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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS Duluth, MN
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
The counties it named.
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
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 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 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...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
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
MCLOVINSpecial 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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SGOHDEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 7:07 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 15 hr | |
| Jul 30, 12:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 24 min |
| Jul 30, 12:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 14 min | |
| Jul 30, 12:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 16 min |
| Jul 30, 1:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 16 min |
| Jul 30, 1:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 36 min |
| Jul 30, 2:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 16 min |
| Jul 30, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Lake, Saint Louis | 28 min |
| Jul 30, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 12 min |
| Jul 30, 4:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 23 min |
| Jul 30, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cook | 20 min |
| Jul 30, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 13 min |
| Jul 30, 1:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Bayfield | 35 min |
| Jul 30, 2:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Bayfield | 15 min |
| Jul 30, 3:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Iron | 31 min |
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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.