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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 28, 2023Chippewa County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jul 28, 2023, 5:40 PM CDT for Chippewa County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 28, 2023, 5:40 PM CDT (22:40 UTC)
Expired: Jul 28, 2023, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

County Chippewa County, WI

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 28, 3:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 3:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 4:59 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
459 PM CDT Fri Jul 28 2023

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
291400-
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-
459 PM CDT Fri Jul 28 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Thunderstorms will be likely through this evening mainly in
eastern and southern Minnesota into western Wisconsin. A few
storms could be strong to severe, mainly along and south of a line
from Redwood Falls MN to the southern Twin Cities metro to Eau
Claire WI. The main hazards are large hail and damaging winds,
though a tornado cannot be ruled out, especially near the Iowa
border.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation will likely be needed through this
evening in east central through southeastern Minnesota into
western Wisconsin.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 28, 5:19 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 28, 5:21 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 28, 5:22 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 28, 5:25 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
525 PM CDT Fri Jul 28 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0449 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 SSW Eagan             44.79N 93.17W
07/28/2023                   Dakota             MN   Trained Spotter

            Large branch down. Report from slack with
            photo. Time estimated from radar.

&&

BPH

Local storm report, Jul 28, 5:33 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
533 PM CDT Fri Jul 28 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0444 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 SW Eagan              44.82N 93.20W
07/28/2023                   Dakota             MN   Trained Spotter

            Multiple trees uprooted along Ballantrae Rd.
            Report from Twitter with photos.

&&

BPH

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 5:40 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 27, 7:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Anoka, Chisago, Isanti	39 min
Jul 27, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Anoka	46 min
Jul 27, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Renville	33 min
Jul 27, 7:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Meeker	36 min
Jul 27, 7:40 PM CDT	Flood Watch	MPX	Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti and 5 more	4 hr
Jul 27, 7:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Wright	34 min
Jul 27, 8:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Sherburne	44 min
Jul 27, 8:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Meeker	39 min
Jul 27, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Meeker	32 min
Jul 27, 8:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Kandiyohi	37 min
Jul 27, 8:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Anoka	47 min
Jul 27, 8:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Sherburne	46 min
Jul 27, 9:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Kandiyohi	35 min
Jul 27, 9:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Kandiyohi, Meeker, Renville	28 min
Jul 27, 11:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Nicollet, Renville, Sibley	47 min
Jul 27, 11:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet	56 min
Jul 28, 12:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Waseca	40 min
Jul 28, 12:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Steele, Waseca	47 min
Jul 28, 2:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Mille Lacs	47 min
Jul 28, 3:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Benton, Mille Lacs, Morrison	25 min
Jul 28, 3:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Isanti	39 min
Jul 28, 3:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Sherburne	41 min
Jul 28, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Hennepin	44 min
Jul 28, 4:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Hennepin	38 min
Jul 28, 4:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Dakota	26 min
Jul 28, 4:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dakota, Hennepin	38 min
Jul 28, 4:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Ramsey	47 min
Jul 28, 4:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dakota, Washington	31 min
Jul 28, 5:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Ramsey, Washington	39 min
Jul 28, 5:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dakota, Goodhue	26 min
Jul 27, 7:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Rusk	41 min
Jul 27, 7:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Polk	37 min
Jul 27, 7:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Barron, Rusk	3 hr
Jul 27, 8:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Polk	3 hr
Jul 28, 5:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Saint Croix	39 min
Jul 28, 5:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa	37 min
Jul 28, 6:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Dunn	43 min
Jul 28, 6:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa	26 min
Jul 28, 6:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa, Eau Claire	83 min
Jul 28, 6:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Eau Claire	25 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.