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Special Weather Statement, NWS Duluth, MN

July 13, 2020Saint Louis County, Minnesota

NWS Duluth, MN issued this special weather statement at Jul 13, 2020, 10:21 PM CDT for Saint Louis County, Minnesota. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 13, 2020, 10:21 PM CDT (03:21 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2020, 10:45 PM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Duluth, MN

County Saint Louis County, MN

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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 Jul 13, 10:13 PM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 10:13 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 2:47 PM CDT, 7 hours 34 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Duluth MN
247 PM CDT Mon Jul 13 2020

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-142000-
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-
247 PM CDT Mon Jul 13 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast
Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected tonight. The main
threats are for large hail, damaging wind gusts, isolated
tornadoes, and heavy rainfall, which may lead to localized flash
flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Thunderstorms are possible Friday through Sunday. A few storms
may be strong to severe.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Skywarn spotters are encouraged to report hail of any size and
rainfall amounts to the National Weather Service.

LSZ121-140>148-142000-
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-
247 PM CDT Mon Jul 13 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Nearshore
waters of western Lake Superior.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Strong to severe thunderstorms may move over western Lake
Superior after 9 PM tonight. The main threats are wind gusts of
40 knots or greater and large hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Strong to severe storms are possible for the South Shore waters
Tuesday afternoon and early evening.

There will be additional chances of thunderstorms Friday through
Sunday.

Wolfe

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, Jul 13, 9:53 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 13, 9:54 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 13, 9:55 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 10:04 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 10:04 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 10:21 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 8:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Cass	13 min
Jul 13, 8:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Cass, Itasca	51 min
Jul 13, 8:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Itasca	18 min
Jul 13, 9:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Cass	17 min
Jul 13, 9:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Wadena	15 min
Jul 13, 9:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Koochiching	29 min
Jul 13, 9:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Crow Wing	24 min
Jul 13, 9:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Cass	7 min
Jul 13, 10:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Cass	26 min
Jul 13, 10:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Itasca	30 min
Jul 13, 10:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Itasca, Saint Louis	40 min
Jul 13, 10:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Lake, Saint Louis	41 min
Jul 13, 11:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Aitkin, Itasca, Saint Louis	50 min
Jul 13, 11:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	52 min
Jul 13, 11:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DLH	Carlton, Lake, Saint Louis	33 min
Jul 14, 12:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Cook	52 min
Jul 14, 1:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Pine	15 min
Jul 14, 2:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Sawyer	30 min
Jul 14, 3:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Iron, Sawyer	26 min
Jul 14, 3:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Iron, Price	24 min
Jul 14, 4:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Price	37 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.