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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 9, 2021Benton County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jun 9, 2021, 6:56 PM CDT for Benton County, Minnesota. It was in force for 34 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, 6:56 PM CDT (23:56 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

County Benton County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 95 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 2021-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 417 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 2021-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -23 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

123 
WWUS83 KMPX 092356
SPSMPX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
656 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021

MNZ043-049>051-059-100030-
Benton-Morrison-Sherburne-Stearns-Wright-
656 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...A LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN WRIGHT...BENTON...
NORTHWESTERN SHERBURNE...EASTERN STEARNS AND SOUTHEASTERN MORRISON
COUNTIES...

At 656 PM CDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from 5 miles northeast of Rice to 5 miles
north of Annandale. Movement was northeast at 25 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail are possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Waite Park, Becker, Foley, Clearwater, Clear
Lake, Rice, Granite Ledge, Morrill, Gilman and Little Rock.

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 4589 9386 4537 9384 4531 9423 4581 9423
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 241DEG 20KT 4580 9415 4533 9415 

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 11:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka26 min
Jun 9, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStearns15 min
Jun 9, 4:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStearns21 min
Jun 9, 5:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMorrison40 min
Jun 9, 6:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRamsey35 min
Jun 9, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka31 min
Jun 9, 6:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota23 min
Jun 9, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXTodd19 min
Jun 9, 6:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRamsey42 min
Jun 9, 6:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota17 min
Jun 8, 10:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPierce31 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.