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Special Weather Statement, NWS Duluth, MN

August 10, 2021Cass County, Minnesota

NWS Duluth, MN issued this special weather statement at Aug 10, 2021, 3:56 AM CDT for Cass County, Minnesota. It was in force for 19 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
Aug 10, 2021, 3:56 AM CDT (08:56 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2021, 4:15 AM CDT
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
30

County Cass County, MN

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 175 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, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2021-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1281 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, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2021-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 109 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1281 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1326 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
220 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
5.0

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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 Aug 10, 1:10 AM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 1:10 AM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 3:53 AM CDT, 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Duluth MN
353 AM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-110900-
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-
353 AM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A Dense Fog Advisory has been issued for Carlton and Southern St.
Louis County until 10am this morning. Fog has developed overnight
and it may become locally dense at times, especially for areas
near Lake Superior.

Thunderstorms are possible this afternoon mainly over northwest
Wisconsin. A few of the stronger storms may produce large hail
and damaging winds

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Skywarn spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight.

LSZ121-140>148-150-110900-
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-
353 AM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Areas of dense fog has developed and may linger through Tuesday
morning. A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect for all nearshore
zones until 10am.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

KSE

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, Aug 10, 3:21 AM CDT, 35 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 7:15 PM CDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryDLH15 hr
Aug 10, 3:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHKoochiching24 min
Aug 10, 3:38 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLHCarlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis6 hr
Aug 10, 3:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHKoochiching15 min
Aug 10, 4:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCass16 min
Aug 10, 4:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin16 min
Aug 10, 4:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin23 min
Aug 10, 4:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHKoochiching36 min
Aug 10, 5:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton23 min
Aug 10, 5:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH33 min
Aug 10, 5:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH32 min
Aug 10, 12:20 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningDLH55 min
Aug 10, 1:33 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningDLH57 min
Aug 10, 1:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCook35 min
Aug 10, 11:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBurnett26 min
Aug 10, 11:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHWashburn27 min
Aug 10, 11:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBayfield30 min
Aug 10, 11:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas36 min
Aug 10, 11:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBayfield44 min
Aug 10, 11:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAshland, Bayfield, Sawyer38 min
Aug 10, 12:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAshland, Iron39 min

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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.