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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Duluth, MN

May 13, 20227 counties in Minnesota

NWS Duluth, MN issued this wind advisory at May 13, 2022, 12:35 AM CDT for 7 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 94 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 13, 2022, 12:35 AM CDT (05:35 UTC)
Expired: May 13, 2022, 2:09 AM CDT
In force: 94 min
Issued by: NWS Duluth, MN

Counties Aitkin County, MN, Carlton County, MN, Cass County, MN, Crow Wing County, MN, Itasca County, MN, Pine County, MN, Saint Louis County, MN

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:36 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, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 193 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 807 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 74 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 340 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.7

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at May 12, 10:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 12, 10:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 5:53 PM CDT, 6 hours 42 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Duluth MN
553 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-132300-
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-
553 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Severe storms remain possible tonight with flash flooding,
damaging wind, large hail, and frequent lightning possible. Area
rivers are running high due to snowmelt and precipitation and
today's/tonight's rainfall will only make that worse. A Flood
Watch remains in effect for the Minnesota Arrowhead. High water
levels will continue over the Rainy River Basin over far northern
Minnesota. Minor flooding will continue along the Mississippi
River between Aitkin and Brainerd in Crow Wing County where Flood
Warnings are in effect. Rivers and creeks along the North Shore
are expected to remain high and fast-flowing.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Water levels will remain high across many of the Northland's
rivers, creeks, and streams.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Skywarn spotters may be needed tonight.

LSZ121-140>148-150-132300-
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-
553 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Severe thunderstorms will be possible tonight. Damaging wind,
large hail, and frequent lightning are possible. Conditions hazardous
to small craft will continue through tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

BJH

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 12, 11:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 12, 11:52 PM CDT, 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 12, 11:53 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 12, 11:57 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 13, 12:27 AM CDT, 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 13, 12:30 AM CDT, 5 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
May 12, 7:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Koochiching	24 min
May 12, 7:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Koochiching	60 min
May 12, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DLH	Cass, Crow Wing	36 min
May 12, 8:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DLH	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Pine	66 min
May 12, 9:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Carlton, Pine	42 min
May 12, 9:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Saint Louis	46 min
May 12, 9:51 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	DLH		54 min
May 12, 9:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DLH	Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis	5 hr
May 12, 10:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Lake	46 min
May 12, 10:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Aitkin	35 min
May 12, 11:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Cook, Lake	31 min
May 12, 11:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Aitkin, Pine	37 min
May 12, 11:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DLH	Cook, Lake, Saint Louis	10 hr
May 12, 11:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Cook	23 min
May 12, 11:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Carlton, Pine, Saint Louis	33 min
May 13, 12:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Carlton, Saint Louis	30 min
May 13, 12:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Lake	34 min
May 13, 1:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Lake	29 min
May 13, 2:46 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DLH	Crow Wing, Morrison	10 days
May 13, 7:09 AM CDT	Flood Watch	DLH	Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis	8 hr
May 13, 7:57 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DLH	Carlton, Saint Louis	4 hr
May 13, 8:47 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DLH	Cook, Lake	50 hr
May 13, 12:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DLH	Koochiching	7 days
May 13, 2:06 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DLH	Carlton	4 days
May 13, 12:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Burnett, Douglas, Washburn	33 min
May 13, 12:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Douglas, Sawyer, Washburn	33 min
May 13, 1:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DLH	Ashland, Bayfield	25 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.