Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
389 WWUS83 KDLH 181550 SPSDLH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Duluth MN 1050 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 MNZ012-181615- Northern Cook/Northern Lake MN- 1050 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN COOK AND NORTHEASTERN LAKE COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 AM CDT... At 1049 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Basswood Lake to Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Movement was east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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... Gunflint Lake, Sea Gull Lake, Snowbank Lake, southeastern Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Forest Center, Little Saganaga Lake, Saganaga Lake, Alpine Lake, Basswood Lake, Ensign Lake, Kekekabic Lake, Alice Lake, Burnt Lake, Perent Lake, Wine Lake, Phoebe Lake, Kawishiwi Lake, Isabella Lake, Malberg Lake, and Disappointment Lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 4818 9083 4816 9078 4814 9080 4810 9076 4810 9067 4788 9057 4783 9072 4770 9142 4810 9160 4810 9156 4805 9157 4807 9149 4805 9142 4807 9129 4822 9098 4824 9085 TIME...MOT...LOC 1549Z 247DEG 48KT 4807 9152 4779 9139 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ PA