Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2007
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 199, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2007, 12:46 PM CDT for Sherburne County, Stearns County, Wright County, Minnesota. It was in force for 44 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
- Jul 3, 2007, 12:46 PM CDT (17:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2007, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Sherburne County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Wright County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:47 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 12:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 1198 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 975 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS53 KMPX 031746 SVRMPX MNC141-145-171-031830- /O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0199.070703T1746Z-070703T1830Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1246 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EASTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SHERBURNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... WRIGHT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 130 PM CDT * AT 1243 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ST CLOUD TO 6 MILES NORTH OF ANNANDALE TO 6 MILES WEST OF ANNANDALE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ANNANDALE... BECKER... MONTICELLO... BIG LAKE... BUFFALO... DELANO... 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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA. LAT...LON 4555 9424 4521 9424 4503 9379 4555 9357 $$ KAT
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KMPX 031752 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1252 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2007 MNC141-145-171-031830- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0199.000000T0000Z-070703T1830Z/ STEARNS MN-SHERBURNE MN-WRIGHT MN- 1252 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2007 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR WRIGHT...SHERBURNE AND EASTERN STEARNS COUNTIES... AT 1247 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLEAR LAKE TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF CLEARWATER TO SOUTH HAVEN...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SAINT AUGUSTA...SILVER CREEK...SANTIAGO...RASSAT...HASTY...FAIRHAVEN...ENFIELD...SOUTH HAVEN...MONTICELLO AND MAPLE LAKE. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 94 BETWEEN CLEARWATER AND MONTICELLO. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA. LAT...LON 4554 9420 4521 9424 4503 9379 4555 9357 $$ KAT
000 WWUS53 KMPX 031809 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 108 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2007 MNC145-031818- /O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0199.000000T0000Z-070703T1830Z/ STEARNS MN- 108 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2007 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN STEARNS COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN STEARNS COUNTY HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA. LAT...LON 4553 9395 4521 9419 4503 9379 4555 9357 $$ MNC141-171-031830- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0199.000000T0000Z-070703T1830Z/ SHERBURNE MN-WRIGHT MN- 108 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2007 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR WRIGHT AND SHERBURNE COUNTIES... AT 104 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SANTIAGO TO 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONTICELLO TO RASSAT...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SILVER CREEK...SANTIAGO... RASSAT...HASTY...ENFIELD...MONTICELLO...MAPLE LAKE...DELANO...CLEAR LAKE AND BUFFALO. ALSO INCLUDED IS INTERSTATE 94 BETWEEN MONTICELLO AND ALBERTVILLE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA. LAT...LON 4553 9395 4521 9419 4503 9379 4555 9357 $$ KAT
000 WWUS53 KMPX 031821 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 120 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2007 MNC141-171-031830- /O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0199.000000T0000Z-070703T1830Z/ SHERBURNE MN-WRIGHT MN- 120 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2007 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WRIGHT AND SHERBURNE COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 130 PM CDT... SEVERE STORMS WERE ABOUT TO MOVE OUT OF THE COUNTY. HOWEVER... ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY SO REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL WARNINGS. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA. LAT...LON 4553 9395 4521 9419 4503 9379 4555 9357 $$ KAT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 11:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 1:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Todd | 51 min |
| Jul 3, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice | 27 min |
| Jul 3, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Todd | 39 min |
| Jul 3, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns | 39 min |
| Jul 3, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice, Scott | 42 min |
| Jul 3, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Wright | 62 min |
| Jul 3, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice | 64 min |
| Jul 3, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele, Waseca | 54 min |
| Jul 3, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth | 44 min |
| Jul 3, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele, Waseca | 63 min |
| Jul 3, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 53 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.