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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

August 7, 2021Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2021, 2:16 AM CDT for Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota. It was in force for 59 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 7, 2021, 2:16 AM CDT (07:16 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2021, 3:15 AM CDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
30

County Lac qui Parle County, MN

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 188 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, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2021-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 466 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, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2021-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 113 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
466 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-132 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1480 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
173 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

435 
WWUS83 KMPX 070716
SPSMPX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
216 AM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021
 
MNZ054-056-064-065-070815-
Chippewa MN-Yellow Medicine MN-Renville MN-Lac Qui Parle MN-
216 AM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Lac qui Parle,
central Chippewa, northeastern Yellow Medicine and northwestern
Renville Counties through 315 AM CDT...

At 215 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Moritz to near Sacred
Heart. Movement was northeast at 20 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.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Granite Falls around 220 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Madison.

This includes the following highways...
 U.S. Highway 212 between mile markers 1 and 56.
 U.S. Highway 75 between mile markers 95 and 113.
 U.S. Highway 59 between mile markers 96 and 107.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in the Twin Cities.

&&

LAT...LON 4508 9645 4497 9525 4472 9547 4483 9645
TIME...MOT...LOC 0715Z 234DEG 16KT 4490 9644 4478 9541 

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

$$

JLT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 6:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchMPXChippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin25 hr
Aug 7, 6:17 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXChippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire4 hr

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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.