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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 16, 2015Chippewa County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at May 16, 2015, 4:01 PM CDT for Chippewa County, Minnesota. It was in force for 29 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 16, 2015, 4:01 PM CDT (21:01 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2015, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN

County Chippewa County, MN

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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
May 16, 12:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Kandiyohi	38 min
May 16, 3:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Yellow Medicine	32 min
May 16, 4:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Yellow Medicine	44 min
May 16, 4:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Lac qui Parle	16 min
May 16, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Lac qui Parle	31 min
May 16, 5:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Swift	25 min
May 16, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Stevens	33 min
May 16, 5:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa	25 min
May 16, 5:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MPX	Swift	36 min
May 16, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Swift	17 min
May 16, 5:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MPX	Chippewa, Swift	23 min
May 16, 6:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Swift	34 min
May 16, 6:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Renville	39 min
May 16, 6:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Pope, Swift	34 min
May 16, 6:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Meeker	36 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Minnesota, 2015 Every special weather statement in 2015

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.