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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at May 27, 2014, 7:16 AM CDT for Chisago County, Isanti County, Minnesota. It was in force for 119 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 27, 2014, 7:16 AM CDT (12:16 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2014, 9:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 119 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Chisago County, MN, Isanti County, MN
The radar
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 27, 6:14 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 27, 6:14 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 4:02 AM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 402 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 280915- 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- 402 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THE DAY...AND ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO THIS EVENING. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS A SMALL PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE THUNDER THREAT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION SATURDAY...AND WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 27, 4:42 AM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
442 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014
MNZ049-051-052-058-059-066-271145-
ISANTI-MCLEOD-MEEKER-SHERBURNE-STEARNS-WRIGHT-
442 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014
...AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN OVER ISANTI... MCLEOD... MEEKER...
SHERBURNE... STEARNS AND WRIGHT COUNTIES THROUGH 645 AM CDT...
AT 438 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING AN AREA OF
SHOWERS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM JUST NORTHEAST OF
HUTCHINSON THROUGH FRENCH LAKE AND CLEARWATER TO PRINCETON AND
CAMBRIDGE. THE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS SLOWLY MOVING... AND WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FOR THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.
HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE SHOWERS... LEADING TO
PONDING OF WATER AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THESE SHOWERS.
THIS MAY RESULT IN BRIEF RUNOFF PROBLEMS AND PONDING OF WATER ON
AREA ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4543 9333 4538 9393 4531 9408 4489 9404
4486 9433 4527 9452 4543 9444 4552 9434
4556 9396 4556 9351 4560 9329
TIME...MOT...LOC 0940Z 359DEG 6KT 4520 9424Special weather statement, May 27, 4:46 AM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
446 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014
MNZ053-063-WIZ014-271145-
CHISAGO-POLK-WASHINGTON-
446 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014
...AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN MOVING OVER CHISAGO... POLK AND WASHINGTON
COUNTIES THROUGH 645 AM CDT...
AT 441 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING AN AREA OF
SHOWERS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM NEAR NEW RICHMOND NORTH TO
SAINT CROIX FALLS. THE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS SLOWLY MOVING
NORTH... AND WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE HOURS.
HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE SHOWERS... LEADING TO
PONDING OF WATER AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THESE
SHOWERS. THIS MAY RESULT IN BRIEF RUNOFF PROBLEMS AND PONDING OF
WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4533 9227 4522 9227 4521 9242 4520 9293
4543 9290 4565 9283 4565 9236
TIME...MOT...LOC 0944Z 175DEG 13KT 4526 9264Special weather statement, May 27, 7:16 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 4:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sherburne | 2 hr |
| May 27, 4:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Polk | 119 min |
| May 27, 3:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dunn | 89 min |
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Special Weather Statements in Minnesota, 2014Every special weather statement in 2014
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.