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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 8, 20055 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2005, 12:38 AM CDT for 5 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 67 min. 1 report 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
Jun 8, 2005, 12:38 AM CDT (05:38 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2005, 1:45 AM CDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Anoka County, MN, Carver County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Washington County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 8, 12:53 AM CDTHAIL 0.75Chanhassen, MNHAILED SEVERAL MINUTES AT NWS OFFICE.

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, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 32 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 2005-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 395 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2005-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 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
395 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-148 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2261 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
163 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

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The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KMPX 080540
SVRMPX
MNC003-019-053-123-163-080645-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0068.050608T0538Z-050608T0645Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1238 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ANOKA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
  HENNEPIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
  RAMSEY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
  CARVER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

* UNTIL 145 AM CDT

* AT 1233 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE          
  THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL WAS LOCATED FROM   
  PRIOR LAKE TO LAKEVILLE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20  
  MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  THE LAKE MINNETONKA AREA...
  ST LOUIS PARK...
  MINNEAPOLIS...
  ST PAUL...
  MAPLEWOOD...
  PLYMOUTH...
  ROSEVILLE...
  FRIDLEY...
  NEWPORT...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 4481 9366 4496 9307 4480 9288 4496 9280
      4512 9294 4512 9351

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KMPX 080607
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
102 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2005

MNC003-019-053-123-163-080645-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-050608T0645Z/
ANOKA MN-WASHINGTON MN-HENNEPIN MN-RAMSEY MN-CARVER MN-
102 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 145 AM CDT FOR
CARVER...RAMSEY...HENNEPIN...WASHINGTON AND ANOKA COUNTIES...

AT 1253 AM...THREE QUARTER INCH SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT FLYING 
CLOUD AIRPORT.

AT 1255 AM...THREE QUARTER INCH SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT THE 
CHANHASSEN WEATHER SERVICE. 

AT 101 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...LOCATED FROM NEAR 
EDINA...EDEN PRAIRIE AND BLOOMINGTON. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST 
AT 15 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE THE LAKE MINNETONKA 
AREA...WOODBURY...WHITE BEAR LAKE...VADNAIS HEIGHTS...
ST LOUIS PARK...PLYMOUTH...MINNEAPOLIS AND ST PAUL. 

LAT...LON 4481 9366 4496 9307 4480 9288 4496 9280
      4512 9294 4512 9351

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 7:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXGoodhue5 hr
Jun 7, 8:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth56 min
Jun 7, 8:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth57 min
Jun 7, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLe Sueur, Rice53 min
Jun 7, 9:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue60 min
Jun 7, 10:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRice62 min
Jun 7, 10:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXRice6 hr
Jun 7, 11:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Scott61 min
Jun 8, 12:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine57 min
Jun 8, 12:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Stevens, Swift60 min
Jun 8, 12:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine66 min
Jun 8, 1:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Pope67 min
Jun 8, 1:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Stevens, Swift51 min
Jun 8, 1:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRedwood54 min
Jun 8, 1:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Hennepin, Sherburne, Wright61 min
Jun 8, 1:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Stearns, Todd60 min
Jun 8, 2:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRenville, Sibley59 min
Jun 8, 2:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod, Meeker65 min
Jun 8, 2:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBrown, Nicollet, Watonwan60 min
Jun 8, 2:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMorrison65 min
Jun 8, 2:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright63 min
Jun 8, 2:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Scott66 min
Jun 8, 2:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXNicollet, Sibley34 min
Jun 8, 3:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth59 min
Jun 8, 3:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Dakota, Ramsey, Washington64 min
Jun 8, 3:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRice, Steele, Waseca58 min
Jun 8, 4:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue54 min
Jun 8, 4:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXWashington29 min
Jun 8, 4:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRice, Steele39 min
Jun 8, 4:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Goodhue41 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.