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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 29, 2018Redwood County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at May 29, 2018, 12:42 PM CDT for Redwood County, Minnesota. It was in force for 33 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 29, 2018, 12:42 PM CDT (17:42 UTC)
Expired: May 29, 2018, 1:15 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN

County Redwood County, MN

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 152 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 138 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -309 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1748 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 186 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 221 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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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 29, 5:47 AM CDT, 6 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 5:47 AM CDT, 6 hours 55 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 29, 12:42 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1242 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018

MNZ064-073-291815-
Yellow Medicine-Redwood-
1242 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN REDWOOD AND
SOUTHEASTERN YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES...

At 1242 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Walnut Grove,
or 17 miles southeast of Marshall, moving north at 25 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Walnut Grove, Vesta, Milroy, Lucan and Seaforth.

This includes U.S. Highway 14 between mile markers 44 and 54.

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 4455 9526 4421 9540 4423 9560 4459 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1742Z 189DEG 22KT 4430 9551

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 28, 7:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Benton	29 min
May 28, 7:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Benton, Stearns	24 min
May 28, 7:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Morrison, Stearns	31 min
May 28, 7:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Mille Lacs	43 min
May 28, 9:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Yellow Medicine	34 min
May 28, 9:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa	31 min
May 28, 10:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Lac qui Parle	37 min
May 29, 3:03 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and 1 more	14 hr
May 29, 1:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Redwood	40 min
May 29, 1:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine	49 min
May 29, 1:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Goodhue	63 min
May 29, 1:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa	3 hr
May 29, 1:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Goodhue	40 min
May 29, 2:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Douglas, Pope, Todd	85 min
May 29, 2:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Redwood	86 min
May 29, 2:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey	34 min
May 29, 2:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Ramsey, Washington	70 min
May 29, 3:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	McLeod, Sibley	84 min
May 29, 3:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Goodhue	61 min
May 29, 3:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Benton, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Stearns, Wright	89 min
May 29, 3:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Waseca, Watonwan	96 min
May 29, 3:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chisago, Isanti, Sherburne	76 min
May 29, 3:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Isanti	33 min
May 29, 3:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	McLeod	32 min
May 29, 3:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs	37 min
May 29, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Kanabec, Mille Lacs	51 min
May 29, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Sherburne, Wright	34 min
May 29, 5:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dakota, Rice, Scott	23 min
May 29, 6:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Steele	24 min
May 29, 6:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Nicollet	33 min
May 29, 6:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Watonwan	30 min
May 29, 6:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Freeborn	24 min
May 29, 6:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Martin	34 min
May 29, 6:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Martin	27 min
May 28, 7:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Barron, Polk	26 min
May 28, 7:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Barron, Polk	46 min
May 28, 8:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Barron	27 min
May 28, 8:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Pepin	25 min
May 28, 9:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Barron	43 min
May 28, 9:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Pepin	39 min
May 28, 9:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Eau Claire	26 min
May 28, 9:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Rusk	33 min
May 28, 9:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa, Eau Claire	31 min
May 28, 10:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Rusk	50 min
May 28, 10:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa	31 min
May 28, 10:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Rusk	46 min
May 29, 3:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Pierce	22 min
May 29, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Polk	60 min
May 29, 4:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin	63 min
May 29, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Rusk	50 min
May 29, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Dunn	26 min
May 29, 5:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Barron, Chippewa, Rusk	52 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.