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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Duluth, MN

June 22, 2025Koochiching County, Minnesota

NWS Duluth, MN issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2025, 9:28 PM CDT for Koochiching County, Minnesota. It was in force for 32 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 22, 2025, 9:28 PM CDT (02:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2025, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Koochiching County, MN

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 196 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:27 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
Jun 22, 2:58 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 51 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, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2025-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1210 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, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2025-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 518 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
1210 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-154 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
688 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
518 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
797 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
35.4

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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 Jun 22, 6:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 6:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 4:27 PM CDT, 5 hours 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Duluth MN
427 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-232130-
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-
427 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Dangerously hot weather continues today, with heat index values
from 95 to 105 degrees expected. Extreme Heat Warnings and Heat
Advisories are in effect. Strong to maybe severe thunderstorms are
possible this evening into tonight mainly in northern Minnesota.
Damaging winds and large hail as the main threats. High rip
current activity today along Lake Superior beaches in the Twin
Ports is expected to create dangerous swim conditions.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

There is a low end potential for isolated severe storms across
inland north central Wisconsin Monday mid day to late afternoon.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

LSZ121-140>148-150-232130-
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-
427 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Elevated waves and winds gusting around 25 knots through today
are expected to create conditions hazardous to small craft. Strong
to severe thunderstorms are possible tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Thunderstorms are possible along the South Shore Monday morning
to mid afternoon.

Wolfe

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 8:37 PM CDTTornado WarningDLHKoochiching23 min
Jun 22, 8:55 PM CDTTornado WarningDLHKoochiching50 min
Jun 22, 9:16 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLHCarlton, Saint Louis9 hr
Jun 22, 9:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHKoochiching56 min
Jun 23, 1:41 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH14 hr
Jun 23, 2:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca64 min
Jun 23, 2:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHAitkin28 min
Jun 23, 3:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDLHAitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Saint Louis58 min
Jun 23, 3:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHLake, Saint Louis46 min
Jun 23, 4:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLHCook, Lake, Saint Louis63 min
Jun 23, 4:35 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningDLH55 min
Jun 23, 5:25 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningDLH35 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.