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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 27, 2023, 7:48 PM CDT for Pine County, Minnesota; Burnett County, Washburn County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2023, 7:48 PM CDT (00:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2023, 11:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Pine County, MN, Burnett County, WI, Washburn County, WI
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 3091 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1283 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 4.5
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 27, 6:57 PM CDT, 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 6:57 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...CORRECTED National Weather Service Duluth MN 1145 AM CDT Thu Jul 27 2023 MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-281645- 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- 1145 AM CDT Thu Jul 27 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight Hot temperatures are forecast again today. Heat indices of 90 to 100 degrees are forecast from the Brainerd Lakes towards Hinckley. Severe storms are possible this afternoon and evening. Storms may be capable of producing damaging winds to around 75 mph and large hail to tennis ball size. The area where widespread severe storms are the most likely is from Aitkin to the Twin Ports and southeast across northwest Wisconsin and the I-35 corridor. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday There is a slight chance of thunderstorms Friday and again at times next week. At this time a few strong storms are possible, but widespread severe weather is not expected Friday and next week. .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>148-150-281645- 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- 1145 AM CDT Thu Jul 27 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Superior and the Nearshore waters of western Lake Superior. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight There is a chance of strong to severe thunderstorms today. Storms may be capable of producing large hail to tennis ball size and gusty winds of 45 to 65 knots. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Northeast winds on Friday of 5 to 15 knots with gusts to 20 knots will build waves to 2 to 4 feet on the waters of the southwest arm of Lake Superior. There will be several chances of thunderstorms next week. Levens/Huyck More information may be obtained at the following web address: http://www.weather.gov/duluth
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 27, 7:08 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Pine | 23 min |
| Jul 28, 6:42 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | DLH | 3 hr | |
| Jul 28, 9:16 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 10 hr | |
| Jul 28, 9:42 AM CDT | Beach Hazards Statement | DLH | Carlton, Saint Louis | 9 hr |
| Jul 27, 7:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DLH | Price | 4 hr |
| Jul 27, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Price | 39 min |
| Jul 27, 8:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DLH | Bayfield, Sawyer | 6 hr |
| Jul 28, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Price | 41 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.