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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Duluth, MN

June 16, 2018Burnett County, Douglas County, Washburn County, Wisconsin

NWS Duluth, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2018, 9:22 PM CDT for Burnett County, Douglas County, Washburn County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 23 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
Jun 16, 2018, 9:22 PM CDT (02:22 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2018, 9:45 PM CDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Burnett County, WI, Douglas County, WI, Washburn County, WI

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 184 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2018-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4001 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2018-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 201 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
4001 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1122 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
201 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
519 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
6.0
Supercell composite
44.2

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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 Jun 16, 6:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 6:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 16, 4:53 PM CDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
453 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0153 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NE COOK               47.90N 92.61W
06/16/2018                   ST. LOUIS          MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LUTHEY ROAD AND BEATY ROAD CLOSED DUE TO
            WASHOUTS AND WATER OVER ROADWAY.

&&
Local storm report, Jun 16, 5:29 PM CDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
529 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1200 PM     FLASH FLOOD      COOK                    47.85N 92.69W
06/16/2018                   ST. LOUIS          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CURB TO CURB FLOODING IN ON 1ST AVE WEST.
            AND WATER OVER HWY 53 IN TOWN.

&&
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 8:41 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Duluth MN
841 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2018

MNZ038-WIZ001-006-170200-
Pine-Douglas-Burnett-
841 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL PINE...SOUTHWESTERN
DOUGLAS AND NORTHEASTERN BURNETT COUNTIES...

At 841 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Danbury, or 26 miles
northwest of Spooner, moving northeast at 35 mph.

Wind gusts up to 45 mph, penny-size hail, heavy downpours, and
occasional cloud to ground lightning can be expected with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Danbury, Cloverton, Markville, Cozy Corner, and Riverside.

Seek shelter inside a sturdy building and away from windows until
this storm passes. Get off area lakes and seek shelter on shore in a
sturdy shelter or a hard-topped vehicle.

LAT...LON 4605 9248 4623 9230 4617 9209 4605 9205
      4593 9231
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 228DEG 30KT 4605 9233

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Special weather statement, Jun 16, 8:59 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Duluth MN
859 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2018

WIZ001-006-007-170215-
Douglas-Washburn-Burnett-
859 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN DOUGLAS...
NORTHWESTERN WASHBURN AND NORTHEASTERN BURNETT COUNTIES...

At 859 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Cloverton, or 24 miles
northwest of Spooner, moving northeast at 30 mph.

Wind gusts up to 45 mph, dime-size hail, heavy downpours, and
frequent cloud to ground lightning can be expected with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Dairyland, Cozy Corner, Moose Junction, Minong Flowage, and
Riverside.

Seek shelter inside a sturdy building and away from windows until
this storm passes. Get off area lakes and seek shelter on shore in a
sturdy shelter or a hard-topped vehicle.

LAT...LON 4607 9230 4618 9229 4634 9218 4615 9191
      4599 9219
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 227DEG 25KT 4611 9220

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 9:12 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHSaint Louis3 hr
Jun 16, 9:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton17 min
Jun 16, 10:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCass36 min
Jun 16, 10:19 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningDLH41 min
Jun 16, 10:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin, Carlton10 min
Jun 16, 10:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing29 min
Jun 16, 10:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin, Carlton, Crow Wing25 min
Jun 16, 11:06 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDLHAitkin, Carlton, Pine5 hr
Jun 16, 11:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDLHCass, Crow Wing4 hr
Jun 16, 11:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton21 min
Jun 17, 12:11 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyDLHCarlton, Pine5 hr
Jun 17, 3:17 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHCass, Crow Wing3 hr
Jun 17, 3:59 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDLHAitkin, Carlton, Pine3 hr
Jun 17, 5:02 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDLHCarlton, Pine48 hr
Jun 17, 7:28 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDLHAitkin, Carlton, Pine4 days
Jun 17, 11:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCrow Wing9 min
Jun 17, 11:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCrow Wing18 min
Jun 17, 12:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin12 min
Jun 17, 12:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAitkin, Carlton30 min
Jun 17, 12:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCrow Wing12 min
Jun 17, 12:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCrow Wing17 min
Jun 17, 1:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAitkin, Carlton, Saint Louis29 min
Jun 17, 1:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAitkin, Cass, Crow Wing36 min
Jun 17, 1:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHCarlton, Saint Louis43 min
Jun 17, 1:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin14 min
Jun 17, 1:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH13 min
Jun 17, 1:53 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningDLH67 min
Jun 17, 1:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHSaint Louis22 min
Jun 17, 2:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAitkin, Carlton, Pine25 min
Jun 17, 2:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHCarlton, Saint Louis29 min
Jun 17, 2:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHLake22 min
Jun 17, 2:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHCarlton, Saint Louis35 min
Jun 17, 2:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHCarlton, Pine31 min
Jun 17, 2:41 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHSaint Louis2 hr
Jun 17, 2:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHLake, Saint Louis114 min
Jun 17, 3:00 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningDLH60 min
Jun 17, 3:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHPine44 min
Jun 17, 3:31 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningDLH79 min
Jun 16, 8:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBurnett19 min
Jun 16, 8:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas16 min
Jun 16, 10:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHBurnett, Douglas, Washburn28 min
Jun 16, 10:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAshland20 min
Jun 16, 10:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDLHAshland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Sawyer and 1 more8 hr
Jun 16, 11:46 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyDLHBayfield5 hr
Jun 17, 4:33 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDLHBurnett, Price, Sawyer, Washburn3 hr
Jun 17, 6:27 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDLHAshland, Bayfield, Douglas48 hr
Jun 17, 2:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHDouglas22 min
Jun 17, 3:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBayfield13 min
Jun 17, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHBayfield, Douglas, Sawyer, Washburn24 min
Jun 17, 3:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBayfield21 min
Jun 17, 3:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHBurnett, Washburn33 min
Jun 17, 3:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDLHBayfield, Douglas3 hr
Jun 17, 3:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAshland, Bayfield, Iron, Price, Sawyer78 min
Jun 17, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHSawyer, Washburn31 min
Jun 17, 4:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBurnett23 min
Jun 17, 4:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDLHAshland, Bayfield, Iron3 hr
Jun 17, 4:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer11 min
Jun 17, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer, Washburn27 min
Jun 17, 4:59 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHBayfield, Sawyer3 hr
Jun 17, 5:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice13 min
Jun 17, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer30 min
Jun 17, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHIron28 min
Jun 17, 5:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice17 min
Jun 17, 6:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice12 min
Jun 17, 6:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice13 min
Jun 17, 6:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice12 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.