Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2007
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 180, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2007, 3:24 PM CDT for Faribault County, Minnesota. It was in force for 66 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 21, 2007, 3:24 PM CDT (20:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2007, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Faribault County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 4:05 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Bricelyn, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 11:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2261 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS53 KMPX 212024 SVRMPX MNC043-212130- /O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0180.070621T2024Z-070621T2130Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 324 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN FARIBAULT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 430 PM CDT * AT 319 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM... CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF FROST... OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLUE EARTH...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BRICELYN... KIESTER... WALTERS... STAY INDOORS...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 4360 9403 4351 9403 4350 9366 4361 9366 $$ KAT
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KMPX 212040 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 340 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2007 MNC043-212130- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0180.000000T0000Z-070621T2130Z/ FARIBAULT MN- 340 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2007 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN FARIBAULT COUNTY... AT 336 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WINDS. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BRICELYN...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF BUFFALO CENTER...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WALTERS...KIESTER...FROST AND BRICELYN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 4360 9403 4351 9403 4350 9366 4361 9366 $$
000
WWUS53 KMPX 212121
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
420 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2007
MNC043-212130-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0180.000000T0000Z-070621T2130Z/
FARIBAULT MN-
420 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2007
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT
FOR FARIBAULT COUNTY...
AT 418 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR HAS SHOWN THE STORM OVER SOUTHEAST
FARIBAULT COUNTY HAS WEAKENED. THIS STILL MAY BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DIME SIZE HAIL. ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED
16 MILES NORTH OF WINNEBAGO IN BLUE EARTH COUNTY...OR ABOUT 8 MILES
SOUTH OF LAKE CRYSTAL...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM
IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...AND
POSSIBLY A TORNADO. CONTINUE TO REMAIN ALERT IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR
FOR A CONTINUATION OF THIS WARNING OR AN UPGRADE TO A TORNADO
WARNING.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE HUNTLEY...BRUSH CREEK...
BARODA...WINNEBAGO...WELLS...WALTERS...KIESTER...FROST...EASTON AND
DELAVAN.
DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THE STORM
MOVING INTO NORTHWEST FARIBAULT COUNTY. WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT
QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH
AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
LAT...LON 4384 9424 4351 9419 4350 9366 4371 9366
4384 9386
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver | 49 min |
| Jun 20, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice | 58 min |
| Jun 20, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Scott | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur | 55 min |
| Jun 20, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sibley | 38 min |
| Jun 20, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 50 min |
| Jun 20, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Scott | 36 min |
| Jun 20, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur | 53 min |
| Jun 20, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele | 59 min |
| Jun 20, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 63 min |
| Jun 20, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 55 min |
| Jun 20, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Waseca | 55 min |
| Jun 20, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur | 32 min |
| Jun 20, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Ramsey | 24 min |
| Jun 20, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele | 33 min |
| Jun 20, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 23 min |
| Jun 20, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur | 37 min |
| Jun 20, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 43 min |
| Jun 20, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota | 44 min |
| Jun 20, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 47 min |
| Jun 20, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 46 min |
| Jun 20, 10:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Nicollet | 56 min |
| Jun 20, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 40 min |
| Jun 20, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 38 min |
| Jun 20, 11:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 43 min |
| Jun 21, 12:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 41 min |
| Jun 21, 1:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 28 min |
| Jun 21, 1:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 66 min |
| Jun 21, 1:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sibley | 48 min |
| Jun 21, 2:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota | 28 min |
| Jun 21, 2:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice | 32 min |
| Jun 21, 3:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 18 min |
| Jun 21, 3:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Waseca | 40 min |
| Jun 21, 4:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele, Waseca | 48 min |
| Jun 21, 5:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele | 44 min |
| Jun 21, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet | 60 min |
| Jun 21, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 18 min |
| Jun 21, 4:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth | 25 min |
| Jun 21, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Martin | 37 min |
| Jun 21, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 63 min |
| Jun 21, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault | 46 min |
| Jun 21, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Scott, Sibley | 66 min |
| Jun 21, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Renville | 39 min |
| Jun 21, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Waseca | 30 min |
| Jun 21, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault | 30 min |
| Jun 21, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 23 min |
| Jun 21, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur | 25 min |
| Jun 21, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Renville | 53 min |
| Jun 21, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sibley | 60 min |
| Jun 21, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Nicollet | 43 min |
| Jun 21, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 29 min |
| Jun 21, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown | 25 min |
| Jun 21, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth | 61 min |
Nearby
Severe 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.