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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 245, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 27, 1998Dunn County, Pepin County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 1998, 12:34 AM CDT for Dunn County, Pepin County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 27, 1998, 12:34 AM CDT (05:34 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 1998, 1:30 AM CDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Whole counties

Counties Dunn County, WI, Pepin County, WI

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 26, 8:30 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 125 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 1998-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1872 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 1998-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 311 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1872 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-138 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
810 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
311 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
469 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
3.0
Supercell composite
26.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

741 
WUUS1 KMSP 270533 RRA
SVRMSP
WIC033-091-270630-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1234 AM CDT SAT JUN 27 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  DUNN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
  PEPIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT

* AT 1231 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE STORMS
  WITH DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH.  THE STORMS EXTENDED FROM
  10 MILES NORTHEAST OF RIVER FALLS...TO RED WING.  THE STORMS
  WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED
    MENOMONIE
    DOWNSVILLS
    ROCK FALLS
    DURAND
    ARKANSAW
    STOCKHOLM AND PEPIN

THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS.  STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
TORNADOES.
TDK

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

Local storm report, Jun 26, 10:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MINNESOTA
1038 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0425 PM    LITCHFIELD                MN   .5 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   MEEKER                         5 SOUTH OF LITCHFIELD

0430 PM    WILLMAR                   MN   .5 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   KANDIYOHI

0434 PM    GROVE CITY                MN   .75 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   MEEKER                         SOUTH OF GROVE CITY
                                          REPORTED BY SEVERE WX
                                          SPOTTER

0510 PM    PAYNESVILLE               MN   .88 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   MEEKER                         10 SOUTH OF PAYNESVILLE
                                          NEAR LAKE KORONIS

0510 PM    PAYNESVILLE               MN   .75 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   STEARNS                        5SE PAYNESVILLE

0537 PM    LONG PRAIRIE              MN   .5 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   TODD

0705 PM    MAPLE LAKE                MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   WRIGHT

0708 PM    RAMSEY                    MN   1 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   ANOKA

0710 PM    RAMSEY                    MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   ANOKA

0820 PM    ST PAUL                   MN   FLOODING
06/26/98   RAMSEY                         STREET FLOODING

0840 PM    NEW PRAGUE                MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   LE SUEUR                       70 MPH GUST

0905 PM    ST PAUL                   MN   55 MPH TSTM GUST
06/26/98   RAMSEY                         POWER LINES DOWN

0920 PM    FARIBAULT                 MN   1 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   RICE                           60 MPH WIND GUST

0925 PM    FARIBAULT                 MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   RICE                           HAIL BROKE CAR WINDSHIELDS

0935 PM    ALEXANDRIA                MN   WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98   DOUGLAS                        NUMEROUS TREES DOWN

0952 PM    HOLDINGFORD               MN   .75 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   STEARNS

1001 PM    ALBANY                    MN   70 MPH TSTM GUST
06/26/98   STEARNS
Local storm report, Jun 26, 10:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MINNESOTA
1038 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0425 PM    LITCHFIELD                MN   .5 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   MEEKER                         5 SOUTH OF LITCHFIELD

0430 PM    WILLMAR                   MN   .5 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   KANDIYOHI

0434 PM    GROVE CITY                MN   .75 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   MEEKER                         SOUTH OF GROVE CITY
                                          REPORTED BY SEVERE WX
                                          SPOTTER

0510 PM    PAYNESVILLE               MN   .88 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   MEEKER                         10 SOUTH OF PAYNESVILLE
                                          NEAR LAKE KORONIS

0510 PM    PAYNESVILLE               MN   .75 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   STEARNS                        5SE PAYNESVILLE

0537 PM    LONG PRAIRIE              MN   .5 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   TODD

0705 PM    MAPLE LAKE                MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   WRIGHT

0708 PM    RAMSEY                    MN   1 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   ANOKA

0710 PM    RAMSEY                    MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   ANOKA

0820 PM    ST PAUL                   MN   FLOODING
06/26/98   RAMSEY                         STREET FLOODING

0840 PM    NEW PRAGUE                MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   LE SUEUR                       70 MPH GUST

0905 PM    ST PAUL                   MN   55 MPH TSTM GUST
06/26/98   RAMSEY                         POWER LINES DOWN

0920 PM    FARIBAULT                 MN   1 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   RICE                           60 MPH WIND GUST

0925 PM    FARIBAULT                 MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   RICE                           HAIL BROKE CAR WINDSHIELDS

0935 PM    ALEXANDRIA                MN   WIND DAMAGE
06/26/98   DOUGLAS                        NUMEROUS TREES DOWN

0952 PM    HOLDINGFORD               MN   .75 INCH HAIL
06/26/98   STEARNS

1001 PM    ALBANY                    MN   70 MPH TSTM GUST
06/26/98   STEARNS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSaint Croix50 min
Jun 26, 9:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXPierce, Saint Croix3 hr
Jun 26, 10:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXPepin2 hr
Jun 26, 11:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPolk, Saint Croix67 min
Jun 27, 12:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPierce58 min
Jun 27, 12:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXPepin, Pierce2 hr
Jun 27, 12:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXSaint Croix2 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998

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.