Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 278, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 1998, 12:43 AM CDT for Freeborn County, Minnesota. It was in force for 47 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
- Jul 15, 1998, 12:43 AM CDT (05:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 1998, 1:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Freeborn County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 2121 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1376 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KMSP 150543 RRA
SVRMSP
MNC047-150630-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1243 AM CDT WED JUL 15 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
FREEBORN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
* UNTIL 130 AM CDT
* AT 1241 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE LEADING EDGE OF A
SEVERE STORM 5 TO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALBERT LEA. THE STORM WAS
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. TREES WERE DOWNED AT 1230 AM IN
MINNESOTA LAKE FROM THE STORMS.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED
ALBERT LEA
ALDEN
CONGER
TWIN LAKES
EMMONS
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...WITH DAMAGING WINDS. STAY INDOORS
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
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
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 10:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
MNZ049>051-044-045-150430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 1998 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED ACROSS THE CENTRAL MINNESOTA COUNTIES OF STEARNS...SHERBURNE...BENTON...MILLE LACS AND KANABEC. THE TWIN CITIES DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WEATHER HAS MOVES SOUTH OF THESE COUNTIES. WH
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 10:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
MNZ049>051-044-045-150430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 1998 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED ACROSS THE CENTRAL MINNESOTA COUNTIES OF STEARNS...SHERBURNE...BENTON...MILLE LACS AND KANABEC. THE TWIN CITIES DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WEATHER HAS MOVES SOUTH OF THESE COUNTIES. WH
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 11:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
MNZ052-068-073-WIZ014-150600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1140 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 1998 THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS CANCELLED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 744 FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND A SMALL PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. IN MINNESOTA...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED NORTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS TO GAYLORD TO MINNEAPOLIS AND ST PAUL TO STILLWATER. IN WISCONSIN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR POLK COUNTY. WH
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 11:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
MNZ052-068-073-WIZ014-150600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1140 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 1998 THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS CANCELLED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 744 FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND A SMALL PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. IN MINNESOTA...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED NORTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS TO GAYLORD TO MINNEAPOLIS AND ST PAUL TO STILLWATER. IN WISCONSIN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR POLK COUNTY. WH
Local storm report, Jul 15, 12:17 AM CDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MINNESOTA
1217 AM CDT WED JUL 15 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0545 PM LONG PRAIRIE MN WIND DAMAGE
07/14/98 TODD TREES DOWNED JUST WEST OF
LONG PRAIRIE
0547 PM BELLE PRAIRIE MN WIND DAMAGE
07/14/98 MORRISON LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWNED
0625 PM MELBY MN 1 INCH HAIL
07/14/98 DOUGLAS
0914 PM BLOMKEST MN TORNADO
07/14/98 KANDIYOHI BRIEF TOUCHDOWN
0928 PM MONTEVIDEO MN WIND DAMAGE
07/14/98 CHIPPEWA MANY BRANCHES DOWNED AND
POWER OUTAGES
1000 PM CLARKFIELD MN WIND DAMAGE
07/14/98 YELLOW MEDICINE 60 TO 70 MPH GUSTS
1001 PM GRANITE FALLS MN WIND DAMAGE
07/14/98 CHIPPEWA TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWNED
1010 PM ECHO MN .75 INCH HAIL
07/14/98 YELLOW MEDICINE
1120 PM COMFREY p MN WIND DAMAGE
07/14/98 BROWN LARGE TREES AND LIMBS
DOWNEDLocal storm report, Jul 15, 12:17 AM CDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MINNESOTA
1217 AM CDT WED JUL 15 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0545 PM LONG PRAIRIE MN WIND DAMAGE
07/14/98 TODD TREES DOWNED JUST WEST OF
LONG PRAIRIE
0547 PM BELLE PRAIRIE MN WIND DAMAGE
07/14/98 MORRISON LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWNED
0625 PM MELBY MN 1 INCH HAIL
07/14/98 DOUGLAS
0914 PM BLOMKEST MN TORNADO
07/14/98 KANDIYOHI BRIEF TOUCHDOWN
0928 PM MONTEVIDEO MN WIND DAMAGE
07/14/98 CHIPPEWA MANY BRANCHES DOWNED AND
POWER OUTAGES
1000 PM CLARKFIELD MN WIND DAMAGE
07/14/98 YELLOW MEDICINE 60 TO 70 MPH GUSTS
1001 PM GRANITE FALLS MN WIND DAMAGE
07/14/98 CHIPPEWA TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWNED
1010 PM ECHO MN .75 INCH HAIL
07/14/98 YELLOW MEDICINE
1120 PM COMFREY p MN WIND DAMAGE
07/14/98 BROWN LARGE TREES AND LIMBS
DOWNEDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison, Stearns, Todd | 60 min |
| Jul 14, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas | 31 min |
| Jul 14, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stevens | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns, Swift | 60 min |
| Jul 14, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 48 min |
| Jul 14, 9:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Renville | 34 min |
| Jul 14, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin | 62 min |
| Jul 14, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 64 min |
| Jul 14, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Dakota, Scott | 60 min |
| Jul 14, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Ramsey, Washington | 60 min |
| Jul 14, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown | 61 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota, 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.