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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2023, 2:21 PM CDT for Barron County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 39 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
- Aug 9, 2023, 2:21 PM CDT (19:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2023, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 30
County Barron County, WI
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -116 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1217 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
301
WWUS83 KMPX 091921
SPSMPX
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
221 PM CDT Wed Aug 9 2023
WIZ015-092000-
Barron WI-
221 PM CDT Wed Aug 9 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Barron
County through 300 PM CDT...
At 220 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southwest of Shell Lake, or 12 miles south of Spooner, moving
southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and nickel 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.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Haugen around 240 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this storm include Rice Lake.
This includes U.S. Highway 53 between mile markers 143 and 152.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 4561 9203 4564 9203 4564 9154 4539 9154
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 293DEG 24KT 4565 9196
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
$$
ETAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 12:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker | 37 min |
| Aug 9, 1:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver | 47 min |
| Aug 9, 2:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 46 min |
| Aug 9, 2:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 41 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.