Aug 1, 3:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Price | 31 min |
| Aug 1, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Ashland, Iron, Price | 48 min |
| Aug 1, 5:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Price | 23 min |
| Aug 1, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Iron, Price | 14 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2012Every severe thunderstorm warning 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.