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Small Craft Advisory 25, NWS Duluth, MN

May 24, 2012

NWS Duluth, MN issued this small craft advisory at May 24, 2012, 9:56 AM CDT. It took effect at May 24, 2012, 10:38 PM CDT. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 24, 2012, 9:56 AM CDT (14:56 UTC)
In effect from
May 24, 2012, 10:38 PM CDT
Expired
May 25, 2012, 3:29 PM CDT
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft 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 small craft advisory went out at May 24, 6:55 AM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 6:55 AM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
655 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012

.AVIATION...12Z TAF ISSUANCE...
NOCTURNAL COOLING OF NEAR SFC LAYER HAS PRODUCED LARGE AREA OF LOW
CLOUDS/BR/FG. EXPECT CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE GRADUALLY THIS MORNING
AS LARGE PRECIP SHIELD MOVES NORTHEAST ALONG FNTL BDRY. A KEY
CONCERN TODAY WILL BE DEVELOPMENT OF LINE OF CONVECTION ACROSS
WISC ZONES...AFFECTING KHYR THIS AFTN. BEST GUESSTIMATE OF STORMS
AT KHYR IS BETWEEN 21-00Z. NWRLY FLOW WILL DEEPEN THIS EVENING
WITH SOME GUSTINESS TO WINDS. EXPECT AN AREA OF LOWER CLOUDS TO
OCCUR BEHIND FRONT BEFORE CEILINGS SCATTER BY EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 337 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012/

SHORT TERM...THROUGH FRIDAY.

A PLETHORA OF ISSUES WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...NAMELY
THE THREAT FOR CONTINUED HEAVY RAIN...THE CHANCE FOR SEVERE
STORMS...AND STRONG GRADIENT WINDS OVER A PORTION OF NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN.

A FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY FROM SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA
INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO
FORM AND MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST ALONG AND BEHIND THIS BOUNDARY.
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS REVEAL A LARGE AREA OF 1 INCH TO AROUND 3
INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR...WITH THE PINE RIVER AREA SEEING
THE  HIGHEST AMOUNTS. RADAR ESTIMATES SHOWS SOME EVEN HIGHER TOTALS
OVER AITKIN/CROW WING COUNTIES. OVERALL COVERAGE OF RAIN HAS
DIMINISHED OVERNIGHT BUT IT WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON
OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND WEST INTO OUR MINNESOTA ZONES.
THE MODELS HAVE SHOWN A DECREASE OF FGEN FORCING BETWEEN
06Z-12Z...BUT THEY QUICKLY INCREASE AGAIN TODAY...AND HEAVIEST RAIN
SHOULD BE TIED TO FGEN BETWEEN 850-700MB...AND THE NAM HAS THIS STRONG
FGEN REDEVELOPING OVER OUR EASTERN MINNESOTA/FAR WESTERN WISCONSIN
ZONES. WE WILL KEEP THE FLOOD WATCH GOING...AND ADD COASTAL COOK
COUNTY. WE DECIDED TO LEAVE NORTHWEST WISCONSIN OUT...AS FLASH
FLOOD GUIDANCE THERE IS QUITE HIGH AND THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED AS
MUCH PRECIP AS AREAS FURTHER WEST. RIVERS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE
DUE TO RUNOFF FROM YESTERDAY'S/OVERNIGHTS RAIN...AND FROM AN
ADDITIONAL 1-2 INCHES THAT IS EXPECTED TODAY/THIS EVENING.

STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF OUR EASTERN WISCONSIN
COUNTIES...MAINLY IRON/PRICE. DEPTH OF MIXING IS IN QUESTION DUE TO
PLENTIFUL CLOUD COVER...BUT WINDS ARE QUITE STRONG AND WE'LL ISSUE
AN ADVISORY FOR PRICE/IRON COUNTIES TODAY. AREAS JUST TO THE WEST OF
THERE WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED CLOSELY AS WELL.

SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY OVER NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. SPC HAS A
HIGHER RISK OF TORNADOES/HAIL/SEVERE WIND OVER NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN...POSSIBLY INTO ADJACENT PORTIONS OF CARLTON/PINE
COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. A STRONGER SHORTWAVE
WILL BE MOVING IN TODAY...AND MODELS DO SHOW INCREASING
INSTABILITY OVER NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. A SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO
LIFT NORTH ALONG THE FRONT AND INTENSIFY QUITE A BIT TODAY. LOW
LEVEL WINDS ARE QUITE STRONG. SHEAR IS IMPRESSIVE...WITH LONG
HODOGRAPHS. SEE SPC'S SWODY1 OUTLOOK/DISCUSSION FOR ADDITIONAL
DETAILS. MAIN WINDOW WILL BE FROM EARLY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
EVENING. SPC'S DISCUSSION DOES INCLUDE THE RISK FOR A STRONG
TORNADO.

AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTHEAST TONIGHT...RAIN WILL DIMINISH FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST.

MOST OF THE NORTHLAND WILL SEE A BREAK IN THE RAIN ON FRIDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE TRIES TO NOSE IT'S WAY INTO THE REGION. GUSTY WESTERLY
WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW/AHEAD OF THE HIGH.

LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

ACTIVE PATTERN REESTABLISHES ACROSS THE REGION AS SYNOPTIC SCALE
FEATURES LARGE SCALE AMPLIFICATION OF UPPER TROF OVER WRN CONUS.
DOWNSTREAM...RESULT IS BUILDING OF MID LVL RIDGE OVER NRN PLAINS. AT
SFC...THE INITIAL FRNTL BDRY THAT SINKS SOUTH OF THE REGION WILL
ADVANCE NORTH DURING THE WEEKEND. DETERMINING THE RETURN OF PRECIP
INTO THE CWA IS A BIT TROUBLESOME GIVEN THE POSITION/STRENGTH OF
SFC HIGH OVER ONTARIO. HAVE TRENDED SLOWER ON ARRIVAL OF PRECIP INTO
NORTHLAND SATURDAY BUT CONFIDENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN GIVEN
HISTORICAL ABILITY OF SFC HIGHS TO MAINTAIN INTEGRITY OF LOW LEVEL
DRY AIR ON NE FLOW IN BDRY LYR. SPEAKING OF NE FLOW...MDL SIGNALS
QUITE CONFIDENT THAT A SIGNIFICANT NE WIND WILL PREVAIL
SATURDAY/SUNDAY GIVEN POSITIONING OF SFC HIGH....AND DEEPENING SFC
LOW TO SOUTHWEST AND WEST OF CWA. VERY STRONG LOW LVL THERMODYNAMICS
WILL SETUP SUNDAY AS SFC WARM FRONT STRETCHES FROM LWR ST CROIX
VALLEY INTO PRICE COUNTY BY LATE AFTN. INTENSITY OF SYSTEM AND
KINEMATIC/THERMODYNAMICS SUGGEST INCREASING POTENTIAL OF SVRWX OVER
PARTS OF WISC CWA. MAX TEMPS SUNDAY MAY FEATURE  VERY LARGE CONTRAST
WITH 40S IN THE MARINE LAYER ALONG NSHORE....WITH NEAR 90 IN SRN
TIER OF WISC ZONES. MEANWHILE MAJOR MARINE INFLUENCE  WILL PREVAIL
NEAR TWIN PORTS AND ALONG NSHORE COURTESY OF RELENTLESS ONSHORE FLOW
FROM COLD LAKE. MST TRANSPORT MAGNITUDE FROM MDL CONSENSUS NOT QUITE
AS HIGH AS THE CURRENT SYSTEM. HOWEVER GIVEN RELATIVELY SHORT BREAK
BETWEEN SIGNIFICANT RAIN PRODUCERS...MAY HAVE HYDRO ISSUES TO
CONTEND WITH AT SOME POINT SUNDAY AND INTO NEW WEEK.REMAINING UPPER
SYSTEM WILL MEANDER SLOWLY ACROSS REGION MON/TUES WITH ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS POSSIBLE. MAY FINALLY DRY OUT BY MIDWEEK.

AVIATION.../06Z TAF ISSUANCE/

MAIN CONCERN THIS TAF PERIOD WILL BE AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING.
VISIBILITIES UNDER A QUARTER MILE BEING REPORTED AT DLH. THE
REMAINDER OF THE MINNESOTA TERMINALS WILL DROP TO 3/4SM TO 2SM
BEFORE SUNRISE. THE NEXT ROUND OF SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE
AERODROMES AROUND 13Z. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOST LIKELY BE OVER
THE EASTERN TAF SITES IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL COME IN FROM
THE NORTHWEST AT THE END OF THIS TAF PERIOD FOR THE MINNESOTA TAF
LOCATIONS.

&&

.POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DLH  61  50  64  46 / 100  70  10  10
INL  65  46  57  39 /  70  70  20  10
BRD  61  50  66  49 /  80  50  10  30
HYR  72  51  70  49 / 100  60  10  30
ASX  73  52  69  47 /  90  80  10  10

&&

.DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR MNZ011-012-019>021-026-
     034>038.

WI...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
     WIZ004-009.

LS...NONE.
&&

AVIATION...CANNON
Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 8:14 AM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
814 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-251030-
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-
814 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012

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

...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS OVER ALL OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN
AND ADJACENT PINE AND CARLTON COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA...

...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS OVER PRICE...SAWYER...ASHLAND
AND IRON COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE...OR REDEVELOP...OVER MUCH
OF THE NORTHLAND TODAY. HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER
NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...WITH AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. ANOTHER 1
TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...WHICH COULD
LEAD TO FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH IS OUT FOR MOST OF NORTHEAST
MINNESOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING.

SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES.
THE SEVERE STORMS WOULD BE MOST LIKELY OVER NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN...AND ADJACENT AREAS OF CARLTON AND PINE COUNTIES IN
MINNESOTA. THERE IS AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR A TORNADO IN THESE AREAS.
NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR SEVERE STORMS.

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVER PRICE AND IRON COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT AREA FROM NOON TO 6 PM. SEE THE LATEST
WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SOME OF
THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
OVER THE NORTHLAND.

RIVER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND
FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR AITKIN IS
FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS WEEKEND...SO STAY TUNED TO
LATER FORECASTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING OVER NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...AND POSSIBLY INTO PINE AND
CARLTON COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA.

LSZ121-140>148-251030-
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-
814 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER LAKE SUPERIOR.
SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE
SUPERIOR LEADING TO LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND WATERSPOUTS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT FROM TWO HARBORS TO
GRAND PORTAGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. THE STORMS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING COULD BE SEVERE.

INCREASING EASTERLY WINDS THIS WEEKEND MAY LEAD TO HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE NEAR SHORE WATERS.

MELDE

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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Special weather statement, May 24, 8:35 AM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
835 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012

WIZ002-003-006>009-241400-
ASHLAND-BAYFIELD-BURNETT-PRICE-SAWYER-WASHBURN-
835 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012

...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...

AT 830 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
SARONA TO 43 MILES SOUTH OF ANGUS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY
DOWNPOURS...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SPOONER LAKE...       TREGO...              LAMPSON...
  EARL...               BIRCHWOOD...          ANGUS...
  LITTLE SISSABAGAMA LAKE...                  STONE LAKE...
  STANBERRY...          EDGEWATER...          CHIPPEWA LAKE...
  RADISSON...           OJIBWA...             NEW POST...
  LITTLE ROUND LAKE...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS
TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE
PASSED.

LAT...LON 4563 9070 4563 9194 4597 9215 4629 9094
      4538 9004 4537 9067

HLUCHAN
Special weather statement, May 24, 9:07 AM CDT, 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
907 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012

WIZ001>003-007>009-241445-
ASHLAND-BAYFIELD-DOUGLAS-PRICE-SAWYER-WASHBURN-
907 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012

...LINE OF STRONG STORMS MOVING THROUGH SAWYER COUNTY...

AT 903 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HAYWARD TO OJIBWA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.

THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY
DOWNPOURS...

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  LORETTA AND CABLE BY 915 AM...
  DRUMMOND BY 920 AM...
  NAMEKAGON AND GRAND VIEW BY 925 AM...
  PARK FALLS AND MASON BY 930 AM...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS
TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE
PASSED.

LAT...LON 4610 9177 4656 9120 4597 9033 4563 9091
      4563 9121

HLUCHAN
Local storm report, May 24, 9:13 AM CDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
913 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 AM     HEAVY RAIN       FLOODWOOD               46.93N 92.92W
05/24/2012  M1.50 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0545 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 N BRAINERD            46.40N 94.19W
05/24/2012  M1.85 INCH       CROW WING          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0554 AM     HEAVY RAIN       EMBARRASS               47.66N 92.20W
05/24/2012  M1.37 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       GULL LAKE               46.45N 94.35W
05/24/2012  M1.72 INCH       CASS               MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            GULL LAKE DAM

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 E WRIGHT              46.67N 92.94W
05/24/2012  M2.26 INCH       CARLTON            MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 E ORR                 48.06N 92.76W
05/24/2012  M1.22 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 S TOWER               47.78N 92.29W
05/24/2012  M1.26 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BRAINERD                46.35N 94.19W
05/24/2012  M1.26 INCH       CROW WING          MN   ASOS

            24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       12 N GRAND RAPIDS       47.40N 93.52W
05/24/2012  M1.00 INCH       ITASCA             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NW DULUTH             46.83N 92.19W
05/24/2012  M1.83 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MN   ASOS

            24 HR TOTAL FROM DULUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

0721 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NE NISSWA             46.53N 94.25W
05/24/2012  M2.00 INCH       CROW WING          MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0735 AM     HEAVY RAIN       FINLAND                 47.41N 91.25W
05/24/2012  M1.15 INCH       LAKE               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WOLF RIDGE LEARNING CENTER

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       PINE RIVER              46.72N 94.40W
05/24/2012  M1.97 INCH       CASS               MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            MEASURED AT PINE RIVER DAM

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ASKOV                   46.19N 92.78W
05/24/2012  M1.46 INCH       PINE               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       7 SE GRAND RAPIDS       47.16N 93.42W
05/24/2012  M1.78 INCH       ITASCA             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       SWAN RIVER              47.09N 93.20W
05/24/2012  M1.77 INCH       ITASCA             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       SUPERIOR                46.70N 92.06W
05/24/2012  M1.28 INCH       DOUGLAS            WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SW HINCKLEY           45.99N 92.97W
05/24/2012  M3.30 INCH       PINE               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BREEZY POINT            46.60N 94.22W
05/24/2012  M2.20 INCH       CROW WING          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0840 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WRENSHALL               46.62N 92.38W
05/24/2012  M2.22 INCH       CARLTON            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0900 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ELY                     47.91N 91.85W
05/24/2012  M1.43 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            ELY USFS

&&

HLUCHAN
Local storm report, May 24, 9:15 AM CDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
915 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 AM     HEAVY RAIN       FLOODWOOD               46.93N 92.92W
05/24/2012  M1.50 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0545 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 N BRAINERD            46.40N 94.19W
05/24/2012  M1.85 INCH       CROW WING          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0554 AM     HEAVY RAIN       EMBARRASS               47.66N 92.20W
05/24/2012  M1.37 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       GULL LAKE               46.45N 94.35W
05/24/2012  M1.72 INCH       CASS               MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            GULL LAKE DAM

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 E WRIGHT              46.67N 92.94W
05/24/2012  M2.26 INCH       CARLTON            MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 E ORR                 48.06N 92.76W
05/24/2012  M1.22 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 S TOWER               47.78N 92.29W
05/24/2012  M1.26 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       12 N GRAND RAPIDS       47.40N 93.52W
05/24/2012  M1.00 INCH       ITASCA             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BRAINERD                46.35N 94.19W
05/24/2012  M1.26 INCH       CROW WING          MN   ASOS

            24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NW DULUTH             46.83N 92.19W
05/24/2012  M1.83 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MN   ASOS

            24 HR TOTAL FROM DULUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

0721 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NE NISSWA             46.53N 94.25W
05/24/2012  M2.00 INCH       CROW WING          MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0735 AM     HEAVY RAIN       FINLAND                 47.41N 91.25W
05/24/2012  M1.15 INCH       LAKE               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WOLF RIDGE LEARNING CENTER

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       7 SE GRAND RAPIDS       47.16N 93.42W
05/24/2012  M1.78 INCH       ITASCA             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       SWAN RIVER              47.09N 93.20W
05/24/2012  M1.77 INCH       ITASCA             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       PINE RIVER              46.72N 94.40W
05/24/2012  M1.97 INCH       CASS               MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            MEASURED AT PINE RIVER DAM

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       SUPERIOR                46.70N 92.06W
05/24/2012  M1.28 INCH       DOUGLAS            WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ASKOV                   46.19N 92.78W
05/24/2012  M1.46 INCH       PINE               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SW HINCKLEY           45.99N 92.97W
05/24/2012  M3.30 INCH       PINE               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BREEZY POINT            46.60N 94.22W
05/24/2012  M2.20 INCH       CROW WING          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0840 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WRENSHALL               46.62N 92.38W
05/24/2012  M2.22 INCH       CARLTON            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0900 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ELY                     47.91N 91.85W
05/24/2012  M1.43 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            ELY USFS

&&

HLUCHAN
Special weather statement, May 24, 9:41 AM CDT, 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
941 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012

WIZ002>004-241515-
ASHLAND-BAYFIELD-IRON-
941 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012

...STRONG STORMS MOVING THROUGH BAYFIELD AND ASHLAND COUNTIES...

AT 936 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MOQUAH TO MELLEN...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 85 MPH.

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  CORNUCOPIA AND WASHBURN BY 945 AM...
  LA POINTE AND MONTREAL BY 950 AM...
  RASPBERRY ISLAND AND SAND BAY BY 955 AM...
  DEVILS ISLAND AND STOCKTON ISLAND BY 1000 AM...
  OUTER ISLAND BY 1005 AM...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS
TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE
PASSED.

LAT...LON 4620 9047 4664 9134 4694 9101 4695 9105
      4697 9083 4709 9074 4709 9073 4702 9062
      4708 9057 4697 9061 4689 9043 4690 9064
      4686 9070 4684 9072 4686 9056 4684 9056
      4673 9076 4646 9017

HLUCHAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 7:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton, Saint Louis44 min
May 23, 10:40 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryDLHAitkin12 hr
May 23, 10:40 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryDLHCrow Wing, Morrison12 hr
May 23, 10:40 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryDLHPine36 hr
May 24, 10:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDLHAitkin19 days
May 24, 1:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPine28 min
May 24, 2:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHPine39 min
May 24, 2:46 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningDLH59 min
May 24, 3:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHCarlton, Pine, Saint Louis6 hr
May 24, 3:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer41 min
May 24, 3:39 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDLHIron, Price14 hr
May 24, 3:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAshland, Sawyer33 min
May 24, 8:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice, Sawyer, Washburn25 min
May 24, 9:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer38 min
May 24, 9:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAshland, Bayfield34 min
May 24, 10:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer, Washburn35 min
May 24, 1:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas41 min
May 24, 1:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBurnett, Washburn33 min
May 24, 1:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHWashburn28 min
May 24, 2:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer28 min
May 24, 2:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBayfield27 min
May 24, 2:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAshland, Iron23 min
May 24, 2:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas21 min
May 24, 2:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAshland, Iron31 min
May 24, 3:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas, Washburn24 min
May 24, 3:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBurnett, Washburn36 min
May 24, 3:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Washburn39 min
May 24, 4:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAshland, Bayfield, Sawyer, Washburn31 min
May 24, 4:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice, Sawyer33 min
May 24, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAshland, Bayfield, Sawyer, Washburn42 min
May 24, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice45 min
May 24, 5:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHPrice, Sawyer41 min
May 24, 5:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHAshland, Iron, Price, Sawyer5 hr

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