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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 28, 2021Pierce County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jul 28, 2021, 12:54 PM CDT for Pierce County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 36 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 28, 2021, 12:54 PM CDT (17:54 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 2021, 1:30 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
30

County Pierce County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 111 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 2021-07-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1458 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 2021-07-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1458 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-205 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1435 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
154 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

990 
WWUS83 KMPX 281754
SPSMPX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1254 PM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021
 
WIZ023>025-281830-
Pierce WI-St. Croix WI-Dunn WI-
1254 PM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Pierce,
southwestern Dunn and southeastern St. Croix Counties through 130 PM
CDT...

At 1254 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Woodville, or 14 miles east of River Falls, moving southeast at 40
mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny 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...
  Elmwood around 110 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

&&

LAT...LON 4473 9198 4464 9225 4494 9247 4500 9230
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 329DEG 36KT 4490 9233 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

$$

Dye

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 4:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPope, Stevens32 min
Jul 28, 4:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd26 min
Jul 28, 4:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStearns30 min
Jul 28, 4:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa, Pope, Stevens, Swift44 min
Jul 28, 4:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPope, Stevens28 min
Jul 28, 4:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStearns, Todd36 min
Jul 28, 5:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns46 min
Jul 28, 6:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMeeker28 min
Jul 28, 6:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXCarver, Wright30 min
Jul 28, 7:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXCarver, Le Sueur, Nicollet41 min
Jul 28, 11:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChisago32 min
Jul 28, 11:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago, Washington31 min
Jul 28, 12:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSaint Croix32 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.