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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

August 19, 2022Goodhue County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Aug 19, 2022, 3:20 PM CDT for Goodhue County, Minnesota. It was in force for 25 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: Aug 19, 2022, 3:20 PM CDT (20:20 UTC)
Expired: Aug 19, 2022, 3:45 PM CDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 30

County Goodhue County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 84 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: 197 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 824 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 5 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 Aug 19, 2:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 2:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 3:29 AM CDT, 11 hours 51 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
329 AM CDT Fri Aug 19 2022

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
200830-
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 AM CDT Fri Aug 19 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms will continue into early this evening.
Locally heavy rainfall is possible, but severe weather is not
expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed.

Borghoff

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 19, 1:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
115 PM CDT Fri Aug 19 2022

MNZ078-191845-
Goodhue MN-
115 PM CDT Fri Aug 19 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central Goodhue
County through 145 PM CDT...

At 115 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Stanton, or 9 miles east of Northfield, moving northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny 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...
  Stanton around 125 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this storm include Cannon Falls.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4437 9304 4452 9304 4452 9299 4451 9295
      4452 9291 4450 9279 4435 9293
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 206DEG 8KT 4443 9297

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

NDC

Special weather statement, Aug 19, 1:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 19, 2:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
202 PM CDT Fri Aug 19 2022

MNC163-WIC109-192000-
Washington-St. Croix-
202 PM CDT Fri Aug 19 2022

...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING EXPECTED...

Thunderstorms with heavy rain will cause minor flooding in the
following counties...

Washington...St. Croix...

* Until 300 PM CDT.

* At 202 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
  thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding in
  the area.

* Some locations that will experience minor flooding include...
  Woodbury, Cottage Grove, Hastings, Stillwater, Hudson, Lake Elmo,
  Prescott, North Hudson, Bayport, Afton, Oak Park Heights and
  Lakeland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 4476 9287 4477 9288 4478 9292 4506 9286
      4505 9270 4480 9278 4475 9281 4474 9283

NDC

Special weather statement, Aug 19, 2:56 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
256 PM CDT Fri Aug 19 2022

MNZ060-192030-
Hennepin MN-
256 PM CDT Fri Aug 19 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Hennepin County through 330 PM CDT...

At 255 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Edina, or near Minneapolis, moving northwest at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny 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...
  Edina around 305 PM CDT.
  Eden Prairie around 310 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this storm include Hopkins,
Minnetonka, St. Louis Park, Golden Valley, Plymouth and Wayzata.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

If on or near Lake Minnetonka, get out of the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 4492 9320 4485 9330 4492 9353 4509 9337
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 134DEG 11KT 4490 9333

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

NDC

Local storm report, Aug 19, 3:16 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
316 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2022

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

0300 PM     HAIL             EDINA                   44.91N 93.35W
08/19/2022  E0.88 INCH       HENNEPIN           MN   PUBLIC

            PEA TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY
            MULTIPLE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS.

&&

NDC

Special weather statement, Aug 19, 3:20 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
320 PM CDT Fri Aug 19 2022

MNZ078-WIZ024-192045-
Goodhue MN-Pierce WI-
320 PM CDT Fri Aug 19 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central
Goodhue and southwestern Pierce Counties through 345 PM CDT...

At 320 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Red Wing, moving north at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny 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...
  Bay City around 330 PM CDT.

This includes U.S. Highway 61 between mile markers 87 and 102.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4444 9268 4464 9274 4468 9273 4468 9241
      4444 9248
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 182DEG 13KT 4455 9262

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

NDC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 19, 1:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Goodhue	30 min
Aug 19, 1:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Goodhue	96 min
Aug 19, 2:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Washington	58 min
Aug 19, 2:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Hennepin	34 min
Aug 19, 3:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Hennepin	55 min
Aug 19, 3:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Polk	66 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.