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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

August 5, 2021Chisago County, Minnesota; Polk County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2021, 9:02 PM CDT for Chisago County, Minnesota; Polk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 43 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, 9:02 PM CDT (02:02 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2021, 9:45 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail
0.50 in
Wind
30

Counties Chisago County, MN, Polk County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 114 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.

930 
WWUS83 KMPX 060202
SPSMPX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
902 PM CDT Thu Aug 5 2021
 
MNZ053-WIZ014-015-060245-
Chisago MN-Polk WI-Barron WI-
902 PM CDT Thu Aug 5 2021

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Chisago,
west central Barron and Polk Counties through 945 PM CDT...

At 902 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles west of Cumberland to near North
Branch. Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Lindstrom around 910 PM CDT.
  Cumberland around 915 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Taylors Falls,
St. Croix Falls, Dresser, Centuria, Milltown and Balsam Lake.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 35 between mile markers 134 and 146.
 U.S. Highway 8 in Minnesota between mile markers 4 and 5, and
between mile markers 7 and 22.
 U.S. Highway 61 between mile markers 164 and 165.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

&&

LAT...LON 4541 9184 4533 9234 4531 9302 4548 9302
      4564 9277 4564 9215
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 274DEG 30KT 4554 9217 4548 9293 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 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, 9:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWashington52 min
Aug 5, 10:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWashington33 min
Aug 5, 8:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPolk40 min
Aug 5, 11:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPierce65 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.