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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

August 9, 2023Barron County, Wisconsin

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2023-08-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 66 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 2023-08-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 84 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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

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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

$$

ETA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 12:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMeeker37 min
Aug 9, 1:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXCarver47 min
Aug 9, 2:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMorrison46 min
Aug 9, 2:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMorrison41 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.