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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 355, NWS Twin Cities, MN

September 4, 2005Anoka County, Sherburne County, Wright County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 4, 2005, 2:57 AM CDT for Anoka County, Sherburne County, Wright County, Minnesota. It was in force for 63 min. 3 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
Sep 4, 2005, 2:57 AM CDT (07:57 UTC)
Expired
Sep 4, 2005, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Anoka County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Wright County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:59 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 4, 3:44 AM CDTHAIL 0.75Elk River, MN
Sep 4, 3:55 AM CDTHAIL 1Elk River, MN
Sep 4, 3:58 AM CDTHAIL 1.25Elk River, MNREPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 3, 8:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 367 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, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2005-09-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2005-09-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 9 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1532 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
3 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KMPX 040757
SVRMPX
MNC003-141-171-040900-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0355.050904T0757Z-050904T0900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
257 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SHERBURNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA
  WRIGHT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA
  ANOKA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

* UNTIL 400 AM CDT

* AT 255 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. THESE STORMS WERE
  LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF ELK       
  RIVER TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELK RIVER. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING 
  TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ELK RIVER...
  ALBERTVILLE...
  RAMSEY...
  OTSEGO...

STAY INDOORS...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 4542 9366 4514 9376 4513 9371 4525 9362
      4524 9350 4521 9340 4541 9337

$$

KAT
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KMPX 040837
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
336 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2005

MNC171-040846-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0355.000000T0000Z-050904T0900Z/
WRIGHT MN-
336 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WRIGHT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WRIGHT 
COUNTY HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4542 9366 4532 9360 4524 9350 4521 9340
      4541 9337

$$

MNC003-141-040900-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0355.000000T0000Z-050904T0900Z/
SHERBURNE MN-ANOKA MN-
336 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT
FOR ANOKA AND SHERBURNE COUNTIES...

AT 335 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...AND THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR ELK RIVER...OR ABOUT 17 MILES SOUTH OF PRINCETON...AND
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ANOKA...ELK RIVER...AND 
RAMSEY.

LAT...LON 4542 9366 4532 9360 4524 9350 4521 9340
      4541 9337

$$

KAT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 3, 7:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Meeker, Wright54 min
Sep 3, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStearns46 min
Sep 3, 8:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXHennepin67 min
Sep 3, 8:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Meeker60 min
Sep 3, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota65 min
Sep 3, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Wright56 min
Sep 3, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXScott64 min
Sep 3, 9:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod, Renville66 min
Sep 3, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue63 min
Sep 3, 9:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMeeker65 min
Sep 3, 9:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota64 min
Sep 3, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLe Sueur, Rice55 min
Sep 3, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXScott65 min
Sep 3, 10:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSibley55 min
Sep 3, 10:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue61 min
Sep 3, 10:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod, Renville59 min
Sep 3, 10:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLe Sueur, Rice54 min
Sep 3, 10:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSibley62 min
Sep 3, 11:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod62 min
Sep 3, 11:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSibley65 min
Sep 4, 12:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod, Meeker54 min
Sep 4, 1:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod, Meeker63 min
Sep 4, 1:32 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXMcLeod, Meeker3 hr
Sep 4, 1:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXWright67 min
Sep 4, 1:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Sherburne63 min
Sep 4, 2:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXHennepin65 min
Sep 4, 2:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod63 min
Sep 4, 2:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver55 min
Sep 4, 3:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Sherburne63 min
Sep 4, 4:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXHennepin53 min
Sep 4, 4:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver64 min
Sep 4, 4:16 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXAnoka, Hennepin3 hr
Sep 4, 4:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXScott54 min
Sep 4, 5:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXCarver, Scott3 hr
Sep 4, 5:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXHennepin65 min
Sep 4, 5:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver59 min
Sep 4, 5:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXScott56 min
Sep 4, 5:54 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXRamsey3 hr
Sep 4, 6:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Hennepin65 min
Sep 4, 6:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXScott63 min
Sep 4, 6:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXRice, Steele4 hr
Sep 4, 6:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXAnoka, Hennepin2 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.