5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 29, 1:45 PM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 245 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 .DISCUSSION...MAIN CONCERN IS ON SEVERE POTENTIAL TONIGHT. SFC LOW COMPLEX IN THE DAKOTAS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN MANITOBA. THIS WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT FOR LATE JUNE INTO THE FA TONIGHT. NUMEROUS TSRA EXPECTED AHEAD OF THIS FRONT AND SPREADING FROM W TO E. SOME TSRA TO REACH SEVERE LEVELS...BUT EASTERLY FLOW OFF OF LAKE SUPERIOR AND WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER IS KEEPING ATMOSPHERE OVER THE FA VERY STABLE. IT WILL TAKE THE SFC LOW TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE FA BEFORE THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES ENOUGH TO SEE ANY SEVERE TSRA. WILL REMOVE THE MENTION OF SEVERE FROM THE GRIDS/ZONES DUE TO THIS UNCERTAINTY. THE LOW THEN SLOWLY CROSSES INTO ONTARIO WITH THE COLD FRONT SWEEPING THROUGH THE FA. THE DRY SLOT MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FA THURSDAY MORNING AND HAVE ADJUSTED THE GRIDS TO REPRESENT THE DRY SLOT IMPACTING THE FA. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...CAA AND WRAPAROUND -SHRA WILL COVER THE FA. THE SFC LOW MOVES INTO NE ONTARIO BY 12Z FRIDAY WITH SOME LINGERING -SHRA OVER THE FA EARLY... DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. QUIET WEATHER ON FRIDAY AS A SFC HIGH DRIFTS OVERHEAD. AFTER A COOL START...WAA BEGINS IN THE AFTERNOON FOR A NICE RECOVERY IN TEMPS. THE HIGH MAINTAINS ITS INFLUENCE OVER THE FA FRIDAY NIGHT. NEXT ROUND OF TSRA PROGGED FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE NEXT SFC LOW/FRONTAL BOUNDARY AFFECTS THE FA. .AVIATION...WIDESPREAD MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT...AS A WARM FRONT WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF OUR AREA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE. MAINLY VFR AND MVFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ON THURSDAY...ALONG WITH SOME SHOWERS. && .DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MN...NONE. WI...NONE. GSF/DAP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1206 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-301230- ASHLAND-BAYFIELD-BURNETT-C. ST. LOUIS-CROW WING-DOUGLAS-IRON- KOOCHICHING-N. AITKIN-N. CASS-N. ITASCA-N. LAKE/N. COOK-N. ST. LOUIS- PINE-PRICE-S. AITKIN-S. CASS-S. COOK/LAKESHORE-S. ITASCA- S. LAKE/LAKESHORE-S. ST. LOUIS/CARLTON-SAWYER-WASHBURN- 1206 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 ...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM PINE CITY TO TRADE LAKE. MAJOR SUPERCELLS WITH TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE BULK OF THE SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. THE REST OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN IS IN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BY LATE AFTERNOON. && MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING URL: HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/DLH GSF
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:03 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Downed power lines left 300 people without electricity from Longville to Outing.
Trees were blown down, including a 50 foot pine.
Trees and power lines were blown down.
Hundreds of electric customers were without power as high winds downed power lines and lightning hit transformers.
About 50 homes lost power as trees fell on power lines.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Minnesota in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, June 2005
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5459177, 5459178, 5459179, 5459180, 5459181.