Alert archive / Minnesota / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 1, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this gale warning at Jan 3, 2015, 8:05 PM CST. It was in force for 8 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
- Jan 3, 2015, 8:05 PM CST (02:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2015, 4:00 AM CST
- In force
- 8 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 Jan 3, 5:55 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 5:55 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 3, 3:48 PM CST, 4 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 348 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-041130- 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- 348 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVER NORTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO EARLY EVENING WITH GUSTY WINDS CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OVER FAR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA WILL BE UP TO AN INCH. A BETTER CHANCE FOR SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE WHERE AN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. SEE THE LATEST FORECAST AND WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE DETAILS. COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHLAND TONIGHT. THE COLD AIR AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS OVER MUCH OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO FAR NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. WIND CHILL WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH ACROSS FAR NORTHERN WISCONSIN THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY INTO AT LEAST THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK. WIND CHILL WARNINGS...ADVISORIES AND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MAY BRING A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW TO FAR SOUTHERN AREAS MONDAY NIGHT...MAINLY FROM PINE CITY EAST INTO PARK FALLS AND PHILLIPS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE REQUESTED TO CALL THEIR REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LSZ121-140>148-041130- 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- 348 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WAVES WILL BUILD TONIGHT AS NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AND GALE WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. THE HIGH WIND AND WAVES WILL RESULT IN SOME FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT AS WELL...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE WHERE WAVES WILL BE HIGHEST. SEE THE LATEST MARINE PRODUCTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY...AND POSSIBLY INTO TUESDAY AS WELL. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...AND THEY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE NEARSHORE WATERS. PERIODS OF FREEZING SPRAY WILL ALSO OCCUR AS A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. SEE THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. MELDE 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, Jan 3, 4:32 PM CST, 3 hours 33 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jan 3, 6:54 PM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
654 PM CST SAT JAN 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0651 PM SNOW 2 W IRON JUNCTION 47.42N 92.65W
01/03/2015 M2.0 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
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KKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 8:05 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 49 hr | |
| Jan 3, 9:52 PM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | DLH | 12 hr |
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