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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Twin Cities, MN

April 9, 2017Dunn County, Pierce County, Saint Croix County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2017, 8:58 PM CDT for Dunn County, Pierce County, Saint Croix County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 9, 2017, 8:58 PM CDT (01:58 UTC)
Expired
Apr 9, 2017, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Dunn County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 9, 9:15 PM CDTHAIL 1Spring Valley, WIDIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 102 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 2017-04-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2017-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 173 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1596 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
173 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
450 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

362 
WUUS53 KMPX 100158
SVRMPX
WIC033-093-109-100230-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0015.170410T0158Z-170410T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
858 PM CDT SUN APR 9 2017

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Pierce County in west central Wisconsin...
  West central Dunn County in west central Wisconsin...
  Southeastern St. Croix County in west central Wisconsin...

* Until 930 PM CDT

* At 858 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Martel, or
  near Ellsworth, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

* this severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northeastern Pierce...west central Dunn and southeastern St. Croix 
  Counties, including the following locations: El Paso, Weston, 
  Wilson, and Woodville

This includes Interstate 94 in Wisconsin between mile markers 21 and
38.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 4470 9245 4482 9254 4509 9213 4485 9194
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 232DEG 34KT 4481 9246 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

ETA
1 follow-up statement
757 
WWUS53 KMPX 100217
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
917 PM CDT SUN APR 9 2017

WIC033-093-109-100230-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-170410T0230Z/
Pierce WI-Dunn WI-St. Croix WI-
917 PM CDT SUN APR 9 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN PIERCE...WEST CENTRAL DUNN AND SOUTHEASTERN ST.
CROIX COUNTIES...

At 917 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Woodville, or
16 miles northeast of Ellsworth, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

Locations impacted include...
Weston, Spring Valley, Knapp and Wilson. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 4477 9222 4491 9225 4502 9207 4485 9194
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 232DEG 34KT 4492 9226 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

ETA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 8:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPierce29 min
Apr 9, 9:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Dunn30 min
Apr 9, 9:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa33 min
Apr 9, 10:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa13 min
Apr 9, 10:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRusk41 min
Apr 9, 11:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXEau Claire37 min
Apr 9, 11:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXEau Claire32 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.