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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 31, 2019Barron County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2019, 4:44 PM CDT for Barron County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 31 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 31, 2019, 4:44 PM CDT (21:44 UTC)
Expired
May 31, 2019, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Barron County, WI

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 31, 5:00 PM CDTHAIL 0.78 E Haugen, WIDIME SIZE HAIL AT LOCAL RESORT.
May 31, 5:00 PM CDTHAIL 18 E Haugen, WIDIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON FARM WEST OF RED CEDAR LAKE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 173 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2019-05-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2019-05-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-345 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2680 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

513 
WUUS53 KMPX 312144
SVRMPX
WIC005-312215-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0003.190531T2144Z-190531T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
444 PM CDT Fri May 31 2019

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Barron County in northwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 515 PM CDT.

* At 443 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Haugen, or 12
  miles north of Rice Lake, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Haugen, Brill and Mikana. 

This includes U.S. Highway 53 between mile markers 149 and 152.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4547 9157 4563 9186 4564 9182 4564 9155
      4559 9153 4551 9154
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 285DEG 33KT 4567 9172 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

CTG
2 follow-up statements
972 
WWUS53 KMPX 312153
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
453 PM CDT Fri May 31 2019

WIC005-312215-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-190531T2215Z/
Barron WI-
453 PM CDT Fri May 31 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN BARRON COUNTY...

At 452 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Birchwood, or
12 miles northeast of Rice Lake, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Mikana.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4564 9172 4564 9155 4559 9153 4551 9154
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 285DEG 33KT 4565 9159 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

CTG
532 
WWUS53 KMPX 312207
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
507 PM CDT Fri May 31 2019

WIC005-312216-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-190531T2215Z/
Barron WI-
507 PM CDT Fri May 31 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BARRON COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 515 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4564 9172 4564 9155 4559 9153 4551 9154
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 285DEG 33KT 4562 9142 

$$

CTG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 4:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRusk30 min
May 31, 4:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRusk34 min
May 31, 5:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRusk41 min
May 31, 5:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBarron39 min
May 31, 6:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPolk22 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.