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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Sep 4, 2017, 6:48 PM CDT for Carver County, Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Minnesota. It was in force for 42 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
- Sep 4, 2017, 6:48 PM CDT (23:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2017, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Carver County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Ramsey County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 18 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1294 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -227 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -186 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Sep 4, 2:29 PM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 4, 2:29 PM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 229 PM CDT Mon Sep 4 2017 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 226 PM CDT Mon Sep 4 2017 The short term concern remains timing of scattered convection through early evening and redevelopment to the east on Tuesday. Latest radar showing scattered linear convection dropping south across the area late this afternoon. Some small hail and gusty winds associated with the activity and this will continue into central Minnesota and west central Wisconsin early. MUCAPE and deep layer shear is limited as it moves into southern Minnesota so threat of any severe activity remains low. This should wane by sunset with clearing expected. The gusty northwest winds will diminish as well in the normal diurnal trend. Clouds will develop late morning Tuesday once again with another chance of showers, mainly to the east. The thunder threat is lower than today so will keep activity as showers. High temperatures will struggle to warm through the 60s with breezy northwest wind expected once again. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday night through Monday) Issued at 226 PM CDT Mon Sep 4 2017 Tuesday night and Wednesday...The period will commence with a weak surface trough extending nearly E-W from the Michigan UP through central WI and central MN while an upper level trough axis attendant from a large low pressure center east of Hudson Bay extends southwest through WI into southern MN. These features at the surface and aloft will have barely enough moisture to keep clouds over the eastern portion of the WFO MPX coverage area and possibly isolated rain showers in far eastern portions of the coverage area, a handful of counties in west central WI. These features will swing to the southeast during the day Wednesday, allowing much drier NNW flow aloft and surface high pressure over south central Canada to drop into the region. These features will keep cold air advection going, forcing temperatures to down to around 10 degrees below normal. Lows will drop to the 40s across the coverage area followed by highs only in the 60s on Wednesday. Thursday through Saturday...Deep ridging aloft from the western states will slowly slide east across the region along with expansive surface high pressure. This will result in plenty of clear skies along with building heights aloft and a transition from northerly flow to southerly flow. Temperatures will go on a gradual upswing during the end of the week into the weekend, with highs climbing into the 70s areas-wide by Saturday. Sunday and Monday...A flatter upper air pattern will evolve by the start of next week while a weak cold front attempts to arrive from the west. This scenario will degrade the subsidence available from suppressing precipitation so some isolated chances for precipitation have been introduced for the start of next week. Not looking for anything impressive but enough signal is there to introduce slight chance pops. Temperatures will continue their seasonably mild run with lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Tuesday afternoon) Issued at 1150 AM CDT Mon Sep 4 2017 Timing of shra/tsra is the only real issue for this afternoon. Looks like activity should wane after 00z. Use HRRR/NAMNEST for timing. We should still see northwest winds become gusty during the afternoon and then decrease this evening. Should increase again after 15z Tue. Could see a few strong storms that could produce small hail and strong wind gusts. Not expected to be severe and should be isolated. KMSP...Greatest risk for shra/tsra looks to come between 22z and 01z. If MSP sees something, will be short lived. /OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/ Tue...VFR. Wind NW 10-15 kts. Wed...VFR. Wind NW 5-10 kts. Thu...VFR. Wind light/variable. && .MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WI...None. MN...None. && SHORT TERM...DWE LONG TERM...JPC AVIATION...DWE
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 4, 12:00 PM CDT, 6 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1200 PM CDT Mon Sep 4 2017 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 051700- Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns- Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa- Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington- Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota- Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth- Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk- St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire- 1200 PM CDT Mon Sep 4 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and southern Minnesota...and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Isolated thunderstorms are possible this afternoon. Severe weather is not expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 4, 5:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 24 min |
| Sep 4, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 47 min |
| Sep 4, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott | 41 min |
| Sep 4, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Rice, Steele, Waseca | 46 min |
| Sep 4, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker, Wright | 46 min |
| Sep 4, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 40 min |
| Sep 4, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott | 31 min |
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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.