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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 10, 2023Rusk County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jul 10, 2023, 5:49 PM CDT for Rusk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 26 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: Jul 10, 2023, 5:49 PM CDT (22:49 UTC)
Expired: Jul 10, 2023, 6:15 PM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail: 0.50 in
Wind: 30

County Rusk County, WI

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 180 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 236 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2069 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 189 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 205 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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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 Jul 10, 5:37 PM CDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 5:37 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 3:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
353 PM CDT Mon Jul 10 2023

MNZ053-060>063-065>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
112100-
Chisago-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-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-Chippewa-Eau Claire-
353 PM CDT Mon Jul 10 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and
southern Minnesota, and west central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and
evening across southern Minnesota into western Wisconsin. The
primary hazard will be large hail with a lesser chance for
damaging wind gusts.

There will be an increased risk for heat illness for those active
outdoors late this afternoon and evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

There are several low chances for thunderstorms Tuesday through
Sunday, but the risk for severe weather is low at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed.

MNZ041>045-047>052-054>059-064-112100-
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-
Meeker-Wright-Yellow Medicine-
353 PM CDT Mon Jul 10 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of centraland west
central Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and
evening across southern Minnesota into western Wisconsin. The
primary hazard will be large hail with a lesser chance for
damaging wind gusts.

There will be an increased risk for heat illness for those active
outdoors late this afternoon and evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

There are several low chances for thunderstorms Tuesday through
Sunday, but the risk for severe weather is low at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 5:49 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
549 PM CDT Mon Jul 10 2023

WIZ016-102315-
Rusk WI-
549 PM CDT Mon Jul 10 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Rusk
County through 615 PM CDT...

At 549 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hawkins, or 15 miles east of Ladysmith, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch 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...
  Hawkins around 555 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4547 9081 4562 9090 4564 9081 4564 9068
      4563 9067 4548 9067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 256DEG 25KT 4555 9080

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

Borghoff

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 9, 7:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Todd	46 min
Jul 9, 7:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Morrison	39 min
Jul 9, 8:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Morrison	33 min
Jul 10, 6:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Freeborn	21 min
Jul 10, 6:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Rusk	32 min
Jul 10, 6:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Dunn, Saint Croix	36 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.