Alert archive / Minnesota / Special Weather Statements in 2021
Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jun 9, 2021, 5:20 PM CDT for Morrison County, Minnesota. It was in force for 40 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 9, 2021, 5:20 PM CDT (22:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
County Morrison County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 417 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1661 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
780
WWUS83 KMPX 092220
SPSMPX
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
520 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
MNZ043-049-092300-
Morrison-Stearns-
520 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
...A LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL STEARNS AND MORRISON
COUNTIES...
At 519 PM CDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from 5 miles southwest of Randall to near
Albany. Movement was northeast at 35 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and dime size hail are possible with these
storms.
Locations impacted include...
Little Falls, Albany, Pierz, Royalton, Holdingford, Randall, Upsala,
Swanville, Bowlus, Flensburg, Lastrup and Camp Ripley.
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.
LAT...LON 4616 9437 4616 9381 4599 9381 4582 9415
4582 9434 4578 9428 4576 9427 4558 9462
4608 9465 4619 9438
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 231DEG 32KT 4605 9460 4563 9452
$$
DyeThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 11:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka | 26 min |
| Jun 9, 4:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 15 min |
| Jun 9, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 21 min |
| Jun 9, 6:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Ramsey | 35 min |
| Jun 9, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka | 31 min |
| Jun 9, 6:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota | 23 min |
| Jun 9, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Todd | 19 min |
| Jun 9, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Ramsey | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 6:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton | 34 min |
| Jun 9, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota | 17 min |
| Jun 8, 10:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pierce | 31 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.