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Special Weather Statement, NWS Duluth, MN

June 6, 2012Bayfield County, Wisconsin

NWS Duluth, MN issued this special weather statement at Jun 6, 2012, 3:12 PM CDT for Bayfield County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 18 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 6, 2012, 3:12 PM CDT (20:12 UTC)
Expired: Jun 6, 2012, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 18 min
Issued by: NWS Duluth, MN

County Bayfield County, WI

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 243 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -191 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1355 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 6, 12:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 12:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 3:09 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
309 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-071100-
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-
309 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE
NORTHLAND THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE
SEVERE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF THE REGION
THURSDAY. A FEW STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME STRONG OR
SEVERE IN THE AFTERNOON...MAINLY OVER MINNESOTA.

THERE REMAINS A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY. THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS SUNDAY
NIGHT.

HEAT INDEX VALUES IN EXCESS OF 90 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY
ACROSS THE NORTHLAND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

LSZ121-140>148-071100-
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-
309 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE OVER LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT. THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS SUNDAY
NIGHT.

GRANING

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, Jun 6, 2:27 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 6, 2:56 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
256 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

WIZ001-006-007-062030-
BURNETT-DOUGLAS-WASHBURN-
256 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

AT 255 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES EAST OF MOOSE JUNCTION...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15
MPH.

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF MODERATE DOWNPOURS...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SAINT CROIX FLOWAGE...                      GORDON...
  MINONG FLOWAGE...     WASCOTT...            MINONG...

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.

LAT...LON 4611 9160 4594 9200 4629 9225 4640 9195

STEWART

Special weather statement, Jun 6, 2:57 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
257 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

MNZ010-018-062030-
KOOCHICHING-NORTH ITASCA-
257 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

AT 257 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ALVWOOD...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WIND
GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF
MODERATE DOWNPOURS...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ROSY...               WIRT...               DIXON LAKE...
  SAND LAKE...          SQUAW LAKE...         OSLUND...
  MAX...

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.

LAT...LON 4764 9375 4743 9432 4780 9439 4786 9414

STEWART

Special weather statement, Jun 6, 2:58 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
258 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

MNZ038-WIZ006-062030-
BURNETT-PINE-
258 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

AT 258 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUXBURY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15
MPH.

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF MODERATE DOWNPOURS...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DUXBURY...            MARKVILLE...          DANBURY...

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.

LAT...LON 4599 9217 4582 9262 4622 9275 4629 9251

STEWART

Special weather statement, Jun 6, 3:01 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
301 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

MNZ012-020-021-062030-
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-SOUTHERN COOK/NORTH SHORE-SOUTHERN
LAKE/NORTH SHORE-
301 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

AT 258 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF WHITE PINE LAKE...NEARLY
STATIONARY MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
    WEST CENTRAL COOK COUNTY...
    EAST CENTRAL COUNTY...

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.

LAT...LON 4779 9058 4756 9100 4786 9116 4796 9092

STEWART

Special weather statement, Jun 6, 3:12 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
312 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

WIZ001-002-062030-
BAYFIELD-DOUGLAS-
312 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

...STRONG STORM BETWEEN BRULE AND IRON RIVER...

AT 307 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES EAST OF BRULE. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY.

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO PENNY SIZE HAIL...OCCASIONAL
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS...

* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT BRULE AND IRON RIVER THROUGH 345 PM...

STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER
INDOORS UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 4636 9128 4634 9142 4632 9164 4658 9164
      4660 9138

GRANING

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 6, 8:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH		35 min
Jun 6, 10:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH		45 min
Jun 6, 11:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Saint Louis	46 min
Jun 6, 11:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Saint Louis	23 min
Jun 6, 12:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Saint Louis	23 min
Jun 6, 1:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Itasca	37 min
Jun 6, 1:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Itasca	23 min
Jun 6, 2:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Pine	37 min
Jun 6, 2:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Itasca	33 min
Jun 6, 2:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Itasca	33 min
Jun 6, 3:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Cook	29 min
Jun 6, 3:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Pine	59 min
Jun 6, 3:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Itasca	41 min
Jun 6, 4:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Cass, Itasca	41 min
Jun 6, 4:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Cass	43 min
Jun 6, 4:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Cass	36 min
Jun 6, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Cass	46 min
Jun 6, 5:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Koochiching	50 min
Jun 6, 6:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Cass, Crow Wing	53 min
Jun 6, 12:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Iron	27 min
Jun 6, 1:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Sawyer	50 min
Jun 6, 1:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Sawyer	28 min
Jun 6, 2:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Douglas	29 min
Jun 6, 2:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Washburn	34 min
Jun 6, 2:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Burnett	32 min
Jun 6, 4:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Ashland	52 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.