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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 10, 2022McLeod County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jul 10, 2022, 11:30 AM CDT for McLeod County, Minnesota. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 10, 2022, 11:30 AM CDT (16:30 UTC)
Expired: Jul 10, 2022, 12:00 PM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 40

County McLeod County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 82 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1045 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 117 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 205 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jul 10, 10:45 AM CDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 10:45 AM CDT, 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 10:19 AM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1019 AM CDT Sun Jul 10 2022

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
111530-
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-
1019 AM CDT Sun Jul 10 2022

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Isolated thunderstorm are expected into early afternoon with
additional thunderstorms late this afternoon through this
evening. Storms later today will mainly be north of I-94. Some
storms could be severe later today, with high winds, large hail,
and an isolated tornado possible.

Heat indices will be in the 90s west of the Saint Croix River
valley today, and could approach 100 in west central Minnesota.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Heat indices of 95 or greater return late this week into next
weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed later this afternoon and
this evening.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 7:30 AM CDT, 4 hours before

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Special weather statement, Jul 10, 7:43 AM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 10, 7:53 AM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 10, 8:55 AM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
855 AM CDT Sun Jul 10 2022

MNZ093-101430-
Freeborn MN-
855 AM CDT Sun Jul 10 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Freeborn County through 930 AM CDT...

At 855 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hartland, or 8 miles north of Albert Lea, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Albert Lea and Clarks Grove around 900 AM CDT.
  Geneva around 905 AM CDT.
  Hollandale and Hayward around 910 AM CDT.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 35 between mile markers 12 and 25.
 Interstate 90 between mile markers 155 and 173.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4371 9351 4385 9351 4385 9305 4358 9305
      4357 9306
TIME...MOT...LOC 1355Z 281DEG 35KT 4378 9341

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 9:18 AM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
918 AM CDT Sun Jul 10 2022

MNZ067>069-101500-
Carver MN-Sibley MN-Scott MN-
918 AM CDT Sun Jul 10 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Sibley,
Scott and south central Carver Counties through 1000 AM CDT...

At 918 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Belle Plaine, or 32 miles southeast of Hutchinson, moving east at 35
mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
  Jordan around 930 AM CDT.
  New Prague around 935 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this storm include Elko New Market.

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 75 and 80.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4461 9398 4470 9392 4470 9332 4464 9332
      4463 9328 4454 9328 4454 9364
TIME...MOT...LOC 1418Z 277DEG 32KT 4464 9381

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 11:30 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1130 AM CDT Sun Jul 10 2022

MNZ058-065-066-101700-
McLeod MN-Renville MN-Meeker MN-
1130 AM CDT Sun Jul 10 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Meeker,
western McLeod and northeastern Renville Counties through NOON CDT...

At 1129 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of Cosmos, or 18 miles west of Hutchinson, moving
east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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.

Locations impacted include...
  Hutchinson.

This includes U.S. Highway 212 between mile markers 87 and 114.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4489 9484 4489 9476 4491 9476 4499 9428
      4472 9424 4471 9478
TIME...MOT...LOC 1629Z 264DEG 41KT 4484 9475

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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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
Jul 10, 7:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Martin	34 min
Jul 10, 7:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Martin	15 min
Jul 10, 7:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Sibley	62 min
Jul 10, 7:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Faribault	37 min
Jul 10, 8:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Freeborn	35 min
Jul 10, 9:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Scott	42 min
Jul 10, 11:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Carver, McLeod	31 min
Jul 10, 1:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Washington	32 min
Jul 10, 12:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Barron	34 min
Jul 10, 1:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa	24 min
Jul 10, 1:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Saint Croix	29 min
Jul 10, 6:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Rusk	30 min

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Sources

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