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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 13, 20174 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jun 13, 2017, 11:13 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 47 min. 2 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 13, 2017, 11:13 PM CDT (04:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2017, 12:00 AM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Brown County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Sibley County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 13, 11:34 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 532 W New Ulm, MNAWOS STATION ULM, NEW ULM AP.
Jun 13, 11:40 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 572 W Winthrop, MNMESONET STATION MN032, WINTHROP 2W.

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, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 86 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 2017-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2418 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2017-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 117 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
2418 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1530 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
117 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
373 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

354 
WWUS83 KMPX 140413
SPSMPX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1113 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017

MNZ065>067-074-075-140500-
Brown-McLeod-Sibley-Renville-Nicollet-
1113 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SIBLEY...MCLEOD...
BROWN...EASTERN RENVILLE AND NICOLLET COUNTIES...

At 1112 PM CDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Bird Island to near Comfrey.
Movement was northeast at 75 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Hutchinson, New Ulm, Glencoe, Sleepy Eye, Winsted, Gaylord,
Arlington, Lester Prairie, Winthrop, Fairfax, Hector and Silver Lake.

This includes the following highways...
 U.S. Highway 14 between mile markers 81 and 112.
 U.S. Highway 212 between mile markers 84 and 126.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
these storms pass.

LAT...LON 4428 9488 4428 9486 4475 9488 4490 9456
      4489 9450 4498 9447 4497 9402 4438 9401
      4425 9435 4426 9436 4425 9437 4411 9476
      4411 9488
TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 229DEG 64KT 4472 9483 4417 9483 

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStevens33 min
Jun 13, 8:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLac qui Parle48 min
Jun 13, 8:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStevens37 min
Jun 13, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Pope41 min
Jun 13, 9:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd47 min
Jun 13, 10:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBrown, Redwood, Renville62 min
Jun 13, 11:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMartin, Watonwan58 min
Jun 13, 11:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBlue Earth, Faribault46 min
Jun 13, 11:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXCarver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott62 min
Jun 14, 12:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Hennepin, Scott45 min
Jun 14, 12:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka43 min
Jun 14, 12:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington50 min
Jun 14, 12:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota, Goodhue52 min
Jun 14, 12:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Goodhue, Rice47 min
Jun 14, 12:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSteele36 min
Jun 14, 1:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPierce, Polk, Saint Croix45 min
Jun 14, 1:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBarron, Dunn60 min
Jun 14, 1:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPepin43 min
Jun 14, 10:47 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXBuffalo, Pepin62 hr

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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.