Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 1994, 10:46 PM CDT for Rice County, Minnesota. It was in force for 44 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 1994, 10:46 PM CDT (03:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 1994, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Rice County, MN
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KSTC), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 2290 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KRST 050349 RRA SVRRST MNC131-050430- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROCHESTER MN 1046 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ROCHESTER MN HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA ...RICE COUNTY AT 1038PM...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF FARIBAULT MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH AND SHOULD BE NEAR NORTHFIELD AND FARIBAULT BY 1115 PM CDT. EXPECT LARGE HAIL, DEADLY LIGHTNING AND DAMAGING WINDS. PERSONS IN NORTHFIELD AND FARIBAULT SHOULD GO TO THEIR BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. JT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL... DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM. PEOPLE IN MOBILE HOMES SHOULD GO TO A STORM SHELTER.
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, Jun 4, 9:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
MNZ052-053-059>063-065>070-073-WIZ014>016-023-028-050345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL MN 944 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AT 930 PM. VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WERE REPORTED BY THE SIBLEY COUNTY SHERRIFF AT GAYLORD AROUND 925 PM. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS JUST SOUTH OF ST CLOUD IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE PART OF A LARGER AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WAS MAINLY LOCATED TO THE WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND RAPIDS TO CAMBRIDGE TO ST PAUL TO OWATONNA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY EXPECT STRONG GUSTY WINDS... SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THOSE ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BOATING SHOULD BE READY TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER. KRAFT
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 9:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
MNZ052-053-059>063-065>070-073-WIZ014>016-023-028-050345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL MN 944 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AT 930 PM. VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WERE REPORTED BY THE SIBLEY COUNTY SHERRIFF AT GAYLORD AROUND 925 PM. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS JUST SOUTH OF ST CLOUD IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE PART OF A LARGER AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WAS MAINLY LOCATED TO THE WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND RAPIDS TO CAMBRIDGE TO ST PAUL TO OWATONNA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY EXPECT STRONG GUSTY WINDS... SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THOSE ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BOATING SHOULD BE READY TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER. KRAFT
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 10:30 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
MNZ042>043-046-048>051-054>058-064-050430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST CLOUD MN 1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 1994 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE LINE OF STORMS EXTENDED FROM THE DULUTH AREA SOUTHWARD THROUGH ST CLOUD TO SOUTH OF THE TWIN CITIES. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. ANOTHER AREA OF STORMS WAS MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED IN NORTHERN YELLOW MEDICINE...SOUTHERN LAC QUI PARLE...AND SOUTHERN CHIPPEWA COUNTIES. THESE STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY INDOORS AND DONT USE THE TELEPHONE UNLESS NECESSARY. PARKIN
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 10:30 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
MNZ042>043-046-048>051-054>058-064-050430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST CLOUD MN 1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 1994 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE LINE OF STORMS EXTENDED FROM THE DULUTH AREA SOUTHWARD THROUGH ST CLOUD TO SOUTH OF THE TWIN CITIES. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. ANOTHER AREA OF STORMS WAS MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED IN NORTHERN YELLOW MEDICINE...SOUTHERN LAC QUI PARLE...AND SOUTHERN CHIPPEWA COUNTIES. THESE STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY INDOORS AND DONT USE THE TELEPHONE UNLESS NECESSARY. PARKIN
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 10:35 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
MNZ052-053-059-060-061-062-063-065-066-067-068-069-070-050430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN 1036 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE TWIN CITIES AREA... AT 1035 PM...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...ABOUT 20 MILES WIDE...APPROACHING THE TWIN CITIES AREA. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR ANOKA...TO MOUND AND NEAR JORDAN...ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH AND WEST OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL SPREAD OVER THE TWIN CITIES AREA FROM 1035 PM THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FROM THESE STORMS...BUT THEY HAVE PRODUCED HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND SOME SMALL HAIL. PERSONS ACROSS THE 7 COUNTY METROPOLITAN AREA SHOULD MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES WHEN THESE STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA. DWE
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 10:36 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
MNZ052-053-059-060-061-062-063-065-066-067-068-069-070-050430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN 1036 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE TWIN CITIES AREA... AT 1035 PM...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...ABOUT 20 MILES WIDE...APPROACHING THE TWIN CITIES AREA. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR ANOKA...TO MOUND AND NEAR JORDAN...ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH AND WEST OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL SPREAD OVER THE TWIN CITIES AREA FROM 1035 PM THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FROM THESE STORMS...BUT THEY HAVE PRODUCED HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND SOME SMALL HAIL. PERSONS ACROSS THE 7 COUNTY METROPOLITAN AREA SHOULD MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES WHEN THESE STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA. DWE z-WALWORTH-WASHINGTON-WAU mQ`WWUSP <94 .TON8_SWWUSF dbWWIN e6WWUS lL66WWUS 0jI WUUS XWOUSh2 K`WWUS s66WWUS @"6WWUS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 11:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 39 min |
| Jun 4, 11:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville | 49 min |
| Jun 5, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue, Olmsted, Wabasha | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dodge | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 12:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet | 56 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
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.