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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jul 23, 2024, 7:39 AM CDT for Redwood County, Renville County, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. It was in force for 51 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 23, 2024, 7:39 AM CDT (12:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2024, 8:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
Counties Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -214 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 891 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 23, 6:50 AM CDT, 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 6:50 AM CDT, 49 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 324 AM CDT Tue Jul 23 2024 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 240830- 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- 324 AM CDT Tue Jul 23 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and southern Minnesota, and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Areas of fog this morning may reduce visibility to around 1 mile or less. Scattered thunderstorms can be expected through this afternoon. No severe weather is expected but a few storms may produce heavy rain or small hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 4:15 AM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
415 AM CDT Tue Jul 23 2024
MNZ041-231000-
Douglas MN-
415 AM CDT Tue Jul 23 2024
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT DOUGLAS COUNTY THROUGH 500 AM
CDT...
At 414 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 6 miles southeast of Clitherall, or 22 miles northwest
of Alexandria, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size 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...
Alexandria, Evansville, Carlos, Brandon, Kensington, Holmes City,
Leaf Valley, Miltona, Garfield, Belle River, Nelson, and Forada.
This includes Interstate 94 in Minnesota between mile markers 81 and
110.
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.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in the Twin Cities.
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LAT...LON 4611 9524 4603 9514 4602 9515 4592 9514
4576 9531 4576 9576 4608 9577 4611 9576
TIME...MOT...LOC 0914Z 333DEG 22KT 4619 9555
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JPCSpecial weather statement, Jul 23, 6:23 AM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 7:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Scott | 26 min |
| Jul 23, 4:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 45 min |
| Jul 23, 5:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stevens | 44 min |
| Jul 23, 6:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 37 min |
| Jul 23, 6:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift | 47 min |
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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.