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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

August 5, 2021Polk County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2021, 8:20 PM CDT for Polk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 40 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
Aug 5, 2021, 8:20 PM CDT (01:20 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail
0.50 in
Wind
40

County Polk County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 117 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 2021-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2006 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 2021-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 79 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
2006 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1023 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
196 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

799 
WWUS83 KMPX 060120
SPSMPX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
820 PM CDT Thu Aug 5 2021
 
WIZ014-060200-
Polk WI-
820 PM CDT Thu Aug 5 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Polk County
through 900 PM CDT...

At 820 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Milltown, or 26 miles southeast of Pine City, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
  Luck and Milltown around 830 PM CDT.
  Frederic and Balsam Lake around 835 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

&&

LAT...LON 4569 9221 4542 9219 4546 9268 4551 9273
      4554 9272 4556 9275 4564 9274 4565 9253
      4567 9252
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 272DEG 21KT 4556 9258 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

TDH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 7:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka33 min
Aug 5, 8:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWashington43 min
Aug 5, 8:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota37 min
Aug 5, 8:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSibley28 min
Aug 5, 9:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChisago43 min
Aug 5, 9:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWashington52 min
Aug 5, 10:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWashington33 min
Aug 5, 11:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPierce65 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.