Severe Drought (D2) conditions continued from far Western Douglas County, all of Burnett county, the southern half of Washburn County, extreme southern Sawyer County and most of Price County.
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The episode as NWS DLH wrote it up.
Severe Drought (D2) conditions continued from far Western Douglas County, all of Burnett county, the southern half of Washburn County, extreme southern Sawyer County and most of Price County.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jan 31, 11:35 PM CST, 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1135 PM CST THU JAN 31 2013
.AVIATION...06Z TAF ISSUANCE...
VFR CONDITIONS ARE ALL TERMINALS EXCEPT HIB WHERE A LOW MVFR DECK
HAS DEVELOPED. SHOULD CLEAR OUT BY 09Z. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT AND BACK SLIGHTLY TO THE WSW AS A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES ACROSS THE REGION. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH SRN MN AND INCREASE CLOUD COVER OVER THE
NORTHLAND...AND PRODUCE A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES
ACROSS THE AREA FRI AFTERNOON/EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR TRACE
SNOW AMTS WILL BE AROUND BRD IN THE EARLY EVENING.
.UPDATE...
NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. DECREASED SKY COVER OVER MUCH OF
THE REGION TONIGHT/EARLY FRI MORNING. BROUGHT SLIGHTLY LOWER TEMPS
FRI MORNING INTO PARTS OF NW WI WITH THE ADDITIONAL CLEARING.
OTHERWISE...FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 521 PM CST THU JAN 31 2013/
AVIATION...00Z TAF ISSUANCE...
MVFR/LOW-END VFR CLOUD DECK CONTINUES TO SLOWLY ERODE NW TO SE
THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. TIGHT SFC
PRES GRADIENT WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT WITH SUSTAINED
NW WINDS 10-15 KTS AND HIGHER GUSTS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL
WEAKEN BY FRIDAY MORNING AND BACK SLIGHTLY TO THE WSW. SKIES
SHOULD BECOME WIDESPREAD VFR BY LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN VFR
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS A CHANCE OF A SCT020 STRATO-CU
DECK DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT BELIEVE DRY AIR WILL WIN
OUT AND KEEP WIDESPREAD BKN CIGS FROM FORMING. MAY HAVE TO ADD
TEMPO GRPS FOR BKN025...BUT WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL 06Z TAFS.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 252 PM CST THU JAN 31 2013/
SHORT TERM...THE FA CONTINUED TO BE BETWEEN SYSTEMS AT
20Z...SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS DRIER AIR IS
WORKING ACROSS THE FA ALLOWING THE CLOUD LAYER TO BECOME VERY THIN
WITH SUNSHINE PENETRATING THROUGH THE CLOUDS FOR SOME VEILED
SUNSHINE. EVEN THOUGH A CHANNELED AREA OF VORTICITY IS PROGGED TO
DRIFT OVER THE FA TONIGHT...THE SFC RIDGE THAT HAS BEEN OVER THE
NORTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST. EXPECT THE
CLOUDS TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE FA THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED BY
CLEARING AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR ANOTHER COLD NIGHT AS
MIN TEMPS WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO OVER THE SOUTHERN FA
AND 20 TO 25 BELOW OVER THE NORTHERN FA. THERE WILL ALSO BE A BIT
OF WIND UNTIL THE RIDGE AXIS MOVES OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE
FA BY 12Z FRIDAY. AS SUCH...WILL LEAVE THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AS
IS. AS FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WILL ALSO LEAVE THAT
HEADLINE ALONE AS ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AT LEAST 06Z
FRIDAY. SOME SNOW BANDS MAY CLIP THE FAR NORTHERN EDGE OF IRON
COUNTY UNTIL 12Z WARRANTING THE MAINTAINING OF THE HEADLINE.
THE RIDGE AXIS COVERS THE FA ON FRIDAY. HOWEVER...A WNW FLOW OVER
LAKE SUPERIOR WILL MAINTAIN SOME LES SHOWERS OVER THE BAYFIELD
PENINSULA AND THE APOSTLE ISLANDS THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL
BE LIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE MORNING FRIDAY
AND THE ADVISORY WILL END ON TIME. THE RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE FA
FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE WNW FLOW OVER LS. THE LES WILL AFFECT THE
BAYFIELD PENINSULA AND APOSTLE ISLANDS IN THE MORNING TAPERING OFF
BY AFTERNOON WHEN DRIER AIR FINALLY WORKS INTO THE 1000MB-850MB
LAYER. MIN TEMPS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE IN THE TEENS BELOW ZERO OVER THE
SOUTHERN FA AND 20S BELOW ZERO OVER THE NORTHERN FA FRIDAY NIGHT.
LONG TERM...SATURDAY - WEDNESDAY...
THE NORTHLAND WILL LIKELY BE SUBJECTED TO A SERIES OF CLIPPER
SYSTEMS OVER THE WEEKEND AND THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK
SINCE IT APPEARS THE REGION WILL REMAIN IN NORTHWEST FLOW. THIS WILL
PROBABLY GIVE THE REGION A FEW ROUNDS OF LIGHT SNOW. PLUS...SINCE
THE REGION WILL REMAIN IN NORTHWEST FLOW...TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO
BE ON THE COLDER SIDE. PREVIOUS TEMPERATURE FORECASTS THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK WERE LIKELY TOO AFFECTED BY MODEL MOS CLIMATOLOGY...SO
LOWERED TEMPERATURES.
THE FIRST AND MOST NOTABLE CLIPPER WILL LIKELY MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION SATURDAY. THE MODELS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN GOOD AGREEMENT
AND SHOWING IT TAKING A STRAIGHT PATH THROUGH THE HEART OF THE
NORTHLAND...BUT THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE SHIFTING THE CLIPPER MORE TO
THE SOUTH AND WEST...WHILE THE GEM AND NAM STILL FAVOR THE OLD PATH.
THEREFORE...DID NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POPS SINCE THERE IS STILL
ROOM FOR THIS CLIPPER MISSING MOST OF THE NORTHLAND. TWO TO THREE
MORE CLIPPERS COULD AFFECT THE NORTHLAND EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE
MIGHT BE SOME TEMPERATURE MODERATION BY MID WEEK IF A MID/UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE MANAGES TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL US.
&&
.POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DLH -19 -3 -15 8 / 10 0 10 40
INL -26 -6 -26 5 / 10 0 10 40
BRD -21 -1 -11 13 / 10 0 10 60
HYR -19 -2 -17 11 / 10 0 10 30
ASX -15 -2 -15 13 / 40 10 10 20
&&
.DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY FOR MNZ010>012-018>021-
025-026-033>038.
WI...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY FOR WIZ001>004-006>009.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR WIZ004.
&&
SHORT TERM...TENTINGER
AVIATION...TENTINGERHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 910 PM CST THU JAN 31 2013 MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-011130- 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- 910 PM CST THU JAN 31 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE GOGEBIC RANGE OF IRON COUNTY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND A NORTHWEST WIND OVERNIGHT WILL GENERATE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS....FROST BITE CAN OCCUR TO EXPOSED SKIN IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES...AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHLAND THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOWFALL SPOTTERS ALONG THE SNOW BELT OF NORTHERN WISCONSIN ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THEIR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH. TENTINGER/GSF MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DULUTH (ALL LOWER CASE)
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought conditions continued across Burnett County.
Drought conditions continued across Western Douglas County.
Drought conditions continued across Southern Iron County.
Drought conditions continued across Central and Southern Price County.
Drought conditions continued across extreme Southern Sawyer County.
Drought conditions continued across the southwestern half of Washburn County.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, February 2013
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: 432443, 432445, 432447, 432449, 432451, 432452.