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Special Weather Statement, NWS Duluth, MN

July 7, 2014Ashland County, Wisconsin

NWS Duluth, MN issued this special weather statement at Jul 7, 2014, 8:21 PM CDT for Ashland County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 7, 2014, 8:21 PM CDT (01:21 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 2014, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN

County Ashland County, WI

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 288 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2014-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 548 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2014-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 114 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
548 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1564 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
142 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
4.3

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 7, 7:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 7:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 3:42 PM CDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
342 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-081030-
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-
342 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING OVER MUCH OF
THE NORTHLAND. SOME STORMS MAY BE STRONG WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY
WINDS...ESPECIALLY FROM PINE COUNTY MINNESOTA EASTWARD TO THE SAINT
CROIX RIVER VALLEY AND HAYWARD LAKES VICINITY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON..MANLY
EAST OF AN INTERNATIONAL FALLS TO CLOQUET TO SIREN LINE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR
TONIGHT.

LSZ121-140>148-081030-
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-
342 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR THIS
EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.

TENTINGER

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 7, 6:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
655 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

WIZ001-002-080030-
BAYFIELD-DOUGLAS-
655 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

...STRONG STORM OVER DOUGLAS COUNTY...

AT 654 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAWTHORNE...MOVING EAST AT
30 MPH.

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO
30 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...

* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BENNETT BY 705 PM...
  LAKE NEBAGAMON BY 715 PM...
  BARNES BY 730 PM...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW
AROUND. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS
PASSED.

LAT...LON 4651 9128 4627 9135 4640 9207 4658 9202

DAP
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 7:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
700 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

MNZ011-012-019-080030-
CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-NORTH ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
700 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

...STRONG STORMS ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA...

AT 700 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WAHLSTEN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO
40 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...

* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BEAR HEAD LAKE STATE PARK AND ROBINSON BY 710 PM...
  RIDGE BY 720 PM...
  BABBITT BY 725 PM...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW
AROUND. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS
PASSED.

LAT...LON 4779 9147 4742 9171 4763 9241 4794 9224

DAP
Local storm report, Jul 7, 7:25 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 7, 7:29 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 7:50 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 8:21 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 7:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHLake30 min
Jul 7, 7:32 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningDLH43 min
Jul 7, 7:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHLake40 min
Jul 7, 9:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSaint Louis33 min
Jul 7, 9:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPine47 min
Jul 7, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHBayfield, Douglas40 min
Jul 7, 7:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAshland, Iron41 min
Jul 7, 8:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas34 min
Jul 7, 8:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHAshland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron6 hr
Jul 7, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer46 min
Jul 7, 9:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHIron25 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Wisconsin, 2014Every special weather statement in 2014

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.