A few severe thunderstorms that developed across northern Wisconsin, moved southward across west central Wisconsin and produced isolated wind damage near Ladysmith.
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The episode as NWS MPX wrote it up.
A few severe thunderstorms that developed across northern Wisconsin, moved southward across west central Wisconsin and produced isolated wind damage near Ladysmith.
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 Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 30, 5:44 PM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 644 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2014 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY) ISSUED AT 234 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2014 TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...SURFACE ANALYSIS CONTINUES TO SHOW EXTENSIVE HIGH PRESSURE OVER MUCH OF THE NORTH-CENTRAL STATES. ALOFT...THE PATTERN CONTINUES TO BE A TROUGH EAST...RIDGE WEST...WITH NORTHWEST FLOW OVER CENTRAL NORTH AMERICA. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A SWATH OF MOISTURE ROUNDING THE WESTERN FRINGES OF THE EASTERN TROUGH... AROUND A DEVELOPING CUTOFF LOW WITHIN THE CENTER OF THE TROUGH OVER ONTARIO. AS THIS MOISTURE DROPS SOUTH INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND LAKE SUPERIOR...ADDITIONAL CLOUD COVER CAN BE EXPECTED OVER WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR EASTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. GOING FURTHER WEST INTO MINNESOTA...ASIDE FROM DIURNAL POP-UP MID-LEVEL CUMULUS CLOUDS... NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN... THIS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE IS IN RESPONSE TO ANOTHER WEAK SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCE ALOFT. SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...THIS DISTURBANCE WILL AID IN ISOLATED SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN WISCONSIN. THE SHORTWAVE FOR TODAY IS NOT AS IMPRESSIVE AS THE ONE EXPERIENCED YESTERDAY...THEREFORE AM EXPECTING LESSER COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF ANY STORMS THAT DO FORM. ANY AND ALL ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY SUNSET...ALLOWING FOR CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT. A SIMILAR STORY IS THEN EXPECTED FOR TOMORROW AS YET ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE ALOFT COMBINED WITH THE HEATING OF THE DAY WILL MAKE FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN WISCONSIN. AS FOR TEMPERATURES...MORE OF THE SAME IS EXPECTED WITH NO CHANGE IN AIRMASS. HIGHS ON THURSDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY...REACHING THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS RECORDED EARLY THIS MORNING...AGAIN DROPPING TO THE MIDDLE 50S TO AROUND 60. .LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ISSUED AT 234 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2014 THE LONGER TERM OUTLOOK HASN/T CHANGED MUCH WITH THINGS STILL LOOKING TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK. THE EASTERN UPPER TROUGH LOOKS TO LIFT NORTHWARD AS THE WESTERN RIDGE FLATTENS SOME WHILE EXPANDING EASTWARD OVER TIME. OF CONCERN WITH RESPECT TO ACTIVE WEATHER... PARTICULARLY HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL... IS A CUTOFF UPPER LOW BENEATH THE UPPER RIDGE WHICH IS PROGGED BY BOTH THE ECMWF AND GFS TO SLIDE NORTHEAST/EAST INTO OUR AREA DURING THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK. THIS FEATURE LOOKS TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME MONSOONAL MOISTURE... WHICH HELPS TO BOOST PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OVER THE REGION THAT WILL ALREADY BE INCREASING SOMEWHAT IN SITU FROM LOCAL/REGIONAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION. THE MAIN TIME FRAME OF CONCERN LOOKS TO BE FROM LATER MONDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AS THE BAROCLINIC ZONE LOITERS IN THE AREA WITH THE SURFACE TROUGH POSITIONED TO OUR WEST. THE GFS AND ECMWF SHOW THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL ROUNDS OF PCPN/CONVECTION DURING THAT TIME FRAME... AND PRODUCE COPIOUS RAINFALL IN OUR GENERAL VICINITY... RANGING FROM 2 TO AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES OR SO. THE LOCATION AND TIMING OF EACH ROUND OF PCPN IS HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE AT THIS TIME... AND IT/S POSSIBLE THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY COULD BE JUST TO OUR NORTH OR SOUTH. BUT... THE OVERALL PATTERN IS LOOKING MORE FAVORABLE FOR SOME HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE REGION... WITH CONFIDENCE INCREASING A BIT WITH EACH SUCCESSIVE SERIES OF DETERMINISTIC AND ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE. PRIOR TO THAT... WE/LL HAVE SOME OCCASIONAL CHANCES FOR SCATTERED LIGHTER PCPN AS SHORTWAVES CRUISE THROUGH THE AREA IN THE LINGERING NORTHWEST FLOW AND WE MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT LAPSE RATES FOR SOME SHRA AND ISOLATED TS ACTIVITY. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 644 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2014 QUIET WEATHER CONTINUES OVER MOST OF AREA. EXCEPTION WILL BE CHANCE OF FOG LATE TONIGHT AROUND PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS THE PAST FEW DAYS HAVE MOISTENED THE LOW LEVELS SOMEWHAT. LIGHT WINDS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES SUGGEST SOME FOG MAY FORM LATE TONIGHT IN WISC...ESPECIALLY IN RIVER VALLEYS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. THURSDAY WEATHER WILL BE MUCH THE SAME AS THE PAST FEW DAYS. AFTERNOON OR EVENING SHOWERS IN EASTERN MN AND WESTERN WISC ARE POSSIBLE AS UPPER LOW REMAINS PARKED OVER JAMES BAY. THUS OCCASIONAL SHORT WAVES ROTATING SOUTHWARD ACROSS WISCONSIN WILL CONTINUE. MAYBE SOME THUNDER IN A COUPLE SPOTS AS WELL TOMORROW. WESTERN MN SHOULD JUST HAVE SOME AFTERNOON CU. KMSP...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. LIGHT WNW WIND TONIGHT IS GENERALLY UNFAVORABLE FOR FOG AT KMSP. MORE CU WILL DEVELOP LATE TOMORROW MORNING ALONG WITH INCREASE IN NW WINDS TO 8-10 KNOTS. /OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/ FRI...VFR. SLIGHT CHANCE AFTERNOON THUNDER. WINDS NW 5 KTS. SAT...VFR. WINDS VARIABLE 5 KTS. SUN...MAINLY VFR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER. WINDS SW 5-10 KTS. && .MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MN...NONE. WI...NONE. && SHORT TERM...JPC LONG TERM... AVIATION...TDK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1208 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2014 WIZ014>016-023>028-311200- POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- 1208 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...BUT THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS VERY LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. AT THIS TIME...NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-311200- DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- 1208 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. AT THIS TIME...NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
450 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2014
WIZ015-302230-
BARRON-
450 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2014
...THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO NORTH CENTRAL BARRON COUNTY THROUGH 530
PM CDT...
AT 447 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR SHELL LAKE. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.
HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
BARRONETT.
HAUGEN.
CUMBERLAND.
RICE LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED.
&&
LAT...LON 4540 9202 4565 9201 4565 9173 4564 9172
4541 9170
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 000DEG 23KT 4571 9187SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
752 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2014
WIZ016-310130-
RUSK-
752 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2014
AT 751 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTH OF LADYSMITH. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTH
AT 30 MPH...INTO LADYSMITH.
HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
LADYSMITH.
CONRATH.
SHELDON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
&&
LAT...LON 4544 9092 4529 9093 4530 9118 4557 9120
4557 9104
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 341DEG 24KT 4552 9112
TDKThe Duluth radar (KDLH), 169 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:56 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down near the intersection of Cut Off Road and Highway 27, and Cemetery Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, July 2014
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: 524610, 524614.