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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 20, 2009Chippewa County, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at May 20, 2009, 11:28 PM CDT for Chippewa County, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. It was in force for 47 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: May 20, 2009, 11:28 PM CDT (04:28 UTC)
Expired: May 21, 2009, 12:15 AM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Chippewa County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 21, 1:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Meeker, Wright	42 min
May 21, 2:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Isanti	29 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Minnesota, 2009 Every special weather statement in 2009

Sources

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