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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Aug 26, 2021, 1:44 PM CDT for Carver County, Hennepin County, Minnesota. It was in force for 31 min. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 26, 2021, 1:44 PM CDT (18:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2021, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 50
Counties Carver County, MN, Hennepin County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 1:53 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W St. Bonifacius, MN | 12 INCH DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED AT BASE. |
| Aug 26, 2:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Minnetonka, MN | SEVERAL 3 INCH BRANCHES DOWN. |
| Aug 26, 2:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Chanhassen, MN | FACEBOOK PICTURE OF 2FT DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED NEAR CHANHASSEN LIBRARY. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Aug 26, 2:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 63 | 1 Wsw Shakopee, MN | |
| Aug 26, 2:09 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 49 | 2 Sw Eden Prairie, MN | ASOS STATION KFCM EDEN PRAIRIE AP. |
| Aug 26, 2:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Excelsior, MN | 3 TO 6 INCH BRANCH DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 19 IN TONKA BAY NEAR CITY HALL. |
| Aug 26, 2:16 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 Sw Eden Prairie, MN | ASOS STATION KFCM EDEN PRAIRIE AP. |
| Aug 26, 2:17 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Eden Prairie, MN | REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. |
| Aug 26, 2:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 63 | 1 Ene Eden Prairie, MN | |
| Aug 26, 2:24 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | 1 S Shakopee, MN | 65MPH GUST RECORDED ON HANDHELD WEATHER SENSOR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 7 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1566 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
631
WWUS83 KMPX 261844
SPSMPX
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
144 PM CDT Thu Aug 26 2021
MNZ059-060-068-069-261915-
Hennepin MN-Carver MN-Wright MN-Scott MN-
144 PM CDT Thu Aug 26 2021
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of south central Wright,
southwestern Hennepin, northeastern Scott and central Carver Counties
through 215 PM CDT...
At 143 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Delano to near St. Bonifacius to near Belle
Plaine. Movement was east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Chaska, Chanhassen, Mound, Victoria and Minnetrista around 155 PM
CDT.
Orono, Medina, Carver, Independence and Excelsior around 200 PM
CDT.
Other locations in the path of these storms include Wayzata, Maple
Grove, Eden Prairie, Corcoran, Plymouth, Minnetonka, Edina, St. Louis
Park and Shakopee.
This includes U.S. Highway 12 between mile markers 138 and 140.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 4468 9377 4468 9382 4486 9380 4503 9390
4513 9349 4494 9336 4470 9339 4467 9377
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 256DEG 29KT 4502 9381 4487 9375 4468 9377
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
$$
BPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 10:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 51 min |
| Aug 26, 10:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 36 min |
| Aug 26, 11:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Swift | 40 min |
| Aug 26, 11:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 28 min |
| Aug 26, 11:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift | 23 min |
| Aug 26, 12:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker | 22 min |
| Aug 26, 12:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 23 min |
| Aug 26, 12:25 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 12:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod | 23 min |
| Aug 26, 1:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver | 30 min |
| Aug 26, 1:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin | 28 min |
| Aug 26, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington | 40 min |
| Aug 26, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey | 46 min |
| Aug 26, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 46 min |
| Aug 26, 2:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Washington | 24 min |
| Aug 26, 5:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota and 22 more | 13 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dunn, Pierce, Saint Croix | 24 min |
| Aug 26, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire | 58 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.