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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Sep 18, 2018, 6:20 AM CDT for Redwood County, Minnesota. It was in force for 40 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 18, 2018, 6:20 AM CDT (11:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2018, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
County Redwood County, MN
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 1687 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 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 18, 3:38 AM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 18, 3:38 AM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 431 AM CDT Tue Sep 18 2018 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 190945- 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- 431 AM CDT Tue Sep 18 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and southern Minnesota...and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Showers and thunderstorms are likely today with the main threat being heavy rainfall and localized flooding or ponding of water. The threat for severe weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Showers and thunderstorms are expected Wednesday through Thursday. The main threat will be heavy rainfall with several inches possible, which may lead to localized flooding. Severe weather will also be possible, especially from southern MN through western WI on Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 18, 1:32 AM CDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
406 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2018
MNZ065>070-181015-
Dakota-McLeod-Carver-Sibley-Renville-Scott-
406 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2018
...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING EXPECTED...
VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL AFFECT
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
Dakota...McLeod...Carver...Sibley...Renville...Scott...
...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING EXPECTED...
VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL AFFECT
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
McLeod...Carver...Sibley...Renville...
At 401 AM CDT...A line of strong thunderstorms with heavy rainfall
was nearly stationary from northern Renville County, to southern
Carver County, to Dakota County. Expect the possibility of 2 to 4
inches during the next couple hours which may lead to flooding.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
Burnsville, Lakeville, Apple Valley, Shakopee, Savage, Prior Lake,
Farmington, Belle Plaine, Glencoe, Jordan, Cannon Falls and Carver.
This includes Mystic Lake Casino.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 4489 9547 4489 9529 4486 9433 4467 9273
4463 9279 4454 9280 4453 9292 4476 9549
TIME...MOT...LOC 0904Z 180DEG 0KT 4478 9439
BORGHOFFSpecial weather statement, Sep 18, 4:07 AM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
407 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2018
MNZ065>070-181015-
Dakota-McLeod-Carver-Sibley-Renville-Scott-
407 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2018
...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING EXPECTED...
VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL AFFECT
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
Dakota...McLeod...Carver...Sibley...Renville...Scott...
At 401 AM CDT...A line of strong thunderstorms with heavy rainfall
was nearly stationary from northern Renville County, to southern
Carver County, to Dakota County. Expect the possibility of 2 to 4
inches during the next couple hours which may lead to flooding.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
Burnsville, Lakeville, Apple Valley, Shakopee, Savage, Prior Lake,
Farmington, Belle Plaine, Glencoe, Jordan, Cannon Falls and Carver.
This includes Mystic Lake Casino.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 4489 9547 4489 9529 4486 9433 4467 9273
4463 9279 4454 9280 4453 9292 4476 9549
TIME...MOT...LOC 0904Z 180DEG 0KT 4478 9439
BORGHOFFSpecial weather statement, Sep 18, 6:20 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
620 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2018
MNZ073-074-181200-
Brown-Redwood-
620 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2018
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT REDWOOD AND
SOUTHWESTERN BROWN COUNTIES...
At 619 AM CDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Ghent to near Garvin to near Adrian.
Movement was east at 55 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Redwood Falls, Springfield, Walnut Grove, Lamberton, Wabasso,
Sanborn, Vesta, Milroy, Lucan, Clements, Revere and Seaforth.
This includes the following highways...
U.S. Highway 14 between mile markers 44 and 76.
U.S. Highway 71 between mile markers 52 and 75.
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 4454 9560 4454 9536 4455 9535 4454 9504
4418 9492 4411 9495 4411 9509 4420 9510
4420 9559
TIME...MOT...LOC 1119Z 274DEG 48KT 4458 9585 4426 9575 4367 9600
SPDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 11:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota | 26 min |
| Sep 18, 12:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 38 min |
| Sep 18, 1:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 43 min |
| Sep 18, 2:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin, Ramsey | 51 min |
| Sep 18, 3:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 27 min |
| Sep 18, 4:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, McLeod, Renville, Scott | 69 min |
| Sep 18, 4:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, McLeod, Renville, Scott | 68 min |
| Sep 18, 7:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown, Martin, Watonwan | 59 min |
| Sep 18, 7:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod, Nicollet, Sibley | 29 min |
| Sep 18, 7:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Waseca | 51 min |
| Sep 18, 8:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Scott | 30 min |
| Sep 18, 8:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice and 4 more | 30 min |
| Sep 17, 11:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pierce | 36 min |
| Sep 18, 12:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pepin, Pierce | 43 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.