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2013 [KDLH] DULUTH Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 11

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602 
WFUS53 KDLH 292357
TORDLH
MNC001-021-300030-
/O.NEW.KDLH.TO.W.0011.130829T2357Z-130830T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
657 PM CDT THU AUG 29 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN AITKIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  EXTREME EAST CENTRAL CASS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 656 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS 
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF HILL CITY...NEAR HIGHWAY 200...
  AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

  SOURCE...CONFIRMED TORNADO FROM TRAINED SPOTTERS.

  IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
           BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES
           AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE.
           FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT
           TREES TO BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HILL CITY...SWATARA...HAYPOINT AND BAIN.
  HIGHWAY 200 WEST OF HILL CITY.
  HIGHWAY 169 SOUTH OF HILL CITY.
  QUADNA MOUNTAIN RESORT AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A 
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4703 9377 4703 9359 4694 9335 4684 9342
      4677 9361 4696 9386
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 310DEG 22KT 4698 9370

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$
 MILLER
454 
WWUS53 KDLH 300004
SVSDLH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
704 PM CDT THU AUG 29 2013

MNC021-300012-
/O.CAN.KDLH.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130830T0030Z/
CASS MN-
704 PM CDT THU AUG 29 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL CASS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 4693 9376 4701 9371 4701 9360 4694 9335
      4684 9342 4677 9361
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 310DEG 22KT 4695 9367

$$

MNC001-300030-
/O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130830T0030Z/
AITKIN MN-
704 PM CDT THU AUG 29 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN AITKIN COUNTY
UNTIL 730 PM CDT...

AT 702 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LARGE 
AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS JUST SOUTHWEST OF HILL 
CITY...SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 200 AND JUST WEST OF HIGHWAY 169...AND 
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TRAINED SPOTTERS HAVE 
CONFIRMED A TORNADO WITH THIS STORM...AND RADAR CONTINUES TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO IS IN PROGRESS.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
         BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
         VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
         DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
         BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HILL CITY...SWATARA...HAYPOINT AND BAIN.
HIGHWAY 169 SOUTH OF HILL CITY.
QUADNA MOUNTAIN RESORT AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4693 9376 4701 9371 4701 9360 4694 9335
      4684 9342 4677 9361
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 310DEG 22KT 4695 9367

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$
 MILLER
945 
WWUS53 KDLH 300017
SVSDLH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
717 PM CDT THU AUG 29 2013

MNC001-300030-
/O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130830T0030Z/
AITKIN MN-
717 PM CDT THU AUG 29 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL AITKIN
COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT...

AT 713 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED NEAR QUADNA MOUNTAIN RESORT JUST SOUTHEAST OF HILL 
CITY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
         ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
         BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN AITKIN COUNTY.

RADAR AND SPOTTERS INDICATED THAT THE TORNADO HAS LIKELY DISSIPATED. 
HOWEVER...THIS STORM REMAINS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ADDITIONAL 
TORNADOES.

GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN HILL CITY WITH THIS STORM.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4692 9368 4697 9364 4698 9353 4694 9335
      4684 9342 4680 9355
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 300DEG 23KT 4692 9353

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$
 MILLER
Permalink to 201308292357-KDLH-WFUS53-TORDLH
602 
WFUS53 KDLH 292357
TORDLH
MNC001-021-300030-
/O.NEW.KDLH.TO.W.0011.130829T2357Z-130830T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
657 PM CDT THU AUG 29 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN AITKIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  EXTREME EAST CENTRAL CASS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 656 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS 
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF HILL CITY...NEAR HIGHWAY 200...
  AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

  SOURCE...CONFIRMED TORNADO FROM TRAINED SPOTTERS.

  IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
           BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES
           AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE.
           FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT
           TREES TO BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HILL CITY...SWATARA...HAYPOINT AND BAIN.
  HIGHWAY 200 WEST OF HILL CITY.
  HIGHWAY 169 SOUTH OF HILL CITY.
  QUADNA MOUNTAIN RESORT AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A 
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4703 9377 4703 9359 4694 9335 4684 9342
      4677 9361 4696 9386
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 310DEG 22KT 4698 9370

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$
 MILLER
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454 
WWUS53 KDLH 300004
SVSDLH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
704 PM CDT THU AUG 29 2013

MNC021-300012-
/O.CAN.KDLH.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130830T0030Z/
CASS MN-
704 PM CDT THU AUG 29 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL CASS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 4693 9376 4701 9371 4701 9360 4694 9335
      4684 9342 4677 9361
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 310DEG 22KT 4695 9367

$$

MNC001-300030-
/O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130830T0030Z/
AITKIN MN-
704 PM CDT THU AUG 29 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN AITKIN COUNTY
UNTIL 730 PM CDT...

AT 702 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LARGE 
AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS JUST SOUTHWEST OF HILL 
CITY...SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 200 AND JUST WEST OF HIGHWAY 169...AND 
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TRAINED SPOTTERS HAVE 
CONFIRMED A TORNADO WITH THIS STORM...AND RADAR CONTINUES TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO IS IN PROGRESS.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
         BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
         VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
         DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
         BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HILL CITY...SWATARA...HAYPOINT AND BAIN.
HIGHWAY 169 SOUTH OF HILL CITY.
QUADNA MOUNTAIN RESORT AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4693 9376 4701 9371 4701 9360 4694 9335
      4684 9342 4677 9361
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 310DEG 22KT 4695 9367

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$
 MILLER
Permalink to 201308300017-KDLH-WWUS53-SVSDLH
945 
WWUS53 KDLH 300017
SVSDLH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
717 PM CDT THU AUG 29 2013

MNC001-300030-
/O.CON.KDLH.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130830T0030Z/
AITKIN MN-
717 PM CDT THU AUG 29 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL AITKIN
COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT...

AT 713 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED NEAR QUADNA MOUNTAIN RESORT JUST SOUTHEAST OF HILL 
CITY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
         ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
         BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN AITKIN COUNTY.

RADAR AND SPOTTERS INDICATED THAT THE TORNADO HAS LIKELY DISSIPATED. 
HOWEVER...THIS STORM REMAINS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ADDITIONAL 
TORNADOES.

GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN HILL CITY WITH THIS STORM.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4692 9368 4697 9364 4698 9353 4694 9335
      4684 9342 4680 9355
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 300DEG 23KT 4692 9353

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$
 MILLER

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