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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 17, 20155 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at May 17, 2015, 9:14 PM CDT for 5 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 61 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 17, 2015, 9:14 PM CDT (02:14 UTC)
Expired: May 17, 2015, 10:15 PM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Dakota County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Wright County, MN

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 22 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: 1273 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 164 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 177 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.8

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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 17, 4:12 PM CDT, 5 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 17, 4:12 PM CDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 17, 2:38 PM CDT, 6 hours 36 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
238 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
181945-
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-
238 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON.
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS IN EASTERN
MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN WHERE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A THREAT FOR TORNADOES TODAY.
THE STORMS TODAY WILL BE MOVING FAST...SO THE WEATHER IN YOUR
AREA COULD CHANGE QUICKLY. STAY TUNED TO THE FORECAST TODAY AND
FOR ANY POTENTIAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TODAY.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 17, 5:11 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 17, 5:27 PM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 17, 5:32 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
532 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

MNZ078-WIZ023-024-172300-
GOODHUE-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
532 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL GOODHUE...PIERCE
AND SOUTH CENTRAL ST. CROIX COUNTIES...

AT 531 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER DIAMOND BLUFF...OR 7
MILES NORTH OF RED WING...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RED WING...RIVER FALLS...ELLSWORTH...BALDWIN...SPRING VALLEY...
ELMWOOD...BAY CITY...EL PASO...DIAMOND BLUFF...HAGER CITY...ESDAILE
AND BELDENVILLE.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 4449 9255 4463 9274 4471 9273 4473 9276
      4499 9248 4482 9213 4477 9214
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 216DEG 46KT 4467 9258

ADL

Special weather statement, May 17, 5:50 PM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
550 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

WIZ014-015-023-172315-
ST. CROIX-POLK-BARRON-
550 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN ST. CROIX...
SOUTHEASTERN POLK AND SOUTHWESTERN BARRON COUNTIES...

AT 550 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER DEER PARK...OR 25
MILES NORTHEAST OF RIVER FALLS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CLEAR LAKE AROUND 555 PM CDT.
  AMERY AROUND 600 PM CDT.
  CLAYTON AROUND 605 PM CDT.
  TURTLE LAKE AROUND 610 PM CDT.
  ALMENA AROUND 615 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE FOREST...JOEL...
ARLAND...RANGE...DEER PARK...REEVE AND CYLON.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 4536 9189 4521 9213 4521 9216 4519 9216
      4504 9239 4516 9244 4550 9223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 216DEG 45KT 4518 9234

ADL

Special weather statement, May 17, 5:54 PM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
554 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

WIZ014-023-024-172330-
ST. CROIX-POLK-PIERCE-
554 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL PIERCE...CENTRAL
ST. CROIX AND SOUTH CENTRAL POLK COUNTIES...

AT 553 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR HAMMOND...OR 9 MILES
NORTHEAST OF RIVER FALLS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL ST.
CROIX...SOUTH CENTRAL POLK AND NORTH CENTRAL PIERCE COUNTIES...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EMERALD...FOREST...CYLON...MARTEL
AND DEER PARK.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 4481 9235 4486 9259 4530 9248 4519 9216
      4513 9215
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 197DEG 52KT 4493 9244

ADL

Special weather statement, May 17, 6:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
620 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

WIZ015-172345-
BARRON-
620 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN BARRON COUNTY...

AT 619 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER ALMENA...OR 16 MILES
WEST OF RICE LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CUMBERLAND AROUND 630 PM CDT.
  HAUGEN AROUND 645 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE CUMBERLAND AIRPORT...
ARLAND...COMSTOCK...BRILL AND BARRONETT.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 4530 9203 4537 9216 4549 9215 4564 9201
      4564 9158 4563 9157
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 219DEG 41KT 4542 9207

SPD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 17, 8:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Ramsey and 1 more	28 min
May 18, 3:18 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	MPX	Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Morrison and 6 more	17 hr
May 17, 8:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Pierce, Polk, Saint Croix	26 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.