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Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this special weather statement at Jul 15, 2025, 7:46 AM CDT for Kanabec County, Minnesota. It was in force for 29 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 15, 2025, 7:46 AM CDT (12:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2025, 8:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 30
County Kanabec County, MN
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 1199 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -196 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1415 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 267 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 15, 6:59 AM CDT, 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 6:59 AM CDT, 47 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 404 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 160915- 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- 404 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and southern Minnesota, and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Outside of central Minnesota, afternoon heat index values will increase into the middle to upper 90s, resulting in dangerous heat levels for those active outdoors for a prolonged period of time. Numerous thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. Scattered severe thunderstorms will be possible across western and central Minnesota into northwest Wisconsin. Large hail and damaging wind gusts will be the primary threats. In addition, locally heavy rainfall could lead to areas of flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 7:46 AM CDT, 0 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 15, 2:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 40 min |
| Jul 15, 2:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 36 min |
| Jul 15, 2:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 24 min |
| Jul 15, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Todd | 45 min |
| Jul 15, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Todd | 26 min |
| Jul 15, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns, Wright | 53 min |
| Jul 15, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 30 min |
| Jul 15, 4:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 45 min |
| Jul 15, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville | 45 min |
| Jul 15, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright | 45 min |
| Jul 15, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker | 43 min |
| Jul 15, 4:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Isanti | 41 min |
| Jul 15, 5:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chisago | 52 min |
| Jul 15, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Wright | 41 min |
| Jul 15, 5:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka | 38 min |
| Jul 15, 5:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver | 23 min |
| Jul 15, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver | 22 min |
| Jul 15, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin | 42 min |
| Jul 15, 6:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Scott | 29 min |
| Jul 15, 6:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Ramsey, Washington | 35 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.