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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
1133 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026  
 
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KOOCHICHING-NORTH ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-  
NORTH ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/NORTH SHORE-  
SOUTHERN COOK/NORTH SHORE-NORTH CASS-SOUTH ITASCA-SOUTH CASS-  
CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTH AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTH ST. LOUIS-  
PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-  
1133 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST  
MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.  
   
DAY ONE  
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT  
 
AREAS OF DENSE FOG PERSISTSG, WITH THE BEST COVERAGE NEAR LAKE  
SUPERIOR. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE PRIMARILY  
ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA BETWEEN 3 PM TO 8 PM TODAY. LARGE HAIL  
WOULD BE THE PRIMARY THREAT, BUT LOWER CONDITIONAL THREATS FOR  
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AND A TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED  
OUT. RAIN FALLING ON MELTING SNOW PACK MAY LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING  
FOR AREA RIVERS ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH SHORE, PARTICULARLY THE  
SOUTH SHORE. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR BAYFIELD, ASHLAND,  
AND IRON COUNTIES.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY  
 
ACTIVE WEATHER CONTINUES MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH SEVERAL  
ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS AN  
ADDITIONAL THREAT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING MAINLY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND SOUTH OF THE IRON RANGE  
IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA. THE MAIN THREATS WOULD BE HAIL OF AT  
LEAST PING PONG BALL SIZED, IF NOT LARGER. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND  
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE, WITH THE BEST HEAVY  
RAINFALL POTENTIAL IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. THE CONTINUED ROUNDS OF  
SHOWERS MAY LEAD TO AN INCREASED FLOOD THREAT.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  
 
SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HAIL OF ANY SIZE AND  
RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  
 
 
 
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BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
1133 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE SUPERIOR  
AND THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.  
   
DAY ONE  
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT  
 
AREAS OF DENSE FOG ACROSS THE NEAR SHORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR IS  
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. THE NORTH SHORE IS EXPECTED TO  
THIN LATER TONIGHT WHILE FOG ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE MAY LINGER INTO  
MONDAY MORNING. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY GUST TO AROUND  
25 KT THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE. SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY  
 
NORTHEAST WINDS MONDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY NIGHT MAY PRODUCE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT, PARTICULARLY IN THE  
SOUTHWEST ARM OF LAKE SUPERIOR.  
 
ADDITIONAL BREEZY CONDITIONS THAT MAY BE HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL  
CRAFT ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO NEXT WEEKEND.  
 
 
 
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MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS:  
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DULUTH  
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