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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 83, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 16, 2017Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2017, 7:14 PM CDT for Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 21 min. 3 reports 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: Jun 16, 2017, 7:14 PM CDT (00:14 UTC)
Expired: Jun 16, 2017, 7:35 PM CDT
In force: 21 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Eau Claire County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:18 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 16, 7:25 PM CDT	HAIL 1.5	Fairchild, WI	LOCAL BUSINESS REPORTS PING PONG SIZED HAIL.
Jun 16, 7:27 PM CDT	HAIL 1.5	6 Nw Humbird, WI
Jun 16, 7:27 PM CDT	HAIL 1.25	1 Nw Fairchild, WI	MPING 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, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 203 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2296 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

317 
WUUS53 KMPX 170014
SVRMPX
WIC035-170045-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0083.170617T0014Z-170617T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
714 PM CDT FRI JUN 16 2017

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

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

* Until 745 PM CDT

* At 713 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over
  Pleasantville, or near Whitehall, moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* This severe thunderstorm will be near,
  Fairchild around 745 PM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4460 9118 4471 9092 4460 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 238DEG 38KT 4444 9132 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JLT

2 follow-up statements

803 
WWUS53 KMPX 170025
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
725 PM CDT FRI JUN 16 2017

WIC035-170045-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-170617T0045Z/
Eau Claire WI-
725 PM CDT FRI JUN 16 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN EAU CLAIRE COUNTY...

At 724 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fairchild, or
18 miles west of Neillsville, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...  
Fairchild.

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.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4460 9118 4471 9092 4460 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 238DEG 34KT 4460 9097 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JLT

691 
WWUS53 KMPX 170035
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
735 PM CDT FRI JUN 16 2017

WIC035-170044-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-170617T0045Z/
Eau Claire WI-
735 PM CDT FRI JUN 16 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN EAU CLAIRE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
The Twin Cities.

LAT...LON 4460 9118 4471 9092 4460 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 238DEG 38KT 4466 9083 

$$

JLT

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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.