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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Duluth, MN

June 11, 2014Aitkin County, Cass County, Crow Wing County, Minnesota

NWS Duluth, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2014, 7:26 PM CDT for Aitkin County, Cass County, Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It was in force for 49 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
Jun 11, 2014, 7:26 PM CDT (00:26 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2014, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Aitkin County, MN, Cass County, MN, Crow Wing County, MN

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jun 11, 6:43 PM CDT, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 6:43 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 4:11 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
411 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2014

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-122115-
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-
411 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE NORTHLAND
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL
HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.

LSZ121-140>148-122115-
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-
411 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL
HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR NORTHWEST WINDS
GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

GRANING

MORE INFORMATION AT: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DULUTH

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 4:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
428 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2014

MNZ033>036-112230-
CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTH AITKIN-SOUTH CASS-
428 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2014

...THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO CROW WING COUNTY...

AT 428 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LAKE SHORE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MERRIFIELD...         LEGIONVILLE...        EDWARD LAKE...
  RIVERTON...           CUYUNA COUNTRY STATE PARK...
  TROMMALD...           MISSION...            IRONTON...
  WOLFORD...            CROSBY...             DEERWOOD...
  CUYUNA...             BAY LAKE...           FARM ISLAND LAKE...
  CEDAR 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 THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 4664 9361 4639 9359 4639 9443 4657 9444

GSF
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 4:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
436 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2014

MNZ034-112200-
CROW WING-
436 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2014

...THUNDERSTORM NEAR FORT RIPLEY...

AT 436 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FORT RIPLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BAXTER...             BARROWS...            SOUTH LONG LAKE...
  BRAINERD...           WOODROW...

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 4629 9431 4639 9431 4639 9390 4615 9425
      4615 9436 4622 9440

GSF
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 4:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
455 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2014

MNZ025-026-112245-
NORTH CASS-SOUTH ITASCA-
455 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2014

...THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER NORTHERN CASS COUNTY ...

AT 453 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF WALKER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH.

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WIND
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF
MODERATE DOWNPOURS...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LEECH LAKE...         PORTAGE LAKE...       FEDERAL DAM...
  BOY RIVER...          BENA...               SIX MILE LAKE...
  MUD LAKE...           WALKER...

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 4723 9466 4745 9402 4722 9388 4703 9466
      4706 9468 4721 9468

GSF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHCass, Crow Wing40 min
Jun 11, 8:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin60 min
Jun 12, 1:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca17 min
Jun 12, 2:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca13 min
Jun 12, 2:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDLHAitkin, Crow Wing17 days
Jun 12, 2:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHKoochiching, Saint Louis12 hr
Jun 12, 2:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHItasca12 hr

Nearby

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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.