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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2016, 7:23 PM CDT for Saint Louis County, Minnesota. It was in force for 37 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
- Jun 19, 2016, 7:23 PM CDT (00:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
County Saint Louis County, MN
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 160 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 3172 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1053 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 4.8
The text
As transmitted.
735
WFUS53 KDLH 200023
TORDLH
MNC137-200100-
/O.NEW.KDLH.TO.W.0009.160620T0023Z-160620T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
723 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 722 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF COTTON...OR 24 MILES EAST OF
HIBBING...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WOLF LAKE...WHITEFACE RESERVOIR...MAKINEN...MELRUDE...MARKHAM...COMSTOCK
LAKE AND MURPHY LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4722 9257 4738 9258 4742 9194 4719 9193
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 269DEG 35KT 4728 9245
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
MILLER2 follow-up statements
057
WWUS53 KDLH 200032
SVSDLH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
732 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
MNC137-200100-
/O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160620T0100Z/
ST. LOUIS MN-
732 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL ST. LOUIS COUNTY...
AT 732 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF WHITEFACE RESERVOIR...OR 29 MILES EAST OF
HIBBING...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WOLF LAKE...WHITEFACE RESERVOIR...MARKHAM AND COMSTOCK LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4722 9241 4734 9241 4739 9195 4719 9193
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 270DEG 32KT 4727 9234
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
MILLER113
WWUS53 KDLH 200037
SVSDLH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
737 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
MNC137-200100-
/O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160620T0100Z/
ST. LOUIS MN-
737 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL ST. LOUIS COUNTY...
AT 737 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER WHITEFACE RESERVOIR...OR 34 MILES NORTH OF DULUTH...
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WOLF LAKE...WHITEFACE RESERVOIR...MARKHAM AND COMSTOCK LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4722 9234 4734 9233 4739 9195 4719 9193
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 267DEG 39KT 4728 9220
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
MILLERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca | 30 min |
| Jun 19, 7:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 39 min |
| Jun 19, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Lake, Saint Louis | 14 min |
| Jun 19, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Itasca, Saint Louis | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 7:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Pine | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 7:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | DLH | 55 min | |
| Jun 19, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Lake, Saint Louis | 52 min |
| Jun 19, 8:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cook | 30 min |
| Jun 19, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Carlton, Pine | 51 min |
| Jun 19, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Lake, Saint Louis | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 28 min |
| Jun 19, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | DLH | 34 min | |
| Jun 19, 8:52 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | DLH | 53 min | |
| Jun 19, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 33 min |
| Jun 19, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Pine | 44 min |
| Jun 19, 9:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 12 min |
| Jun 19, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Carlton | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 9:34 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | DLH | 26 min | |
| Jun 19, 9:35 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | DLH | 40 min | |
| Jun 19, 9:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 20 min |
| Jun 19, 9:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Pine | 28 min |
| Jun 19, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cook | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 9:56 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | DLH | 49 min | |
| Jun 19, 10:00 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | DLH | 45 min | |
| Jun 19, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Pine | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cook | 17 min |
| Jun 19, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Pine | 46 min |
| Jun 19, 11:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Pine | 42 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.