Alert archive / Minnesota / Special Weather Statements in 2023
Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jun 23, 2023, 4:03 PM CDT for Chippewa County, Minnesota. It was in force for 42 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
- Jun 23, 2023, 4:03 PM CDT (21:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2023, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 30
County Chippewa County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 139 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -128 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1711 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
245 WWUS83 KMPX 232103 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 403 PM CDT Fri Jun 23 2023 MNZ055-056-232145- Chippewa MN-Swift MN- 403 PM CDT Fri Jun 23 2023 ...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Chippewa and southeastern Swift Counties through 445 PM CDT... At 403 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southwest of Murdock, or 15 miles northeast of Montevideo, moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Kerkhoven and Murdock. This includes U.S. Highway 12 between mile markers 47 and 60. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 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 4534 9552 4528 9525 4499 9540 4506 9565 TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 199DEG 21KT 4511 9550 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH $$ PEM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 8:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 27 min |
| Jun 22, 8:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 2:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 3:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chisago | 23 min |
| Jun 23, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns, Todd | 24 min |
| Jun 23, 4:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton | 34 min |
| Jun 23, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton | 25 min |
| Jun 23, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Mille Lacs | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 5:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 33 min |
| Jun 23, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Sherburne | 28 min |
Nearby
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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.