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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

August 11, 2021Barron County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Aug 11, 2021, 8:16 AM CDT for Barron County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 44 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 11, 2021, 8:16 AM CDT (13:16 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
40

County Barron County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 144 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 2021-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 258 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 2021-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 210 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
258 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-298 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1470 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
210 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
198 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

723 
WWUS83 KMPX 111316
SPSMPX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
816 AM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021
 
WIZ014-015-111400-
Polk WI-Barron WI-
816 AM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Barron and
east central Polk Counties through 900 AM CDT...

At 816 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles east of Luck, or 29 miles southwest of Spooner, moving east at
55 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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...
  Cumberland around 835 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this storm include Haugen.

This includes U.S. Highway 53 between mile markers 146 and 152.
 
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.

&&

LAT...LON 4546 9235 4559 9237 4564 9213 4563 9159
      4556 9157
TIME...MOT...LOC 1316Z 256DEG 46KT 4554 9234 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

ETA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 6:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXHennepin, Wright33 min
Aug 11, 6:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Hennepin, Ramsey30 min
Aug 11, 7:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPolk25 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.