/Issued 1:04 PM CDT, Friday, August 30, 2013/
*Enhanced satellite loop from Wednesday Night (10pm) ending around 10am Thursday Morning. Basically looks like a ball rolling east out of Eastern Montana and North Dakota, this was the system responsible in producing the scary looking clouds (SLC’s) over the Twin Ports early Thursday Afternoon. This thunderstorm complex produced gusty winds over much of Northern Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin with severe wind gusts over Western Lake Superior. (Source, Unisys weather)
*Local Storm Report for August 29, 2013*
Source: National Weather Service Duluth, Minnesota
-11:30 AM CDT: 0.50″ HAIL. Pengilly, MN (Itasca County)
-11:30 AM CDT: THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE. Pengilly, MN (Itasca County) One 4″ tree down on Highway 65. Also one 12″ tree down.
-1:00 PM CDT: 0.75″ HAIL. East Duluth, MN (St. Louis County) 40-50 mph winds as well.
-1:20 PM CDT: MARINE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST. 68 mph. 6 S of Castle Danger, MN. Ship Algoma progress reported wind gusts to 60 knots for approximately 3 minutes. Measured at 90 feet above water level.
-1:35 PM CDT: MARINE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST. 51 mph. 5 SE of French River, MN. Research vessel Kaiyi reported 45 knot wind gust.
-2:18 PM CDT: THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST. 40 mph. Odanah, WI (Ashland County)
-1:40 PM CDT: THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST. 52 mph. Port Wing, WI (Bayfield County)
-10:36 AM CDT: THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST. 43 mph. International Falls, MN (Koochiching County)
-11:42 AM CDT: THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST. 40 mph. 5 E of Hibbing, MN (St. Louis County)
-12:07 PM CDT: THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST. 49 mph. 5 E of Hibbing, MN (St. Louis County)
-1:00 PM CDT: THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST. 40 mph. French River, MN (St. Louis County)
-1:03 PM CDT: THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST. 48 mph. 1 N of Knife River, MN (Lake County)
-2:27 PM CDT: THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST. 40 mph. 3 SE of Bayfield, WI (Ashland County)
*Local Storm Reports from the 2nd round of thunderstorms on August 29, 2013*
-6:06 PM CDT: 1.00″ HAIL. 1 N of Boy Lake, MN (Cass County)
-6:33 PM CDT: TORNADO. 2 E of Remer, MN (Cass County) Spotter reported a broad/weak tornado.
-6:38 PM CDT: TORNADO. 7 NW of Swatara, MN (Aitkin County) Tornado was just north of Highway 200.
-6:43 PM CDT: 0.50″ HAIL. 1 SW of Hayward, WI (Sawyer County)
-7:07 PM CDT: 0.75″ HAIL. Earl, WI (Washburn County) Pea to dime sized hail.
-7:12 PM CDT: 1.00″ HAIL. 3 S of Hill City, MN (Aitkin County)
-7:03 PM CDT: 1.75″ HAIL. 2 NW of Hill City, MN (Aitkin County)
-7:10 PM CDT: 1.75″ HAIL. 3 N of Hill City, MN (Aitkin County)
-7:50 PM CDT: 0.25″ HAIL. 2 SE of Winter, WI (Sawyer County)
-7:59 PM CDT: THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE. Big Sandy Lake, MN (Aitkin County) Several trees down.
-8:08 PM CDT: 0.25″ HAIL. 2 SW of Sheshebee, MN (Aitkin County)
-8:45 PM CDT: THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE. 1 S of Rice Lake, MN (Aitkin County) Several pine trees down. Dime sized hail also reported.
-9:10 PM CDT: THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE. Rice Lake, MN (Aitkin County) Several trees uprooted.
-9:15 PM CDT: 0.25″ HAIL. 8 S of Prentice, WI (Price County)
-8:30 PM CDT: THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE. 4 NNW of Kimberly, MN (Aitkin County) Numerous large trees uprooted and debris on Highway 210.
*Radar grab of the tornado Thursday Evening in Northwestern Aitkin County Minnesota. (Source, NWS Duluth, MN)
Note: The National Weather Service is doing damage surveys Today in the outlined areas on the map. More details about Thursday’s tornado/wind damage should be released later Today or This Evening. Stay tuned.
Tim
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