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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Duluth, MN

March 14, 2026Cook County, Lake County, Saint Louis County, Minnesota

NWS Duluth, MN issued this wind advisory at Mar 14, 2026, 5:13 PM CDT for Cook County, Lake County, Saint Louis County, Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 15, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 14, 2026, 5:13 PM CDT (22:13 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 15, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 16, 2026, 2:00 PM CDT
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN

Counties Cook County, MN, Lake County, MN, Saint Louis County, MN

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 351 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 2026-03-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2026-03-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 115 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1855 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
99 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
180 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 wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Mar 14, 3:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 3:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 14, 5:03 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Duluth MN
503 PM CDT Sat Mar 14 2026

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-152215-
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-
503 PM CDT Sat Mar 14 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A major winter storm will arrive tonight through Monday, bringing
additional heavy snow and strong winds - mainly to locations
along and south of Highway 210 in northeast Minnesota and all of
northwest Wisconsin.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

The ongoing major winter storm will continue to impact portions
of the Northland Sunday and Monday, with heavy snow, strong
winds and blizzard or near blizzard conditions. Travel plans
which extend to the south on Sunday are highly likely to be
disrupted as this may be a historic storm. Colder air and strong
winds will result in wind chill values in the -15 to -25 degree
range Monday morning and possibly again Tuesday morning. Cold
weather headlines may be necessary.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Snow spotters are requested to report their snowfall measurements
to the National Weather Service.

LSZ121-140>148-150-152215-
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-
503 PM CDT Sat Mar 14 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

South to southeast winds to back into the east and increase
tonight, causing building waves and deteriorating conditions by
early morning. Gale Warnings begin 4 AM Sunday morning for all of
the nearshore waters.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Gale, Storm and Freezing Spray Warnings will be in effect for all
of western Lake Superior Sunday into Monday. Expect northeast to
north winds with gusts of 40 to 50 knots with waves building as
high as 15 feet and heavy freezing spray. The strongest winds will
be found Sunday afternoon and night mainly east of a line through
Taconite Harbor and Sand Island. The largest waves will be found
in the southwest arm of the lake east through the Apostle Islands
Sunday and Sunday night.

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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
Mar 14, 1:23 AM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLHAitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Lake, Saint Louis37 hr
Mar 14, 2:29 AM CDTGale WarningDLH62 hr
Mar 14, 10:28 AM CDTStorm WatchDLH4 hr
Mar 14, 1:50 PM CDTBlizzard WarningDLHPine37 hr
Mar 14, 2:39 PM CDTStorm WarningDLH45 hr
Mar 14, 5:06 PM CDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningDLH47 hr

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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.