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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at May 18, 2022, 9:02 PM CDT for Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 28 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 18, 2022, 9:02 PM CDT (02:02 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2022, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 40
County Eau Claire County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 234 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
- 1272 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 18, 7:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 7:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 325 PM CDT Wed May 18 2022 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 192030- 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- 325 PM CDT Wed May 18 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and southern Minnesota, and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening over central and eastern Minnesota into western Wisconsin. A few of these storms could be strong to severe. Large hail (in excess of 1 inch in diameter) and damaging wind gusts are the main threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Scattered thunderstorms are possible late Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening across the entire coverage area. Some of these storms will likely be severe. All convective threats will be possible: large hail, damaging wind gusts, and a few tornadoes. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening, and again Thursday afternoon and evening. NDC
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 18, 7:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 10:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 33 min |
| May 19, 11:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 26 min |
| May 19, 11:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 45 min |
| May 19, 11:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 41 min |
| May 19, 12:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 25 min |
| May 19, 12:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 32 min |
| May 19, 12:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Steele | 25 min |
| May 19, 3:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 44 min |
| May 19, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 34 min |
| May 19, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 24 min |
| May 19, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 44 min |
| May 19, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 26 min |
| May 19, 4:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur | 25 min |
| May 19, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Scott | 24 min |
| May 19, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 24 min |
| May 19, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 20 min |
| May 19, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice, Scott | 19 min |
| May 19, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota | 19 min |
| May 19, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Waseca | 31 min |
| May 19, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice | 25 min |
| May 19, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 25 min |
| May 19, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele, Waseca | 20 min |
| May 19, 5:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 13 min |
| May 19, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 36 min |
| May 19, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 16 min |
| May 19, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Steele | 24 min |
| May 19, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Steele | 34 min |
| May 18, 7:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Barron | 45 min |
| May 18, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Polk | 42 min |
| May 18, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Rusk | 25 min |
| May 19, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire | 44 min |
| May 19, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Dunn, Pierce, Polk, Saint Croix | 40 min |
| May 19, 4:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Barron | 54 min |
| May 19, 5:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rusk | 43 min |
| May 19, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire | 32 min |
| May 19, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pierce | 29 min |
| May 19, 5:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pierce | 43 min |
| May 19, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pierce | 28 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.