Alert archive / Minnesota / Gale Warnings in 2018
Gale Warning 1, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this gale warning at Jan 5, 2018, 3:32 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 6, 2018, 4:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2018, 3:32 PM CST (21:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 6, 2018, 4:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2018, 9:55 AM CST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Jan 5, 3:06 PM CST, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 3:06 PM CST, 26 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Duluth MN 312 PM CST Fri Jan 5 2018 MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-061130- 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- 312 PM CST Fri Jan 5 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight Cold wind chills from 25 to 35 below zero are expected once again tonight. Wind Chill Advisories are in effect for locations in Minnesota. Wind chills of 15 to 25 below zero are expected in northwest Wisconsin. Light lake effect snow showers will end tonight over northern Bayfield and Iron Counties as winds near the ground and aloft turn southerly. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Cold wind chills will continue through late Saturday morning. A clipper will bring around 1 to 2 inches of snowfall to the Northland Saturday night, mainly across the Minnesota Arrowhead. A light wintry mix of freezing drizzle, sleet, and light snow may linger through the day Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Snow spotters are requested to report their snowfall measurements to the National Weather Service. LSZ121-140>148-061130- 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- 312 PM CST Fri Jan 5 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Nearshore waters of western Lake Superior. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Increasing southwest winds Saturday afternoon into Sunday will cause building waves and hazardous conditions for small craft across western Lake Superior. Gale force gusts are possible for parts of the north shore. See the latest Marine Weather Message for more details. JJM/Huyck More information may be obtained at the following web address: http://www.weather.gov/duluth (all lower case)
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 5, 9:50 AM CST, 5 hours 42 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 9:52 AM CST | Gale Watch | DLH | 6 hr | |
| Jan 5, 9:52 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 48 hr | |
| Jan 5, 2:34 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 19 hr |
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