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Special Weather Statement, NWS Duluth, MN

June 27, 2021Koochiching County, Minnesota

NWS Duluth, MN issued this special weather statement at Jun 27, 2021, 3:10 PM CDT for Koochiching County, Minnesota. It was in force for 20 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 27, 2021, 3:10 PM CDT (20:10 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2021, 3:30 PM CDT
In force
20 min
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN

County Koochiching County, MN

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 205 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 408 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 31 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -8 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
31 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-133 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1167 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jun 27, 12:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 12:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 2:54 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Duluth MN
254 PM CDT Sun Jun 27 2021

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-282000-
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-
254 PM CDT Sun Jun 27 2021

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms will continue this afternoon into the
evening. Although severe thunderstorms are not expected, the
stronger storms will be capable of producing gusty winds to 40
mph, pea size hail, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

On and off shower and thunderstorm chances are expected well into
the week with dry conditions returning Friday into Saturday. The
threat for severe thunderstorms is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

LSZ121-140>148-150-282000-
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-
Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 NM from Mainland-
254 PM CDT Sun Jun 27 2021

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening.
Although severe thunderstorms are not expected, the stronger
storms will be capable of producing gusty winds to 35 mph, pea
size hail, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

On and off shower and thunderstorm chances are expected well into
the week with dry conditions returning Friday into Saturday. The
threat for severe thunderstorms is low.

Melde

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, Jun 27, 11:48 AM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 2:29 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 3:10 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 11:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHKoochiching12 min
Jun 27, 11:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca18 min
Jun 27, 2:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin, Crow Wing, Lake31 min
Jun 27, 2:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHKoochiching20 min
Jun 27, 4:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton26 min
Jun 27, 4:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHLake24 min
Jun 27, 4:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton22 min
Jun 27, 4:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca28 min
Jun 27, 4:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH19 min
Jun 27, 4:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton12 min
Jun 27, 4:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca16 min
Jun 27, 4:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton13 min
Jun 27, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHLake15 min
Jun 27, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH22 min
Jun 27, 6:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHSaint Louis2 hr
Jun 27, 6:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHLake26 min
Jun 27, 5:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas18 min
Jun 27, 6:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas12 min
Jun 27, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas31 min
Jun 27, 6:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas31 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.