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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 194, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2007, 6:50 PM CDT for Brown County, Minnesota. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2007, 6:50 PM CDT (23:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2007, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Brown County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 11:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 112 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 212350 SVRMPX MNC015-220015- /O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0194.070621T2350Z-070622T0015Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 650 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 715 PM CDT * AT 646 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM... CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF NEW ULM...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NEW ULM... 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 4438 9459 4411 9460 4412 9438 4426 9438 $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 21, 6:22 PM CDT, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 6:22 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 522 AM CDT THU JUN 21 2007 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 221030- DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- 522 AM CDT THU JUN 21 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH A LINE FROM MONTEVIDEO THROUGH HUTCHINSON TO THE SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY OCCUR TONIGHT WITH SOME OF THE STORMS FROM MONTEVIDEO THROUGH REDWOOD FALLS TO ALBERT LEA ON SOUTHWARD. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. THE GREATEST THREAT AT THIS TIME APPEARS TO BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM GRANITE FALLS TO OWATONNA. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY OCCUR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED. RAH
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 21, 5:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
515 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0506 PM HAIL 3 N BLUE EARTH 43.68N 94.10W
06/21/2007 E1.50 INCH FARIBAULT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
ELNLocal storm report, Jun 21, 5:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
516 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0450 PM HAIL 5 N WINNEBAGO 43.84N 94.17W
06/21/2007 E1.75 INCH FARIBAULT MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NICKLE TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL. DAMAGE TO SQUAD CAR
WINDOW.
&&
ELNLocal storm report, Jun 21, 5:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
527 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0527 PM HAIL 4 SSW HUTCHINSON 44.84N 94.41W
06/21/2007 E0.75 INCH MCLEOD MN AMATEUR RADIO
&&
ELNLocal storm report, Jun 21, 5:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
532 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0435 PM HAIL AMBOY 43.89N 94.16W
06/21/2007 E1.75 INCH BLUE EARTH MN CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
ELNLocal storm report, Jun 21, 5:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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</html>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, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault | 66 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, 6:59 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.