Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
408 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 154 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

STORMS HAVE STARTED TO INTENSITY ACROSS THE AREA... AND THAT TREND
SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
THIS EVENING WITH MLCAPE AOA 1500 J/KG OVER MUCH OF THE AREA.
ACTIVITY HAS MAINLY BEEN FOCUSED ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE
INSTABILITY GRADIENT WHERE THE SURFACE TROUGH IS LOCATED... BUT
EXPECT TO SEE ADDITIONAL STORMS FIRE OVER MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL INTO
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS THE SHORTWAVE OVER NORTH DAKOTA WORKS INTO THE
AREA AND HELPS DRIVE THE COLD FRONT EASTWARD. SPC MESOANALYSIS SHOWS
EFFECTIVE DEEP LAYER SHEAR OF 30 TO 40 KT... SUPPORTING THE
POTENTIAL FOR SOME ORGANIZATION... AND A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS
HAVE SHOWN SOME WEAK ROTATION. CAM SOLUTIONS... INCLUDING LOCAL
MPXWRF... HOPWRF... AND HRRR... SHOW A SIMILAR STORY THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WITH THE INITIAL CLUSTER OF STORMS WE/RE SEEING NOW
FOLLOWED BY AN ADDITIONAL CLUSTER AROUND AND AFTER 21Z AS THE BETTER
FORCING WORKS INTO THE AREA. HOPWRF MEMBERS 1 AND 3 HAVE BEEN
SOMEWHAT BULLISH ON THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONGER STORMS PER
THEIR MAX UPDRAFT HELICITY FORECASTS THROUGH THIS EVENING... AND
NEIGHBORHOOD PROBABILITIES FOR UH GREATER THAN 50 SUGGESTS GREATEST
POTENTIAL FOR STRONG/SEVERE STORMS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM AROUND THE
MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY NORTH THROUGH THE I-94 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 3 PM
AND 7 PM. MAIN CONCERN WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY STRONG WINDS.
MORE WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS COULD BE AN ISSUE IF COLD POOLS CAN
ORGANIZE AND THINGS GROW UPSCALE. A FEW OF THE CAM SOLUTIONS SHOWED
UPSCALE GROWTH BY EARLY EVENING... BUT MOST LOOK TO KEEP THINGS
FAIRLY DISCRETE. LOW LEVEL SHEAR IS FORECAST TO INCREASE AS THE
SURFACE FRONT AND UPPER WAVE MOVE INTO THE AREA... WHICH COULD HELP
INCREASE THE TORNADO POTENTIAL SOME... ALTHOUGH AT THIS POINT IT
WOULD APPEAR TO BE AN ISOLATED CONCERN. DRIER AND COOLER AIR WORK IN
BEHIND THE FRONT OVERNIGHT... AND MOST OF THE AREA SHOULD SEE DRY
WEATHER ON TUESDAY. HOWEVER... SOME DIURNAL PCPN IS POSSIBLE OVER
THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA ON TUESDAY WITH THE MID-LEVEL
THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE REGION.

.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 314 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

NORTHWEST FLOW AND COLD ADVECTION WILL BE ONGOING TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST POCKET OF 850MB AIR WILL BE
CENTERED NEAR AND NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR...BUT TEMPS WILL STILL
RANGE BETWEEN 8C AND 11C...ABOUT 5C-7C DEGREES COOLER THAN WHERE
WE ARE THIS AFTERNOON. DRIER AND COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR
THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...RESULTING FROM
THE UPPER TROUGH GRADUALLY SHIFTING EAST WITH MN/WI REMAINING IN
NORTHERLY FLOW. THE UPPER RIDGING EVENTUALLY BUILDING INTO THE AREA
BY 00Z FRIDAY...WITH 925-850MB MOISTURE TRANSPORT ALSO ON THE
INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH THE LLJ. THE WEATHER REMAINS MORE
ACTIVE INTO THE WEEKEND AS A RESULT OF VERY GOOD MOISTURE
RETURN...CHARACTERIZED BY PRECIPITABLE WATER NEAR 1.5" OFF THE
GFS. ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH IS PROGGED TO DROP SOUTH OUT OF CANADA INTO
OUR REGION. SOME OF THE DETAILS WILL NEED TO WORKED OUT OVER THE
NEXT SEVERE...BUT CERTAINLY FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY THERE COULD BE OFF AND ON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1216 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

EXPECTATIONS HAVEN/T CHANGED MUCH FROM PREVIOUS FORECASTS... WITH
A PERIOD OF SHRA/TSRA STILL EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...
PARTICULARLY IN THE 20-02Z WINDOW. SOME ACTIVITY IS ALREADY
PRESENT ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE INSTABILITY
GRADIENT... AND THIS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO FESTER THROUGH THE
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE MORE WIDESPREAD AND LIKELY MORE
INTENSE TSRA DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE AREA IN
RESPONSE TO FURTHER DESTABILIZATION AND FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH
THE SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY SWINGING THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA. ACTIVITY
WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING UNTIL
SUBSIDENCE AND DRIER AIR ARRIVE BEHIND THE SHORTWAVE AND SURFACE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY.

KMSP...CONFIDENCE IN OVERALL TIMING OF BEST CHANCES FOR SHRA/TSRA
IS FAIRLY HIGH... BUT COULD CERTAINLY SEE WINDOWS OF LOWER
CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES DEPENDING UPON TRACKS AND INTENSITY OF
INDIVIDUAL STORMS. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL ARE A POSSIBILITY
WITH MODERATE INSTABILITY AND SHEAR... SO THAT WILL ALSO BE A
POTENTIAL REALTIME/NOWCAST ISSUE FROM LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY EVENING.

/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/
TUESDAY NIGHT...VFR. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KT.
WEDNESDAY...VFR. WEST WIND LESS THAN 5 KT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...VFR. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KT.
THURSDAY...VFR. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 KT.
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MVFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITH A CHANCE
OF SHRA/TSRA. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 KT.

&&

.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...NONE.
WI...NONE.
&&

UPDATE...
SHORT TERM...
LONG TERM...CLF
AVIATION...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1253 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
081800-
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-
1253 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR
FROM NEAR ALEXANDRIA TO THE TWIN CITIES AND EAU CLAIRE. LARGE
HAIL IS THE PRIMARY THREAT ALTHOUGH DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY FROM THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
549 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

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

0530 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 W WINTHROP            44.54N 94.41W
07/07/2014  M58 MPH          SIBLEY             MN   MESONET

            MESONET STATION WINTHROP 2 W /MN032/

&&

NWS TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
IRIS SYSTEM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
551 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

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

0545 PM     HAIL             1 NW SHAKOPEE           44.78N 93.49W
07/07/2014  E1.00 INCH       SCOTT              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

NWS TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
IRIS SYSTEM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
556 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

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

0545 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GLENCOE                 44.77N 94.16W
07/07/2014                   MCLEOD             MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER OUT IN TOWN

&&

NWS TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
IRIS SYSTEM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
559 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

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

0556 PM     HAIL             3 ENE SHAKOPEE          44.79N 93.42W
07/07/2014  M0.88 INCH       SCOTT              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

NWS TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
IRIS SYSTEM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
600 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

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

0556 PM     HAIL             BURNSVILLE              44.76N 93.28W
07/07/2014  M1.00 INCH       DAKOTA             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

NWS TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
IRIS SYSTEM

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
601 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

MNZ060-072330-
HENNEPIN-
601 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO HENNEPIN COUNTY THROUGH 630 PM CDT...

AT 559 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR PLYMOUTH...OR 6 MILES NORTH OF MINNETONKA. THIS
STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  PLYMOUTH.
  GOLDEN VALLEY.
  ROBBINSDALE.
  DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS.
  COMO PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED.

&&

LAT...LON 4508 9328 4504 9328 4503 9321 4491 9320
      4489 9317 4488 9319 4488 9352 4489 9353
      4490 9375 4510 9368
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 276DEG 34KT 4499 9344

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