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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 7, 2005Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 7, 2005, 6:35 PM CDT for Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 7, 2005, 6:35 PM CDT (23:35 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2005, 7:32 PM CDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Eau Claire County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 7, 5:30 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 177 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2005-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 677 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2005-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -10 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
677 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-219 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1465 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS53 KMPX 072335
SVRMPX
WIC035-080030-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0056.050607T2335Z-050608T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
635 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EAU CLAIRE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 629 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES
  WEST OF EAU CLAIRE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  EAU CLAIRE...
  FALL CREEK...
  LUDINGTON...
  BRACKETT...
  AUGUSTA...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 4485 9164 4461 9164 4461 9093 4485 9094

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KMPX 072352
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
651 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2005

WIC035-080030-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-050608T0030Z/
EAU CLAIRE WI-
651 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR EAU
CLAIRE COUNTY...

AT 647 PM CDT...HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE WAS REPORTED ON THE WEST 
SIDE OF EAU CLAIRE WITH THIS STORM.

AT 650 PM CDT...  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER EAU CLAIRE...MOVING 
EAST AT 25 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LUDINGTON...FOSTER...
BRACKETT...ALLEN...FALL CREEK...AUGUSTA AND ALTOONA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4485 9164 4461 9164 4461 9093 4485 9094

$$
000 
WWUS53 KMPX 080032
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
731 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2005

WIC035-080041-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-050608T0030Z/
EAU CLAIRE WI-
731 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAU CLAIRE COUNTY EXPIRED AT 
730 PM CDT...

THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE NEAR LUDINGTON AND AUGUSTA...BUT ARE BELOW 
SEVERE LIMITS AT THIS TIME. THE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 
MPH. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE INTERNET...OR YOUR 
FAVORITE TV OR RADIO STATION FOR POSSIBLE FURTHER STATEMENTS AND 
WARNINGS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4485 9164 4461 9164 4461 9093 4485 9094

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 8:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSaint Croix45 min
Jun 7, 8:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPierce34 min
Jun 7, 3:37 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXPolk43 min
Jun 7, 4:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBarron53 min
Jun 7, 4:48 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBarron27 min
Jun 7, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDunn48 min
Jun 7, 5:05 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXDunn25 min
Jun 7, 5:13 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBarron35 min
Jun 7, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPierce66 min
Jun 7, 5:30 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXDunn45 min
Jun 7, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRusk55 min
Jun 7, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa67 min
Jun 7, 6:05 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXChippewa40 min
Jun 7, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBarron50 min
Jun 7, 6:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDunn28 min
Jun 7, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRusk35 min
Jun 7, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa30 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.