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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 12, 2022Chippewa County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at May 12, 2022, 6:16 AM CDT for Chippewa County, Minnesota. It was in force for 29 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 12, 2022, 6:16 AM CDT (11:16 UTC)
Expired: May 12, 2022, 6:45 AM CDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 30

County Chippewa County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 153 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: 243 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -306 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 862 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 439 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 580 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 17.2

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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 12, 3:28 AM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 12, 3:28 AM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 4:44 AM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
444 AM CDT Thu May 12 2022

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
130945-
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-
444 AM CDT Thu May 12 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Strong to severe storms are possible this morning over western
Minnesota, and again this afternoon and evening across much of the
region. Large hail will be the primary threat this morning, and
damaging winds later today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 12, 12:37 AM CDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1237 AM CDT Thu May 12 2022

WIZ027-120545-
Chippewa WI-
1237 AM CDT Thu May 12 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Chippewa County through 1245 AM CDT...

At 1237 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Cadott, or 17 miles northeast of Eau Claire, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Boyd around 1240 AM CDT.
  Stanley around 1245 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4486 9120 4506 9123 4512 9093 4505 9092
      4489 9093
TIME...MOT...LOC 0537Z 256DEG 48KT 4497 9113

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

TDH

Local storm report, May 12, 12:52 AM CDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 12, 5:25 AM CDT, 51 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 12, 6:16 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 12, 6:16 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
616 AM CDT Thu May 12 2022

MNZ048-049-055-057-121145-
Kandiyohi MN-Stearns MN-Pope MN-Swift MN-
616 AM CDT Thu May 12 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Pope,
west central Stearns, northeastern Swift and northwestern Kandiyohi
Counties through 645 AM CDT...

At 615 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southwest of Brooten, or 20 miles northwest of Willmar, moving
northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Brooten around 625 AM CDT.
  Belgrade around 630 AM CDT.

This includes U.S. Highway 71 between mile markers 140 and 162.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4526 9518 4542 9538 4574 9512 4551 9465
TIME...MOT...LOC 1115Z 219DEG 36KT 4540 9522

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

DPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 11, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Carver, Scott, Sibley	33 min
May 11, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet	63 min
May 11, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Meeker, Stearns, Wright	29 min
May 11, 7:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MPX	Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet	39 min
May 11, 7:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Kandiyohi	95 min
May 11, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Le Sueur, Rice, Scott	63 min
May 11, 7:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Carver, Scott	44 min
May 11, 7:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin	42 min
May 11, 7:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Carver, McLeod, Wright	55 min
May 11, 7:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Le Sueur, Rice	37 min
May 11, 7:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Carver, Hennepin	34 min
May 11, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Hennepin	47 min
May 11, 7:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Meeker, Stearns, Wright	44 min
May 11, 7:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Dakota, Rice, Scott	47 min
May 11, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Sherburne, Wright	43 min
May 11, 8:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Steele, Waseca	42 min
May 11, 8:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault	36 min
May 11, 8:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Dakota	40 min
May 11, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Anoka, Chisago, Ramsey, Washington	62 min
May 11, 8:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey	25 min
May 11, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Dakota, Goodhue	63 min
May 11, 8:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Waseca	26 min
May 11, 8:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Freeborn	44 min
May 11, 8:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Chisago	65 min
May 11, 8:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Benton, Isanti, Morrison, Sherburne	49 min
May 11, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Steele, Waseca	44 min
May 11, 8:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Faribault	27 min
May 11, 8:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Anoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington	92 min
May 11, 9:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Faribault, Freeborn, Waseca	25 min
May 11, 9:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Goodhue	38 min
May 11, 9:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Freeborn	27 min
May 11, 10:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Steele	35 min
May 11, 10:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Steele	32 min
May 11, 11:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Steele	90 min
May 11, 11:09 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Redwood, Renville	29 days
May 12, 2:21 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Nicollet, Redwood and 5 more	4 hr
May 12, 4:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine	35 min
May 12, 4:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift	35 min
May 12, 5:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa, Swift	35 min
May 12, 6:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Stearns	29 min
May 12, 6:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Stearns	23 min
May 12, 7:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Stearns	25 min
May 12, 7:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Benton	28 min
May 12, 7:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Stearns	30 min
May 12, 7:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Stearns	27 min
May 12, 7:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa	24 min
May 12, 7:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Kanabec	24 min
May 12, 7:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Morrison, Stearns, Todd	36 min
May 12, 8:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Pope, Todd	32 min
May 12, 9:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Pope, Swift	30 min
May 12, 9:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Lac qui Parle, Pope, Swift	36 min
May 12, 10:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Kandiyohi, Morrison, Stearns	29 min
May 12, 10:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison	43 min
May 12, 10:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Meeker, Stearns	26 min
May 12, 10:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Benton, Sherburne, Stearns	46 min
May 12, 11:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Benton, Stearns	83 min
May 12, 11:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Benton, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne	49 min
May 12, 11:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne	33 min
May 12, 11:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Redwood	7 days
May 12, 12:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne	33 min
May 12, 12:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Benton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne and 1 more	82 min
May 12, 12:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec	32 min
May 12, 5:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MPX	Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine	49 min
May 12, 6:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Brown, Martin, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Watonwan and 1 more	58 min
May 12, 6:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Lac qui Parle, Swift	15 min
May 12, 6:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MPX	Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Pope, Stevens, Swift	44 min
May 12, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MPX	Kandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns	64 min
May 12, 6:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine	26 min
May 12, 6:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MPX	Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns, Swift	17 min
May 12, 6:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Kandiyohi, Renville	13 min
May 12, 6:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Brown, McLeod, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley	53 min
May 12, 6:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Pope	17 min
May 11, 9:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Barron, Dunn, Pepin	56 min
May 11, 10:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Pepin	30 min
May 11, 10:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin	55 min
May 11, 10:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Barron, Rusk	38 min
May 11, 10:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Rusk	89 min
May 11, 10:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Eau Claire, Rusk	67 min
May 12, 12:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa, Eau Claire, Rusk	29 min
May 12, 12:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa	8 min

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