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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 29, 2015Goodhue County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jun 29, 2015, 7:43 PM CDT for Goodhue County, Minnesota. It was in force for 32 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
Jun 29, 2015, 7:43 PM CDT (00:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2015, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

County Goodhue County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 90 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2015-06-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 813 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2015-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 171 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
813 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-58 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1463 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
171 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
173 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
9.7

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The text

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

336 
WWUS83 KMPX 300043
SPSMPX

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
743 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015
 
MNZ060-300115-
HENNEPIN-
743 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN HENNEPIN COUNTY...

AT 742 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER DAYTON...OR 17 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MINNEAPOLIS...MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MINNEAPOLIS...BROOKLYN PARK...PLYMOUTH...MAPLE GROVE...MINNETONKA...
ST. LOUIS PARK...BROOKLYN CENTER...FRIDLEY...CHAMPLIN...GOLDEN
VALLEY...ST. MICHAEL AND ROGERS.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 94 IN MINNESOTA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 207 AND
223...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 227 AND 229.
 
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4522 9346 4521 9343 4501 9325 4495 9349
      4522 9358 4523 9356
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 346DEG 28KT 4517 9348 
$$

BORGHOFF

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 Jun 29, 6:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 6:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
606 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015

.UPDATE...FOR 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 258 CDT MON JUN 29 2015

EARLY AFTERNOON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH DIVING
ACROSS MN...WHILE SURFACE DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW TO MID 60S HAVE
CONTRIBUTED TO MLCAPE VALUES NEARING 1500 J/KG. SAID INSTABILITY
COMBINED WITH DECENT SHEAR VALUES WILL LEAD TOWARD AN INCREASE IN
COVERAGE AND LIKELY INTENSITY OF THUNDERSTORMS AS DIURNAL HEATING
FURTHER DESTABILIZES THE AIR MASS. THE SMOKE FILTERING DOWN FROM
CANADA/ERN NORTH DAKOTA ACROSS WESTERN/CENTRAL MN DOES SEEM AS IF IT
WILL LIMIT THE GROWTH/DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL INITIALLY...BUT THERE IS
SOME EROSION OF THAT OCCURRING IN NORTH CENTRAL MN THAT WILL LIKELY
WORK INTO CENTRAL MN. STORM MODE SHOULD BE MULTICELL OR EVEN
SUPERCELLULAR IN NATURE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE
MAIN THREATS. THESE STORMS SHOULD ALSO BE EFFICIENT RAINFALL
PRODUCERS GIVEN PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES NEARING 125 PERCENT OF
NORMAL AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CELLS TO TRACK/REGENERATE OVER
THE SAME AREA.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD COME TO AN END BY MIDNIGHT...AS THE
SHORTWAVE ENERGY LIFTS OUT OF THE AREA AND WE LOSE THE INFLUENCE OF
DAYTIME HEATING. CLOUDS SCATTER OUT OVERNIGHT...BUT WINDS SHOULD
STAY UP ENOUGH TO LIMIT ANYTHING OTHER THAN PATCHY FOG FORMATION.
ALSO...EXPECT LOWER /STRATUS/ CLOUDS TO FILTER INTO WEST CENTRAL WI
FROM THE NORTHEAST TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY.

NORTHWEST MID LEVEL FLOW PERSIST OVER THE AREA FOR TUESDAY...BUT THE
FORCING APPEARS TO BE DISPLACED OUT OF THE AREA. HAVE THEREFORE KEPT
THE FORECAST DRY FOR TUESDAY. HIGHS SHOULD BE A BIT BELOW
NORMAL...ESPECIALLY OVER WEST CENTRAL WI WHERE THE LOWER CLOUDS MAY
CUT INTO DIURNAL HEATING. EXPECT READINGS TO RANGE FROM THE LOWER
70S IN WEST CENTRAL WI TO THE MID AND UPPER 70S IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MN.

.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 258 CDT MON JUN 29 2015

THE LARGE SCALE FLOW LOOKS TO DEAMPLIFY A BIT OVER THE LONGER TERM
PORTION OF THE FORECAST... WITH THE WESTERN RIDGE FLATTENING AND
RETROGRADING... WHICH LEADS TO A FAIRLY COMPLICATED SPLIT FLOW
FROM ALASKA SOUTHWARD. THE GUIDANCE DIFFERS MARKEDLY IN ITS
HANDLING OF THIS LARGE SCALE PATTERN EVOLUTION... WITH THE GEFS
AND ECMWF ENSEMBLES ALSO EXHIBITING QUITE A BIT OF SPREAD. SO...
CONFIDENCE IS A BIT LOW IN SOME OF THE FORECAST DETAILS FROM THE
WEEKEND INTO MONDAY AS THE GUIDANCE DIVERGES QUITE A BIT BY THEN.

CHANCE POPS LOOK TO SLOWLY WORK IN FROM THE WEST LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE BAROCLINIC ZONE ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF
THE UPPER RIDGE TRIES TO SLIDE EAST WHILE A WEAK SHORTWAVE DROPS
SOUTHEAST ALONG IT. CHANCES LOOK TO REMAIN ONLY OVER THE WESTERN
PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA... AND SHIFT BACK WESTWARD BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER WAVE DEPARTS. BRING CHANCES FOR PCPN
FARTHER EAST ACROSS THE AREA LATER THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
WITH THE ECMWF SHORTWAVE A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH AND UPPER
SHORTWAVE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. THE GFS MAINTAINS SURFACE
RIDGING OVER THE AREA DURING THAT TIME... SO KEPT POPS LOW FOR
NOW. LINGERED A LOW CHANCE OF PCPN INTO FRIDAY AS SUGGESTED BY THE
ECMWF... BUT ALLOWED FOR A DRY SATURDAY AT THIS POINT. IT/S
POSSIBLE LATER FORECASTS MAY NEED TO INCLUDE SOMETHING FOR
SATURDAY DEPENDING ON HOW QUICKLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP AND HOW
ROBUST IT IS. FOR NOW... IT LOOKS LIKE CHANCES ASSOCIATED WITH
THAT WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL LATER SATURDAY NIGHT... AND MAINLY ONLY
IMPACT THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA... WITH A BETTERS
SHOT OF SHRA/TSRA OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY WITH A
MORE SIGNIFICANT UPPER WAVE AND SURFACE FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA. THE GFS AND ECMWF BOTH INDICATE THIS FEATURE...
BUT THE ECMWF IS SIGNIFICANTLY STRONGER WITH THE UPPER WAVE AND
ASSOCIATED LOW LEVEL BAROCLINIC ZONE. LINGERED SOME CHANCE POPS
INTO MONDAY... WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE WEAKER GFS SOLUTION THAT
LINGERS THE BAROCLINIC ZONE NEARBY AND ACTUALLY STARTS TO LIFT IT
BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT BY MONDAY EVENING.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 606 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN HALF OF THE TAF
AREA /KMSP-KRNH-KEAU/ UNTIL 03Z...AND THEN CLEARING SKIES ARE
EXPECTED WITH MOST AREAS REMAINING VFR OVERNIGHT. COULD SEE SOME
PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT...BUT FOR THE MOST PART WINDS WILL STAY UP ENOUGH
TO MINIMIZE THAT THREAT. STILL EXPECT KEAU AND KRNH WILL SEE LOW-
END MVFR CIGS /1000-1500FT/ AROUND/AFTER DAYBREAK TUESDAY...AS
LLVL MOISTURE FEEDS IN FROM THE NORTHEAST. THAT LAYER WILL ERODE
BY LATE MORNING...WITH A SCT-BKN CU FIELD DEVELOPING BY 18Z.

IN THE WAKE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS...WINDS SHOULD SETTLE IN TO A
NORTHWEST DIRECTION FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...THEN SHIFT TO
NORTHEASTERLY FOR TUESDAY. SPEEDS AOB 8 KTS.

KMSP...
ANOTHER LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL PIVOT THROUGH EAST CENTRAL MN
BETWEEN 00Z AND 02Z. THE STRONGEST PART OF THE LINE IS EXPECTED TO
SCRAPE THE EASTERN FRINGES OF THE FIELD...WITH A REDUCTION TO
AROUND 2SM AND 2500FT THE MOST LIKELY IMPACT. WIND GUSTS TO 30 KTS
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SKIES CLEAR AFTER SUNSET WITH CU DEVELOPMENT
TUESDAY.

/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/
WED...VFR. WINDS ENE AT 5-10 KTS.
THU...VFR WITH CHC MVFR -TSRA. WINDS SE AT 5-10 KTS.
FRI...VFR WITH SLGT CHC MVFR -TSRA. WINDS WSW 5-10 KTS.

&&

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

SHORT TERM...LS
LONG TERM...TRH
AVIATION...LS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 12:50 PM CDT, 6 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1250 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
301800-
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-
1250 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH MUCH OF MINNESOTA. THERE IS A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AS SOME OF THE STORMS MAY
PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ADDITIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT MUCH
OF THE REST OF WEEK. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 29, 7:28 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
728 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015

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

0230 PM     HAIL             EAU CLAIRE              44.82N 91.49W
06/29/2015  M0.50 INCH       EAU CLAIRE         WI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTED BY WQOW TV METEOROLOGIST. ALSO REPORTED 0.55
            INCHES OF RAIN IN 20 MINUTES.

0236 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     PRINCETON               45.57N 93.59W
06/29/2015                   MILLE LACS         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED JUST WEST OF HIGHWAY 169.

0315 PM     HAIL             CADOTT                  44.95N 91.15W
06/29/2015  M0.50 INCH       CHIPPEWA           WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SMALL BRANCHES ALSO REPORTED DOWN.

0315 PM     HAIL             OTSEGO                  45.29N 93.61W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       WRIGHT             MN   PUBLIC

            HAIL OCCURRED FOR 10 MINUTES. REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK.

0320 PM     HAIL             2 NNE ROGERS            45.22N 93.54W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0333 PM     HAIL             ROGERS                  45.19N 93.55W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTED VIA TWITTER.

0345 PM     HAIL             MAPLE GROVE             45.09N 93.43W
06/29/2015  M0.50 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   PUBLIC

            REPORTED VIA TWITTER.

0350 PM     HAIL             ELK RIVER               45.33N 93.57W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       SHERBURNE          MN   PUBLIC

            REPORTED VIA TWITTER.

0350 PM     HAIL             MAPLE GROVE             45.09N 93.43W
06/29/2015  M1.25 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   PUBLIC

            REPORTED VIA TWITTER.

0353 PM     HAIL             MAPLE GROVE             45.09N 93.43W
06/29/2015  M1.25 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ALSO REPORTED 3 TO 4 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES DOWN. HAIL
            AND BRANCHES DOWN NEAR DALLAS AND BERKSHIRE ROADS.

0354 PM     HAIL             MAPLE GROVE             45.09N 93.43W
06/29/2015  M0.88 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0355 PM     HAIL             5 NNW PLYMOUTH          45.08N 93.50W
06/29/2015  M2.00 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0408 PM     HAIL             PLYMOUTH                45.02N 93.46W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED NEAR INTERSTATE 494 AND COUNTY ROAD 6.

0409 PM     HAIL             PLYMOUTH                45.02N 93.46W
06/29/2015  M1.75 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            OCCURRED NEAR INTERSTATE 494 AND COUNTY ROAD 6.

0411 PM     HAIL             PLYMOUTH                45.02N 93.46W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   PUBLIC

            REPORTED NEAR SOUTHEAST CORNER OF I-494 AND HIGHWAY 55.

0414 PM     HAIL             MINNETONKA              44.91N 93.50W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   PUBLIC

            OCCURRED JUST EAST OF INTERSTATE 494 BETWEEN MINNETONKA
            BLVD AND HIGHWAY 7. REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK.

0416 PM     HAIL             PLYMOUTH                45.02N 93.46W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED NEAR INTERSTATE 494 AND HIGHWAY 55.

0423 PM     HAIL             EDEN PRAIRIE            44.85N 93.46W
06/29/2015  M0.88 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED ONE QUARTER MILE SOUTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 62 AND
            BAKER ROAD.

0430 PM     HAIL             ELK MOUND               44.88N 91.69W
06/29/2015  M1.50 INCH       DUNN               WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0444 PM     HAIL             PRIOR LAKE              44.73N 93.43W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       SCOTT              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0447 PM     HAIL             EDEN PRAIRIE            44.85N 93.46W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   PUBLIC

            REPORTED VIA TWITTER.

0451 PM     HAIL             SHAKOPEE                44.80N 93.53W
06/29/2015  M0.88 INCH       SCOTT              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED IN WALMART PARKING LOT.

0452 PM     HAIL             PRIOR LAKE              44.73N 93.43W
06/29/2015  M1.50 INCH       SCOTT              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED NEAR HIGHWAY 13 AND COUNTY ROAD 44.

0453 PM     HAIL             PRIOR LAKE              44.73N 93.43W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       SCOTT              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OBSERVED NEAR COUNTY ROAD 16 AND EAGLE CREEK BLVD.

0455 PM     HAIL             4 W RUSH CITY           45.68N 93.05W
06/29/2015  M1.75 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   PUBLIC

            REPORTED VIA TWITTER.

0455 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W RUSH CITY           45.68N 93.05W
06/29/2015                   CHISAGO            MN   PUBLIC

            DAMAGE TO SIDING. REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK.

0459 PM     HAIL             RUSH CITY               45.68N 92.97W
06/29/2015  M0.88 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0459 PM     HAIL             4 NE RUSH CITY          45.72N 92.91W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0500 PM     HAIL             4 W RUSH CITY           45.68N 93.04W
06/29/2015  M2.00 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED ON SHOREWOOD CIRCLE E.

0517 PM     HAIL             OTSEGO                  45.29N 93.61W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       SHERBURNE          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LOCATED AT INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 42 AND COUNTY ROAD
            39.

0520 PM     HAIL             1 NE NORTH BRANCH       45.52N 92.96W
06/29/2015  M1.75 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0522 PM     HAIL             4 NE RUSH CITY          45.72N 92.91W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0531 PM     HAIL             NORTH BRANCH            45.51N 92.98W
06/29/2015  M1.50 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0531 PM     HAIL             2 SSE NORTH BRANCH      45.50N 92.96W
06/29/2015  M2.50 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED AFTER HAIL HAD ENDED

0600 PM     HAIL             2 S CHISAGO CITY        45.34N 92.89W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0600 PM     HAIL             WYOMING                 45.33N 93.00W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0604 PM     HAIL             FOREST LAKE             45.28N 92.99W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       WASHINGTON         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0605 PM     HAIL             NEW RICHMOND            45.12N 92.54W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       ST. CROIX          WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0613 PM     HAIL             WYOMING                 45.33N 93.00W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0616 PM     HAIL             EAST BETHEL             45.34N 93.20W
06/29/2015  M0.88 INCH       ANOKA              MN   PUBLIC

0620 PM     HAIL             5 SW SCANDIA            45.20N 92.88W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       WASHINGTON         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED NEAR BIG MARINE LAKE.

0626 PM     HAIL             4 E HUGO                45.15N 92.87W
06/29/2015  M1.25 INCH       WASHINGTON         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0630 PM     HAIL             3 SE HUGO               45.13N 92.92W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       WASHINGTON         MN   PUBLIC

0630 PM     HAIL             5 E HAM LAKE            45.26N 93.10W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED IN COLUMBUS.

0632 PM     HAIL             FOREST LAKE             45.28N 92.99W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       WASHINGTON         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0637 PM     HAIL             2 ESE HAM LAKE          45.25N 93.16W
06/29/2015  M1.50 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0640 PM     HAIL             HUGO                    45.16N 92.96W
06/29/2015  M0.50 INCH       WASHINGTON         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED NEAR I-35 AND COUNTY ROAD 14.

0650 PM     HAIL             LINO LAKES              45.16N 93.08W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED NEAR HIGHWAY 23 AND 35W.

0650 PM     HAIL             LINO LAKES              45.16N 93.08W
06/29/2015  M1.50 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0651 PM     HAIL             LINO LAKES              45.16N 93.08W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0657 PM     HAIL             BLAINE                  45.17N 93.21W
06/29/2015  M1.25 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            COUNTY ROAD 14 AND RADISSON BLVD.

0700 PM     HAIL             ANOKA                   45.21N 93.39W
06/29/2015  M0.88 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCCURED ON 7TH ST.

0704 PM     HAIL             BLAINE                  45.17N 93.21W
06/29/2015  M1.25 INCH       ANOKA              MN   PUBLIC

0706 PM     HAIL             BLAINE                  45.17N 93.21W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       ANOKA              MN   AMATEUR RADIO

            OCCURRED AT 109TH AND RADISSON ROAD.

0706 PM     HAIL             COON RAPIDS             45.17N 93.31W
06/29/2015  M0.88 INCH       ANOKA              MN   AMATEUR RADIO

            OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY 47 AND HIGHWAY 610.

0710 PM     HAIL             COTTAGE GROVE           44.82N 92.93W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       WASHINGTON         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0712 PM     HAIL             FRIDLEY                 45.08N 93.26W
06/29/2015  E1.25 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED NEAR HIGHWAY 65 AND MOORE LAKE ROAD.

0716 PM     HAIL             NEW BRIGHTON            45.06N 93.22W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 694 AND 35W.

0716 PM     HAIL             COLUMBIA HEIGHTS        45.04N 93.28W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0717 PM     HAIL             FRIDLEY                 45.08N 93.26W
06/29/2015  M1.50 INCH       ANOKA              MN   AMATEUR RADIO

            NEAR UNIVERSITY AND 73RD.

0718 PM     HAIL             FRIDLEY                 45.08N 93.26W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AT I 694 AND UNIVERSITY ROAD.

0719 PM     HAIL             ARDEN HILLS             45.07N 93.17W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NEAR I-35W AND HWY 96.

&&

AJZ
Local storm report, Jun 29, 7:38 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
738 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015

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

0710 PM     HAIL             ANOKA                   45.21N 93.39W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

AJZ
Local storm report, Jun 29, 7:39 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
739 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015

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

0655 PM     HAIL             6 ESE ANOKA             45.18N 93.28W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       ANOKA              MN   STORM CHASER

            LASTED FOR 5 MINUTES.

&&

AJZ
Local storm report, Jun 29, 7:41 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
741 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015

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

0230 PM     HAIL             EAU CLAIRE              44.82N 91.49W
06/29/2015  M0.50 INCH       EAU CLAIRE         WI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTED BY WQOW TV METEOROLOGIST. ALSO REPORTED 0.55
            INCHES OF RAIN IN 20 MINUTES.

0236 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     PRINCETON               45.57N 93.59W
06/29/2015                   MILLE LACS         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED JUST WEST OF HIGHWAY 169.

0315 PM     HAIL             CADOTT                  44.95N 91.15W
06/29/2015  M0.50 INCH       CHIPPEWA           WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SMALL BRANCHES ALSO REPORTED DOWN.

0315 PM     HAIL             OTSEGO                  45.29N 93.61W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       WRIGHT             MN   PUBLIC

            HAIL OCCURRED FOR 10 MINUTES. REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK.

0320 PM     HAIL             2 NNE ROGERS            45.22N 93.54W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0333 PM     HAIL             ROGERS                  45.19N 93.55W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTED VIA TWITTER.

0345 PM     HAIL             MAPLE GROVE             45.09N 93.43W
06/29/2015  M0.50 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   PUBLIC

            REPORTED VIA TWITTER.

0350 PM     HAIL             ELK RIVER               45.33N 93.57W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       SHERBURNE          MN   PUBLIC

            REPORTED VIA TWITTER.

0350 PM     HAIL             MAPLE GROVE             45.09N 93.43W
06/29/2015  M1.25 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   PUBLIC

            REPORTED VIA TWITTER.

0353 PM     HAIL             MAPLE GROVE             45.09N 93.43W
06/29/2015  M1.25 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ALSO REPORTED 3 TO 4 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES DOWN. HAIL
            AND BRANCHES DOWN NEAR DALLAS AND BERKSHIRE ROADS.

0354 PM     HAIL             MAPLE GROVE             45.09N 93.43W
06/29/2015  M0.88 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0355 PM     HAIL             5 NNW PLYMOUTH          45.08N 93.50W
06/29/2015  M2.00 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0408 PM     HAIL             PLYMOUTH                45.02N 93.46W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED NEAR INTERSTATE 494 AND COUNTY ROAD 6.

0409 PM     HAIL             PLYMOUTH                45.02N 93.46W
06/29/2015  M1.75 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            OCCURRED NEAR INTERSTATE 494 AND COUNTY ROAD 6.

0411 PM     HAIL             PLYMOUTH                45.02N 93.46W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   PUBLIC

            REPORTED NEAR SOUTHEAST CORNER OF I-494 AND HIGHWAY 55.

0414 PM     HAIL             MINNETONKA              44.91N 93.50W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   PUBLIC

            OCCURRED JUST EAST OF INTERSTATE 494 BETWEEN MINNETONKA
            BLVD AND HIGHWAY 7. REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK.

0416 PM     HAIL             PLYMOUTH                45.02N 93.46W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED NEAR INTERSTATE 494 AND HIGHWAY 55.

0423 PM     HAIL             EDEN PRAIRIE            44.85N 93.46W
06/29/2015  M0.88 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED ONE QUARTER MILE SOUTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 62 AND
            BAKER ROAD.

0430 PM     HAIL             ELK MOUND               44.88N 91.69W
06/29/2015  M1.50 INCH       DUNN               WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0444 PM     HAIL             PRIOR LAKE              44.73N 93.43W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       SCOTT              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0447 PM     HAIL             EDEN PRAIRIE            44.85N 93.46W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   PUBLIC

            REPORTED VIA TWITTER.

0451 PM     HAIL             SHAKOPEE                44.80N 93.53W
06/29/2015  M0.88 INCH       SCOTT              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED IN WALMART PARKING LOT.

0452 PM     HAIL             PRIOR LAKE              44.73N 93.43W
06/29/2015  M1.50 INCH       SCOTT              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED NEAR HIGHWAY 13 AND COUNTY ROAD 44.

0453 PM     HAIL             PRIOR LAKE              44.73N 93.43W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       SCOTT              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OBSERVED NEAR COUNTY ROAD 16 AND EAGLE CREEK BLVD.

0455 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W RUSH CITY           45.68N 93.05W
06/29/2015                   CHISAGO            MN   PUBLIC

            DAMAGE TO SIDING. REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK.

0455 PM     HAIL             4 W RUSH CITY           45.68N 93.05W
06/29/2015  M1.75 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   PUBLIC

            REPORTED VIA TWITTER.

0459 PM     HAIL             4 NE RUSH CITY          45.72N 92.91W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0459 PM     HAIL             RUSH CITY               45.68N 92.97W
06/29/2015  M0.88 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0500 PM     HAIL             4 W RUSH CITY           45.68N 93.04W
06/29/2015  M2.00 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED ON SHOREWOOD CIRCLE E.

0517 PM     HAIL             OTSEGO                  45.29N 93.61W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       SHERBURNE          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LOCATED AT INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 42 AND COUNTY ROAD
            39.

0520 PM     HAIL             1 NE NORTH BRANCH       45.52N 92.96W
06/29/2015  M1.75 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0522 PM     HAIL             4 NE RUSH CITY          45.72N 92.91W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0531 PM     HAIL             NORTH BRANCH            45.51N 92.98W
06/29/2015  M1.50 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0531 PM     HAIL             2 SSE NORTH BRANCH      45.50N 92.96W
06/29/2015  M2.50 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED AFTER HAIL HAD ENDED

0600 PM     HAIL             WYOMING                 45.33N 93.00W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0600 PM     HAIL             2 S CHISAGO CITY        45.34N 92.89W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0604 PM     HAIL             FOREST LAKE             45.28N 92.99W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       WASHINGTON         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0605 PM     HAIL             NEW RICHMOND            45.12N 92.54W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       ST. CROIX          WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0613 PM     HAIL             WYOMING                 45.33N 93.00W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0616 PM     HAIL             EAST BETHEL             45.34N 93.20W
06/29/2015  M0.88 INCH       ANOKA              MN   PUBLIC

0620 PM     HAIL             5 SW SCANDIA            45.20N 92.88W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       WASHINGTON         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED NEAR BIG MARINE LAKE.

0626 PM     HAIL             4 E HUGO                45.15N 92.87W
06/29/2015  M1.25 INCH       WASHINGTON         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0630 PM     HAIL             3 SE HUGO               45.13N 92.92W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       WASHINGTON         MN   PUBLIC

0630 PM     HAIL             5 E HAM LAKE            45.26N 93.10W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED IN COLUMBUS.

0632 PM     HAIL             FOREST LAKE             45.28N 92.99W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       WASHINGTON         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0637 PM     HAIL             2 ESE HAM LAKE          45.25N 93.16W
06/29/2015  M1.50 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0640 PM     HAIL             HUGO                    45.16N 92.96W
06/29/2015  M0.50 INCH       WASHINGTON         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED NEAR I-35 AND COUNTY ROAD 14.

0650 PM     HAIL             LINO LAKES              45.16N 93.08W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED NEAR HIGHWAY 23 AND 35W.

0650 PM     HAIL             LINO LAKES              45.16N 93.08W
06/29/2015  M1.50 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0651 PM     HAIL             LINO LAKES              45.16N 93.08W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0655 PM     HAIL             6 ESE ANOKA             45.18N 93.28W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       ANOKA              MN   STORM CHASER

            LASTED FOR 5 MINUTES.

0657 PM     HAIL             BLAINE                  45.17N 93.21W
06/29/2015  M1.25 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            COUNTY ROAD 14 AND RADISSON BLVD.

0700 PM     HAIL             ANOKA                   45.21N 93.39W
06/29/2015  M0.88 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCCURED ON 7TH ST.

0704 PM     HAIL             BLAINE                  45.17N 93.21W
06/29/2015  M1.25 INCH       ANOKA              MN   PUBLIC

0706 PM     HAIL             BLAINE                  45.17N 93.21W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       ANOKA              MN   AMATEUR RADIO

            OCCURRED AT 109TH AND RADISSON ROAD.

0706 PM     HAIL             COON RAPIDS             45.17N 93.31W
06/29/2015  M0.88 INCH       ANOKA              MN   AMATEUR RADIO

            OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY 47 AND HIGHWAY 610.

0710 PM     HAIL             BLAINE                  45.17N 93.21W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED IN SOUTHERN BLAINE AND LASTED FOR 15 MINUTES.

0710 PM     HAIL             COTTAGE GROVE           44.82N 92.93W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       WASHINGTON         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0712 PM     HAIL             FRIDLEY                 45.08N 93.26W
06/29/2015  E1.25 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED NEAR HIGHWAY 65 AND MOORE LAKE ROAD.

0716 PM     HAIL             NEW BRIGHTON            45.06N 93.22W
06/29/2015  M0.75 INCH       RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 694 AND 35W.

0716 PM     HAIL             COLUMBIA HEIGHTS        45.04N 93.28W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0717 PM     HAIL             FRIDLEY                 45.08N 93.26W
06/29/2015  M1.50 INCH       ANOKA              MN   AMATEUR RADIO

            NEAR UNIVERSITY AND 73RD.

0718 PM     HAIL             FRIDLEY                 45.08N 93.26W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AT I 694 AND UNIVERSITY ROAD.

0719 PM     HAIL             ARDEN HILLS             45.07N 93.17W
06/29/2015  M1.00 INCH       RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NEAR I-35W AND HWY 96.

&&

AJZ
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 7:43 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
743 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015

MNZ060-300115-
HENNEPIN-
743 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN HENNEPIN COUNTY...

AT 742 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER DAYTON...OR 17 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MINNEAPOLIS...MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MINNEAPOLIS...BROOKLYN PARK...PLYMOUTH...MAPLE GROVE...MINNETONKA...
ST. LOUIS PARK...BROOKLYN CENTER...FRIDLEY...CHAMPLIN...GOLDEN
VALLEY...ST. MICHAEL AND ROGERS.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 94 IN MINNESOTA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 207 AND
223...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 227 AND 229.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4522 9346 4521 9343 4501 9325 4495 9349
      4522 9358 4523 9356
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 346DEG 28KT 4517 9348

BORGHOFF
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 7:43 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
743 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015

MNZ078-300115-
GOODHUE-
743 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL GOODHUE COUNTY...

AT 743 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER VASA...OR 10 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF RED WING...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CANNON FALLS...PINE ISLAND...ZUMBROTA...GOODHUE...VASA AND
BELLECHESTER.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4451 9291 4457 9265 4437 9244 4436 9255
      4420 9256 4420 9267
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 326DEG 45KT 4448 9273

BORGHOFF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 7:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Hennepin, Ramsey44 min
Jun 29, 7:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota29 min
Jun 29, 8:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Hennepin55 min
Jun 29, 8:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRamsey31 min
Jun 29, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota18 min
Jun 29, 8:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXScott38 min

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Sources

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