Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 183, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 23, 1994, 6:49 PM CDT for Anoka County, Hennepin County, Minnesota. It was in force for 41 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 23, 1994, 6:49 PM CDT (23:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 1994, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Anoka County, MN, Hennepin County, MN
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 382 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
- 708 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMSP 232352 RRA SVRMSP MNC003-053-240030- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN 649 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MINNEAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA ...SOUTHERN ANOKA COUNTY ...NORTHERN HENNEPIN COUNTY AT 650 PM...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING INTO NORTHWESTERN HENNEPIN COUNTY...NEAR THE TOWN OF ROGERS...OR APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF MINNEAPOLIS. THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS PRODUCED DAMAGING WINDS AND GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AIT MOVED THROUGH NORTHERN WRIGHT COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE CITIES OF CHAMPLAIN...ANOKA...BROOKLYN PARK AND COON RAPIDS...APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF MINNEAPOLIS...BETWEEN 700 AND 715 PM. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. STAY INDOORS...REMAIN CALM AND BE READY TO MOVE QUICKLY TO THE BASEMENT. LUSSKY &
What 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 23, 5:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
MNZ052-053-059-060-061-062-063-065-066-067-068-069-070-073-240000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN 505 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA UNTIL 11 PM CDT... AT 503 PM A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 45 MILES WEST OF ST CLOUD TO AROUND WILLMAR. MOVEMENT OF THIS LINE WAS TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE THEIR EASTWARD MOVEMENT REACHING THE WESTERN SUBURBS OF THE TWIN CITIES AROUND 630 PM. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY THIS EVENING. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES...INCLUDING LAKE MINNETONKA...SHOULD BE PREPARED TO QUICKLY MOVE TSHORE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS. DRB/CME
Special weather statement, Aug 23, 5:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
MNZ052-053-059-060-061-062-063-065-066-067-068-069-070-073-240000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN 505 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA UNTIL 11 PM CDT... AT 503 PM A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 45 MILES WEST OF ST CLOUD TO AROUND WILLMAR. MOVEMENT OF THIS LINE WAS TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE THEIR EASTWARD MOVEMENT REACHING THE WESTERN SUBURBS OF THE TWIN CITIES AROUND 630 PM. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY THIS EVENING. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES...INCLUDING LAKE MINNETONKA...SHOULD BE PREPARED TO QUICKLY MOVE TSHORE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS. DRB/CME
Local storm report, Aug 23, 5:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST CLOUD MN
535 PM CDT AUG 23 1994
TIME EVENT
503 PM STEARNS CTY...MARBLE TO 3/4 INCH HAIL AT MELROSE...
30 NW ST CLOUD. VSBY 1/4 IN HVY RAIN.
519 PM STEARNS CTY...3/4 TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL AT PAYNESVILLE...
30 SW ST CLOUD.
RAYSpecial weather statement, Aug 23, 5:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
MNZ052-053-059-060-061-062-063-065-066-067-068-069-070-073-232345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN 542 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 1994 AT 541 PM RADAR SHOWED A POTENTIALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHERN MEEKER COUNTY...APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST CLOUD. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST..SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN WRIGHT COUNTY AROUND 6 PM. SOME CITIES THAT WILL BE EFFECTED BY THIS THUNDERSTORM ARE ANNANDALE AND WEST ALBION. RESIDENTS OF WRIGHT COUNTY SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS THIS EVENING. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA UNTIL 11 PM CDT TONIGHT. THIS MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. DRB
Special weather statement, Aug 23, 5:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
MNZ052-053-059-060-061-062-063-065-066-067-068-069-070-073-232345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN 542 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 1994 AT 541 PM RADAR SHOWED A POTENTIALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHERN MEEKER COUNTY...APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST CLOUD. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST..SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN WRIGHT COUNTY AROUND 6 PM. SOME CITIES THAT WILL BE EFFECTED BY THIS THUNDERSTORM ARE ANNANDALE AND WEST ALBION. RESIDENTS OF WRIGHT COUNTY SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS THIS EVENING. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA UNTIL 11 PM CDT TONIGHT. THIS MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. DRB
Local storm report, Aug 23, 6:06 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST CLOUD MN
535 PM CDT AUG 23 1994
TIME EVENT
503 PM STEARNS CTY...MARBLE TO 3/4 INCH HAIL AT MELROSE...
30 NW ST CLOUD. VSBY 1/4 IN HVY RAIN.
519 PM STEARNS CTY...3/4 TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL AT PAYNESVILLE...
30 SW ST CLOUD.
549 PM MEEKER CTY...60 MPH WIND TREES/WIRES DOWN AT WATKINS...
20 SOUTHWEST ST CLOUD AND 3/4 HAIL AT EDEN VALLEY...
SAME GENERAL AREA.
554 PM STEARNS CTY...GOLFBALL HAIL AT KIMBALL...20 SOUTH
ST CLOUD.
RAYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns | 42 min |
| Aug 23, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker | 46 min |
| Aug 23, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Wright | 45 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.