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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 122, NWS Twin Cities, MN

September 3, 2014Dunn County, Pierce County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 3, 2014, 10:06 PM CDT for Dunn County, Pierce County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 31 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: Sep 3, 2014, 10:06 PM CDT (03:06 UTC)
Expired: Sep 3, 2014, 10:37 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Dunn County, WI, Pierce County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 3, 8:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 135 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2049 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 892 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 243 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 337 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.4
Supercell composite: 14.3

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

619 
WUUS53 KMPX 040306
SVRMPX
WIC033-093-040345-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0122.140904T0306Z-140904T0345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1006 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN DUNN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
  NORTHEASTERN PIERCE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT

* AT 1004 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF MENOMONIE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
           ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  EAU GALLE...ROCK FALLS AND CARYVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

&&

LAT...LON 4468 9165 4469 9205 4475 9223 4487 9214
      4486 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 281DEG 36KT 4479 9205

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

3 follow-up statements

448 
WWUS53 KMPX 040313
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1013 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2014

WIC093-040323-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0122.000000T0000Z-140904T0345Z/
PIERCE WI-
1013 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PIERCE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 4469 9193 4472 9214 4478 9213 4483 9210
      4487 9202 4486 9165 4469 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0313Z 281DEG 36KT 4478 9195

$$

WIC033-040345-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0122.000000T0000Z-140904T0345Z/
DUNN WI-
1013 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN DUNN
COUNTY UNTIL 1045 PM CDT...

AT 1011 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF MENOMONIE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
         ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCK FALLS AND CARYVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

&&

LAT...LON 4469 9193 4472 9214 4478 9213 4483 9210
      4487 9202 4486 9165 4469 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0313Z 281DEG 36KT 4478 9195

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

365 
WWUS53 KMPX 040327
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1027 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2014

WIC033-040345-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0122.000000T0000Z-140904T0345Z/
DUNN WI-
1027 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
DUNN COUNTY UNTIL 1045 PM CDT...

AT 1026 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF
MENOMONIE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
         ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCK FALLS AND CARYVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

&&

LAT...LON 4469 9165 4469 9193 4475 9200 4480 9198
      4484 9189 4486 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0328Z 282DEG 30KT 4475 9183

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

686 
WWUS53 KMPX 040337
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1037 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2014

WIC033-040347-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0122.000000T0000Z-140904T0345Z/
DUNN WI-
1037 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DUNN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
 HOWEVER...SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE
WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT.

LAT...LON 4469 9165 4469 9193 4475 9200 4480 9198
      4484 9189 4486 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0337Z 282DEG 30KT 4473 9173

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 3, 8:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Polk	41 min
Sep 3, 8:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Rusk	40 min
Sep 3, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Barron, Dunn	63 min
Sep 3, 9:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Rusk	55 min
Sep 3, 9:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Dunn	56 min
Sep 3, 9:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Dunn	62 min
Sep 4, 8:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Barron, Polk	46 min
Sep 4, 9:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Rusk	46 min
Sep 4, 9:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Rusk	42 min
Sep 4, 1:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa, Dunn, Saint Croix	45 min
Sep 4, 2:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa	117 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.