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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 28, 2019Steele County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jun 28, 2019, 5:04 AM CDT for Steele County, Minnesota. It was in force for 86 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 28, 2019, 5:04 AM CDT (10:04 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2019, 6:30 AM CDT
In force
86 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

County Steele County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 89 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 00:00Z on 2019-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 46 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2019-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 2 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
46 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-330 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1679 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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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 Jun 28, 4:17 AM CDT, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 4:17 AM CDT, 47 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 3:49 AM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
349 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2019

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
290900-
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-
349 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and
southern Minnesota...and west central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Heat index values will climb to the lower to middle 90s mainly
near and south of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers today. If
outdoors or sensitive to excessive heat, take precautions to avoid
heat related illnesses.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

The first heat wave of the summer will arrive this weekend. Highs
in the 90s and lows in the 70s are likely Saturday and Sunday.
Heat indices will likely exceed 100 this weekend for much of
southern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro. Those who
are active outdoors will be at risk for heat related illness
Saturday and Sunday.

Thunderstorms will be possible early next week with the higher
chances coming Sunday afternoon through Monday morning. Severe
weather along with heavy downpours and localized flooding will be
possible with any activity we see.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 3:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 28, 5:04 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
504 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2019

MNC131-147-161-281130-
Steele-Rice-Waseca-
504 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2019

...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING EXPECTED...

Thunderstorms with heavy rain will cause minor flooding in the
following counties...

Steele...Rice...Waseca...

* Until 630 AM CDT.

* At 504 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
  thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding in
  the area.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Owatonna, Waseca, Medford, Morristown, Lemond, Clinton Falls,
  Merton, Moland, Deerfield, Bixby and Owatonna Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4401 9351 4425 9351 4419 9304 4391 9305

SPD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXGoodhue, Rice31 min
Jun 27, 9:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue43 min
Jun 27, 10:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSteele28 min
Jun 27, 10:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSteele16 min
Jun 27, 10:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXGoodhue27 min
Jun 27, 11:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSteele24 min
Jun 28, 3:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXGoodhue95 min
Jun 28, 9:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXGoodhue34 hr
Jun 28, 10:55 AM CDTExcessive Heat WatchMPXAnoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and 1 more17 hr
Jun 28, 2:44 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 28 more49 hr

Nearby

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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.