Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 115, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 27, 1990, 10:44 PM CDT for Anoka County, Chisago County, Minnesota. It was in force for 31 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 27, 1990, 10:44 PM CDT (03:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 1990, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Anoka County, MN, Chisago County, MN
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KSTC), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- NaN m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KMSP 280344
SVRMSP
MNC003-025-280445-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN
1044 PM CDT MON AUG 27 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MINNEAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
...NORTHEASTERN ANOKA...SOUTHERN CHISAGO
AT 1042 PM...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS OCCURRING NEAR BETHEL IN
EXTREME NORTHERN ANOKA COUNTY...ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH OF DOWNTOWN
MINNEAPOLIS. THREE TO FOUR INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED FROM THIS STORM AT
1030 PM 8 MILES SOUTH OF PRINCETON IN NORTHEAST SHERBURNE COUNTY OF
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BETHEL...COOPERS CORNER...ST
FRANCIS...CHISAGO CITY...WYOMING...AND LINDSTROM.
WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING..MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING
DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. ` DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOS WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.
DOMBROWSKYWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 8:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
MNZ011-280200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST CLOUD MN 720 PM CDT SAT AUG 26 1990 ...A LARGE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPED OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AT 715 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN HAD DEVELOPED OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SWANVILLE...35 MILES NORTHWEST OF ST CLOUD...IT EXTENDED EAST TO LITTLE FALLS WHICH IS 30 MILES NORTH OF ST CLOUD. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DEADLY LIGHTNING...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. VC
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 8:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
MNZ011-280200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST CLOUD MN 820 PM CDT SAT AUG 26 1990 ...A LARGE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPED OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AT 815 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN HAD DEVELOPED OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SWANVILLE...35 MILES NORTHWEST OF ST CLOUD...IT EXTENDED EAST TO LITTLE FALLS WHICH IS 30 MILES NORTH OF ST CLOUD. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DEADLY LIGHTNING...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. VC
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 8:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
MNZALL-WIZ003-006-280245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL MN 840 PM CDT MON AUG 27 1990 ...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AT 830 PM...A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OCCURRING NEAR SWANVILLE IN MORRISON COUNTY OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF ST CLOUD. THIS STORM IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR. IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL ...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. PERSONS ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE SOBIESKI...GREGORY...AND LITTLE FALLS. ANOTHER VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OCCURRING 10 MILES EAST OF PINE RIVER IN CROW WING COUNTY. IT WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. KRAFT
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 8:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
MNZ011-280215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST CLOUD MN 850 PM CDT SAT AUG 26 1990 ...A LARGE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPED OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AT 845 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF LITTLE FALLS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE STORM EXTENDED WEST TO HOLDINGFORD...16 MILES NORTHWEST OF ST CLOUD. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST 25 MPH. IT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CITY OF RICE AROUND 9 PM CDT. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DEADLY LIGHTNING...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. VC
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 8:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
MNZ011-280215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR DATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST CLOUD MN 850 PM CDT MON AUG 27 1990 ...A LARGE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPED OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AT 845 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF LITTLE FALLS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE STORM EXTENDED WEST TO HOLDINGFORD...16 MILES NORTHWEST OF ST CLOUD. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST 25 MPH. IT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CITY OF RICE AROUND 9 PM CDT. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DEADLY LIGHTNING...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. VC
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 8:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
MNZALL-WIZ003-006-280300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL MN 900 PM CDT MON AUG 27 1990 ...POWERFUL THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING BENTON COUNTY IN OVER CENTRAL MINNESOT AT 855 PM...A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OCCURRING FROM ROYALTON TO LITTLE ROCK IN EXTREME SOUTHERN MORRISON COUNTY OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA ...ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF ST CLOUD. THIS STORM IS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR. IT MAY PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS... ...HAIL...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. PERSONS ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ROYALTON...LITTLE ROCK...RICE...SKAJA... MAYHEW...JAKEVILLE...GILMAN...AND FOLEY. KRAFT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Stearns | 58 min |
| Aug 27, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne | 48 min |
| Aug 27, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Mille Lacs | 37 min |
| Aug 27, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Isanti | 54 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.