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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 25, 2018Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at May 25, 2018, 10:58 AM CDT for Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 25, 2018, 10:58 AM CDT (15:58 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2018, 12:00 PM CDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN

County Eau Claire County, WI

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What forecasters said that day

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 May 25, 6:05 AM CDT, 4 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 6:05 AM CDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 4:36 AM CDT, 6 hours 22 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 25, 7:07 AM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 25, 7:55 AM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 25, 10:00 AM CDT, 58 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1000 AM CDT FRI MAY 25 2018

WIZ028-251600-
Eau Claire-
1000 AM CDT FRI MAY 25 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAU CLAIRE COUNTY THROUGH
1100 AM CDT...

At 958 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Mondovi
Airfield, or 7 miles northeast of Mondovi, moving east at 20 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Augusta, Fall Creek, Foster, Lake Eau Claire County Park, Brackett
and Allen.

This includes Interstate 94 in Wisconsin between mile markers 72 and
87.

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.

LAT...LON 4460 9164 4472 9164 4482 9105 4459 9102
TIME...MOT...LOC 1458Z 265DEG 17KT 4466 9158

JPC

Special weather statement, May 25, 10:58 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1058 AM CDT FRI MAY 25 2018

WIZ028-251700-
Eau Claire-
1058 AM CDT FRI MAY 25 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN EAU CLAIRE
COUNTY...

At 1058 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Foster, or 16
miles southeast of Eau Claire, moving east at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and dime size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Augusta, Fairchild, Foster and Allen.

This includes Interstate 94 in Wisconsin between mile markers 78 and
86.

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

LAT...LON 4460 9131 4459 9137 4469 9138 4475 9093
      4460 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 1558Z 270DEG 19KT 4465 9127

jrb

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
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 24, 8:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Pierce, Saint Croix	37 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, 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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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.