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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at May 24, 2018, 8:23 PM CDT for Pierce County, Saint Croix County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 37 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
- May 24, 2018, 8:23 PM CDT (01:23 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2018, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Pierce County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 553 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1989 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
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NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 24, 3:23 PM CDT, 5 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 24, 3:23 PM CDT, 5 hours before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 323 PM CDT Thu May 24 2018 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Friday) Issued at 300 PM CDT Thu May 24 2018 The forecast concern near term is timing and areal coverage of any convection. Latest mesoscale analysis shows about 1000-2000 J/kg MLcape over the cwa, with the axis pointed to the southwest. Convective temperature(mid 80s) has been reached and we have widely scattered/isolated convection firing off to the southwest and northeast, Main moist axis remains over MN so expect convective potential to remain overnight. Will continue the higher end chance PoPs over the CWA, but dont feel comfortable of highlighting a large area of likely PoPs at this time. Certainly looks like the better potential will develop later tonight/overnight with the incoming upper trough and surface boundary. With limited deep layer shear, severe potential should remain minimal - multicell clusters possible producing some hail and gusty winds mainly this evening. Said boundary is rather weak and will advance into eastern MN Friday morning. Any significant redevelopment should remain mainly east of I35 across eastern MN and into west central WI Late Friday morning and afternoon. Still looking for warm and humid conditions to the east, becoming a less humid over the west with weak fropa. .LONG TERM...(Friday night through Thursday) Issued at 300 PM CDT Thu May 24 2018 The remainder of the weekend looks to be hot with highs expected to warm through the lower and middle 90s both days. The warmest looks to be Sunday with some potential upper 90s to the southwest. We should see plenty of sunshine with both days with ridging/higher heights over the area. Heat indices max out in the mid 90s Sunday, providing a real beginning to summer weather. The models diverge somewhat on any extent of moisture return into early next week. Timing of the next incoming trough looks to be affecting the area later Tuesday through Wednesday. Temperatures will cool back into the 80s with humidity/dewpoints on the rise. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Friday afternoon) Issued at 1240 PM CDT Thu May 24 2018 Still retain lower end confidence forecast for timing and overall coverage of convective potential this period. Does appear the latest available HIRES solution pick up development over central MN and moving east into the evening. This likely in connection with any remaining weak trough for the southwest combined with greater instability, Expect at least scattered convection mainly east of KSTC-KMKT this afternoon evening. Could see some convection move in from the eastern Dakotas early but believe this will be more isolated. A mixture of VCTS and some tempos introduced at locations with forecast greater areal coverage. Surface winds mixing S-SW and gusty into the afternoon ahead of the front with fropa into western areas Friday morning. KMSP... Confidence increasing of at least scattered coverage in the VCNTY during the evening. This should wane later tonight and shift east per latest HIRES trends. Gusty S-SW winds ahead of the front becoming more west Friday afternoon with fropa. Could see redevelopment Friday morning in the vcnty but timing still difficult to ascertain at the moment. /OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/ FRI night...VFR. Wind W 5-10 kts. SAT...VFR. Wind WSW 5-10 kts. SUN...VFR. Wind W 5 kts. && .MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WI...None. MN...None. && SHORT TERM...DWE LONG TERM... AVIATION...DWE
Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 12:39 PM CDT, 7 hours 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1239 PM CDT Thu May 24 2018 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 251745- 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- 1239 PM CDT Thu May 24 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and southern Minnesota...and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and tonight. A few storms could produce large hail, gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Heat and humidity will continue to build this afternoon, with heat indices rising into the mid 80s to lower 90s. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Thunderstorm chances continue Friday through Friday evening. A few storms could produce large hail, gusty winds and heavy rainfall, mainly along and east of Interstate 35. A long duration heat wave is possible through Memorial Day. High temperatures are expected to rise into the upper 80s to mid 90s each day with heat indices in the low to mid 90s. The very warm temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a heightened risk for heat illnesses, especially for those who are active or working outdoors. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 24, 8:02 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| May 24, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pope | 39 min |
| May 24, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott | 50 min |
| May 24, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pope, Stevens | 33 min |
| May 24, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Washington | 47 min |
| May 24, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 42 min |
| May 24, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 29 min |
| May 24, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stearns, Todd | 33 min |
| May 24, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 28 min |
| May 25, 1:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sibley | 30 min |
| May 25, 2:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin | 24 min |
| May 25, 2:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sibley | 32 min |
| May 25, 7:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 23 min |
| May 25, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pope | 37 min |
| May 25, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 50 min |
| May 25, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 48 min |
| May 25, 3:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Steele | 42 min |
| May 25, 3:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 37 min |
| May 25, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 28 min |
| May 25, 4:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 42 min |
| May 25, 4:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 36 min |
| May 25, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 36 min |
| May 25, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Wright | 43 min |
| May 25, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 57 min |
| May 25, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Ramsey, Washington | 43 min |
| May 25, 5:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Scott | 25 min |
| May 25, 7:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Eau Claire | 50 min |
| May 25, 10:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Eau Claire | 60 min |
| May 25, 10:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Eau Claire | 62 min |
| May 25, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Eau Claire | 24 min |
| May 25, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Polk | 45 min |
| May 25, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Dunn | 44 min |
| May 25, 4:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 26 min |
| May 25, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Saint Croix | 26 min |
| May 25, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Dunn, Polk, Saint Croix | 44 min |
| May 25, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn | 37 min |
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