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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 18, 2022Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2022-05-19Temperature 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2022-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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

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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 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, May 18, 3:25 PM CDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
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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Special weather statement, May 18, 9:02 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 19, 10:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFaribault33 min
May 19, 11:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFaribault26 min
May 19, 11:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFreeborn45 min
May 19, 11:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFreeborn41 min
May 19, 12:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFreeborn25 min
May 19, 12:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXFreeborn32 min
May 19, 12:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSteele25 min
May 19, 3:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington44 min
May 19, 3:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington34 min
May 19, 3:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington24 min
May 19, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXWashington44 min
May 19, 4:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue26 min
May 19, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLe Sueur25 min
May 19, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLe Sueur, Rice, Scott24 min
May 19, 4:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue24 min
May 19, 4:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue20 min
May 19, 4:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Rice, Scott19 min
May 19, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota19 min
May 19, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Faribault, Waseca31 min
May 19, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Rice25 min
May 19, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFaribault, Freeborn25 min
May 19, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSteele, Waseca20 min
May 19, 5:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRice13 min
May 19, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFaribault, Freeborn, Steele, Waseca36 min
May 19, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFaribault, Freeborn16 min
May 19, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFreeborn, Steele24 min
May 19, 6:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFreeborn, Steele34 min
May 18, 7:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBarron45 min
May 18, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPolk42 min
May 18, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBarron, Rusk25 min
May 19, 4:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire44 min
May 19, 4:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBarron, Dunn, Pierce, Polk, Saint Croix40 min
May 19, 4:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBarron54 min
May 19, 5:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRusk43 min
May 19, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXChippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire32 min
May 19, 5:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPierce29 min
May 19, 5:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPierce43 min
May 19, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMPXPierce28 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.