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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 3, 20244 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jun 3, 2024, 3:22 AM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 38 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 3, 2024, 3:22 AM CDT (08:22 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2024, 4:00 AM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Hail: 0.50 in
Wind: 50

Counties Carver County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sibley County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 21 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: 59 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 895 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 167 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 396 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

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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 Jun 3, 1:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 1:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 1:16 PM CDT, 14 hours 6 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
116 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
031830-
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-
116 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Thunderstorms expected this afternoon and tonight. A few storms
could be severe across Minnesota (especially west), with a lower
threat across western Wisconsin. Locally heavy rainfall is also
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Another system will bring a chance for thunderstorms on Tuesday.
Strong to severe storms with locally heavy rainfall will be
possible with this activity.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed this evening in Minnesota.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 11:47 PM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1147 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024

MNZ057-058-030515-
Kandiyohi MN-Meeker MN-
1147 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MEEKER AND EAST CENTRAL KANDIYOHI
COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 AM CDT...

At 1147 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 5 miles south of Paynesville to near Atwater to
6 miles southeast of Willmar. Movement was east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Litchfield, Atwater, Watkins, Grove City, Greenleaf, Forest City,
Manannah, Kandiyohi, Darwin, Litchfield Airport, Strout, and Corvuso.

This includes U.S. Highway 12 between mile markers 80 and 109.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
central Minnesota.

&&

LAT...LON 4532 9439 4528 9438 4528 9426 4506 9438
      4498 9448 4498 9450 4496 9450 4490 9457
      4507 9500 4522 9485 4533 9476
TIME...MOT...LOC 0447Z 282DEG 21KT 4530 9472 4518 9482 4508 9493

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Jun 3, 1:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
150 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

MNZ065-030715-
Renville MN-
150 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL RENVILLE COUNTY THROUGH
215 AM CDT...

At 150 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Bird Island to near Olivia
to 8 miles southeast of Renville. Movement was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Olivia, Bird Island, Morton, Danube, and Bechyn.

This includes the following highways...
 U.S. Highway 212 between mile markers 72 and 86.
 U.S. Highway 71 between mile markers 82 and 105.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4476 9511 4490 9502 4489 9496 4489 9475
      4472 9482 4454 9500 4457 9507 4457 9509
      4460 9512 4465 9523
TIME...MOT...LOC 0650Z 279DEG 24KT 4488 9499 4476 9505 4469 9514

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Jun 3, 3:22 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
322 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

MNZ060-067>069-075-076-030900-
Le Sueur MN-Hennepin MN-Carver MN-Sibley MN-Scott MN-Nicollet MN-
322 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN HENNEPIN...NORTHWESTERN
LE SUEUR...EASTERN SIBLEY...SCOTT...CARVER AND NORTHEASTERN NICOLLET
COUNTIES THROUGH 400 AM CDT...

At 322 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Medina to 5 miles northwest of Belle Plaine to
near Lafayette. Movement was east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Minneapolis, Bloomington, Plymouth, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Edina,
St. Louis Park, Shakopee, Richfield, Fridley, Savage, and Chaska.

This includes U.S. Highway 169 between mile markers 75 and 84.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4445 9444 4471 9401 4504 9361 4504 9328
      4503 9322 4467 9346 4444 9392
TIME...MOT...LOC 0822Z 270DEG 42KT 4503 9359 4467 9386 4445 9444

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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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
Jun 2, 7:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Douglas	23 min
Jun 2, 7:13 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Goodhue	3 hr
Jun 2, 7:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Rice	37 min
Jun 2, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Stearns	33 min
Jun 2, 7:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Goodhue	28 min
Jun 2, 7:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Todd	40 min
Jun 2, 8:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Stevens	40 min
Jun 2, 8:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Steele	35 min
Jun 2, 8:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Swift	46 min
Jun 2, 9:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Morrison	44 min
Jun 2, 9:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Swift	42 min
Jun 2, 9:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Morrison	40 min
Jun 2, 10:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns, Swift	43 min
Jun 2, 11:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Kandiyohi, Swift	45 min
Jun 2, 11:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Meeker	28 min
Jun 2, 11:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Lac qui Parle	24 min
Jun 3, 1:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Renville	25 min
Jun 3, 2:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MPX	Kandiyohi	3 hr
Jun 3, 4:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MPX	Carver, Scott, Sibley	4 hr
Jun 3, 4:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Dakota, Rice	60 hr
Jun 3, 4:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MPX	Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Rice, Scott and 1 more	17 hr
Jun 3, 9:52 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Le Sueur, Scott, Sibley	5 days
Jun 3, 9:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Carver, Scott, Sibley	9 days
Jun 3, 4:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Dunn	39 min

Nearby

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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.