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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at May 24, 2021, 9:31 PM CDT for Meeker County, Minnesota. It was in force for 44 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
- May 24, 2021, 9:31 PM CDT (02:31 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2021, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
County Meeker County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2391 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
406
WWUS83 KMPX 250231
SPSMPX
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
931 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
MNZ058-065-066-250315-
McLeod-Renville-Meeker-
931 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN MEEKER...NORTHWESTERN
MCLEOD AND NORTHEASTERN RENVILLE COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 PM CDT...
At 931 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Bird Island, or
22 miles northeast of Redwood Falls, moving northeast at 40 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Hutchinson, Litchfield, Dassel, Bird Island, Cosmos, Greenleaf,
Lakeside, Darwin, Litchfield Airport, Strout, Corvuso and Hutchinson
Airport.
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.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They can relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in the Twin Cities.
LAT...LON 4489 9482 4489 9476 4496 9476 4514 9461
4516 9427 4491 9424 4473 9481 4478 9491
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 228DEG 34KT 4479 9481
$$
JPCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 8:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 41 min |
| May 24, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker | 30 min |
| May 25, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Dunn, Saint Croix | 31 min |
| May 25, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Rusk | 25 min |
| May 25, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pepin | 21 min |
| May 25, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Rusk | 44 min |
| May 25, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 46 min |
| May 25, 4:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Eau Claire | 41 min |
| May 25, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa | 25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.