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Special Weather Statement, NWS Duluth, MN

August 2, 2016Ashland County, Bayfield County, Wisconsin

NWS Duluth, MN issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2016, 7:06 AM CDT for Ashland County, Bayfield County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 2, 2016, 7:06 AM CDT (12:06 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2016, 7:45 AM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN

Counties Ashland County, WI, Bayfield County, WI

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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 Aug 2, 6:49 AM CDT, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 6:49 AM CDT, 17 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 5:02 AM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
502 AM CDT TUE AUG 2 2016

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-030930-
KOOCHICHING-NORTH ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTH ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/NORTH SHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/NORTH SHORE-NORTH CASS-SOUTH ITASCA-SOUTH CASS-
CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTH AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTH ST. LOUIS-
PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
502 AM CDT TUE AUG 2 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH THE
MORNING...WITH STORMS LINGERING OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN INTO THE
AFTERNOON. SOME STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME STRONG
WITH GUSTY WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL MINNESOTA INCLUDING AREAS SUCH AS THE
BRAINERD LAKES REGION...WALKER...LEECH LAKE...AND INTERNATIONAL
FALLS. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE TWIN PORTS BY
SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING. THEY WILL SPREAD EAST INTO NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY.

LSZ121-140>148-030930-
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-
502 AM CDT TUE AUG 2 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY. WIND
GUSTS AROUND 30 KNOTS...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...AND OCCASIONAL
LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THURSDAY ACROSS WESTERN LAKE
SUPERIOR...WITH SOME STORMS STRONG TO SEVERE.

GRANING

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, Aug 2, 4:36 AM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 7:06 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 8:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHKoochiching29 min
Aug 1, 9:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHKoochiching28 min
Aug 1, 10:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHKoochiching44 min
Aug 1, 11:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHKoochiching49 min
Aug 2, 1:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH5 min
Aug 2, 2:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH14 min
Aug 2, 2:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca43 min
Aug 2, 2:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca6 min
Aug 2, 3:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca34 min
Aug 2, 3:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca41 min
Aug 2, 4:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSaint Louis44 min
Aug 2, 4:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSaint Louis39 min
Aug 2, 4:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHLake47 min
Aug 2, 5:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHLake41 min
Aug 2, 6:55 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDLHAitkin, Cass, Itasca, Saint Louis6 hr
Aug 2, 9:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton15 min
Aug 2, 3:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHChisago10 min
Aug 2, 3:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHChisago15 min
Aug 2, 3:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPine22 min
Aug 2, 3:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHChisago13 min
Aug 2, 3:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPine26 min
Aug 2, 9:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas15 min
Aug 2, 10:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas45 min
Aug 2, 10:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBayfield45 min
Aug 2, 3:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBurnett24 min
Aug 2, 4:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBurnett29 min
Aug 2, 4:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBurnett36 min
Aug 2, 4:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBurnett37 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.