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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Aug 13, 2019, 1:40 PM CDT for 8 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2019, 1:40 PM CDT (18:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2019, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Douglas County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Renville County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Todd County, MN
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</html>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 Aug 13, 12:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 12:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1222 PM CDT Tue Aug 13 2019 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 141730- 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- 1222 PM CDT Tue Aug 13 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and southern Minnesota...and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms can be expected this afternoon into tonight over much of central Minnesota through western Wisconsin. There is a Marginal risk for severe thunderstorms from central Minnesota into western Wisconsin. The main hazards are large hail, damaging winds and heavy rain, but an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out, especially along the I94 corridor this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible at times starting Thursday and continuing into early next week. Severe weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed may be needed in central Minnesota and western Wisconsin this afternoon into tonight.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 13, 1:40 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 13, 2:51 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 25 min |
| Aug 13, 2:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Nicollet | 37 min |
| Aug 13, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Stearns | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Waseca | 38 min |
| Aug 13, 3:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur | 19 min |
| Aug 13, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Waseca | 17 min |
| Aug 13, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Waseca | 25 min |
| Aug 13, 3:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Waseca | 37 min |
| Aug 13, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele, Waseca | 25 min |
| Aug 13, 4:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Steele, Waseca | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin | 41 min |
| Aug 13, 4:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Steele | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Ramsey, Washington | 50 min |
| Aug 13, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 21 min |
| Aug 13, 5:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Ramsey, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 29 min |
| Aug 13, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 20 min |
| Aug 13, 6:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pierce | 55 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.