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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 17, 2010Douglas County, Todd County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jun 17, 2010, 9:15 AM CDT for Douglas County, Todd County, Minnesota. It was in force for 90 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 17, 2010, 9:15 AM CDT (14:15 UTC)
Expired: Jun 17, 2010, 10:45 AM CDT
In force: 90 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Douglas County, MN, Todd County, MN

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 17, 6:52 AM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 6:52 AM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 4:47 AM CDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 7:42 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 17, 7:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 17, 8:11 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 17, 9:15 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
915 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

MNZ041-042-171545-
DOUGLAS-TODD-
915 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER DOUGLAS AND TODD COUNTIES THROUGH 1045
AM CDT...

AT 912 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES WEST OF CARLOS. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  CARLOS.
  MILTONA.
  ROSE CITY.
  CLOTHO.
  EAGLE BEND.
  BERTHA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE
STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED.

&&

LAT...LON 4636 9470 4636 9466 4599 9467 4579 9527
      4578 9576 4608 9576 4612 9570 4611 9516
      4636 9517 4637 9516 4638 9473
TIME...MOT...LOC 1416Z 226DEG 32KT 4601 9533

TRH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 17, 7:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Stevens	25 min
Jun 17, 8:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Douglas	49 min
Jun 17, 10:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Todd	61 min
Jun 17, 2:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Douglas, Pope, Swift	55 min
Jun 17, 2:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Douglas, Pope, Stevens	63 min
Jun 17, 2:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Douglas	39 min
Jun 17, 3:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Douglas	20 min
Jun 17, 3:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Brown, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley	47 min
Jun 17, 3:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Douglas	30 min
Jun 17, 3:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Brown, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley	40 min
Jun 17, 3:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Watonwan	50 min
Jun 17, 3:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Meeker, Renville	61 min
Jun 17, 4:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Martin, Watonwan	37 min
Jun 17, 4:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Stearns	52 min
Jun 17, 4:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	McLeod, Renville, Sibley	54 min
Jun 17, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Nicollet, Sibley	34 min
Jun 17, 4:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Faribault, Martin	59 min
Jun 17, 4:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Morrison, Todd	59 min
Jun 17, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault, Watonwan	50 min
Jun 17, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Meeker, Stearns, Wright	47 min
Jun 17, 5:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Meeker, Stearns, Wright	43 min
Jun 17, 5:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Faribault	25 min
Jun 17, 5:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Carver, Hennepin, McLeod, Wright	53 min
Jun 17, 5:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Benton, Mille Lacs, Sherburne	55 min
Jun 17, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Rice, Waseca	65 min
Jun 17, 5:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Carver, McLeod, Wright	47 min
Jun 17, 5:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Faribault, Freeborn	32 min
Jun 17, 5:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Rice, Waseca	28 min
Jun 17, 5:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet	25 min
Jun 17, 5:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Benton, Sherburne	51 min
Jun 17, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Brown, Nicollet, Sibley	31 min
Jun 17, 5:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Faribault, Freeborn	49 min
Jun 17, 5:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Stearns	17 min
Jun 17, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Watonwan	60 min
Jun 17, 6:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Sherburne, Wright	42 min
Jun 17, 6:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Benton, Mille Lacs	53 min
Jun 17, 6:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	McLeod, Renville	24 min
Jun 17, 6:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Todd	30 min
Jun 17, 6:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet	29 min
Jun 17, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault, Waseca	62 min
Jun 17, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Anoka, Isanti, Sherburne, Wright	55 min
Jun 17, 6:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault, Waseca	39 min
Jun 17, 6:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Nicollet	33 min
Jun 17, 6:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Freeborn, Steele	46 min
Jun 17, 6:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne	41 min
Jun 17, 6:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Sherburne	34 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.