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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jun 17, 2018, 7:05 PM CDT for Dakota County, Minnesota. It was in force for 25 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 17, 2018, 7:05 PM CDT (00:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2018, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
County Dakota County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 41 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
- 2040 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 954 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.1
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 Jun 17, 4:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 4:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...CORRECTED National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 355 AM CDT Sun Jun 17 2018 MNZ060>063-068>070-180900- Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Carver-Scott-Dakota- 355 AM CDT Sun Jun 17 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect. Heat indices of 98 to 103 are expected this afternoon. Thunderstorms are expected to develop late this afternoon and evening across the coverage area. There is a Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms with the main hazards being large hail and damaging winds. In addition, some storms may contain heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Thunderstorms are possible Monday into Tuesday and again late Thursday through Saturday. Severe weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening. MNZ051-059-066-067-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ016-023>028-180900- Sherburne-Wright-McLeod-Sibley-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice- Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault- Freeborn-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- 355 AM CDT Sun Jun 17 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Minnesota...south central Minnesota...southeast Minnesota... northwest Wisconsin and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A Heat Advisory is in effect. Heat indices of 95 to 100 are expected this afternoon. Thunderstorms are expected to develop late this afternoon and evening across the coverage area. There is a Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms with the main hazards being large hail and damaging winds. In addition, some storms may contain heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Thunderstorms are possible Monday into Tuesday and again late Thursday through Saturday. Severe weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening. MNZ041>045-047>050-052>058-064-065-073-WIZ014-015-180900- Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns- Benton-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi- Meeker-Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Polk-Barron- 355 AM CDT Sun Jun 17 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Minnesota...east central Minnesota...southwest Minnesota...west central Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Thunderstorms are expected to develop late this afternoon and evening across the coverage area. There is a Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms for portions of western Wisconsin through central Minnesota, with a Marginal Risk of severe thunderstorms for portions of west central Minnesota. The main hazards are large hail and damaging winds. In addition, some storms may contain heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Thunderstorms are possible Monday into Tuesday and again late Thursday through Saturday. Severe weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 17, 4:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
643 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0620 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 E CHETEK 45.31N 91.58W
06/17/2018 BARRON WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
FEW TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
&&Special weather statement, Jun 17, 6:59 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
659 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2018
MNZ068-069-180030-
Carver-Scott-
659 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2018
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SCOTT AND SOUTHEASTERN CARVER
COUNTIES...
At 658 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Mn Valley State
Rec Area, or 30 miles northwest of Northfield, moving northeast at 20
mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Shakopee, Chaska, Belle Plaine, Jordan, Carver, Mn Valley State Rec
Area, Marystown and St Benedict.
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 4462 9381 4463 9381 4464 9377 4467 9377
4468 9382 4482 9364 4465 9341 4455 9374
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 230DEG 18KT 4465 9371
BORGHOFFSpecial weather statement, Jun 17, 7:05 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
705 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2018
MNZ063-070-WIZ024-180030-
Washington-Dakota-Pierce-
705 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2018
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL DAKOTA...SOUTHERN
WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN PIERCE COUNTIES...
At 704 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Rosemount, or
15 miles south of St. Paul, moving northeast at 30 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Eagan, Woodbury, Burnsville, Lakeville, Apple Valley, Maplewood,
Cottage Grove, Inver Grove Heights, Hastings, Rosemount, Farmington
and South St. Paul.
LAT...LON 4470 9332 4472 9333 4492 9311 4492 9305
4489 9302 4489 9299 4493 9298 4479 9262
4459 9313
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 232DEG 27KT 4472 9311
BORGHOFFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 7:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Washington | 26 min |
| Jun 17, 9:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 38 min |
| Jun 18, 2:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 111 min |
| Jun 17, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Eau Claire | 119 min |
| Jun 17, 9:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pierce | 28 min |
| Jun 18, 4:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Eau Claire | 58 min |
| Jun 18, 10:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Eau Claire | 4 days |
| Jun 18, 10:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Eau Claire | 68 hr |
| Jun 18, 10:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Buffalo, Pepin | 5 days |
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Special Weather Statements in Minnesota, 2018Every special weather statement in 2018
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.