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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Duluth, MN

September 19, 2024Carlton County, Saint Louis County, Minnesota; Douglas County, Wisconsin

NWS Duluth, MN issued this tornado warning at Sep 19, 2024, 5:56 PM CDT for Carlton County, Saint Louis County, Minnesota; Douglas County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 18 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
Sep 19, 2024, 5:56 PM CDT (22:56 UTC)
Expired
Sep 19, 2024, 6:14 PM CDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.25 in

Counties Carlton County, MN, Saint Louis County, MN, Douglas County, WI

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 19, 5:10 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC4 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Sep 19, 1:51 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 19, 1:51 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 19, 2:53 PM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 19, 4:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 19, 5:52 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Duluth MN
552 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

MNZ011-012-192315-
Northern Cook/Northern Lake MN-North St. Louis MN-
552 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN ST. LOUIS AND
NORTHWESTERN LAKE COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM CDT...

At 552 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
western Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, or 15 miles north of
Ely, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Basswood Lake, Burntside Lake, northwestern Boundary Waters Canoe
Area Wilderness, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Near Trout
Lake, Cummings Lake, High Lake, Lake Agnes, Crooked Lake, Fourtown
Lake, Big Moose Lake, and Lac la Croix.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
Minnesota.

&&

LAT...LON 4825 9198 4825 9195 4823 9195 4824 9190
      4821 9186 4820 9172 4811 9170 4812 9169
      4810 9164 4810 9156 4795 9192 4797 9208
      4806 9221 4829 9202
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 211DEG 44KT 4812 9196

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

JDS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 19, 1:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHKoochiching27 min
Sep 19, 4:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHCrow Wing23 min
Sep 19, 5:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca33 min
Sep 19, 5:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHItasca28 min
Sep 19, 8:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSaint Louis23 min
Sep 19, 9:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH33 min
Sep 19, 3:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHSaint Louis17 min
Sep 19, 4:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH21 min
Sep 19, 4:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHLake, Saint Louis45 min
Sep 19, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHSaint Louis46 min
Sep 19, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPine12 min
Sep 19, 4:55 PM CDTTornado WarningDLHSaint Louis35 min
Sep 19, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHCarlton, Pine, Saint Louis46 min
Sep 19, 5:20 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDLHSaint Louis25 min
Sep 19, 5:23 PM CDTTornado WarningDLHCarlton37 min
Sep 19, 5:42 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningDLH63 min
Sep 19, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHCarlton, Pine, Saint Louis47 min
Sep 19, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHLake, Saint Louis46 min
Sep 19, 5:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH23 min
Sep 19, 6:05 PM CDTTornado WarningDLHSaint Louis25 min
Sep 19, 6:08 PM CDTTornado WarningDLHSaint Louis37 min
Sep 19, 6:22 PM CDTTornado WarningDLHPine23 min
Sep 19, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHLake, Saint Louis30 min
Sep 19, 6:42 PM CDTTornado WarningDLHPine33 min
Sep 19, 2:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice34 min
Sep 19, 3:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice26 min
Sep 19, 3:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHPrice31 min
Sep 19, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHBurnett, Washburn39 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.