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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 30, 2017Isanti County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jun 30, 2017, 7:21 PM CDT for Isanti County, Minnesota. It was in force for 39 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
Jun 30, 2017, 7:21 PM CDT (00:21 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2017, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

County Isanti County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 75 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 2017-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 337 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 2017-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
337 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1484 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

668 
WWUS83 KMPX 010021
SPSMPX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
721 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2017

MNZ052-010100-
Isanti-
721 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN ISANTI COUNTY 
THROUGH 800 PM CDT...

At 720 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Spencer Brook,
or 10 miles west of Cambridge, moving southeast at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and dime size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted through 800 PM CDT include...
Cambridge, St. Francis, Isanti, Athens, Spencer Brook and Weber. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

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

LAT...LON 4546 9308 4541 9328 4541 9341 4556 9351
      4562 9344
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 314DEG 17KT 4556 9345 

$$

JPC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 7:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMcLeod45 min
Jun 30, 8:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXIsanti62 min
Jun 30, 8:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBlue Earth40 min
Jun 30, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth34 min
Jun 30, 9:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXIsanti37 min
Jun 30, 9:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXHennepin52 min
Jun 30, 10:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFaribault34 min
Jun 30, 10:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPolk41 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.