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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 24, 2021Chippewa County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2021, 3:42 PM CDT for Chippewa County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 48 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 24, 2021, 3:42 PM CDT (20:42 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Chippewa County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 172 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 2021-06-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1586 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 2021-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 216 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
1586 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-257 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1372 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
216 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
126 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

024 
WUUS53 KMPX 242042
SVRMPX
WIC017-242130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0046.210624T2042Z-210624T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
342 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Chippewa County in west central Wisconsin...

* Until 430 PM CDT.

* At 341 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bloomer, or
  15 miles north of Eau Claire, moving southeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Chippewa Falls around 400 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Lake
Wissota.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4486 9133 4485 9139 4507 9166 4508 9165
      4519 9148 4502 9114
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 306DEG 16KT 4508 9146 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CEO
2 follow-up statements
617 
WWUS53 KMPX 242051
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
351 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

WIC017-242130-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-210624T2130Z/
Chippewa WI-
351 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHIPPEWA COUNTY...

At 350 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bloomer, or 13
miles north of Eau Claire, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

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

This severe storm will be near...
  Chippewa Falls around 400 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Lake
Wissota.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4486 9133 4485 9139 4506 9164 4517 9148
      4502 9114
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 306DEG 16KT 4506 9141 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CEO
072 
WWUS53 KMPX 242103
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
403 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

WIC017-242130-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-210624T2130Z/
Chippewa WI-
403 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHIPPEWA COUNTY...

At 403 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles north of
Chippewa Falls, or 12 miles northeast of Eau Claire, moving southeast
at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Lake Wissota.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4486 9140 4502 9159 4514 9142 4502 9114
      4486 9133
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 306DEG 16KT 4503 9134 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CEO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 3:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBarron38 min
Jun 24, 3:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBarron31 min
Jun 24, 4:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRusk38 min
Jun 24, 2:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa42 min
Jun 24, 3:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBarron, Chippewa, Dunn41 min
Jun 24, 4:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Eau Claire27 min

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.