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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jul 14, 2010, 9:49 AM CDT for Chisago County, Minnesota; Polk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 41 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
- Jul 14, 2010, 9:49 AM CDT (14:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2010, 10:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Chisago County, MN, Polk County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 131 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2915 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 616 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 282 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 379 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 16.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 14, 6:52 AM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 6:52 AM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
652 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
.UPDATE...
12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION ADDED BELOW.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EVENT WILL LIKELY UNFOLD ACROSS THE FA
TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT PUSH THROUGH DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE
ACROSS EASTERN ND EARLY THIS MORNING NEAR THE NOSE OF THE LOW
LEVEL JET AND JUST NORTH OF +12 DEG C AT 700 MB. INDICATIONS ARE
FOR THE COMPLEX TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE EAST THIS MORNING...HOPEFULLY
PASSING JUST NORTH OF OUR MN CWA AS THE CAP BUILDS NORTHWARD. HOWEVER...
MORE STORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ALONG THE COLD FRONT DURING THE
MORNING ACROSS SD AND REACH INTO WEST CENTRAL MN WITH SEVERE
STORMS LIKELY.
COMPLICATING MATTER TODAY ARE DEW POINTS FORECAST INTO THE MIDDLE
TO UPPER 70S ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MN AND WEST CENTRAL WI.
THESE DEW POINTS ARE ALREADY INTO SD/NE AND WESTERN IA. COUPLE
THAT WITH HIGHS REACHING AROUND 90 TO THE LOWER 90S RESULTS IN
HEAT INDICES FROM 100 TO 105 DEGREES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MN
THROUGH THE TWIN CITIES AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WI. THESE
AREAS SHOULD NOT SEE CONVECTION UNTIL MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...SO
THIS RESULTED IN A HEAT ADVISORY BEING ISSUED. IT WILL BE VERY
UNCOMFORTABLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE UPPER 70S DEW POINTS. THE
HEAT ADVISORY RUNS FROM NOON UNTIL 6 PM.
BIGGEST CONCERN FOR THE DAY IS THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES HERE
IN THE TWIN CITIES AS WELL AS POINTS EAST AND SOUTH. AS WE GET
CLOSER TO THE EVENT...MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE SUGGESTING THAT THE
INITIAL LOW CURRENTLY OVER SD WILL LIFT INTO NORTHERN MN TODAY
WHILE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT BY 21Z OVER THE
TWIN CITIES. THIS SECOND LOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SURFACE TO
3KM CAPE AOA 200 J/KG...ALONG WITH TREMENDOUS SHEAR. LOCAL
TORNADO PROBABILITIES SKYROCKET ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
BY 21Z. THE HRRR IS CATCHING ON TO HAVING A SUPERCELL NEAR THE
SOUTHWEST METRO IN THE 20-21Z TIME FRAME. HENCE...A VERY DANGEROUS
AFTERNOON/EVENING IS SETTING UP AS STORMS EXPLODE OVERHEAD AND TO
THE SOUTH. THESE WILL PUSH ACROSS THE WI CWA AND SE MN THROUGH
EARLY EVENING WITH PRECIP MAINLY OVER BY 06Z.
LITTLE CHANGED IN THE GRIDS BEYOND TONIGHT WITH ENERGY SPENT ON
THE DAY/EVENING AHEAD. IT STILL LOOKS LIKE SATURDAY AFTERNOON/SATURDAY
NIGHT COULD BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER.
&&
.AVIATION.../12Z TAF ISSUANCE/
VERY ACTIVE PERIOD AHEAD THROUGH 03Z THU AS A STRONG COLD FRONT
SWEEPS ACROSS TERMINALS. FIRST CONCERN THIS MORNING IS CONVECTION
UP BY AXN. THIS ACTIVITY HAS BEEN GOING ALL NIGHT SINCE SW NODAK
AND HAS BEEN RUNNING JUST NORTH OF A WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A
LOW MOVING ACROSS SODAK. THIS ACTIVITY LOOKS TO CLIP AXN...STAYING
MOSTLY NORTH...AND BASED ON LOCATION OF 14C ISOTHERM AT H7...IT
SHOULD ALSO STAY NORTH OF STC...THOUGH CURRENT RADAR IMAGERY DOES
SHOW SOME SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL SNEAK THROUGH THERE THIS
MORNING. FOR THIS AFTERNOON EXTREMELY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT WILL BE
IN PLACE AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT...THOUGH EARLY TRANSMISSION FOR
12Z KMPX SOUNDING SHOWS A VERY STOUT CAP IS IN PLACE /750 MB WARM
NOSE IS +18C/...WHICH WILL MUDDY THE WATERS TODAY. BASED AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORM FORECAST ON HRRR SOLUTIONS...WHICH HAVE BEEN PRETTY
CONSISTENT WITH DEVELOPING CONVECTION AROUND 19Z BTWN RWF AND MSP.
WHEN THUNDERSTORMS DO DEVELOP...MLCAPES IN THE 3000-5000 J/KG
RANGE WILL RESULT IN EXPLOSIVE GROWTH IN THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH
WILL LIKELY QUICKLY BE SEVERE. THIS WILL NEED TO MONITORED VERY
CLOSELY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE
AT MSP/RNH/EAU. FRONT WILL CLEAR EAU BY 03Z...WHEN ALL TSRA SHOULD
BE DONE. FOR WINDS...WILL BE GUSTY THIS MORNING WITH 40 KT LLJ
SITTING OVHD...BUT WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OUTSIDE OF
CONVECTION. DIRECTIONS WILL BE SE TO START AND TEND MORE WRLY
BEHIND THE FRONT.
KMSP...CONFIDENCE IN SIGNIFICANT TSRA ACTIVITY IMPACTING THE VCNTY
OF THE FIELD HIGH AT THIS POINT...BASED ON FORECASTS FROM SEVERAL
RUNS OF THE RUC NOW SHOWING THE CAP BREAKING AT MSP AROUND 21Z.
HARD TO SAY AT THIS POINT IF THE FIELD WILL TAKE A DIRECT
HIT...BUT DENSE COVERAGE OF TSRA EXPECTED AROUND THE TWIN CITIES
WILL LIKELY CREATE HAVOC IN SOME OF THE DEPARTURE/ARRIVAL GATES.
ONCE THIS ACTIVITY MOVES THROUGH...WILL HAVE VERY QUIET WEATHER TO
END THE TAF AS WINDS TURN TO THE WEST.
&&
.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR BLUE
EARTH-BROWN-CARVER-DAKOTA-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-GOODHUE-
HENNEPIN-LE SUEUR-MARTIN-NICOLLET-RAMSEY-RICE-SCOTT-SIBLEY-
STEELE-WASECA-WASHINGTON-WATONWAN.
WI...HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
CHIPPEWA-DUNN-EAU CLAIRE-PEPIN-PIERCE-ST. CROIX.
&&
RAH/MPGHazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 4:22 AM CDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 422 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 150930- DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- 422 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH THE SEVERE THREAT SHIFTING INTO EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT TODAY...A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 90 COUPLED WITH DEW POINTS RISING INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES FROM 100 TO 105 DEGREES. THE HEAT ADVISORY INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN AGAIN SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. RAH
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 14, 7:45 AM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
745 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0732 AM HAIL 4 NNE OSAKIS 45.92N 95.12W
07/14/2010 M1.25 INCH TODD MN PUBLIC
TODD COUNTY 911 CENTER HAD A REPORT OF LARGER THAN
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON THE NORTH END OF LAKE OSAKIS.
&&
MPGLocal storm report, Jul 14, 8:05 AM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
805 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0802 AM HAIL 10 E LONG PRAIRIE 45.98N 94.65W
07/14/2010 M1.75 INCH TODD MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
KMELocal storm report, Jul 14, 8:11 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
811 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0750 AM HAIL 1 S LONG PRAIRIE 45.97N 94.86W
07/14/2010 M1.00 INCH TODD MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SOME HAIL A LITTLE LARGER THAN QUARTERS
&&
KMESpecial weather statement, Jul 14, 8:27 AM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
827 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
MNZ043-044-050-141415-
BENTON-MILLE LACS-MORRISON-
827 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
AT 824 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF SARTELL. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST
AT 45 MPH.
HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
SAUK RAPIDS.
MAYHEW.
FOLEY.
PARENT.
RONNEBY.
RUM RIVER.
FORESTON.
MILACA.
LAT...LON 4557 9352 4555 9411 4556 9415 4561 9420
4568 9420 4568 9419 4569 9420 4581 9420
4584 9353
TIME...MOT...LOC 1327Z 256DEG 41KT 4566 9409Special weather statement, Jul 14, 9:16 AM CDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
916 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
MNZ045-052-053-WIZ014-141500-
CHISAGO-ISANTI-KANABEC-POLK-
916 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
AT 910 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM MORA TO 5 MILES WEST OF GRANDY. THE
STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
BRUNSWICK.
GRASSTON.
QUAMBA.
RUSH CITY.
DALBO.
BRAHAM.
MORA.
RUSH CITY.
LAT...LON 4599 9304 4597 9312 4575 9313 4574 9285
4570 9285 4567 9287 4564 9285 4559 9286
4558 9351 4590 9350 4608 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 1414Z 256DEG 54KT 4580 9333Special weather statement, Jul 14, 9:49 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
949 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
MNZ053-WIZ014-015-141530-
BARRON-CHISAGO-POLK-
949 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
AT 946 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF GRANTSBURG
TO 4 MILES EAST OF BRANCH TO STACY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT
45 MPH.
WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS ALONG WITH A BRIEF
PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
STACY.
WOLF CREEK.
CUSHING.
TAYLORS FALLS.
LEWIS.
WANDEROOS.
BALSAM LAKE.
LUCK.
TURTLE LAKE.
CUMBERLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED.
&&
LAT...LON 4572 9215 4565 9215 4564 9189 4563 9188
4523 9209 4540 9302 4565 9286 4565 9255
4571 9255 4574 9252 4573 9216
TIME...MOT...LOC 1448Z 277DEG 40KT 4587 9267 4553 9285
4541 9294The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 3:12 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn and 13 more | 15 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas | 67 min |
| Jul 14, 7:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Todd | 39 min |
| Jul 14, 7:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas | 19 min |
| Jul 14, 7:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison, Todd | 54 min |
| Jul 14, 8:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton | 48 min |
| Jul 14, 8:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 40 min |
| Jul 14, 9:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec | 44 min |
| Jul 14, 1:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Chisago | 47 min |
| Jul 14, 1:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago | 47 min |
| Jul 14, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Scott | 49 min |
| Jul 14, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue, Rice | 63 min |
| Jul 14, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Morrison, Pope, Stearns, Todd | 63 min |
| Jul 14, 2:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 35 min |
| Jul 14, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 44 min |
| Jul 14, 2:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Morrison, Pope, Stearns, Todd | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 65 min |
| Jul 14, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Stearns | 42 min |
| Jul 14, 3:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Stearns | 23 min |
| Jul 14, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns | 62 min |
| Jul 14, 10:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Polk | 52 min |
| Jul 14, 10:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Barron, Polk | 33 min |
| Jul 14, 11:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Rusk | 65 min |
| Jul 14, 11:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn | 57 min |
| Jul 14, 12:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Rusk | 63 min |
| Jul 14, 2:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Polk | 67 min |
| Jul 14, 2:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Dunn, Pierce, Saint Croix | 44 min |
| Jul 14, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin | 63 min |
| Jul 14, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Eau Claire | 53 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Minnesota, 2010Special Weather Statements in Wisconsin, 2010Every special weather statement in 2010
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.