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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS Duluth, MN

July 25, 2013Saint Louis County, Minnesota

NWS Duluth, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2013, 2:24 PM CDT for Saint Louis County, Minnesota. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 25, 2013, 2:24 PM CDT (19:24 UTC)
Expired: Jul 25, 2013, 3:00 PM CDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Duluth, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Saint Louis County, MN

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 25, 12:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 12:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 25, 1:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
119 PM CDT THU JUL 25 2013

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-261030-
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-
119 PM CDT THU JUL 25 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING AND INCREASING IN COVERAGE THIS
AFTERNOON OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA...AND THEY SHOULD CONTINUE TO
THE EAST AND SOUTH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. A FEW SEVERE
STORMS...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN
THREATS...WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
EVENING.

LSZ121-140>148-261030-
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-
119 PM CDT THU JUL 25 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREATS. THE STORMS SHOULD INCREASE OVER
LAKE SUPERIOR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 5 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

MELDE

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, Jul 25, 12:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 25, 1:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 25, 1:39 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 25, 2:04 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 25, 2:13 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 25, 2:18 PM CDT, 6 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
Jul 24, 7:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Cass	36 min
Jul 24, 8:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Crow Wing	34 min
Jul 24, 9:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Crow Wing	31 min
Jul 25, 12:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Koochiching	21 min
Jul 25, 1:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Koochiching	12 min
Jul 25, 1:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Koochiching	35 min
Jul 25, 1:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Koochiching	21 min
Jul 25, 1:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Koochiching, Saint Louis	38 min
Jul 25, 2:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Itasca	26 min
Jul 25, 2:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Itasca	17 min
Jul 25, 2:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Aitkin	9 min
Jul 25, 2:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Aitkin	19 min
Jul 25, 3:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Itasca	14 min
Jul 25, 3:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Itasca	18 min
Jul 25, 3:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Saint Louis	38 min
Jul 25, 3:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Itasca	16 min
Jul 25, 3:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH		16 min
Jul 25, 3:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Itasca	14 min
Jul 25, 3:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Lake	33 min
Jul 25, 3:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Itasca	17 min
Jul 25, 3:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Carlton	16 min
Jul 25, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Lake, Saint Louis	28 min
Jul 25, 4:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Cass	10 min
Jul 25, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Carlton	16 min
Jul 25, 4:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Cass	25 min
Jul 25, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Carlton, Saint Louis	51 min
Jul 25, 4:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Cass	33 min
Jul 25, 4:34 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	DLH		56 min
Jul 25, 4:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Lake	25 min
Jul 25, 4:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Crow Wing	22 min
Jul 25, 4:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Koochiching	20 min
Jul 25, 5:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Aitkin	15 min
Jul 25, 5:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Koochiching	27 min
Jul 25, 5:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Crow Wing	40 min
Jul 25, 5:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Lake	23 min
Jul 25, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH		34 min
Jul 25, 5:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Crow Wing	42 min
Jul 25, 5:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Carlton	26 min
Jul 25, 5:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Koochiching	24 min
Jul 25, 5:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Koochiching	22 min
Jul 25, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Carlton, Saint Louis	49 min
Jul 25, 5:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Cass	17 min
Jul 25, 5:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Koochiching	15 min
Jul 25, 5:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Cass	18 min
Jul 25, 5:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Koochiching	17 min
Jul 25, 5:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Koochiching	16 min
Jul 25, 5:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Koochiching	26 min
Jul 25, 5:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Itasca	18 min
Jul 25, 5:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Koochiching	16 min
Jul 25, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Pine	31 min
Jul 25, 6:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Saint Louis	19 min
Jul 25, 6:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Koochiching	17 min
Jul 25, 6:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Koochiching	16 min
Jul 25, 6:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Saint Louis	16 min
Jul 25, 6:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Koochiching	20 min
Jul 25, 6:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Iron	15 min
Jul 25, 6:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Iron	15 min
Jul 25, 6:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Iron	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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.