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Gale Warning 8, NWS Duluth, MN

May 20, 2013

NWS Duluth, MN issued this gale warning at May 20, 2013, 10:24 AM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 20, 2013, 10:24 AM CDT (15:24 UTC)
Expired: May 21, 2013, 4:00 AM CDT
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS Duluth, MN

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at May 20, 10:23 AM CDT, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 10:23 AM CDT, 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 4:15 AM CDT, 6 hours 9 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 20, 10:00 AM CDT, 24 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 19, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Crow Wing, Pine	47 min
May 19, 7:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton	52 min
May 20, 10:24 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		71 hr
May 20, 5:16 PM CDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	DLH		18 hr
May 19, 7:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Sawyer, Washburn	25 min
May 19, 7:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Bayfield, Douglas, Sawyer	39 min
May 19, 7:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Price	49 min
May 19, 8:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Ashland, Bayfield	25 min
May 19, 8:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Ashland, Iron, Price	63 min
May 19, 9:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Ashland, Iron, Price	48 min
May 19, 9:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DLH	Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Sawyer	6 hr
May 20, 3:12 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DLH	Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Sawyer	6 hr
May 20, 8:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DLH	Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Sawyer	12 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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