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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Duluth, MN

June 5, 2024Ashland County, Bayfield County, Sawyer County, Wisconsin

NWS Duluth, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2024, 5:48 PM CDT for Ashland County, Bayfield County, Sawyer County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 5, 2024, 5:48 PM CDT (22:48 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2024, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Ashland County, WI, Bayfield County, WI, Sawyer County, WI

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 261 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2024-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2024-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 158 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1630 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
158 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
220 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 5, 3:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 3:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 2:16 PM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Duluth MN
216 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-061930-
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-
216 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon
and early evening. Some storms will be strong with hail up to
penny size, brief heavy rainfall, and wind gusts to 40 mph. There
is a 5 to 10 percent chance that a few storms may become severe
with hail up to half-dollar coin size and brief wind gusts of 60
mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Skywarn spotters are encouraged to report hail of any size and
rainfall amounts to the National Weather Service.

LSZ121-140>148-150-061930-
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-
216 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening
over western Lake Superior. Strong storms are likely with small
hail up to half-inch diameter and wind gusts to 30 knots. There is
a 5 to 10 percent chance of a few severe storms with wind gusts to
40 knots and hail up to quarter size.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Stronger westerly winds on Thursday will create hazardous
conditions, mainly for smaller vessels.

Huyck/JDS

More information may be obtained at the following web address:
http://www.weather.gov/duluth

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 5:17 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 7:11 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHCarlton, Saint Louis15 hr
Jun 4, 7:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHLake24 min
Jun 4, 7:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHPine3 hr
Jun 5, 1:02 PM CDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryDLH3 hr
Jun 5, 1:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca32 min
Jun 5, 1:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca25 min
Jun 5, 1:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHLake24 min
Jun 5, 1:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca36 min
Jun 5, 2:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca30 min
Jun 5, 2:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPine33 min
Jun 5, 2:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSaint Louis24 min
Jun 5, 2:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin16 min
Jun 5, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSaint Louis32 min
Jun 5, 3:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca30 min
Jun 5, 3:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCass26 min
Jun 5, 3:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSaint Louis37 min
Jun 5, 3:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton31 min
Jun 5, 3:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin34 min
Jun 5, 3:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton35 min
Jun 5, 4:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAitkin34 min
Jun 5, 4:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton32 min
Jun 5, 4:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSaint Louis28 min
Jun 5, 4:34 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningDLH26 min
Jun 5, 5:05 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningDLH32 min
Jun 5, 5:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca24 min
Jun 5, 5:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSaint Louis29 min
Jun 5, 5:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCarlton35 min
Jun 5, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPine45 min
Jun 5, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningDLH63 min
Jun 5, 6:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH36 min
Jun 5, 6:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCrow Wing32 min
Jun 5, 2:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBurnett37 min
Jun 5, 2:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas29 min
Jun 5, 2:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBayfield35 min
Jun 5, 4:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas28 min
Jun 5, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHDouglas23 min
Jun 5, 4:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice32 min
Jun 5, 4:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas41 min
Jun 5, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHBayfield, Douglas18 min
Jun 5, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBayfield28 min
Jun 5, 5:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBayfield38 min
Jun 5, 6:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHAshland23 min
Jun 5, 6:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHWashburn47 min
Jun 5, 6:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHIron35 min
Jun 5, 6:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBurnett29 min
Jun 5, 6:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSawyer, Washburn49 min
Jun 5, 6:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBurnett27 min
Jun 5, 6:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHIron37 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.