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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Twin Cities, MN

August 24, 2020Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 24, 2020, 11:11 PM CDT for Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report 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
Aug 24, 2020, 11:11 PM CDT (04:11 UTC)
Expired
Aug 25, 2020, 12:00 AM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Eau Claire County, WI

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 24, 11:15 PM CDTHAIL 16 S Fall Creek, WIPICTURE VIA FACEBOOK.

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 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 194 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 2020-08-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 548 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 00:00Z on 2020-08-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 74 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
548 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-272 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1781 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
291 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

769 
WUUS53 KMPX 250411
SVRMPX
WIC035-250500-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0159.200825T0411Z-200825T0500Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1111 PM CDT Mon Aug 24 2020

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Eau Claire County in west central Wisconsin...

* Until midnight CDT.

* At 1110 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Osseo, or 17
  miles southeast of Eau Claire, moving southeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Augusta around 1130 PM CDT.
  Fairchild around 1155 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Foster.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4460 9136 4474 9127 4466 9092 4460 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 0410Z 297DEG 17KT 4465 9125 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Borghoff
2 follow-up statements
357 
WWUS53 KMPX 250419
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1119 PM CDT Mon Aug 24 2020

WIC035-250500-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-200825T0500Z/
Eau Claire WI-
1119 PM CDT Mon Aug 24 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN EAU CLAIRE COUNTY...

At 1119 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Augusta, or 20
miles southeast of Eau Claire, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Two inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage 
         to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.

This severe storm will be near...
  Fairchild around 1145 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This is a dangerous storm. Prepare immediately for large destructive
hail capable of producing significant damage. People outside should
move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 4460 9131 4473 9124 4466 9092 4460 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 0419Z 285DEG 24KT 4464 9116 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Borghoff
722 
WWUS53 KMPX 250434
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1134 PM CDT Mon Aug 24 2020

WIC035-250500-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-200825T0500Z/
Eau Claire WI-
1134 PM CDT Mon Aug 24 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN EAU CLAIRE COUNTY...

At 1134 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Price to near Augusta, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage 
         to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.

These severe storms will be near...
  Fairchild around 1150 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4460 9131 4473 9124 4466 9092 4460 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 0434Z 286DEG 23KT 4462 9108 4468 9117 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Borghoff

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 24, 10:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXEau Claire50 min
Aug 24, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXEau Claire46 min
Aug 25, 12:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDunn49 min
Aug 25, 12:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Dunn58 min
Aug 25, 1:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Eau Claire40 min
Aug 25, 3:07 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryMPXPepin, Pierce16 hr

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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.