Alert archive / Minnesota / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this tornado warning at Jul 22, 2012, 6:06 PM CDT for Saint Louis County, Minnesota. It was in force for 39 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2012, 6:06 PM CDT (23:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 2012, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Saint Louis County, MN
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 6:12 PM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | 10 N Chisholm, MN | PEA TO MARBLE STURGEON TOWNSHIP |
| Jul 22, 6:47 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | Mountain Iron, MN | 4 INCH TREE BRANCHES DOWN... |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 1489 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
564
WFUS53 KDLH 222306
TORDLH
MNC137-222345-
/O.NEW.KDLH.TO.W.0009.120722T2306Z-120722T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
606 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 604 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES EAST OF
SNAKE TRAIL...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COOK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
* THIS VERY DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CHISHOLM...LEETONIA AND KELLY LAKE BY 620 PM...
KINNEY...BUHL AND HIBBING BY 625 PM...
WEST TWO RIVERS RESERVOIR BY 635 PM...
FRANKLIN...VIRGINIA AND GILBERT BY 640 PM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 4753 9222 4735 9301 4770 9305 4780 9308
4786 9294
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 306DEG 36KT 4772 9289
$$
BERDES3 follow-up statements
813 WWUS53 KDLH 222322 SVSDLH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 622 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2012 MNC137-222345- /O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120722T2345Z/ ST. LOUIS MN- 622 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL ST. LOUIS COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM CDT... AT 618 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF IDINGTON...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF COOK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... FRANKLIN...VIRGINIA AND MOUNTAIN IRON AROUND 640 PM CDT. GILBERT...MCKINLEY...EVELETH AND LEONIDAS AROUND 645 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4777 9306 4783 9286 4753 9222 4738 9289 TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 314DEG 34KT 4768 9272 $$ BERDES
370 WWUS53 KDLH 222335 SVSDLH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 635 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2012 MNC137-222345- /O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120722T2345Z/ ST. LOUIS MN- 635 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL ST. LOUIS COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM CDT... AT 632 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF MOUNTAIN IRON...OR 16 MILES SOUTH OF COOK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... MOUNTAIN IRON AROUND 640 PM CDT. FRANKLIN...VIRGINIA...GILBERT AND MCKINLEY AROUND 645 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4777 9306 4783 9286 4753 9222 4738 9289 TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 314DEG 32KT 4760 9261 $$ BERDES
296 WWUS53 KDLH 222345 SVSDLH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 645 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2012 MNC137-222354- /O.EXP.KDLH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120722T2345Z/ ST. LOUIS MN- 645 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL ST. LOUIS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM CDT... THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT. LAT...LON 4777 9306 4783 9286 4753 9222 4738 9289 TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 314DEG 32KT 4754 9253 $$ BERDES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 41 min |
| Jul 22, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 63 min |
| Jul 22, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 66 min |
| Jul 22, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis | 44 min |
| Jul 22, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis | 37 min |
| Jul 22, 5:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Koochiching | 33 min |
| Jul 22, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis | 66 min |
| Jul 22, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Itasca | 12 min |
| Jul 22, 6:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Itasca | 28 min |
| Jul 22, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 31 min |
| Jul 22, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 41 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.