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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 191, NWS Twin Cities, MN

August 24, 2006Douglas County, Pope County, Stevens County, Minnesota

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.

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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
Aug 24, 8:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2006-08-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1700 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 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 2006-08-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 90 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
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

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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

$$
TDK
2 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

$$
TDK
000 
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

$$

TDK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 24, 7:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod33 min
Aug 24, 8:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Sibley39 min
Aug 24, 8:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXScott48 min
Aug 24, 8:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod31 min
Aug 24, 8:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver48 min
Aug 24, 8:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue, Rice42 min
Aug 24, 8:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLe Sueur20 min
Aug 24, 9:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSibley26 min
Aug 24, 9:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXScott62 min
Aug 24, 9:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota41 min
Aug 24, 9:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRice47 min
Aug 24, 9:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue59 min
Aug 24, 9:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver22 min
Aug 24, 9:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Rice61 min
Aug 24, 10:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXScott49 min
Aug 24, 10:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue53 min
Aug 24, 10:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Rice46 min
Aug 24, 11:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXScott31 min
Aug 24, 11:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue53 min
Aug 24, 11:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRice38 min
Aug 24, 11:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota54 min
Aug 24, 11:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXWright65 min
Aug 24, 12:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue41 min
Aug 24, 12:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXHennepin57 min
Aug 24, 12:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXWright33 min
Aug 24, 1:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka66 min
Aug 24, 1:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchMPXAnoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue and 13 more14 hr
Aug 24, 2:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStearns21 min
Aug 24, 2:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton37 min
Aug 24, 3:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRamsey, Washington27 min
Aug 24, 3:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXIsanti23 min
Aug 24, 3:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMille Lacs28 min
Aug 24, 3:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Pope38 min
Aug 24, 3:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago, Isanti34 min
Aug 24, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXWashington47 min
Aug 24, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStearns, Todd59 min
Aug 24, 4:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXIsanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs64 min
Aug 24, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Sherburne, Stearns63 min
Aug 24, 5:09 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXNicollet66 min
Aug 24, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMeeker, Wright63 min
Aug 24, 5:14 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBlue Earth, Brown16 min
Aug 24, 5:39 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXLe Sueur66 min
Aug 24, 5:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSherburne49 min
Aug 24, 5:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Hennepin54 min
Aug 24, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRice57 min
Aug 24, 6:22 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXRice53 min
Aug 24, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLe Sueur45 min
Aug 24, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue52 min

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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.