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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 251, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 17, 2016, 6:08 PM CDT for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 52 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
- Oct 17, 2016, 6:08 PM CDT (23:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dunn County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 125 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -360 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 651 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
784
WUUS53 KMPX 172308
SVRMPX
WIC033-091-093-109-180000-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0251.161017T2308Z-161018T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
608 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN ST. CROIX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
DUNN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
NORTHEASTERN PEPIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
NORTHEASTERN PIERCE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 607 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR HAMMOND TO NEAR ESDAILE...MOVING EAST AT 60
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WOODVILLE AROUND 615 PM CDT.
PLUM CITY AROUND 620 PM CDT.
BOYCEVILLE...ELMWOOD AND KNAPP AROUND 625 PM CDT.
EAU GALLE AROUND 630 PM CDT.
MENOMONIE...DURAND AND WHEELER AROUND 635 PM CDT.
COLFAX AND ELK MOUND AROUND 645 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
TAINTER LAKE...HOFFMAN HILLS REC AREA...ARKANSAW...CARYVILLE...ROCK
FALLS...EL PASO...CEDAR FALLS...HERSEY...BELDENVILLE AND MARTEL.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 94 IN WISCONSIN BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 12 AND
56.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4460 9196 4459 9197 4460 9198 4459 9201
4464 9254 4496 9253 4511 9165 4460 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 269DEG 51KT 4493 9244 4467 9247
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JPC4 follow-up statements
401
WWUS53 KMPX 172322
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
622 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2016
WIC033-091-093-109-180000-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0251.000000T0000Z-161018T0000Z/
ST. CROIX WI-DUNN WI-PEPIN WI-PIERCE WI-
622 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ST. CROIX...DUNN...NORTHEASTERN PEPIN AND
NORTHEASTERN PIERCE COUNTIES...
AT 621 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM WOODVILLE TO NEAR ELMWOOD TO NEAR PLUM CITY...MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
ELMWOOD AROUND 625 PM CDT.
KNAPP AROUND 630 PM CDT.
MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE AND EAU GALLE AROUND 635 PM CDT.
DURAND AND WHEELER AROUND 640 PM CDT.
COLFAX AND ELK MOUND AROUND 650 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
TAINTER LAKE...HOFFMAN HILLS REC AREA...ARKANSAW...CEDAR FALLS...
CARYVILLE...HERSEY...ROCK FALLS...MENOMONIE AIRPORT...WESTON AND
DOWNSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
THE TWIN CITIES.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4460 9196 4459 9197 4460 9198 4459 9201
4463 9232 4479 9231 4498 9234 4511 9165
4460 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 265DEG 50KT 4496 9227 4481 9222 4467 9228
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JPC482
WWUS53 KMPX 172332
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
632 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2016
WIC093-109-172341-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0251.000000T0000Z-161018T0000Z/
ST. CROIX WI-PIERCE WI-
632 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ST. CROIX AND
NORTHEASTERN PIERCE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN
ST. CROIX AND NORTHEASTERN PIERCE COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4460 9196 4459 9197 4460 9198 4459 9202
4464 9214 4502 9213 4511 9165 4460 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 269DEG 51KT 4496 9208 4481 9203 4467 9209
$$
WIC033-091-180000-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0251.000000T0000Z-161018T0000Z/
DUNN WI-PEPIN WI-
632 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR DUNN AND NORTHEASTERN PEPIN COUNTIES...
AT 631 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM KNAPP TO NEAR WESTON TO NEAR ARKANSAW...MOVING EAST AT
60 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
MENOMONIE...DURAND AND WHEELER AROUND 640 PM CDT.
COLFAX AND ELK MOUND AROUND 650 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
TAINTER LAKE...HOFFMAN HILLS REC AREA...ARKANSAW...CEDAR FALLS...
CARYVILLE...ROCK FALLS...MENOMONIE AIRPORT...WESTON AND DOWNSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
THE TWIN CITIES.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4460 9196 4459 9197 4460 9198 4459 9202
4464 9214 4502 9213 4511 9165 4460 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 269DEG 51KT 4496 9208 4481 9203 4467 9209
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JPC074
WWUS53 KMPX 172340
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
640 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2016
WIC091-172349-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0251.000000T0000Z-161018T0000Z/
PEPIN WI-
640 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PEPIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
NORTHEASTERN PEPIN COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4469 9195 4482 9192 4502 9195 4511 9165
4468 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 266DEG 53KT 4499 9190 4483 9185 4470 9194
$$
WIC033-180000-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0251.000000T0000Z-161018T0000Z/
DUNN WI-
640 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN DUNN COUNTY...
AT 639 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR TAINTER LAKE TO NEAR MENOMONIE AIRPORT TO NEAR
EAU GALLE...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
ELK MOUND AROUND 645 PM CDT.
COLFAX AROUND 650 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
TAINTER LAKE...HOFFMAN HILLS REC AREA...CARYVILLE...CEDAR
FALLS...ROCK FALLS...MENOMONIE AIRPORT AND DOWNSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
THE TWIN CITIES.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4469 9195 4482 9192 4502 9195 4511 9165
4468 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 266DEG 53KT 4499 9190 4483 9185 4470 9194
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JPC121
WWUS53 KMPX 172351
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
651 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2016
WIC033-180001-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0251.000000T0000Z-161018T0000Z/
DUNN WI-
651 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DUNN COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 700 PM CDT...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAVE EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DUNN COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 4469 9195 4482 9192 4502 9195 4511 9165
4468 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 269DEG 51KT 4499 9190 4483 9185 4470 9194
$$
JPCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rusk | 15 min |
| Oct 17, 4:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rusk | 63 min |
| Oct 17, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pierce, Saint Croix | 33 min |
| Oct 17, 5:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Barron | 31 min |
| Oct 17, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rusk | 37 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.