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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS Duluth, MN

July 30, 2015Lake County, Minnesota

NWS Duluth, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 30, 2015, 2:44 PM CDT for Lake County, Minnesota. It was in force for 16 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 30, 2015, 2:44 PM CDT (19:44 UTC)
Expired
Jul 30, 2015, 3:00 PM CDT
In force
16 min
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Lake 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 30, 12:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 12:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 30, 10:08 AM CDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1008 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2015

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-311515-
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-
1008 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY NORTH OF US HWY 2 IN MINNESOTA
AND EAST OF US HWY 53 IN WISCONSIN TODAY THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING. THE STRONGEST STORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40
MPH AND SMALL HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MINNESOTA ARROWHEAD
REGION FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE ARE SEVERAL SMALL CHANCES FOR
A PASSING THUNDERSTORM OR TWO THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

LSZ121-140>148-311515-
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-
1008 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY PRODUCE
WIND GUSTS TO 35 KT AND SMALL HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SEVERAL PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER WESTERN LAKE
SUPERIOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

HUYCK

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 30, 1:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 30, 1:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 30, 2:00 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
200 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2015

WIZ002-003-301915-
BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-
200 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN ASHLAND AND
NORTHEASTERN BAYFIELD COUNTIES...

AT 200 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR BAYFIELD...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...PEA SIZE HAIL...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND
OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ASHLAND...WASHBURN...BAYFIELD...MADELINE ISLAND...SAND BAY...RED
CLIFF AND SAND ISLAND.

THIS INCLUDES ISLE VISTA CASINO.

SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.

IF YOU ARE ON OR NEAR ONE OF THE MANY AREA LAKES...GET OFF OF THE
WATER IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK SHELTER ON SHORE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING.

LAT...LON 4675 9077 4683 9080 4676 9088 4667 9074
      4667 9089 4663 9079 4659 9083 4666 9088
      4664 9092 4683 9127 4689 9118 4686 9121
      4688 9104 4699 9094 4693 9092 4699 9087
      4688 9068 4688 9077 4680 9076 4684 9062
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 309DEG 32KT 4684 9096

MCLOVIN
Special weather statement, Jul 30, 2:14 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
214 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2015

MNZ012-019-301930-
CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
214 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM HEADED TOWARDS FAIRBANKS...

AT 212 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR HOYT LAKES...OR 31
MILES SOUTH OF ELY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...NICKEL SIZE HAIL...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND
OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOYT LAKES...BABBITT...FAIRBANKS...BRIMSON...BASSETT LAKE AND SKIBO.

SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.

LAT...LON 4748 9216 4759 9204 4742 9166 4722 9192
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 310DEG 33KT 4748 9205

MCLOVIN
Local storm report, Jul 30, 2:29 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
229 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2015

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

0205 PM     HAIL             1 ENE HOYT LAKES        47.52N 92.13W
07/30/2015  E0.25 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MN   PUBLIC

            REPORT FROM HOYT LAKES GOLF COURSE

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SGOHDE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 7:07 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH15 hr
Jul 30, 12:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSaint Louis24 min
Jul 30, 12:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH14 min
Jul 30, 12:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHLake16 min
Jul 30, 1:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHLake16 min
Jul 30, 1:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSaint Louis36 min
Jul 30, 2:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHLake16 min
Jul 30, 2:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHLake, Saint Louis28 min
Jul 30, 3:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHLake12 min
Jul 30, 4:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHLake23 min
Jul 30, 4:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCook20 min
Jul 30, 4:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHLake13 min
Jul 30, 1:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBayfield35 min
Jul 30, 2:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBayfield15 min
Jul 30, 3:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHIron31 min

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.