Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 191, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 24, 2006, 12:41 PM CDT for Douglas County, Pope County, Stevens County, Minnesota. It was in force for 49 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
- Aug 24, 2006, 12:41 PM CDT (17:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2006, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Douglas County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stevens County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 198 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 196 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 241741
SVRMPX
MNC041-121-149-241830-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0191.060824T1741Z-060824T1830Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1241 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
DOUGLAS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
POPE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
STEVENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 130 PM CDT
* AT 1238 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF KENSINGTON...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF MORRIS...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KENSINGTON...
FARWELL...
LOWRY...
HOLMES...
GARFIELD...
STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 4576 9593 4561 9592 4567 9541 4600 9540
4589 9574 4576 9576
$$
TDK2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KMPX 241808
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
106 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006
MNC149-241816-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0191.000000T0000Z-060824T1830Z/
STEVENS MN-
106 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR STEVENS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM HAD MOVED OUT OF STEVENS COUNTY...EAST OF SWAN LAKE.
LAT...LON 4573 9575 4560 9574 4567 9541 4600 9540
4589 9574 4576 9576
$$
MNC041-121-241830-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0191.000000T0000Z-060824T1830Z/
DOUGLAS MN-POPE MN-
106 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT
FOR POPE AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES...
AT 103 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED JUST NORTH OF LOWRY...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ALEXANDRIA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAIL AS BIG AS NICKELS IS STILL POSSIBLE BETWEEN LOWRY AND HOLMES
CITY... TOWARD ALEXANDRIA AND FORADA.
LAT...LON 4573 9575 4560 9574 4567 9541 4600 9540
4589 9574 4576 9576
$$
TDK000
WWUS53 KMPX 241832
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
131 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006
MNC041-121-241845-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0191.000000T0000Z-060824T1830Z/
DOUGLAS MN-POPE MN-
131 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR POPE AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES
EXPIRED AT 130 PM CDT...
STORMS HAVE WEAKENED AROUND AND SOUTHWEST OF ALEXANDRIA... AND WERE
NO LONGER PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. REMEMBER THAT MORE THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP
IN THE AREA...SO REMAIN ALERT IN CASE ADDITIONAL WARNINGS BECOME
NECESSARY AGAIN. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM.
LAT...LON 4573 9575 4560 9574 4567 9541 4600 9540
4589 9574 4576 9576
$$
TDKThe 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, 10:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Scott | 49 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, 12:48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.