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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 9, 2022Rusk County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at May 9, 2022, 8:06 PM CDT for Rusk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 24 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, 8:06 PM CDT (01:06 UTC)
Expired: May 9, 2022, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 40

County Rusk County, WI

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 178 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 225 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 923 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1801 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.5

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 9, 7:47 PM CDT, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 7:47 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 3:29 PM CDT, 4 hours 37 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, 6:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
637 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0635 PM     HAIL             NEW RICHMOND            45.12N 92.54W
05/09/2022  M1.00 INCH       ST. CROIX          WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

TDH

Local storm report, May 9, 7:06 PM CDT, 1 hour before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
706 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 PM     HAIL             10 ESE RED WING         44.51N 92.36W
05/09/2022  E1.00 INCH       GOODHUE            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BPH

Local storm report, May 9, 7:22 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
722 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0710 PM     TORNADO          STOCKHOLM               44.48N 92.26W
05/09/2022                   PEPIN              WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED TORNADO MOVED ACROSS RIVER
            SOUTH OF STOCKHOLM. TIME ESTIMATED VIA
            RADAR.

&&

TDH

Local storm report, May 9, 7:24 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
724 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0615 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 S HASTINGS            44.67N 92.85W
05/09/2022                   DAKOTA             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2FT DIAMETER TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED VIA
            RADAR.

&&

TDH

Local storm report, May 9, 7:45 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
745 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0740 PM     TORNADO          4 E CEDAR FALLS         44.93N 91.80W
05/09/2022                   DUNN               WI   STORM CHASER

            VIDEO ON TWITTER. LOCATION ESTIMATED BASED
            ON RADAR.

&&

TDH

Special weather statement, May 9, 8:06 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 9, 7:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Dunn, Pepin, Pierce	37 min
May 9, 7:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce	23 min
May 9, 7:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Dunn	36 min
May 9, 7:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin	45 min
May 9, 7:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MPX	Chippewa, Dunn	18 min
May 9, 8:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa	37 min
May 9, 8:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Eau Claire	34 min
May 9, 8:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Eau Claire	37 min
May 9, 8:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Eau Claire	31 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.