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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 150, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 20, 2007Saint Croix County, Wisconsin; Washington County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2007, 9:20 PM CDT for Saint Croix County, Wisconsin; Washington County, Minnesota. It was in force for 55 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 20, 2007, 9:20 PM CDT (02:20 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2007, 10:15 PM CDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Washington County, MN, Saint Croix County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:22 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 20, 2:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 20, 4:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 73 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 2007-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 551 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 00:00Z on 2007-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 95 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
551 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2355 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
159 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.1

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The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KMPX 210222
SVRMPX
MNC163-WIC109-210315-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0150.070621T0220Z-070621T0315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
920 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  ST. CROIX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT

* AT 918 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...   
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WINDS.             
  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF SOMERSET...OR ABOUT 13      
  MILES WEST OF NEW RICHMOND...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SOMERSET...BALDWIN

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE
WARNING. PREPARE TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4526 9285 4509 9296 4500 9259 4511 9257

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KMPX 210247
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
945 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2007

MNC163-210255-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0150.000000T0000Z-070621T0315Z/
WASHINGTON MN-
945 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2007

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNING AREA. THUS THE WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

LAT...LON 4519 9272 4491 9273 4487 9222 4515 9218

$$

WIC109-210315-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0150.000000T0000Z-070621T0315Z/
ST. CROIX WI-
945 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR ST. CROIX COUNTY...

AT 943 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. 
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF HOULTON...OR ABOUT 9 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SOMERSET...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

AT 942 PM A SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN NEW RICHMOND.
ALSO AT 945 PM QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED 5 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST
OF HUDSON. THIS STORM HAS ALSO SHOWN WEAK SIGNS OF ROTATION. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE HOULTON...HERSEY...FOREST...
EMERALD...CYLON...BURKHARDT...BOARDMAN...WOODVILLE...SOMERSET AND
ROBERTS.

LAT...LON 4519 9272 4491 9273 4487 9222 4515 9218

$$

AJZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPolk38 min
Jun 20, 7:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa56 min
Jun 20, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRusk27 min
Jun 20, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPierce60 min
Jun 20, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPepin51 min
Jun 20, 10:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Eau Claire57 min
Jun 20, 11:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPierce49 min
Jun 21, 12:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPepin17 min
Jun 21, 1:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPepin66 min
Jun 20, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver49 min
Jun 20, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Rice58 min
Jun 20, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXScott48 min
Jun 20, 8:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLe Sueur55 min
Jun 20, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSibley38 min
Jun 20, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRice50 min
Jun 20, 8:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue48 min
Jun 20, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXScott36 min
Jun 20, 8:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLe Sueur53 min
Jun 20, 9:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSteele59 min
Jun 20, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRice63 min
Jun 20, 9:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXWaseca55 min
Jun 20, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLe Sueur32 min
Jun 20, 9:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Ramsey24 min
Jun 20, 9:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSteele33 min
Jun 20, 10:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXWashington23 min
Jun 20, 10:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLe Sueur37 min
Jun 20, 10:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRice43 min
Jun 20, 10:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota44 min
Jun 20, 10:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFreeborn, Steele, Waseca47 min
Jun 20, 10:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue46 min
Jun 20, 10:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Nicollet56 min
Jun 20, 11:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Goodhue40 min
Jun 20, 11:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFreeborn, Steele, Waseca38 min
Jun 20, 11:32 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXFreeborn43 min
Jun 21, 12:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Goodhue41 min
Jun 21, 1:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRice28 min
Jun 21, 1:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSibley48 min
Jun 21, 2:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota28 min
Jun 21, 2:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Goodhue, Rice32 min
Jun 21, 3:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRice18 min
Jun 21, 3:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLe Sueur, Waseca40 min
Jun 21, 4:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSteele, Waseca48 min
Jun 21, 5:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSteele44 min
Jun 21, 3:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Nicollet60 min
Jun 21, 3:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFaribault66 min
Jun 21, 3:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi18 min
Jun 21, 4:05 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBlue Earth25 min
Jun 21, 4:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMartin37 min
Jun 21, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFreeborn63 min
Jun 21, 4:29 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBlue Earth, Faribault46 min
Jun 21, 4:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Scott, Sibley66 min
Jun 21, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod, Renville39 min
Jun 21, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXWaseca30 min
Jun 21, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFaribault30 min
Jun 21, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFreeborn23 min
Jun 21, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLe Sueur25 min
Jun 21, 5:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod, Renville53 min
Jun 21, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSibley60 min
Jun 21, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXNicollet43 min
Jun 21, 6:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue29 min
Jun 21, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBrown25 min
Jun 21, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth61 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2007Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota, 2007Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2007

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.