Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 1994, 12:11 AM CDT for Dodge County, Minnesota. It was in force for 34 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 5, 1994, 12:11 AM CDT (05:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 1994, 12:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Dodge County, MN
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KSTC), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 109 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 WUUS1 KRST 050513 RRA SVRRST MNC039-049-109-157-050545- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROCHESTER MN 1211 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ROCHESTER MN HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA ...NORTHERN DODGE COUNTY...SOUTHERN GOODHUE COUNTY ...NORTHERN OLMSTED COUNTY...WESTERN WABASHA COUNTY THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF WEST CONCORD...PINE ISLAND...ZUMBRO FALLS...AND ORONOCO. AT 1205AM CDT RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROCHESTER NEAR THE TOWNS OF WEST CONCORD AND PINE ISLAND. THE STORMS SHOULD MOVE THROUGH PINE ISLAND BY 1220AM...AND BE NEAR ZUMBRO FALLS AND ORONOCO BY 1230 AM CDT. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS...GO TO YOUR BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM. EXPECT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. SCS PEOPLE IN THE AFFECTED AREA SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. MOTORISTS SHOULD GET OFF THE ROAD AND FIND A SAFE 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, 10:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 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, 1 hour 41 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, 1 hour 36 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, 1 hour 35 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
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 11:13 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
MNZ046>096-050515- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN 1113 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... AT 1115 PM...RADAR WAS INDICATING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLACROSS THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MINNESOTA. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR CANBY...TYLER AND NEAR CLARKFIELD MINNESOTA. THESE STORMS WERE BEGINNING TO MOVE AND DEVELOP EAST TOWARD WESTERN PORTIONS OF RENVILLE AND REDWOOD COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE AFFECTING THE REDWOOD FALLS AND OLIVIA AREAS BETWEEN 1115 PM AND MIDNIGHT. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE NOTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MOVING INTO EXTREME NORTHERN WRIGHT COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY EAST SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE AFFECTING THE AREAS OF MONTICELLO AND MAPLE LAKE THROUGH 1130 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND DEADALY LIGHTNING. FINALLY...THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA HAVE SHOWN SIGNS OF DECREASING IN INTENSITY SINCE 11 PM...BUT COULD STILL PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PERSONS OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA SHOULD MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. MONE INDOORS WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. DWE
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 11:14 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
MNZ046>096-050515- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN 1113 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... AT 1115 PM...RADAR WAS INDICATING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLACROSS THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MINNESOTA. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR CANBY...TYLER AND NEAR CLARKFIELD MINNESOTA. THESE STORMS WERE BEGINNING TO MOVE AND DEVELOP EAST TOWARD WESTERN PORTIONS OF RENVILLE AND REDWOOD COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE AFFECTING THE REDWOOD FALLS AND OLIVIA AREAS BETWEEN 1115 PM AND MIDNIGHT. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE NOTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MOVING INTO EXTREME NORTHERN WRIGHT COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY EAST SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE AFFECTING THE AREAS OF MONTICELLO AND MAPLE LAKE THROUGH 1130 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND DEADALY LIGHTNING. FINALLY...THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA HAVE SHOWN SIGNS OF DECREASING IN INTENSITY SINCE 11 PM...BUT COULD STILL PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PERSONS OVE\R SOUTHERN MINNESOTA SHOULD MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. MONE INDOORS WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. DWE
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, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 44 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, 12:34 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.