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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 14, 2020Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2020, 4:10 PM CDT for Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 35 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
Jul 14, 2020, 4:10 PM CDT (21:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2020, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Eau Claire County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 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
Jul 14, 4:18 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 Nw Augusta, WISMALL TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED.
Jul 14, 4:20 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGAugusta, WITREES ON WIRES IN TOWN. TIME ESTIMATED.

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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 193 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 2020-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1202 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 2020-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -31 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
1202 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-99 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
835 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.2
Supercell composite
-2.9

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The text

As transmitted.

673 
WUUS53 KMPX 142110
SVRMPX
WIC035-142145-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0063.200714T2110Z-200714T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
410 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

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

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 410 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Augusta, or
  18 miles southeast of Eau Claire, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Augusta, Fall Creek, Fairchild, Ludington, Foster and Lake Eau
  Claire County Park.

This includes Interstate 94 in Wisconsin between mile markers 79 and
86.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4460 9139 4485 9120 4485 9092 4460 9093
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 277DEG 41KT 4467 9116 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BPH
2 follow-up statements
492 
WWUS53 KMPX 142120
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
420 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020

WIC035-142145-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-200714T2145Z/
Eau Claire WI-
420 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN EAU CLAIRE COUNTY...

At 419 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fairchild, or
21 miles west of Neillsville, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Augusta, Fairchild, Ludington and Lake Eau Claire County Park. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4460 9129 4485 9113 4485 9092 4460 9093
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 277DEG 41KT 4466 9100 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BPH
852 
WWUS53 KMPX 142133
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
433 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020

WIC035-142145-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-200714T2145Z/
Eau Claire WI-
433 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN EAU CLAIRE COUNTY...

At 433 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fairchild, or
21 miles west of Neillsville, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Augusta and Fairchild. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4460 9115 4485 9100 4485 9092 4460 9093
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 276DEG 29KT 4466 9101 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BPH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 7:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSaint Croix41 min
Jul 14, 8:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDunn39 min
Jul 14, 8:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXEau Claire2 hr
Jul 14, 10:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXEau Claire, Pepin114 min
Jul 14, 3:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXEau Claire82 min
Jul 14, 4:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXEau Claire30 min
Jul 14, 4:23 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXEau Claire21 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.