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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

September 9, 2022Meeker County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Sep 9, 2022, 1:08 AM CDT for Meeker County, Minnesota. It was in force for 52 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
Sep 9, 2022, 1:08 AM CDT (06:08 UTC)
Expired
Sep 9, 2022, 2:00 AM CDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
30

County Meeker County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 73 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 2022-09-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 761 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2022-09-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 118 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
761 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-491 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1514 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
231 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

118 
WWUS83 KMPX 090608
SPSMPX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
108 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
 
MNZ058-090700-
Meeker MN-
108 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Meeker County
through 200 AM CDT...

At 108 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Atwater, or 8 miles east of Willmar, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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...
  Atwater around 115 AM CDT.
  Grove City around 125 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this storm include Litchfield and
Dassel.

This includes U.S. Highway 12 between mile markers 88 and 114.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4498 9426 4498 9450 4497 9450 4496 9476
      4527 9476 4528 9427
TIME...MOT...LOC 0608Z 262DEG 28KT 4512 9486 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

$$

ETA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 8, 10:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLac qui Parle, Swift55 min
Sep 8, 10:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle29 min
Sep 8, 11:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine30 min
Sep 8, 11:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKandiyohi35 min
Sep 8, 11:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Swift35 min
Sep 9, 12:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns33 min
Sep 9, 12:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKandiyohi48 min
Sep 9, 1:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSherburne, Wright46 min
Sep 9, 2:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Isanti46 min
Sep 9, 3:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Chisago, Isanti54 min
Sep 9, 4:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago, Isanti25 min
Sep 9, 4:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChisago, Isanti32 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.