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Special Weather Statement, NWS Duluth, MN

July 13, 2021Pine County, Minnesota

NWS Duluth, MN issued this special weather statement at Jul 13, 2021, 3:19 PM CDT for Pine County, Minnesota. It was in force for 11 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, 2021, 3:19 PM CDT (20:19 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2021, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 11 min
Issued by: NWS Duluth, MN

County Pine 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, 3:13 PM CDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 3:13 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 1:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 2:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Duluth MN
209 PM CDT Tue Jul 13 2021

MNZ038-131930-
Pine-
209 PM CDT Tue Jul 13 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL PINE COUNTY...

At 208 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Rutledge, or 18 miles
north of Hinckley, moving southeast at 10 mph.

Wind gusts up to 35 mph, half inch diameter hail, heavy downpours,
and occasional cloud to ground lightning can be expected with this
storm.

This storm will be near...
  Askov and Bruno around 230 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Banning State Park.

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 4627 9293 4635 9284 4628 9261 4614 9277
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 309DEG 10KT 4627 9281

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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 3:19 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Duluth MN
319 PM CDT Tue Jul 13 2021

MNZ038-132030-
Pine-
319 PM CDT Tue Jul 13 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL PINE COUNTY...

At 319 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Pine City, moving
southeast at 10 mph.

Wind gusts up to 35 mph, half inch diameter hail, heavy downpours,
and occasional cloud to ground lightning can be expected with this
storm.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of south central Pine
County, including the following locations... Chengwatana State
Forest.

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 4582 9300 4590 9292 4584 9276 4581 9275
      4573 9284 4573 9286
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 308DEG 9KT 4583 9291

Huyck

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 2:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Pine	21 min
Jul 13, 3:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Chisago	15 min
Jul 13, 3:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Douglas	14 min
Jul 13, 3:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Douglas	16 min
Jul 13, 4:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Douglas	22 min
Jul 13, 5:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Sawyer	12 min
Jul 13, 5:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Sawyer	14 min
Jul 13, 5:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Ashland	16 min
Jul 13, 5:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Sawyer	8 min

Nearby

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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.