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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 54, NWS Duluth, MN

July 22, 2014Cook County, Minnesota

NWS Duluth, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 2014, 2:42 AM CDT for Cook County, Minnesota. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 22, 2014, 2:42 AM CDT (07:42 UTC)
Expired: Jul 22, 2014, 3:15 AM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Duluth, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Cook County, MN

The radar

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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 21, 9:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

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 22, 2:30 AM CDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 2:30 AM CDT, 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 8:06 PM CDT, 6 hours 36 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
806 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-230115-
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-
806 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE
NORTHLAND OVERNIGHT. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE
INTERNATIONAL FALLS AND BRAINERD AREAS AROUND 1000 PM...MOVE INTO
THE HIBBING AND TWIN PORTS AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN TRACK OVER
NORTHERN WISCONSIN THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

ANY STORMS OVERNIGHT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING
WINDS AND HAIL...ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY. THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
MORE STORMS ARRIVES THURSDAY NIGHT AND LASTS THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE ITASCA COUNTY SKYWARN SPOTTER NETWORK HAS BEEN ACTIVATED TO
CALL IN ANY STORM REPORTS OVERNIGHT.

LSZ121-140>148-230115-
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-
806 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR MAINLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS
AND HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR TUESDAY
MORNING. THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE STORMS ARRIVES FOR THE WEEKEND.

GRANING

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DULUTH (ALL LOWER CASE)

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 22, 1:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
129 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0123 AM     TSTM WND GST     DULUTH                  46.78N 92.12W
07/22/2014  M50 MPH          ST. LOUIS          MN   ASOS

&&

KK

Local storm report, Jul 22, 1:37 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
137 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0136 AM     TSTM WND DMG     EVELETH                 47.46N 92.54W
07/22/2014                   ST. LOUIS          MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES DOWN ROUTE 53 AND 37.

&&

KK

Local storm report, Jul 22, 2:14 AM CDT, 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 22, 2:34 AM CDT, 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 22, 2:39 AM CDT, 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 22, 2:41 AM CDT, 1 minute 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 21, 10:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Cass, Itasca, Koochiching	51 min
Jul 21, 10:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Cass	41 min
Jul 21, 11:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis	64 min
Jul 21, 11:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Cass, Crow Wing	44 min
Jul 21, 11:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca	48 min
Jul 22, 12:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis	49 min
Jul 22, 12:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Pine, Saint Louis	24 min
Jul 22, 12:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH		52 min
Jul 22, 12:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Carlton, Pine, Saint Louis	46 min
Jul 22, 1:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Pine	42 min
Jul 22, 1:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Lake	40 min
Jul 22, 1:24 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	DLH		96 min
Jul 22, 1:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Lake, Saint Louis	37 min
Jul 22, 1:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Pine	48 min
Jul 22, 1:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Cook, Lake	35 min
Jul 22, 1:56 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	DLH		94 min
Jul 22, 1:59 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	DLH		61 min
Jul 22, 2:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Cook, Lake	49 min
Jul 22, 2:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Cook, Lake	46 min
Jul 22, 4:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Cook	35 min
Jul 22, 9:52 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	DLH		6 hr
Jul 22, 2:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Ashland, Bayfield	38 min
Jul 22, 2:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Iron, Price, Sawyer and 1 more	41 min
Jul 22, 2:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Washburn	21 min
Jul 22, 3:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Washburn	35 min
Jul 22, 3:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Ashland	30 min
Jul 22, 3:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Ashland	40 min
Jul 22, 4:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Iron	35 min
Jul 22, 4:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Ashland, Iron	34 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.