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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 17, 2010Freeborn County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jul 17, 2010, 10:43 PM CDT for Freeborn County, Minnesota. It was in force for 62 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 17, 2010, 10:43 PM CDT (03:43 UTC)
Expired
Jul 17, 2010, 11:45 PM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

County Freeborn County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2010-07-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1779 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2010-07-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 268 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 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
1779 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-139 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1367 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
268 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
618 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
4.3

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The text

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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 17, 6:05 PM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 6:05 PM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
605 PM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

.DISCUSSION...
THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE IS THE SEVERE WEATHER OCCURRING OVER THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. AIRMASS WAS VERY PRIMED FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERCELL ACROSS MUCH OF FORECAST AREA.  THIS
THE MAIN FOCUS WILL BE OVER WESTERN INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
WEAK CAP OVER SOUTHWEST MN...EXPECTED TO ERODE BY LATE AFTERNOON OR
EARLY THIS EVENING.

THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO FIRE ALONG AND NORTH OF WARM FRONT
BOUNDARY OVER CENTRAL MN. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN
ELEVATED...SO THE MAIN THREATS OVER OUR AREA THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.  ONCE THE CAP ERODE NEAR THE WARM
SECTOR SOUTH INTERSTATE 94...EXPECT SOME ISOLATED TORNADOES TO
DEVELOP.

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A MESOSCALE
CONVECTIVE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN MN...WITH MOVES THE BULK OF THE
SEVERE WEATHER BY 10 PM SOUTH OF OUR CWA.  LATER TONIGHT...MORE OF
HEAVY RAIN THREAT AS A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
OVERNIGHT.

MOST OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE OUT OF OUR FORECAST
AREA BY MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT OVER PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL WI AND EXTREME
SOUTH CENTRAL MN.

HYDROLOGICAL CONCERNS...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO TRAIN OVER
PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MN TONIGHT. SEVERAL WEAK
SHORTWAVE TROUGHS MOVING OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT...EXPECT A
BACKWARD PROPAGATING MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE COMPLEX TO DEVELOPS OVER
WESTERN MN LATER THIS EVENING. PRECIP WATER VALUES OF 2.00 TO 2.50
INCHES ARE FORECAST OVER THIS AREA. EVEN WITH FORECAST QPF 3.00 OR
4.00 INCHES. IT SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM ON THE MAIN STEMS OF THE
RIVERS TONIGHT.

NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS MONDAY AS ANOTHER WEAK SHORT WAVE
TROUGH.

LONG RANGE FORECAST...MODELS DIFFER ON THE THREAT OF PRECIPITATION
FOR THE UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH END OF THE WORK WEEK.  GFS MODEL KEEPS
MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA DRY...WHILE THE PERSISTENT EUROPEAN MODEL
KEEPS US WET THROUGH FRIDAY.  WL LEAN MORE TOWARDS THE EUROPEAN
MODEL...AS SEVERAL MINOR IMPULSES RIDE OVER THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE
UPPER MIDWEST. TIMING OF THE INITIATION OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
CRITICAL.

&&

.AVIATION.../00Z TAF ISSUANCE/

WITH COLD FRONT STILL WEST OF MOST OF THE TAF SITES EARLY THIS
EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.  THE
LATEST IR SATELLITE LOOP SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH A
COUPLE OF MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE COMPLEXES OVER EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA
AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. WEATHER CONDS WILL LOWER TO MARGINAL TO IFR
CONDS IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AS THESE SYSTEMS COME ACROSS THE
AREA OVERNIGHT.  ONCE THE STORMS EXIT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...CONDS WILL IMPROVE TO SCATTERED TO BROKEN
CLOUDS ROUGHLY BETWEEN 4000-5000 FEET AGL.

KMSP...FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER EASTERN SODAK WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH
THE METRO AREA OVERNIGHT.  WEATHER CONDS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WINDS SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS...THEN SHIFTING TO
NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

&&

.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...NONE.
WI...NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 17, 7:33 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
733 PM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
180915-
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-
733 PM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT.  SOME OF
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND
HEAVY RAIN.  ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE WEEK AHEAD LOOKS LIKE A CONTINUATION OF AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN
WITH THUNDERSTORMS ALREADY RETURNING BY MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL STILL BE NEEDED THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

In the hours before

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Local storm report, Jul 17, 10:30 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0202 PM     HAIL             5 W LONG PRAIRIE        45.98N 94.97W
07/17/2010  M1.75 INCH       TODD               MN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0203 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     3 NW SAUK CENTRE        45.77N 95.00W
07/17/2010                   STEARNS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0222 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E OSAKIS              45.87N 95.11W
07/17/2010                   TODD               MN   STORM CHASER

            TREES DOWN EAST END OF LAKE OSAKIS HWY 27.

0222 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE OSAKIS             45.90N 95.11W
07/17/2010                   TODD               MN   STORM CHASER

            TREES DOWN

0225 PM     HAIL             3 NE SAUK CENTRE        45.76N 94.91W
07/17/2010  M0.88 INCH       STEARNS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0233 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 E SAUK CENTRE         45.75N 94.88W
07/17/2010                   STEARNS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            4 TO 5 INCH BRANCHES DOWN ON ROAD.

0233 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 E SAUK CENTRE         45.75N 94.88W
07/17/2010  M62.00 MPH       STEARNS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0234 PM     HAIL             3 W ST ROSA             45.73N 94.78W
07/17/2010  M1.00 INCH       STEARNS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0235 PM     HAIL             1 W AVON                45.61N 94.47W
07/17/2010  E0.75 INCH       STEARNS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0236 PM     HAIL             2 N SAUK CENTRE         45.77N 94.96W
07/17/2010  M0.75 INCH       STEARNS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0237 PM     HAIL             3 W ST ROSA             45.73N 94.78W
07/17/2010  M1.75 INCH       STEARNS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0243 PM     HAIL             1 N SAUK CENTRE         45.75N 94.96W
07/17/2010  M1.00 INCH       STEARNS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0323 PM     HAIL             ST MARTIN               45.50N 94.66W
07/17/2010  M1.75 INCH       STEARNS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0327 PM     HAIL             1 N RICHMOND            45.47N 94.52W
07/17/2010  M1.00 INCH       STEARNS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0327 PM     HAIL             ST MARTIN               45.50N 94.66W
07/17/2010  M1.75 INCH       STEARNS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0330 PM     HAIL             2 SW ST MARTIN          45.48N 94.69W
07/17/2010  M1.75 INCH       STEARNS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0332 PM     HAIL             RICHMOND                45.45N 94.52W
07/17/2010  M2.75 INCH       STEARNS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0334 PM     HAIL             RICHMOND                45.45N 94.52W
07/17/2010  M2.75 INCH       STEARNS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0334 PM     HAIL             3 S RICHMOND            45.41N 94.52W
07/17/2010  M1.75 INCH       STEARNS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0337 PM     HAIL             COLD SPRING             45.46N 94.43W
07/17/2010  M4.25 INCH       STEARNS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GROUND IS COVERED WITH MAINLY SMALLER PIECES OF HAIL.

0344 PM     HAIL             4 W ST NICHOLAS         45.38N 94.52W
07/17/2010  M2.50 INCH       STEARNS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0352 PM     HAIL             1 N KIMBALL             45.33N 94.30W
07/17/2010  M1.75 INCH       STEARNS            MN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0358 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 N KINGSTON            45.21N 94.31W
07/17/2010                   MEEKER             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NON ROTATING WALL CLOUD

0405 PM     HAIL             8 S SOUTH HAVEN         45.18N 94.22W
07/17/2010  E2.75 INCH       WRIGHT             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0407 PM     HAIL             KINGSTON                45.20N 94.31W
07/17/2010  E1.00 INCH       MEEKER             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0413 PM     HAIL             2 WSW ANNANDALE         45.25N 94.16W
07/17/2010  M0.88 INCH       WRIGHT             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0414 PM     HAIL             2 WSW ANNANDALE         45.25N 94.16W
07/17/2010  E1.00 INCH       WRIGHT             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0416 PM     TORNADO          2 SE KINGSTON           45.18N 94.28W
07/17/2010                   MEEKER             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MOVING SSE

0418 PM     HAIL             COKATO                  45.08N 94.19W
07/17/2010  E1.75 INCH       WRIGHT             MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0428 PM     HAIL             3 SW BUFFALO            45.15N 93.91W
07/17/2010  E1.00 INCH       WRIGHT             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0428 PM     HAIL             4 NE DASSEL             45.12N 94.25W
07/17/2010  E0.50 INCH       WRIGHT             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0430 PM     HAIL             5 SW ANNANDALE          45.20N 94.18W
07/17/2010  M2.00 INCH       WRIGHT             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0433 PM     HAIL             HOWARD LAKE             45.06N 94.09W
07/17/2010  E1.00 INCH       WRIGHT             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0433 PM     HAIL             7 WSW BUFFALO           45.14N 94.00W
07/17/2010  E1.75 INCH       WRIGHT             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0501 PM     TORNADO          2 SW WATERTOWN          44.94N 93.87W
07/17/2010                   CARVER             MN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            NEAR COUNTY ROAD 122.

0505 PM     HAIL             WATERTOWN               44.96N 93.85W
07/17/2010  E0.75 INCH       CARVER             MN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0508 PM     HAIL             4 E WATERTOWN           44.97N 93.77W
07/17/2010  E1.75 INCH       CARVER             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0511 PM     HAIL             WATERTOWN               44.96N 93.85W
07/17/2010  E1.00 INCH       CARVER             MN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0512 PM     HAIL             WATERTOWN               44.96N 93.85W
07/17/2010  E1.00 INCH       CARVER             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0512 PM     HAIL             WATERTOWN               44.96N 93.85W
07/17/2010  M1.75 INCH       CARVER             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED IN NORTHERN PORTION OF TOWN.

0512 PM     HAIL             WATERTOWN               44.96N 93.85W
07/17/2010  E1.75 INCH       CARVER             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0514 PM     HAIL             WATERTOWN               44.96N 93.85W
07/17/2010  E2.75 INCH       CARVER             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0515 PM     HAIL             ST BONIFACIUS           44.90N 93.75W
07/17/2010  E0.25 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0518 PM     HAIL             MINNETRISTA             44.93N 93.71W
07/17/2010  E1.75 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0521 PM     HAIL             ST BONIFACIUS           44.90N 93.75W
07/17/2010  E0.75 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0521 PM     HAIL             ST BONIFACIUS           44.90N 93.75W
07/17/2010  E2.75 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0522 PM     HAIL             MOUND                   44.93N 93.66W
07/17/2010  E2.00 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   STORM CHASER

0524 PM     HAIL             MOUND                   44.93N 93.66W
07/17/2010  E1.00 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0531 PM     HAIL             STAPLES                 46.36N 94.80W
07/17/2010  E0.50 INCH       TODD               MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0532 PM     HAIL             MOUND                   44.93N 93.66W
07/17/2010  E1.75 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0535 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STAPLES                 46.36N 94.80W
07/17/2010                   TODD               MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

0535 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WATERTOWN               44.96N 93.85W
07/17/2010                   CARVER             MN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STRIPPED CROPS AND DAMAGED SIDING

0535 PM     HAIL             STAPLES                 46.36N 94.80W
07/17/2010  E2.75 INCH       TODD               MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0538 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WATERTOWN               44.96N 93.85W
07/17/2010                   CARVER             MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DAMAGE REPORTED OF ROOFS...CARS...TREES AND FIELDS

0540 PM     HAIL             N MOTLEY                46.34N 94.64W
07/17/2010  E1.00 INCH       MORRISON           MN   PUBLIC

0630 PM     HAIL             5 N LITTLE FALLS        46.04N 94.35W
07/17/2010  E1.00 INCH       MORRISON           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL LASTED FOR APPROX 5 MINUTES AND COVERED THE GROUND

0630 PM     HAIL             LITTLE FALLS            45.98N 94.36W
07/17/2010  E1.75 INCH       MORRISON           MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0633 PM     TSTM WND GST     BENSON                  45.32N 95.61W
07/17/2010  M58.00 MPH       SWIFT              MN   ASOS

0643 PM     HAIL             3 WNW GENOLA            45.98N 94.17W
07/17/2010  E1.00 INCH       MORRISON           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0656 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 S BUCKMAN             45.87N 94.09W
07/17/2010  M81.00 MPH       MORRISON           MN   STORM CHASER

            ALONG HWY 27

0658 PM     TORNADO          1 S CUSHING             46.17N 94.56W
07/17/2010                   MORRISON           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ON GROUND

0717 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PENNOCK                 45.15N 95.18W
07/17/2010                   KANDIYOHI          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DOWNED POWER LINES

0725 PM     TORNADO          3 E FORESTON            45.73N 93.65W
07/17/2010                   MILLE LACS         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROPE TORNADO TOUCHED GROUND BRIEFLY THEN WENT BACK UP

0746 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     SARTELL                 45.62N 94.21W
07/17/2010                   STEARNS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MOVING INTO BENTON COUNTY

0755 PM     TSTM WND GST     MAPLE LAKE              45.23N 94.00W
07/17/2010  M58.00 MPH       WRIGHT             MN   MESONET

0801 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE HASTY              45.40N 93.94W
07/17/2010                   SHERBURNE          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN...DESTROYED FARM IRRIGATION SYSTEM.

0802 PM     TSTM WND GST     MONTICELLO              45.30N 93.80W
07/17/2010  M76.00 MPH       WRIGHT             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0810 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ELK RIVER               45.33N 93.57W
07/17/2010                   SHERBURNE          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SHEDS... RIDES... TENTS DOWN AND BLOWN OVER AT SHERBURNE
            COUNTY FAIR

0812 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNW ELK RIVER         45.36N 93.58W
07/17/2010                   SHERBURNE          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2 FOOT DIAMETER TREES DOWN WITH HALF A DOZEN OTHER TREES
            DOWN IN ADDITION TO A FENCE DOWN

0814 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BIG LAKE                45.34N 93.75W
07/17/2010                   SHERBURNE          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            6 INCH TREES DOWN

0815 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 E ELK RIVER           45.33N 93.48W
07/17/2010                   ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN

0815 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 S CLEARWATER          45.34N 94.04W
07/17/2010                   WRIGHT             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE GROVE OF TREES DOWNED UP TO 2 FEET IN DIAMETER WITH
            MINOR DAMAGE TO HOUSE

0820 PM     TORNADO          DAYTON                  45.19N 93.47W
07/17/2010                   HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            IN TOWN REPORTS TO BE MOVING EAST.

0820 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     CHAMPLIN                45.17N 93.39W
07/17/2010                   HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROTATING WLL CALL AT US 169 AND ELM CREEK ST.

0820 PM     TSTM WND GST     MAPLE GROVE             45.11N 93.46W
07/17/2010  E50.00 MPH       HENNEPIN           MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0825 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WNW ROSEVILLE         45.26N 93.33W
07/17/2010                   ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MULTIPLE LARGE TREES DOWN... TIME ESTIMATED

0826 PM     TSTM WND GST     CRYSTAL                 45.04N 93.36W
07/17/2010  M58.00 MPH       HENNEPIN           MN   ASOS

0827 PM     TORNADO          ANOKA                   45.21N 93.39W
07/17/2010                   ANOKA              MN   PUBLIC

            UNCONFIRMED

0829 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CRYSTAL                 45.04N 93.36W
07/17/2010                   HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2 TO 3 INCH BRANCHES DOWN AT 42ND AND DOUGLAS

0830 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ARDEN HILLS             45.07N 93.17W
07/17/2010                   RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            3 LARGE TREES FELL ON HOUSE

0831 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ELK RIVER               45.33N 93.57W
07/17/2010                   SHERBURNE          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            10 INCH TREE LIMBS CAME DOWN ON POWER LINES KNOCKING OUT
            POWER.

0832 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ST FRANCIS              45.38N 93.36W
07/17/2010                   ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            4 INCH BRANCHES DOWN NORTH OF VIKING BLVD AND CLEANY RD

0833 PM     FLOOD            2 SSW ELK RIVER         45.31N 93.57W
07/17/2010                   SHERBURNE          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STANDING WATER COVERING THE ROAD...PAST THE CURB LINE...
            STALLED VEHICLES ON THE ROAD.

0833 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BLAINE                  45.17N 93.21W
07/17/2010                   ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            18 TO 24 INCH TREES DOWN AT BLAINE CITY HALL RADISSON
            ROAD

0836 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     ROSEVILLE               45.02N 93.15W
07/17/2010                   RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROTATING WALL CLOUD AT SNELLING AND LARPENTEUR

0836 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     HUGO                    45.16N 92.96W
07/17/2010                   WASHINGTON         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROTATING WALL CLOUD ON I 35

0838 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE MINNEAPOLIS        44.99N 93.21W
07/17/2010                   RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE LIMBS SNAPPING

0838 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S ELK RIVER           45.31N 93.57W
07/17/2010                   SHERBURNE          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            4 INCH TREE SEVERED IN HALF

0841 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VADNAIS HEIGHTS         45.06N 93.07W
07/17/2010                   RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            8 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN

0841 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 NNE VADNAIS HEIGHTS   45.07N 93.07W
07/17/2010  M70.00 MPH       RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0842 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ANOKA                   45.21N 93.39W
07/17/2010                   ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            8 INCH TRESS SNAPPED ON VIKING BLVD

0848 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SHOREVIEW               45.08N 93.14W
07/17/2010                   RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            8 INCH TREES IN POWER LINES AT JUNCT OF LEXINGTON AND
            JOHNS RD

0848 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NW BECKER             45.40N 93.91W
07/17/2010                   SHERBURNE          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            13 TO 15 LARGE TREES UPROOTED

0848 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 N ROSEVILLE           45.08N 93.14W
07/17/2010                   RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            8 INCH TREES DOWN

0848 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BLAINE                  45.17N 93.21W
07/17/2010                   ANOKA              MN   PUBLIC

            20 TO 24 INCH TREE DOWN AT 242 AND HWY 65

0852 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHAMPLIN                45.17N 93.39W
07/17/2010                   HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            8 INCH PINE TREE LIMB DOWN

0852 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNW STILLWATER        45.11N 92.87W
07/17/2010                   WASHINGTON         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SOME 2-3 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES BROKEN OFF

0852 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 NNW STILLWATER        45.11N 92.87W
07/17/2010  M60.00 MPH       WASHINGTON         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0852 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BLAINE                  45.17N 93.21W
07/17/2010                   ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            5 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN

0857 PM     TORNADO          LAKE ELMO               45.00N 92.91W
07/17/2010                   WASHINGTON         MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ON THE GROUND

0857 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LINO LAKES              45.16N 93.08W
07/17/2010                   ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            6 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES DOWN

0858 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N MARINE ON ST CROIX  45.21N 92.77W
07/17/2010                   WASHINGTON         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREE FELL ON CAMPER IN WILLIAM O BRIEN ST PARK

0858 PM     FLOOD            MINNEAPOLIS             44.96N 93.27W
07/17/2010                   HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1 FOOT OF MOVING WATER AT 7TH ST SE AND 5TH AVE.

0902 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ANOKA                   45.21N 93.39W
07/17/2010                   ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RAILROAD GATE CROSSING BROKEN ON MAIN STREET

0903 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOUNDS VIEW             45.11N 93.21W
07/17/2010                   RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            10 INCH TREES DOWN

0904 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ANDOVER                 45.26N 93.33W
07/17/2010                   ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12-16 INCH MAPLE TREES SNAPPED

0915 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EAST BETHEL             45.34N 93.20W
07/17/2010                   ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            8 INCH TREE DOWN AND 12 INCH TREE SNAPPED

0922 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WSW HAM LAKE          45.25N 93.23W
07/17/2010                   ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            7 INCH TREES DOWN

0923 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STILLWATER              45.06N 92.82W
07/17/2010                   WASHINGTON         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            6 INCH TREES DOWN AT FERRY FALLS AND BOOM TFD

0928 PM     TSTM WND GST     NEW RICHMOND            45.12N 92.54W
07/17/2010  M63.00 MPH       ST. CROIX          WI   AWOS

0930 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BOYCEVILLE              45.04N 92.04W
07/17/2010                   DUNN               WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINE DOWN

0937 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RIVER FALLS             44.86N 92.62W
07/17/2010                   PIERCE             WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            5 INCH TREE DOWN

0941 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E CHAMPLIN            45.17N 93.37W
07/17/2010                   HENNEPIN           MN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            16 INCH DIAMETER ELM TREE DOWN

0945 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WSW NEW BRIGHTON      45.06N 93.22W
07/17/2010                   RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A FEW BRANCHES DOWN UP TO 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER

1002 PM     TSTM WND GST     MADELIA                 44.05N 94.42W
07/17/2010  M59.00 MPH       WATONWAN           MN   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            MNDOT STATION 45 ON US 60 MILE POST 86

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 17, 7:13 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXMille Lacs, Morrison62 min
Jul 17, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod, Meeker, Renville, Stearns60 min
Jul 17, 7:27 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBenton, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Stearns48 min
Jul 17, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXHennepin, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright57 min
Jul 17, 7:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod, Renville, Sibley41 min
Jul 17, 7:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago, Isanti, Kanabec52 min
Jul 17, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington and 1 more60 min
Jul 17, 8:10 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXAnoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington35 min
Jul 17, 8:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington54 min
Jul 17, 8:34 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXAnoka, Chisago, Ramsey, Washington26 min
Jul 17, 8:51 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXChisago, Washington24 min
Jul 17, 9:08 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington6 hr
Jul 17, 9:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Meeker, Pope, Stearns51 min
Jul 17, 9:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota50 min
Jul 17, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Ramsey, Washington23 min
Jul 17, 10:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Faribault, Martin, Watonwan64 min
Jul 17, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPierce, Polk, Saint Croix61 min
Jul 17, 9:11 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBarron, Dunn, Polk, Saint Croix49 min
Jul 17, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBarron, Dunn55 min
Jul 17, 9:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Eau Claire, Rusk58 min
Jul 18, 2:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBarron, Polk64 min
Jul 18, 3:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBarron45 min

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