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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Oct 13, 2021, 4:24 PM CDT for Douglas County, Pope County, Stevens County, Minnesota. It was in force for 51 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
- Oct 13, 2021, 4:24 PM CDT (21:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 13, 2021, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Hail
- 0.50 in
- Wind
- 30
- Spout
- Possible
Counties Douglas County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stevens County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 201 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 750 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
817
WWUS83 KMPX 132124
SPSMPX
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
424 PM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021
MNZ041-047-048-055-132215-
Stevens MN-Pope MN-Swift MN-Douglas MN-
424 PM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of western Douglas,
western Pope, northeastern Stevens and northeastern Swift Counties
through 515 PM CDT...
At 423 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms
producing funnel clouds across far west-central Minnesota. These
storms are along a line extending from 5 miles southeast of Herman
to Lake Hassel. Movement was north at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Funnel clouds with brief touchdowns possible.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Lowry, Kensington, Brandon and Evansville.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 94 in Minnesota between mile markers 81 and 102.
U.S. Highway 12 between mile markers 48 and 53.
U.S. Highway 59 between mile markers 163 and 177.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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 4576 9576 4611 9577 4611 9544 4609 9540
4522 9542 4570 9616 4576 9616
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 184DEG 52KT 4575 9608 4541 9559
LANDSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
$$
JLTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 3:01 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Faribault, Freeborn, Lac qui Parle and 9 more | 10 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.