Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
172 WWUS83 KDLH 192252 SPSDLH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Duluth MN 552 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 MNZ011-012-192315- Northern Cook/Northern Lake MN-North St. Louis MN- 552 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN ST. LOUIS AND NORTHWESTERN LAKE COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM CDT... At 552 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over western Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, or 15 miles north of Ely, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Basswood Lake, Burntside Lake, northwestern Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Near Trout Lake, Cummings Lake, High Lake, Lake Agnes, Crooked Lake, Fourtown Lake, Big Moose Lake, and Lac la Croix. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern Minnesota. && LAT...LON 4825 9198 4825 9195 4823 9195 4824 9190 4821 9186 4820 9172 4811 9170 4812 9169 4810 9164 4810 9156 4795 9192 4797 9208 4806 9221 4829 9202 TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 211DEG 44KT 4812 9196 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ JDS