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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 23, 2023Chippewa County, Minnesota

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2023-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 139 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 12:00Z on 2023-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -35 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 8:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStearns27 min
Jun 22, 8:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd31 min
Jun 23, 2:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXYellow Medicine26 min
Jun 23, 3:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChisago23 min
Jun 23, 4:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStearns, Todd24 min
Jun 23, 4:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton34 min
Jun 23, 4:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton25 min
Jun 23, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMille Lacs45 min
Jun 23, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStevens33 min
Jun 23, 6:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Sherburne28 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.