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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
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.
- 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
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
$$
ETAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 10:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Swift | 55 min |
| Sep 8, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 29 min |
| Sep 8, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 30 min |
| Sep 8, 11:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kandiyohi | 35 min |
| Sep 8, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Swift | 35 min |
| Sep 9, 12:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns | 33 min |
| Sep 9, 12:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kandiyohi | 48 min |
| Sep 9, 1:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sherburne, Wright | 46 min |
| Sep 9, 2:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Isanti | 46 min |
| Sep 9, 3:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti | 54 min |
| Sep 9, 4:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti | 25 min |
| Sep 9, 4:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chisago, Isanti | 32 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.