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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 9, 2022Sherburne County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at May 9, 2022, 4:20 PM CDT for Sherburne County, Minnesota. It was in force for 25 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
May 9, 2022, 4:20 PM CDT (21:20 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2022, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
40

County Sherburne County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 81 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 2022-05-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2022-05-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 364 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
892 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
364 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
413 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 9, 1:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 1:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 3:29 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
329 PM CDT Mon May 9 2022

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
101200-
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-
Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-
Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-
Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk-
St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire-
329 PM CDT Mon May 9 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and
southern Minnesota, and west central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Additional thunderstorm development is expected this afternoon
and evening across eastern Minnesota through western Wisconsin.
Large hail, damaging winds, and a tornado or two are possible. A
Tornado Watch is in effect for much of eastern Minnesota through
western Wisconsin until 10 PM CDT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

There are multiple chances for thunderstorms this week. Some
storms may occasionally reach severe levels, with the best severe
risks Wednesday afternoon and night, and again Thursday afternoon
and night. Locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding are possible
Wednesday night.

Very warm and humid conditions will arrive midweek. Heat indices
in the 90s are likely Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation will likely be needed this afternoon
and evening.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 9, 10:55 AM CDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 9, 11:01 AM CDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 9, 11:26 AM CDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 9, 12:13 PM CDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 9, 12:44 PM CDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 9, 4:20 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 6:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine51 min
May 9, 7:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine40 min
May 9, 7:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Pope, Renville, Stearns, Swift57 min
May 9, 8:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMeeker, Stearns, Wright45 min
May 9, 8:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Carver, Hennepin, Isanti, Sherburne, Wright42 min
May 9, 8:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXBenton, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright40 min
May 9, 8:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSherburne, Wright32 min
May 9, 9:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Chisago, Isanti26 min
May 9, 9:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXIsanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne37 min
May 9, 9:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXAnoka, Hennepin, Sherburne, Wright34 min
May 9, 9:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago, Isanti15 min
May 9, 9:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine38 days
May 9, 9:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKanabec, Mille Lacs50 min
May 9, 9:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago, Isanti37 min
May 9, 9:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Chisago, Washington33 min
May 9, 10:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago, Washington34 min
May 9, 4:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Morrison, Stearns34 min
May 9, 4:35 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBenton, Morrison6 min
May 9, 4:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Hennepin, Sherburne, Wright35 min
May 9, 4:42 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBenton, Mille Lacs, Sherburne33 min
May 9, 4:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Rice26 min
May 9, 4:58 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXKanabec, Mille Lacs32 min
May 9, 5:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Chisago, Isanti42 min
May 9, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Ramsey, Washington35 min
May 9, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Washington45 min
May 9, 5:20 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXAnoka, Chisago, Isanti25 min
May 9, 5:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKanabec34 min
May 9, 5:27 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXDakota, Goodhue33 min
May 9, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXWashington35 min
May 9, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue36 min
May 9, 6:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago41 min
May 9, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue42 min
May 9, 10:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPolk47 min
May 9, 10:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXBarron, Polk30 min
May 9, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPierce, Saint Croix45 min
May 9, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPolk, Saint Croix33 min
May 9, 6:38 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXDunn37 min
May 9, 6:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDunn, Saint Croix33 min

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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.