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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 7, 2005Pierce County, Wisconsin; Goodhue County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 7, 2005, 5:24 PM CDT for Pierce County, Wisconsin; Goodhue County, Minnesota. It was in force for 66 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 7, 2005, 5:24 PM CDT (22:24 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2005, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Goodhue County, MN, Pierce County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 7, 2:35 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 79 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 12:00Z on 2005-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 677 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2005-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -10 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 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
677 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-219 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1465 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 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 072226
SVRMPX
MNC049-WIC093-072330-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0048.050607T2224Z-050607T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
524 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  GOODHUE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
  PIERCE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 521 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THIS STORM     
  WAS LOCATED NEAR RED WING...AND WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.    
  OTHER STRONG STORMS WEST AND NORTH OF RED WING ARE EXPECTED TO     
  BECOME SEVERE. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RED WING...
  ELLSWORTH...
  WASTEDO...
  HAGER CITY...  

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 4445 9299 4428 9298 4459 9220 4480 9221
      4485 9252 4463 9272 4455 9279

$$
RJN/DWE
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KMPX 072247
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
544 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2005

MNC049-WIC093-072330-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-050607T2330Z/
GOODHUE MN-PIERCE WI-
544 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
PIERCE AND GOODHUE COUNTIES...

AT 530 PM...HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLARS WAS REPORTED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST 
OF ELLSWORTH WITH THIS STORM.

AT 543 PM CDT... THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ELLSWORTH...ABOUT 20 
MILES NORTHEAST OF RED WING...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE MARTEL...HAGER CITY...DIAMOND 
BLUFF...BELDENVILLE...WELCH...STANTON...FRONTENAC...ELLSWORTH...
ZUMBROTA...AND CANNON FALLS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 4451 9303 4453 9280 4462 9279 4463 9273
      4470 9273 4467 9267 4485 9251 4480 9220
      4459 9219 4454 9232 4446 9226 4446 9243
      4437 9244 4436 9255 4420 9256 4420 9303

$$
000 
WWUS53 KMPX 072317
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
613 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2005

MNC049-WIC093-072330-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-050607T2330Z/
GOODHUE MN-PIERCE WI-
613 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
PIERCE AND GOODHUE COUNTIES...

AT 607 PM CDT...SPOTTERS REPORTED TREE LIMBS 2 TO 3 INCHES IN 
DIAMETER...HAD BEEN KNOCKED DOWN 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RED WING.

AT 610 PM...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM RED WING TO HADER  
AND GOODHUE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 15
MPH. 
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4451 9303 4453 9280 4462 9279 4463 9273
      4470 9273 4467 9267 4485 9251 4480 9220
      4459 9219 4454 9232 4446 9226 4446 9243
      4437 9244 4436 9255 4420 9256 4420 9303

$$
RJN/DWE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 8:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSaint Croix45 min
Jun 7, 8:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPierce34 min
Jun 7, 3:37 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXPolk43 min
Jun 7, 4:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBarron53 min
Jun 7, 4:48 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBarron27 min
Jun 7, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDunn48 min
Jun 7, 5:05 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXDunn25 min
Jun 7, 5:13 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBarron35 min
Jun 7, 5:30 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXDunn45 min
Jun 7, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRusk55 min
Jun 7, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa67 min
Jun 7, 6:05 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXChippewa40 min
Jun 7, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBarron50 min
Jun 7, 6:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDunn28 min
Jun 7, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRusk35 min
Jun 7, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXEau Claire57 min
Jun 7, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa30 min
Jun 7, 4:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPope, Stevens, Swift59 min
Jun 7, 4:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Renville, Yellow Medicine47 min
Jun 7, 4:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRedwood35 min
Jun 7, 5:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBrown36 min
Jun 7, 5:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRedwood, Renville30 min
Jun 7, 5:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSibley52 min
Jun 7, 7:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRamsey, Washington39 min
Jun 7, 4:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue55 min
Jun 7, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Faribault54 min
Jun 7, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue61 min
Jun 7, 6:29 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBlue Earth31 min
Jun 7, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRice, Steele70 min

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.