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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

August 29, 2022Rusk County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Aug 29, 2022, 1:19 AM CDT for Rusk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 41 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 29, 2022, 1:19 AM CDT (06:19 UTC)
Expired
Aug 29, 2022, 2:00 AM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail
0.50 in
Wind
40

County Rusk County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 177 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 207 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, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2022-08-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2528 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2022-08-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 128 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2528 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-66 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
861 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.4
Supercell composite
9.7

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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 Aug 29, 1:03 AM CDT, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 1:03 AM CDT, 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 28, 3:01 PM CDT, 10 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
301 PM CDT Sun Aug 28 2022

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
292015-
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-
301 PM CDT Sun Aug 28 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

A cold front will move across the area later today. This will
result in another round of thunderstorms this evening into
tonight. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible across
central and southern Minnesota into western Wisconsin. Large
hail,damaging winds, and locally heavy rainfall look to be the
primary threats, though a tornado or two can't be ruled out.

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

No hazardous weather is expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed this evening.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 28, 8:05 PM CDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
805 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2022

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

0803 PM     TORNADO          1 NW PRINSBURG          44.95N 95.21W
08/28/2022                   KANDIYOHI          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED TORNADO ON THE
            GROUND WEST OF PRINSBURG.

&&

TDH
Special weather statement, Aug 28, 9:31 PM CDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
931 PM CDT Sun Aug 28 2022

MNZ066-290300-
McLeod MN-
931 PM CDT Sun Aug 28 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern McLeod
County through 1000 PM CDT...

At 931 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Glencoe, or 10 miles southeast of Hutchinson, moving east at 25 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.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Glencoe around 940 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this storm include Lester Prairie.

This includes U.S. Highway 212 between mile markers 111 and 126.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for central and
east central Minnesota.

&&

LAT...LON 4483 9438 4495 9401 4472 9401 4472 9425
      4470 9431
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 252DEG 21KT 4477 9424

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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Special weather statement, Aug 28, 11:08 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 29, 12:30 AM CDT, 49 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 29, 1:19 AM 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
Aug 28, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville49 min
Aug 28, 8:03 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMPXKandiyohi, Renville42 min
Aug 28, 8:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod, Renville, Sibley43 min
Aug 28, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMorrison, Todd29 min
Aug 28, 9:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStearns43 min
Aug 28, 9:14 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXMeeker, Stearns30 min
Aug 28, 9:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMcLeod29 min
Aug 28, 9:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSherburne, Stearns, Wright38 min
Aug 28, 9:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXCarver24 min
Aug 28, 11:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXCarver37 min
Aug 29, 12:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBarron, Saint Croix45 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.