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Special Weather Statement, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this special weather statement at Jul 6, 2024, 3:16 PM CDT for Douglas County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 14 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
- Jul 6, 2024, 3:16 PM CDT (20:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2024, 3:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 14 min
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
- Hail
- 0.50 in
- Wind
- 30
County Douglas County, WI
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 248 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
- 321 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1119 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jul 6, 12:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 12:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 3:05 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Duluth MN
305 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024
MNZ012-020-021-062030-
Northern Cook/Northern Lake MN-Southern Cook/North Shore MN-
Southern Lake/North Shore MN-
305 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY THROUGH
330 PM CDT...
At 305 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Isabella, or 28 miles southeast of Ely, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Clear Lake, Isabella, George Manitou State Park, Dumbbell Lake,
Finland, and Murphy City.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4759 9155 4774 9142 4763 9096 4739 9114
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 297DEG 13KT 4764 9139
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BJHSpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 3:16 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Duluth MN 316 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024 WIZ001-002-062030- Douglas WI-Bayfield WI- 316 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL BAYFIELD AND NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM CDT... At 316 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Maple, or 23 miles east of Superior, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lake Nebagamon, Maple, Brule, Poplar, Oulu, Blueberry, and Waino. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4650 9166 4658 9178 4675 9156 4663 9139 TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 225DEG 9KT 4659 9164 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH BJH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 3:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cook | 27 min |
| Jul 6, 6:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DLH | Douglas | 3 hr |
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