Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 24, 2006, 10:11 AM CDT for Scott County, Minnesota. It was in force for 49 min. 5 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 24, 2006, 10:11 AM CDT (15:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2006, 11:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Scott County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:13 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 10:16 AM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Jordan, MN | |
| Aug 24, 10:47 AM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Prior Lake, MN | |
| Aug 24, 10:55 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Elko, MN | A FEW TREES DOWN ON EAST EDGE OF ELKO. |
| Aug 24, 10:55 AM CDT | HAIL 3 | New Market, MN | |
| Aug 24, 10:59 AM CDT | HAIL 3 | 1 S New Market, MN |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 8:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 20 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
- 1700 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -236 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 554 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS53 KMPX 241511 SVRMPX MNC139-241600- /O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0182.060824T1511Z-060824T1600Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1011 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 1100 AM CDT * AT 1009 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM... CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JORDAN...OR ABOUT 17 MILES WEST OF BURNSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ST BENEDICT... PRIOR LAKE... VESELI... SAVAGE... NEW MARKET... ELKO... 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 4477 9357 4457 9377 4454 9330 4477 9336 $$ KAT
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KMPX 241518 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1018 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 MNC139-241600- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-060824T1600Z/ SCOTT MN- 1018 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR SCOTT COUNTY... AT 1016 AM CDT...HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS WAS REPORTED IN JORDAN WITH THIS STORM. AT 1013 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MARYSTOWN...OR ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BURNSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE PRIOR LAKE AND CRYSTAL BAY. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS LAT...LON 4477 9357 4464 9364 4454 9330 4477 9336 $$ KAT
000 WWUS53 KMPX 241543 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1043 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 MNC139-241600- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-060824T1600Z/ SCOTT MN- 1043 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR SCOTT COUNTY... AT 1039 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW MARKET...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BURNSVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE VESELI...NEW MARKET...AND CRYSTAL BAY. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS LAT...LON 4471 9345 4455 9355 4454 9330 4472 9333 $$ KAT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 7:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod | 33 min |
| Aug 24, 8:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Sibley | 39 min |
| Aug 24, 8:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Scott | 48 min |
| Aug 24, 8:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod | 31 min |
| Aug 24, 8:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver | 48 min |
| Aug 24, 8:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue, Rice | 42 min |
| Aug 24, 8:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur | 20 min |
| Aug 24, 9:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sibley | 26 min |
| Aug 24, 9:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Scott | 62 min |
| Aug 24, 9:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota | 41 min |
| Aug 24, 9:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 47 min |
| Aug 24, 9:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 59 min |
| Aug 24, 9:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver | 22 min |
| Aug 24, 9:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice | 61 min |
| Aug 24, 10:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 53 min |
| Aug 24, 10:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice | 46 min |
| Aug 24, 11:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Scott | 31 min |
| Aug 24, 11:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 53 min |
| Aug 24, 11:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 38 min |
| Aug 24, 11:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota | 54 min |
| Aug 24, 11:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Wright | 65 min |
| Aug 24, 12:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 41 min |
| Aug 24, 12:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stevens | 49 min |
| Aug 24, 12:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin | 57 min |
| Aug 24, 12:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Wright | 33 min |
| Aug 24, 1:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka | 66 min |
| Aug 24, 1:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue and 13 more | 14 hr |
| Aug 24, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns | 21 min |
| Aug 24, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton | 37 min |
| Aug 24, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Ramsey, Washington | 27 min |
| Aug 24, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Isanti | 23 min |
| Aug 24, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Mille Lacs | 28 min |
| Aug 24, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope | 38 min |
| Aug 24, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti | 34 min |
| Aug 24, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 47 min |
| Aug 24, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns, Todd | 59 min |
| Aug 24, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 64 min |
| Aug 24, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Sherburne, Stearns | 63 min |
| Aug 24, 5:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Nicollet | 66 min |
| Aug 24, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Wright | 63 min |
| Aug 24, 5:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown | 16 min |
| Aug 24, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Le Sueur | 66 min |
| Aug 24, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne | 49 min |
| Aug 24, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin | 54 min |
| Aug 24, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 57 min |
| Aug 24, 6:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Rice | 53 min |
| Aug 24, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur | 45 min |
| Aug 24, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 52 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006
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.