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Special Weather Statement, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this special weather statement at Jun 7, 2017, 6:21 PM CDT for Aitkin County, Minnesota. It was in force for 9 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 7, 2017, 6:21 PM CDT (23:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2017, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 min
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
County Aitkin County, MN
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2168 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 7, 3:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 3:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Duluth MN 341 PM CDT Wed Jun 7 2017 MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-081100- 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- 341 PM CDT Wed Jun 7 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible across northeast Minnesota and adjacent areas of northwest Wisconsin this afternoon into the evening hours. Some of the strongest storms may produce small hail, gusty winds, and brief downpours. There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms which could produce up to quarter size hail and damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Thunderstorms are again possible over the Minnesota Arrowhead and much of northwest Wisconsin Thursday afternoon. Small hail and gusty winds are possible from the strongest storms. Warm temperatures are expected Saturday across much of the Northland, and Sunday generally south of US Highway 2. Air temperatures are forecast in the upper 80s to low 90s with heat index values in the 90s. Several rounds of thunderstorms are forecast from late Friday night through Tuesday. There is a potential for strong to severe thunderstorms Saturday through Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Skywarn Spotter activation is not anticipated This afternoon or Tonight. However, reports of hail of any size and any wind damage is encouraged. LSZ121-140>148-081100- 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- 341 PM CDT Wed Jun 7 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Nearshore waters of western Lake Superior. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight Thunderstorms are possible tonight over western Lake Superior. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Thunderstorms are possible Thursday and Thursday evening. Severe weather is not expected, but a few storms may be strong. Thunderstorms are possible once again Saturday through Tuesday. A few storms may be strong to severe. Grochocinski/JJM More information may be obtained at the following web address: http://www.weather.gov/duluth (all lower case)
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Special weather statement, Jun 7, 5:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
533 PM CDT WED JUN 07 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0532 PM HAIL 2 NNE BRAINERD 46.38N 94.18W
06/07/2017 M0.25 INCH CROW WING MN TRAINED SPOTTER
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WLSpecial weather statement, Jun 7, 5:44 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Duluth MN 544 PM CDT WED JUN 7 2017 MNZ034-036-072300- Crow Wing-South Aitkin- 544 PM CDT WED JUN 7 2017 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN AITKIN AND NORTHEASTERN CROW WING COUNTIES... At 544 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Ironton, or 10 miles northeast of Brainerd, moving northeast at 30 mph. Wind gusts up to 30 mph, half-inch hail, heavy downpours, and occasional cloud to ground lightning can be expected with this storm. Locations impacted include... Crosby, Aitkin, Ironton, Deerwood, Cuyuna, Cedar Lake, Mission, Wolford, Riverton, Trommald, Woodrow, Cuyuna Country State Park, Upper Mission Lake, and Lower Mission Lake. Seek shelter inside a sturdy building and away from windows until this storm passes. LAT...LON 4637 9406 4646 9416 4670 9396 4650 9370 TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 227DEG 26KT 4647 9405 WL
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 5:55 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Duluth MN 555 PM CDT WED JUN 7 2017 MNZ034>036-072315- Northern Aitkin-Crow Wing-South Aitkin- 555 PM CDT WED JUN 7 2017 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL AITKIN AND NORTHEASTERN CROW WING COUNTIES... At 555 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Cuyuna, or 16 miles northeast of Brainerd, moving northeast at 30 mph. Wind gusts up to 30 mph, dime-size hail, heavy downpours, and occasional cloud to ground lightning can be expected with this storm. Locations impacted include... Crosby, Emily, Ironton, Deerwood, Cuyuna, Mission, Wolford, Trommald, Little Pine, Cuyuna Country State Park, Upper Mission Lake, Pine Knoll, and Lower Mission Lake. Seek shelter inside a sturdy building and away from windows until this storm passes. LAT...LON 4678 9392 4660 9362 4643 9395 4652 9410 TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 220DEG 27KT 4654 9397 WL
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 6:21 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Duluth MN 621 PM CDT WED JUN 7 2017 MNZ036-072330- South Aitkin- 621 PM CDT WED JUN 7 2017 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN AITKIN COUNTY... At 621 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Mille Lacs Lake, moving east at 25 mph. Wind gusts up to 30 mph, half-inch hail, heavy downpours, and occasional cloud to ground lightning can be expected with this storm. Locations impacted include... Mille Lacs Lake, Glen, Wealthwood, Rossburg, Farm Island Lake, Ripple Lake, and Glory. Seek shelter inside a sturdy building and away from windows until this storm passes. LAT...LON 4636 9378 4647 9380 4659 9349 4633 9339 TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 254DEG 22KT 4641 9370 WL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jun 7, 5:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 26 min |
| Jun 7, 5:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 13 min |
| Jun 7, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 16 min |
| Jun 7, 5:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 20 min |
| Jun 7, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Crow Wing | 35 min |
| Jun 7, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Aitkin | 13 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.