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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 28, 2021Rusk County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jul 28, 2021, 7:19 PM CDT for Rusk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 26 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, 7:19 PM CDT (00:19 UTC)
Expired: Jul 28, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 40

County Rusk County, WI

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 218 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 4815 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1185 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 374 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 461 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 8.9
Supercell composite: 48.1

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The text

As transmitted.

848 
WWUS83 KMPX 290019
SPSMPX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
719 PM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021
 
WIZ016-290045-
Rusk WI-
719 PM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Rusk
County through 745 PM CDT...

At 718 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Exeland, or 12 miles north of Ladysmith, moving southeast at 80 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...
  Hawkins around 735 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
northwestern Wisconsin.

&&

LAT...LON 4538 9084 4563 9142 4564 9141 4564 9068
      4538 9068
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 292DEG 71KT 4565 9114 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 28, 8:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chisago	50 min
Jul 28, 9:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Washington	38 min
Jul 28, 10:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Washington	24 min
Jul 28, 10:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Goodhue	48 min
Jul 28, 7:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Rusk	23 min
Jul 28, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Barron, Polk, Rusk	32 min
Jul 28, 8:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Barron, Chippewa, Rusk	44 min
Jul 28, 8:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Polk	35 min
Jul 28, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Barron, Chippewa, Rusk	59 min
Jul 28, 9:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Chippewa	37 min
Jul 28, 9:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dunn, Saint Croix	65 min
Jul 28, 9:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Eau Claire	60 min
Jul 28, 9:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Saint Croix	24 min
Jul 28, 9:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Saint Croix	35 min
Jul 28, 10:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, Saint Croix	51 min
Jul 28, 10:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin	42 min
Jul 28, 10:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Pepin	39 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.