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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 154, NWS Twin Cities, MN

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

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2017, 3:51 AM CDT for Chippewa County, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 24 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, 3:51 AM CDT (08:51 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2017, 4:15 AM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Chippewa County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 183 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

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The text

As transmitted.

590 
WUUS53 KMPX 120851
SVRMPX
WIC017-035-120915-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0154.170712T0851Z-170712T0915Z/

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

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Chippewa County in west central Wisconsin...
  Eau Claire County in west central Wisconsin...

* Until 415 AM CDT

* At 351 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Jim Falls to near Bateman to near Seymour to 6
  miles southeast of Rock Falls, moving east at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

* Severe thunderstorms will be near,
  Cornell, Cadott and Fall Creek around 355 AM CDT. 
  Boyd around 400 AM CDT. 
  Stanley around 405 AM CDT. 
  Augusta around 415 AM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4460 9165 4494 9128 4515 9123 4517 9092
      4460 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 0851Z 270DEG 53KT 4508 9119 4496 9122 4483 9135 4467
9158

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

BORGHOFF
1 follow-up statement
503 
WWUS53 KMPX 120913
SVSMPX

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

WIC017-035-120923-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0154.000000T0000Z-170712T0915Z/
Chippewa WI-Eau Claire WI-
413 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHIPPEWA AND EAU
CLAIRE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 415 AM CDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

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

LAT...LON 4460 9165 4494 9128 4515 9123 4517 9092
      4460 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 0913Z 270DEG 53KT 4508 9119 4496 9122 4483 9135 4467
9158

$$

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, 3:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire35 min
Jul 12, 3:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Rusk38 min
Jul 12, 4:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXEau Claire28 min

Nearby

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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.