1 lightning, 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 16, 8:14 PM CST, 4 hours 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 914 PM CDT FRI JUN 16 2006 .UPDATE... ATMOSPHERE STILL REMAINS UNSTABLE AND SATURATED. THE STORMS ARE SLOWLY DECREASING IN INTENSITY. BUT...LOOKING AT FORECAST SOUNDINGS...WINDS OF 45-50 MAY BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS THROUGH 05Z. WILL KEEP WATCH UP UNTIL 04Z. THE MAIN FOCUS WILL BE THE HEAVY RAIN AFTER THE WATCH EXPIRES. PRECIP EXTENDS BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST INTO NEBRASKA. LOW LEVEL JET WILL DEVELOP UP TO 35- 45 KTS AND MOVE ACROSS NW WI WHICH HELP WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STORMS. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ALL NIGHT OVER NW WI. 1-2 INCHES WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THIS AREA BASED ON FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND PAST HISTORY OF THE STORMS IN MINNESOTA. NEXT ROUND WILL OCCUR TOMORROW AS ANOTHER SHORT WAVE MOVES THROUGH AREA AHEAD OF WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM. NW WI IS IN SLIGHT RISK FOR SATURDAY. REST OF FCST UNCHANGED. && .PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 740 PM CDT FRI JUN 16 2006) UPDATE... MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS ALL OF THE DLH CWA THIS EVENING..BUT AS HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR SEVERAL EVENTS SO FAR THIS SPRING..OBJECTIVE ANALYS FIELDS SUGGEST DEEP LAYER SHEAR IS SOMEWHAT MARGINAL /GENERALLY AOB 25-30 KTS FROM SFC-6KM AGL/. HOWEVER..SPLITTING DISCRETE STORMS OBSERVED ACROSS BAYFIELD/ASHLAND COUNTIES WITHIN THE PAST HOUR ALSO SUGGEST THAT THE SHEAR MAY BE A TAD STRONGER THAN THE OBJECTIVE ANALYS FIELDS MIGHT INDICATE. PRIMARY STORM IN OUR CWA ATTM CONTS TO BE THE 2 LEFT-MOVING SPLITS NOW MOVING ACROSS THE APOSTLE ISLANDS..BUT THESE STORMS ARE WEAKENING. LEADING EDGE OF LARGER SCALE MCS EXTENDING FROM THE MSP METRO AREA SWD INTO ERN NE EXPECTED TO NUDGE INTO OUR NW WI COUNTIES WITHIN THE HOUR..BUT ORGANIZED SVR THREAT WITH THESE STORMS APPEARS TO BE LIMITED THRU THE 02-03Z TIME FRAME. KDLH/KMPX REFL DATA INDICATES THAT FOR THE MOST PART..HIGHEST REFLECTIVITIES REMAIN AOB 15 KFT AGL..INDICATIVE OF HEAVY RAIN AND MELTING HAIL..SUPPORTED BY HIGH FREEZING LEVELS. AS LLJ INCREASES TO 35-40 KT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS..EXPECT PRIMARY FOCUS FOR NEW UPDRAFT DEVELOPMENT TO REMAIN ANCHORED ALONG AND JUST ON THE COOL SIDE OF LARGE SCALE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY..GENERALLY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF THE DULUTH CWA. IN THE LONGER TERM..NAM MASS FIELDS STRONGLY INDICATE STRONG FOCUS OF LLJ FROM SW MN..TRANSLATING NEWD INTO ECENT MN AND WC/CENT WI BY 09-12Z TIME FRAME. OVERALL..CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW WARNINGS FOR LOW-END HAIL/WIND OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS..BUT MAIN THREAT FROM THIS EVENT MAY BE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE SRN PORTIONS OF THE DULUTH CWA..AND IN PARTICULAR NW WISCONSIN BETWEEN 10 PM AND 6 AM..IN ASSOCIATION WITH MAIN FOCUS OF LLJ AFTER MIDNIGHT. DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MN...NONE. WI...NONE. LS...NONE. && .DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MN...NONE. WI...NONE. LS...NONE. STEWART
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE FOR SLGT RISK IN NW WI SAT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 320 PM CDT FRI JUN 16 2006 LSZ121-140>148-162-MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004- 006>009-171200- 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- OPEN WATERS OF LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN-KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS- NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS- SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS- SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN- SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD- ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE- 320 PM CDT FRI JUN 16 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA... NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF THE AREA...MAINLY NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF THE AREA. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...BUT THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STEWART/BRANDT
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:00 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck an instrument transformer, causing a two-hour power outage at Spooner, Webb lake, Danbury, Oakland, Yellow Lake, and Devil's Lake.
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