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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 188, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 30, 2011, 12:48 PM CDT for 6 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 72 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 30, 2011, 12:48 PM CDT (17:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 30, 2011, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 72 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 2252 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 813 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
529
WUUS53 KMPX 301748
SVRMPX
WIC005-017-033-095-107-109-301900-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0188.110730T1748Z-110730T1900Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1248 PM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN BARRON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
CHIPPEWA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
NORTHERN DUNN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
SOUTHERN RUSK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
NORTHEASTERN ST. CROIX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 200 PM CDT
* AT 1243 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11
MILES EAST OF EXELAND TO ISLAND LAKE TO 6 MILES EAST OF
CONNORSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
AMERY...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...
ISLAND LAKE...
RIDGELAND...
BRUCE...
CHETEK...
PRAIRIE FARM...
WEYERHAEUSER...
CONNORSVILLE...
HILLSDALE...
CAMERON...
CANTON...
BARRON...
DEER PARK...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4537 9068 4537 9091 4519 9092 4486 9137
4522 9252 4549 9215 4544 9067 4538 9067
TIME...MOT...LOC 1747Z 270DEG 24KT 4566 9098 4532 9134
4514 9194
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
CLF2 follow-up statements
393
WWUS53 KMPX 301831
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
131 PM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011
WIC095-301845-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0188.000000T0000Z-110730T1900Z/
POLK WI-
131 PM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 4537 9068 4537 9091 4519 9092 4486 9137
4515 9230 4540 9156 4544 9067 4538 9067
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 270DEG 24KT 4566 9057 4532 9093
4514 9153
$$
WIC005-017-033-107-109-301900-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0188.000000T0000Z-110730T1900Z/
BARRON WI-CHIPPEWA WI-DUNN WI-ST. CROIX WI-RUSK WI-
131 PM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
RUSK...NORTHEASTERN ST. CROIX...NORTHERN DUNN...CHIPPEWA AND SOUTHERN
BARRON COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM CDT...
AT 129 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12
MILES NORTHEAST OF HAWKINS TO SHELDON TO BLOOMER...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...HOLCOMBE...EAGLETON...LAKE WISSOTA...JIM
FALLS AND CORNELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 4537 9068 4537 9091 4519 9092 4486 9137
4515 9230 4540 9156 4544 9067 4538 9067
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 270DEG 24KT 4566 9057 4532 9093
4514 9153
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN
$$
CLF440
WWUS53 KMPX 301851
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
151 PM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011
WIC005-107-301906-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0188.000000T0000Z-110730T1900Z/
BARRON WI-RUSK WI-
151 PM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN RUSK AND SOUTHEASTERN
BARRON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 4522 9145 4523 9101 4519 9092 4486 9137
4515 9230
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 299DEG 21KT 4541 9055 4507 9091
4497 9165
$$
WIC017-033-109-301900-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0188.000000T0000Z-110730T1900Z/
CHIPPEWA WI-DUNN WI-ST. CROIX WI-
151 PM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
ST. CROIX...NORTHERN DUNN AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM CDT...
AT 147 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9
MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAWKINS TO 8 MILES NORTH OF STANLEY TO COLFAX...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHIPPEWA FALLS AND LAKE WISSOTA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 4522 9145 4523 9101 4519 9092 4486 9137
4515 9230
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 299DEG 21KT 4541 9055 4507 9091
4497 9165
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN
$$
CLFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 11:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Barron, Polk | 66 min |
| Jul 30, 12:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Barron, Polk | 76 min |
| Jul 30, 1:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Rusk | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 1:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn | 61 min |
| Jul 30, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Saint Croix | 41 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.