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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at May 9, 2023, 3:37 PM CDT for Pope County, Minnesota. It was in force for 53 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
- May 9, 2023, 3:37 PM CDT (20:37 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2023, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 30
County Pope County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 185 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 802 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 May 9, 2:39 PM CDT, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 9, 2:39 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 208 PM CDT Tue May 9 2023 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 101915- 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- 208 PM CDT Tue May 9 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and southern Minnesota, and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Tonight. There is a chance of thunderstorms, mainly this evening. Some storms may produce small hail, but organized severe weather is not expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. There is a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday through Saturday. A few storms over Minnesota may be strong or severe on Thursday, with the main hazards being large hail and damaging winds. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation is not anticipated for tonight. Borghoff
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 9, 2:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
213 PM CDT Tue May 9 2023
MNZ064-092000-
Yellow Medicine MN-
213 PM CDT Tue May 9 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Yellow
Medicine County through 300 PM CDT...
At 213 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Minneota, or 15 miles northwest of Marshall,
moving north at 20 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.
Locations impacted include...
Clarkfield.
This includes U.S. Highway 59 between mile markers 87 and 99.
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 4481 9598 4481 9570 4463 9578 4463 9598
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 188DEG 16KT 4466 9591
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
CTGSpecial weather statement, May 9, 3:37 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 7:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth | 29 min |
| May 8, 7:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin | 22 min |
| May 8, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 30 min |
| May 8, 7:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Waseca | 44 min |
| May 8, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 43 min |
| May 8, 7:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 31 min |
| May 8, 8:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 28 min |
| May 8, 8:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 37 min |
| May 9, 1:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood | 34 min |
| May 9, 2:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 47 min |
| May 9, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle | 30 min |
| May 8, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pepin, Pierce | 41 min |
| May 8, 7:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Saint Croix | 37 min |
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