Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 12, 2017Chippewa County, Dunn County, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2017, 3:25 AM CDT for Chippewa County, Dunn County, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 35 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
Jul 12, 2017, 3:25 AM CDT (08:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2017, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:25 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 11, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 161 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 2017-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 913 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2017-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 86 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
913 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-179 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1279 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
202 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
4.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

121 
WUUS53 KMPX 120825
SVRMPX
WIC017-033-035-120900-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0152.170712T0825Z-170712T0900Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
325 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Dunn County in west central Wisconsin...
  Southwestern Chippewa County in west central Wisconsin...
  Northwestern Eau Claire County in west central Wisconsin...

* Until 400 AM CDT

* At 324 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Sand Creek to Tainter Lake to near Weston,
  moving southeast at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Severe thunderstorms will be near,
  Colfax around 330 AM CDT. 
  Bloomer and Elk Mound around 340 AM CDT. 
  Chippewa Falls and Lake Hallie around 345 AM CDT. 
  Eau Claire, Altoona and Lake Wissota around 350 AM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4516 9113 4478 9128 4466 9152 4482 9214
      4521 9214
TIME...MOT...LOC 0824Z 293DEG 49KT 4519 9177 4501 9183 4488 9202 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BORGHOFF
2 follow-up statements
226 
WWUS53 KMPX 120845
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
345 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017

WIC017-033-035-120900-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-170712T0900Z/
Dunn WI-Chippewa WI-Eau Claire WI-
345 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN DUNN...SOUTHWESTERN CHIPPEWA AND NORTHWESTERN EAU
CLAIRE COUNTIES...

At 344 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Eagleton to near Tilden to near Altoona to Rock
Falls, moving east at 65 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

These severe storms will be near...
  Lake Wissota around 350 AM CDT. 
  Cornell around 355 AM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Caryville, Tilden, Rock Falls, Bateman, Eau Claire Airport, Jim
Falls, Eagleton and Seymour.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms have a history of 
producing wind damage. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure 
and stay away from windows.
 
&&

LAT...LON 4516 9113 4478 9128 4466 9152 4476 9190
      4501 9169 4519 9167
TIME...MOT...LOC 0844Z 282DEG 55KT 4512 9138 4499 9140 4479 9153 4473
9171

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BORGHOFF
091 
WWUS53 KMPX 120900
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
400 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017

WIC017-033-035-120909-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-170712T0900Z/
Dunn WI-Chippewa WI-Eau Claire WI-
400 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DUNN...
SOUTHWESTERN CHIPPEWA AND NORTHWESTERN EAU CLAIRE COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 400 AM CDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty winds
are still possible with these thunderstorms.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for
west central Wisconsin.

Remember, another Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in 
effect for Eau Claire and Chippewa counties until 415 am.

LAT...LON 4516 9113 4478 9128 4466 9152 4476 9190
      4501 9169 4519 9167
TIME...MOT...LOC 0859Z 293DEG 49KT 4505 9114 4492 9116 4472 9129 4466
9147

$$

BORGHOFF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 2:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPierce, Polk, Saint Croix27 min
Jul 12, 3:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBarron, Polk43 min
Jul 12, 3:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Rusk38 min
Jul 12, 3:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Eau Claire24 min
Jul 12, 4:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXEau Claire28 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2017Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2017

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.