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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

October 9, 20216 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Oct 9, 2021, 10:59 PM CDT for 6 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Oct 9, 2021, 10:59 PM CDT (03:59 UTC)
Expired
Oct 10, 2021, 2:00 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Chippewa County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Pope County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 168 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 166 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 2021-10-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 458 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 2021-10-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 247 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
458 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-239 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1239 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
247 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
346 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

082 
WWUS83 KMPX 100359
SPSMPX

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1059 PM CDT Sat Oct 9 2021
 
MNC023-041-067-073-097-121-145-149-151-153-173-100700-
Douglas-Lac qui Parle-Pope-Chippewa-Stevens-Yellow
Medicine-Todd-Stearns-Swift-Morrison-Kandiyohi-
1059 PM CDT Sat Oct 9 2021

...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING EXPECTED...

Thunderstorms with heavy rain will cause minor flooding in the
following counties...

Douglas...Lac qui Parle...Pope...Chippewa...Stevens...Yellow
Medicine...Todd...Stearns...Swift...Morrison...Kandiyohi...

* Until 200 AM CDT.

* At 1056 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
  thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding in 
  the area. The storms will continue to produce areas of heavy in 
  parts of west central and central Minnesota.

* Some locations that will experience minor flooding include...
  Alexandria, Little Falls, Montevideo, Sauk Centre, Melrose, Long
  Prairie, Benson, Staples, Glenwood, Canby, Madison and Dawson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 4636 9467 4631 9455 4633 9446 4629 9435
      4623 9440 4616 9437 4615 9415 4528 9505
      4463 9581 4463 9645 4523 9644 4526 9638
      4525 9629 4518 9610 4539 9612 4564 9562
      4611 9532 4611 9514 4637 9514

$$

TDK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 9, 7:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine62 min
Oct 9, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStevens, Swift41 min
Oct 9, 7:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle25 min
Oct 9, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStevens, Swift49 min
Oct 9, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle47 min
Oct 9, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Pope45 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.