Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 304, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 25, 2005, 8:42 PM CDT for Douglas County, Minnesota. It was in force for 63 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2005, 8:42 PM CDT (01:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2005, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Douglas County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 195 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 8:57 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 N Garfield, MN | |
| Aug 25, 9:46 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 56 | Alexandria, MN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 1374 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 766 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS53 KMPX 260143 SVRMPX MNC041-260245- /O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0304.050826T0142Z-050826T0245Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 842 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... DOUGLAS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA * UNTIL 945 PM CDT * AT 840 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM... CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALEXANDRIA...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ALEXANDRIA... LEAF VALLEY... GARFIELD... CARLOS... MILTONA... THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. STAY INDOORS...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 4609 9564 4590 9567 4584 9515 4610 9516 $$ KAT
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KMPX 260157 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 856 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2005 MNC041-260245- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0304.000000T0000Z-050826T0245Z/ DOUGLAS MN- 856 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY... AT 852 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GARFIELD...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALEXANDRIA...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ROSE CITY...LEAF VALLEY... BELLE RIVER...OSAKIS...NELSON...MILTONA...CARLOS AND ALEXANDRIA. THIS STORM REMAINS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 4609 9552 4588 9562 4584 9515 4610 9516 $$ KAT
000 WWUS53 KMPX 260204 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 903 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2005 MNC041-260245- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0304.000000T0000Z-050826T0245Z/ DOUGLAS MN- 903 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY... AT 857 PM CDT...HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE WAS REPORTED 5 MILES NORTH OF GARFIELD WITH THIS STORM. AT 901 PM CDT...THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GARFIELD...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALEXANDRIA...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM REMAINS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LEAF VALLEY...BELLE RIVER... NELSON...MILTONA...CARLOS AND ALEXANDRIA. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH LAT...LON 4609 9545 4588 9562 4577 9520 4607 9515 $$ KAT
000 WWUS53 KMPX 260228 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 927 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2005 MNC041-260245- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0304.000000T0000Z-050826T0245Z/ DOUGLAS MN- 927 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY... AT 922 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...AND THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ALEXANDRIA...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM HAS WEAKENED OVER THE PAST 15 MINUTES... BUT REMAINS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE NELSON AND FORADA. LAT...LON 4599 9538 4579 9559 4577 9520 4592 9514 $$ KAT
000 WWUS53 KMPX 260243 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 941 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2005 MNC041-260251- /O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0304.000000T0000Z-050826T0245Z/ DOUGLAS MN- 941 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2005 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM CDT... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN ALEXANDRIA AND FORADA MAY STILL PRODUCE HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE AS WELL AS VERY HEAVY RAIN AS IT MOVES EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM SHOULD EXIT DOUGLAS COUNTY BY 1015 PM. LAT...LON 4599 9538 4579 9559 4577 9520 4592 9514 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas | 49 min |
| Aug 25, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Todd | 52 min |
| Aug 25, 10:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Douglas | 2 hr |
| Aug 25, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pope | 38 min |
| Aug 25, 10:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Pope | 3 hr |
| Aug 25, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns | 52 min |
| Aug 26, 12:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Swift | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns | 61 min |
| Aug 26, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker | 60 min |
| Aug 26, 1:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns, Wright | 61 min |
| Aug 26, 1:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Stearns | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Swift | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 4:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 3 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.