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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 8, 2014Watonwan County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at May 8, 2014, 6:09 AM CDT for Watonwan County, Minnesota. It was in force for 36 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: May 8, 2014, 6:09 AM CDT (11:09 UTC)
Expired: May 8, 2014, 6:45 AM CDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN

County Watonwan County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 108 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1139 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 335 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 523 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 7.2

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The text

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

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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 May 8, 4:43 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 4:43 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 4:09 AM CDT, 2 hours before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
409 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2014

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
090915-
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-
409 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA
TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING HAVE THE
CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...WHILE STORMS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS ALONG WITH A FEW TORNADOES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 8, 1:16 AM CDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
116 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2014

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

1230 AM     HAIL             INVER GROVE HEIGHTS     44.83N 93.06W
05/08/2014  M0.75 INCH       DAKOTA             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BORGHOFF

Special weather statement, May 8, 2:02 AM CDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
202 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2014

MNZ052-053-061-080745-
ANOKA-CHISAGO-ISANTI-
202 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2014

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO/DEVELOPING OVER ANOKA...CHISAGO AND
ISANTI COUNTIES THROUGH 245 AM CDT...

AT 159 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF EAST BETHEL. THIS STORM WAS MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

ACCUMULATING SMALL HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STAY INDOORS UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

&&

LAT...LON 4572 9285 4566 9287 4529 9348 4544 9351
      4574 9314 4574 9286
TIME...MOT...LOC 0701Z 222DEG 31KT 4545 9330

BORGHOFF

Special weather statement, May 8, 2:10 AM CDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
210 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2014

MNZ058-059-065>067-080745-
MCLEOD-MEEKER-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-WRIGHT-
210 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2014

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO/DEVELOPING OVER MCLEOD...MEEKER...
RENVILLE...SIBLEY AND WRIGHT COUNTIES THROUGH 245 AM CDT...

AT 207 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY
DEVELOPING 10 MILES WEST OF LAKE MARION REGIONAL PARK. THESE STORMS
WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEEK SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

&&

LAT...LON 4526 9436 4504 9402 4470 9457 4479 9470
TIME...MOT...LOC 0710Z 216DEG 50KT 4482 9455

BORGHOFF

Special weather statement, May 8, 2:23 AM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
223 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2014

MNZ049-057-080815-
KANDIYOHI-STEARNS-
223 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2014

...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER KANDIYOHI AND STEARNS COUNTIES
THROUGH 315 AM CDT...

AT 220 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF NORWAY LAKE. THIS STORM WAS MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE
STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

&&

LAT...LON 4553 9472 4513 9510 4522 9525 4528 9526
      4542 9516 4542 9513 4546 9513 4564 9500
TIME...MOT...LOC 0723Z 211DEG 33KT 4526 9514

BORGHOFF

Special weather statement, May 8, 3:05 AM CDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
305 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2014

MNZ050-051-080845-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-
305 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS BENTON AND SHERBURNE COUNTIES
THROUGH 345 AM CDT...

AT 302 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ST CLOUD...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SAUK RAPIDS. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTH 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...
  ST CLOUD AIRPORT.
  DUELM.
  PARENT.
  MAYHEW.
  GILMAN.
  LITTLE ROCK.

LAT...LON 4582 9376 4548 9377 4549 9414 4553 9415
      4555 9414 4560 9418 4583 9412
TIME...MOT...LOC 0805Z 192DEG 38KT 4553 9403

Special weather statement, May 8, 6:09 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
609 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2014

MNZ074-082-083-081145-
BLUE EARTH-BROWN-WATONWAN-
609 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2014

...THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND WATONWAN COUNTIES
THROUGH 645 AM CDT...

AT 606 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTH OF ST JAMES...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
MADELIA. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  ST JAMES AIRPORT.
  GROGAN.
  MADELIA.
  HANSKA.
  LAKE CRYSTAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE
STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

&&

LAT...LON 4426 9439 4416 9411 4385 9460 4394 9477
TIME...MOT...LOC 1109Z 219DEG 46KT 4396 9459

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 7, 7:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Benton, Sherburne, Stearns	55 min
May 7, 8:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet	58 min
May 7, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet	62 min
May 7, 9:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Waseca	55 min
May 7, 9:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Sherburne	68 min
May 7, 10:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Le Sueur, Rice, Waseca	61 min
May 7, 10:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Rice	48 min
May 7, 11:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dakota, Rice, Scott	38 min
May 7, 11:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Carver, Hennepin, Scott	49 min
May 8, 12:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington	43 min
May 8, 2:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Isanti	43 min
May 8, 2:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	McLeod	35 min
May 8, 2:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Kandiyohi	52 min
May 8, 3:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Benton	40 min
May 8, 7:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Dakota	37 min
May 8, 8:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Watonwan	32 min
May 8, 8:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Nicollet	23 min
May 8, 9:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Martin	46 min
May 8, 10:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Redwood	43 min
May 8, 10:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Faribault	25 min
May 8, 10:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Waseca	42 min
May 8, 11:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Lac qui Parle	42 min
May 8, 11:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Rice	48 min
May 8, 11:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Anoka, Hennepin	42 min
May 8, 12:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Stevens	29 min
May 8, 12:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Wright	23 min
May 8, 1:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Brown	37 min
May 8, 1:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Brown, Redwood	34 min
May 8, 1:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Stevens	31 min
May 8, 2:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Faribault	33 min
May 8, 2:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Sherburne	24 min
May 8, 2:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Carver, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Steele and 1 more	50 min
May 8, 3:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dakota, Goodhue, Rice, Steele	23 min
May 8, 3:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Le Sueur, Rice	28 min
May 8, 3:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dakota, Scott	52 min
May 8, 3:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Goodhue, Steele	49 min
May 8, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Washington	47 min
May 8, 4:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Watonwan	35 min
May 8, 4:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Watonwan	31 min
May 8, 4:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Watonwan	35 min
May 8, 5:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MPX	Blue Earth, Nicollet	45 min
May 8, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Nicollet, Sibley	49 min
May 8, 5:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	McLeod	41 min
May 8, 6:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Carver	32 min
May 8, 6:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Carver	31 min
May 8, 5:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa, Dunn, Rusk	59 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.