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Special Weather Statement, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this special weather statement at Jun 18, 2012, 12:28 PM CDT for Koochiching County, Minnesota. It was in force for 32 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 18, 2012, 12:28 PM CDT (17:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
County Koochiching County, MN
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 197 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 23 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
- 520 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 521 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 18, 11:46 AM CDT, 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 11:46 AM CDT, 42 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 5:26 AM CDT, 7 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 526 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012 MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-191030- 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- 526 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A COLD FRONT TRACKING ACROSS THE NORTHLAND WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAINFALL WILL BE ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHERE THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE FRONT WILL MOVE BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT AND BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO MOST OF THE NORTHLAND TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. LSZ121-140>148-191030- 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- 526 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A COLD FRONT TRACKING EASTWARD ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE FRONT WILL MOVE BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT AND BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE. THERE WILL BE CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. BERDES 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 18, 10:34 AM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1034 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012
WIZ009-181600-
PRICE-
1034 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PHILLIPS...
AT 1031 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PHILLIPS...MOVING EAST AT 60
MPH.
THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO
30 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...
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 4553 9037 4568 9044 4581 9003 4579 9003
4561 9004 4560 9004
MELDESpecial weather statement, Jun 18, 11:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1102 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012
MNZ011-181630-
NORTH ST. LOUIS-
1102 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012
...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE BORDER REGION...
AT 1059 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES NORTH OF
SAND POINT LAKE TO 11 MILES WEST OF SAND POINT LAKE...MOVING EAST AT
45 MPH.
THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP
TO 35 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
* THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
NAMEKAGON LAKE THROUGH 1110 AM...
SAND POINT LAKE BY 1115 AM...
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 THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
LAT...LON 4853 9262 4850 9262 4846 9271 4844 9260
4845 9250 4842 9245 4835 9246 4837 9218
4836 9209 4834 9210 4831 9287 4854 9273
4855 9268 4855 9266
MELDESpecial weather statement, Jun 18, 12:28 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1228 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2012
MNZ010-011-181800-
KOOCHICHING-NORTH ST. LOUIS-
1228 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2012
...THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE BORDER REGION...
AT 1225 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM RANIER TO ERICKSBURG
TO LITTLEFORK...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH WITH OTHER SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP
TO 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ISLAND VIEW... RAINY LAKE... RAY...
KABETOGAMA LAKE... KABETOGAMA... CRANE LAKE...
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 THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
LAT...LON 4862 9316 4863 9307 4860 9306 4862 9296
4859 9289 4857 9289 4855 9266 4850 9262
4846 9271 4844 9268 4844 9253 4824 9259
4830 9378 4850 9345 4860 9346 4865 9322
MELDEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Aitkin, Crow Wing | 35 min |
| Jun 17, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cass | 28 min |
| Jun 17, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Carlton | 18 min |
| Jun 17, 7:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Aitkin | 31 min |
| Jun 17, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cass | 26 min |
| Jun 17, 8:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Carlton | 23 min |
| Jun 17, 8:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Carlton | 22 min |
| Jun 17, 8:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Itasca | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Itasca | 29 min |
| Jun 17, 10:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Pine | 39 min |
| Jun 18, 11:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 28 min | |
| Jun 18, 12:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Koochiching | 20 min |
| Jun 18, 12:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 31 min |
| Jun 18, 1:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 29 min |
| Jun 18, 1:34 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DLH | Aitkin | 6 days |
| Jun 18, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 25 min |
| Jun 18, 1:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 23 min |
| Jun 18, 1:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 13 min |
| Jun 18, 2:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cook | 17 min |
| Jun 18, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cook, Lake | 33 min |
| Jun 18, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cook | 19 min |
| Jun 18, 3:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 45 hr |
| Jun 18, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 26 min | |
| Jun 18, 4:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cook | 49 min |
| Jun 18, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cook | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 7:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Burnett, Washburn | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 8:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Douglas, Sawyer | 28 min |
| Jun 17, 9:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Bayfield | 25 min |
| Jun 17, 9:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Douglas | 20 min |
| Jun 17, 9:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Sawyer | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 10:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 10:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Price | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 11:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Ashland, Iron, Price, Sawyer | 41 min |
| Jun 18, 10:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Price | 26 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.