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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 27, 2021Chippewa County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jul 27, 2021, 6:16 AM CDT for Chippewa County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 29 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, 6:16 AM CDT (11:16 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2021, 6:45 AM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
40

County Chippewa County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 186 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.

314 
WWUS83 KMPX 271116
SPSMPX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
616 AM CDT Tue Jul 27 2021
 
WIZ027-271145-
Chippewa WI-
616 AM CDT Tue Jul 27 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Chippewa County through 645 AM CDT...

At 615 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles north of Lake Wissota, or 13 miles northeast of Eau Claire,
moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel 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.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Lake Wissota around 625 AM CDT.
  Cadott around 630 AM CDT.
  Boyd around 635 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

&&

LAT...LON 4486 9133 4503 9142 4510 9117 4486 9095
TIME...MOT...LOC 1115Z 332DEG 25KT 4501 9127 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 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, 1:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRusk63 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.