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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 27, 2021Rusk County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jul 27, 2021, 1:42 AM CDT for Rusk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 63 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
Jul 27, 2021, 1:42 AM CDT (06:42 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2021, 2:45 AM CDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
50

County Rusk County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 177 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 208 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1670 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 146 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
1670 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-151 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1398 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
146 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
187 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
5.9

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The text

As transmitted.

940 
WWUS83 KMPX 270642
SPSMPX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
142 AM CDT Tue Jul 27 2021
 
WIZ016-270745-
Rusk WI-
142 AM CDT Tue Jul 27 2021

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Rusk County through
245 AM CDT...

At 141 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles north of Hawkins to 8 miles east of
Exeland to near Stone Lake. Movement was south at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is 
         possible.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Hawkins around 155 AM CDT.
  Ladysmith around 205 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Sheldon, Bruce 
and Weyerhaeuser.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

&&

LAT...LON 4538 9092 4530 9093 4529 9095 4529 9149
      4545 9155 4563 9154 4564 9068 4538 9068
TIME...MOT...LOC 0641Z 341DEG 28KT 4565 9066 4570 9107 4582 9158 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

MPG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 2:53 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 21 more18 hr
Jul 27, 3:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMille Lacs46 min
Jul 27, 3:36 PM CDTExcessive Heat WarningMPXAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 26 more29 hr
Jul 27, 3:36 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMPXBenton, Brown, Chippewa, Chisago, Douglas, Faribault and 22 more29 hr
Jul 26, 9:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRusk59 min
Jul 27, 6:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa29 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.