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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 18, 2012Freeborn County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jul 18, 2012, 2:04 PM CDT for Freeborn County, Minnesota. 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 18, 2012, 2:04 PM CDT (19:04 UTC)
Expired: Jul 18, 2012, 2:45 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN

County Freeborn County, MN

The radar

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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
Jul 18, 6:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Douglas, Pope	63 min
Jul 18, 7:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Benton, Morrison	62 min
Jul 18, 9:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Hennepin	38 min
Jul 18, 9:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chisago, Isanti	59 min
Jul 18, 2:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Freeborn	41 min
Jul 18, 3:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Le Sueur, Scott	41 min
Jul 18, 5:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Goodhue	86 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Minnesota, 2012 Every special weather statement in 2012

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.