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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 28, 2024Ramsey County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jul 28, 2024, 7:53 PM CDT for Ramsey County, Minnesota. It was in force for 97 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, 2024, 7:53 PM CDT (00:53 UTC)
Expired: Jul 28, 2024, 9:30 PM CDT
In force: 97 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN

County Ramsey County, MN

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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 Jul 28, 6:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 6:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 2:52 PM CDT, 5 hours 1 minute before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
252 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2024

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
292000-
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-
252 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) for severe thunderstorms
this evening across western Minnesota. Isolated instances of
damaging winds are possible. Locally heavy rainfall is also
possible.

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

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms are expected this week. Some
severe weather is possible, but details are uncertain at this
time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed through this evening
across Minnesota.

Borghoff

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 5:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
502 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2024

MNC145-282300-
Stearns-
502 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2024

...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING EXPECTED...

Thunderstorms with heavy rain will cause minor flooding in the
following counties...

Stearns...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 502 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
  thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding.
  Overflow of water will result in minor flooding of poor drainage
  locations in the area.

* Some locations that will experience minor flooding include...
  St. Cloud, Sartell, Sauk Rapids, and Waite Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

&&

LAT...LON 4563 9420 4560 9420 4559 9417 4557 9415
      4551 9414 4549 9414 4550 9428 4558 9427

CTG

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 5:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
543 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2024

MNZ059-282330-
Wright MN-
543 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN WRIGHT COUNTY
THROUGH 630 PM CDT...

At 543 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles north of Howard Lake, or 11 miles west of Buffalo, moving
southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Buffalo, Montrose, Cokato, Howard Lake, Waverly, French Lake, Rassat,
and Smith Lake.

This includes U.S. Highway 12 between mile markers 115 and 131.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4513 9378 4497 9413 4498 9417 4510 9427
      4514 9426 4517 9425 4524 9413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 306DEG 16KT 4515 9410

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

CTG

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 6:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 28, 7:53 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 28, 7:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Anoka	93 min
Jul 28, 8:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Yellow Medicine	93 min

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