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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Aug 24, 2021, 3:16 AM CDT for 6 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 29 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 24, 2021, 3:16 AM CDT (08:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2021, 3:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 55
Counties Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 188 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 186 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 501 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -147 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1780 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
813
WWUS83 KMPX 240816
SPSMPX
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
316 AM CDT Tue Aug 24 2021
MNZ041-047-048-054>056-064-240845-
Chippewa MN-Yellow Medicine MN-Stevens MN-Pope MN-Lac Qui Parle MN-
Swift MN-Douglas MN-
316 AM CDT Tue Aug 24 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Douglas, Lac qui
Parle, Pope, Chippewa, Stevens, northern Yellow Medicine and Swift
Counties through 345 AM CDT...
At 316 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Clinton, or 14 miles north of Ortonville, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
Chokio around 335 AM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this storm include Lake Hattie.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 94 in Minnesota between mile markers 81 and 115.
U.S. Highway 12 between mile markers 17 and 63.
U.S. Highway 212 between mile markers 0 and 52.
U.S. Highway 75 between mile markers 95 and 127.
U.S. Highway 59 between mile markers 97 and 177.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 AM CDT for
central and west central Minnesota.
&&
LAT...LON 4527 9646 4525 9629 4518 9610 4541 9612
4542 9625 4575 9625 4576 9577 4611 9577
4611 9515 4542 9513 4541 9525 4490 9525
4489 9548 4477 9549 4477 9645
TIME...MOT...LOC 0816Z 277DEG 30KT 4551 9638
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
$$
CTGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Le Sueur, Scott, Sibley | 35 min |
| Aug 24, 3:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Scott | 32 min |
| Aug 24, 3:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stevens, Swift | 43 min |
| Aug 24, 3:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice | 42 min |
| Aug 24, 3:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine | 38 min |
| Aug 24, 4:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Swift | 52 min |
| Aug 24, 4:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville, Swift | 45 min |
| Aug 24, 4:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Stearns | 46 min |
| Aug 24, 4:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville | 42 min |
| Aug 24, 5:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 40 min |
| Aug 24, 5:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Wright | 33 min |
| Aug 24, 5:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright | 46 min |
| Aug 24, 5:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley | 30 min |
| Aug 24, 5:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Sherburne, Wright | 33 min |
| Aug 24, 5:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Renville, Sibley | 31 min |
| Aug 24, 6:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley | 26 min |
| Aug 24, 6:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 35 min |
| Aug 24, 6:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott | 67 min |
| Aug 24, 6:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown | 33 min |
| Aug 24, 7:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Ramsey, Washington | 30 min |
| Aug 24, 7:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Nicollet, Sibley | 37 min |
| Aug 24, 7:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur, Sibley | 31 min |
| Aug 24, 8:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Wabasha | 29 min |
| Aug 24, 8:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 26 min |
| Aug 24, 8:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 30 min |
| Aug 24, 8:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Sibley | 21 min |
| Aug 24, 9:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota | 27 min |
| Aug 24, 9:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown, Nicollet, Watonwan | 49 min |
| Aug 24, 10:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin | 37 min |
| Aug 24, 10:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth | 25 min |
| Aug 24, 11:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault, Martin | 44 min |
| Aug 24, 12:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 40 min |
| Aug 24, 5:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pepin | 45 min |
| Aug 24, 6:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Eau Claire | 25 min |
| Aug 24, 7:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Eau Claire | 32 min |
| Aug 24, 7:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pierce, Saint Croix | 32 min |
| Aug 24, 8:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dunn | 30 min |
| Aug 24, 8:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Rusk | 28 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.