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Special Weather Statement, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this special weather statement at Aug 28, 2021, 4:58 PM CDT for Douglas County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 47 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 28, 2021, 4:58 PM CDT (21:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2021, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 40
County Douglas County, WI
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 231 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1550 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -130 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 676 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted.
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NWS Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 28, 1:14 PM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 28, 1:14 PM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Duluth MN 353 PM CDT Sat Aug 28 2021 MNZ010>012-018-019-292100- Koochiching-North St. Louis-Northern Cook/Northern Lake- North Itasca-Central St. Louis- 353 PM CDT Sat Aug 28 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Minnesota. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight Particulate pollution from wildfire smoke will reduce air quality today and tonight. An Air Quality Alert is in effect. An isolated severe thunderstorm is possible this afternoon and tonight. The main hazards are large hail to one inch in diameter and damaging winds to 60 mph. Localized flooding is also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday A few thunderstorms are possible on Sunday. Severe storms are not expected. There is a chance for thunderstorms later this week with chances starting as early as Wednesday and lingering into the weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotters are encouraged to report hail of any size, wind damage, and rainfall amounts to the National Weather Service. MNZ020-021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-292100- 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 PM CDT Sat Aug 28 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight Severe thunderstorms are likely this evening into tonight. The greatest chance will occur over central Minnesota into northern Wisconsin. The main hazards are damaging wind to 60 mph, large hail to ping pong ball size, and localized flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday A few thunderstorms are possible Sunday morning. Severe storms are not expected. There is a chance for thunderstorms later this week with chances starting as early as Wednesday and lingering into the weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotters are encouraged to report hail of any size, wind damage, and rainfall amounts to the National Weather Service. LSZ121-140>148-150-292100- 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 PM CDT Sat Aug 28 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 Thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into tonight. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible. The main threats will be damaging winds and large hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday A few thunderstorms are possible Sunday but severe storms are unlikely. There is a chance for thunderstorms later this week with chances starting as early as Wednesday and lingering into the weekend. Strong west to southwest will occur Sunday behind a cold front. Conditions will become hazardous for small craft and Small Craft Advisories will likely be needed for portions of the nearshore waters. JDS 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 28, 1:28 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Duluth MN
458 PM CDT Sat Aug 28 2021
WIZ001-002-282245-
Douglas WI-Bayfield WI-
458 PM CDT Sat Aug 28 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Bayfield and southeastern Douglas Counties through 545 PM CDT...
At 459 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of Solon Springs, or 24 miles north of Hayward, moving
east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow unsecured
objects around. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Barnes, Drummond, Middle Eau Claire Lake, and Upper Eau Claire Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
&&
LAT...LON 4622 9172 4639 9181 4657 9127 4632 9114
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 250DEG 28KT 4634 9166
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
GSFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 3:12 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | Carlton, Saint Louis | 6 hr |
| Aug 28, 12:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Pine | 47 min |
| Aug 28, 1:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Pine | 26 min |
| Aug 28, 1:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Pine | 32 min |
| Aug 28, 6:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Carlton | 46 min |
| Aug 28, 1:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Douglas | 33 min |
| Aug 28, 2:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Bayfield, Douglas | 35 min |
| Aug 28, 3:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield | 30 min |
| Aug 28, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Ashland | 30 min |
| Aug 28, 5:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Bayfield | 35 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.