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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Apr 19, 2023, 5:51 PM CDT for Redwood County, Minnesota. It was in force for 24 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
- Apr 19, 2023, 5:51 PM CDT (22:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2023, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 30
County Redwood County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 366 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
- 601 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -193 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 853 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 275 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 314 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Apr 19, 2:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 2:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 102 PM CDT Wed Apr 19 2023 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 201200- 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- 102 PM CDT Wed Apr 19 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and southern Minnesota, and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. A few thunderstorms capable of large hail and damaging winds are possible tonight across southern Minnesota. River flooding is ongoing from the recent snow melt. See flood statements for additional details on individual rivers. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. River flooding continues into next week. Tributary and main stem river flooding is ongoing and levels of many of the main stem rivers are continuing to rise. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 19, 12:05 PM CDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
551 PM CDT Wed Apr 19 2023
MNZ064-065-073-192315-
Yellow Medicine MN-Renville MN-Redwood MN-
551 PM CDT Wed Apr 19 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Redwood, southeastern Yellow Medicine and west central Renville
Counties through 615 PM CDT...
At 550 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles south of Echo, or 16 miles east of Marshall, moving northeast
at 35 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...
Echo around 605 PM CDT.
This includes U.S. Highway 212 between mile markers 57 and 59.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in the Twin Cities.
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LAT...LON 4435 9542 4449 9558 4480 9539 4467 9500
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 212DEG 32KT 4447 9545
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
CTGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 4:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault, Martin, Watonwan | 83 min |
| Apr 19, 10:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Scott, Sibley | 10 days |
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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.