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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jul 27, 2019, 1:03 AM CDT for Eau Claire County, Pepin County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 42 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
- Jul 27, 2019, 1:03 AM CDT (06:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2019, 1:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 1361 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -70 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1457 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 11.0
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 Jul 27, 1:00 AM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 1:00 AM CDT, 3 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1219 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2019 MNZ043>045-049>053-056>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016- 023>028-271730- Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stearns-Benton-Sherburne-Isanti- Chisago-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- 1219 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and southern Minnesota...and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Isolated thunderstorms will develop late this afternoon, and into the evening for mainly far east central Minnesota, and into west central Wisconsin. Any storm that develops will be capable of producing large hail and damaging winds. These storms should quickly weaken late this evening, with generally strong storms overnight for areas of south central Minnesota as they drift southward toward the Iowa border. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday There is a chance of thunderstorms Saturday night into Sunday night. A few storms may be severe Sunday across southern Minnesota. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Due to the isolated nature of the severe storms, SKYWARN spotter activation is not expected. MNZ041-042-047-048-054-055-271730- Douglas-Todd-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift- 1219 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Minnesota and west central Minnesota. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday There is a chance of thunderstorms Saturday night into Sunday night. A few storms may be severe Sunday across southern Minnesota. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 10:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1052 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2019 WIZ023-270415- St. Croix- 1052 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2019 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL ST. CROIX COUNTY... At 1051 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Somerset, or 13 miles north of River Falls, moving east at 35 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph and nickel size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Hammond, Baldwin, Roberts, Boardman, Houlton, Willow River State Park and Burkhardt. This includes Interstate 94 in Wisconsin between mile markers 15 and 20. 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 4502 9276 4511 9267 4505 9235 4491 9236 TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 282DEG 29KT 4506 9265 ETA
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 11:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1112 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2019 MNZ067-069-075-076-270445- Le Sueur-Sibley-Scott-Nicollet- 1112 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2019 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN LE SUEUR... SOUTHEASTERN SIBLEY...SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT AND NORTHEASTERN NICOLLET COUNTIES... At 1112 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Arlington, or 25 miles north of Mankato, moving southeast at 35 mph. Nickel size hail is possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Le Sueur, Henderson, Ottawa, St Thomas, Rush River, New Rome and Norseland. This includes U.S. Highway 169 between mile markers 72 and 84. 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 4452 9424 4464 9395 4453 9367 4434 9386 TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 295DEG 29KT 4453 9405 ETA
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 11:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1115 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2019
WIZ023-270445-
St. Croix-
1115 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN ST. CROIX COUNTY...
At 1115 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Hammond, or 9
miles northeast of River Falls, moving southeast at 30 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph and nickel size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Hammond, Baldwin and Roberts.
This includes Interstate 94 in Wisconsin between mile markers 8 and
24.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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 4485 9229 4487 9251 4494 9263 4508 9253
4486 9215 4485 9216
TIME...MOT...LOC 0415Z 299DEG 25KT 4497 9249
ETASpecial weather statement, Jul 27, 12:47 AM CDT, 16 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Sherburne, Wright | 49 min |
| Jul 26, 7:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Ramsey, Washington | 41 min |
| Jul 26, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka | 28 min |
| Jul 26, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Ramsey, Washington | 25 min |
| Jul 26, 8:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Washington | 58 min |
| Jul 26, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Ramsey, Washington | 34 min |
| Jul 26, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 32 min |
| Jul 26, 11:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur | 33 min |
| Jul 27, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, Waseca | 27 min |
| Jul 27, 12:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 28 min |
| Jul 27, 12:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Steele, Waseca | 64 min |
| Jul 26, 8:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Saint Croix | 57 min |
| Jul 26, 10:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Saint Croix | 23 min |
| Jul 26, 11:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Saint Croix | 30 min |
| Jul 26, 11:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Pierce, Saint Croix | 29 min |
| Jul 27, 12:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin | 50 min |
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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.