Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2007
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 215, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2007, 6:27 PM CDT for Steele County, Waseca County, Minnesota. It was in force for 63 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
- Jul 3, 2007, 6:27 PM CDT (23:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2007, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 6:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ellendale, MN | TREES UP TO 20 INCHES IN DIAMETER DOWN. SOME TREES DOWN ON HOUSES. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 12:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 104 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 032327 SVRMPX MNC147-161-040030- /O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0215.070703T2327Z-070704T0030Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 627 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WASECA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... STEELE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 730 PM CDT * AT 624 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 8 MILES WEST OF NEW RICHLAND...OR ABOUT 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WASECA...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NEW RICHLAND... ELLENDALE... BLOOMING PRAIRIE... DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. 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 4391 9371 4385 9373 4385 9306 4408 9306 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KMPX 032335 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 634 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2007 MNC147-161-040030- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0215.000000T0000Z-070704T0030Z/ WASECA MN-STEELE MN- 634 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2007 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR STEELE AND WASECA COUNTIES... AT 632 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WINDS. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF BIXBY...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTH OF BLOOMING PRAIRIE...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF NEW RICHLAND AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE STEELE CENTER...BIXBY...NEW RICHLAND...ELLENDALE AND BLOOMING PRAIRIE. DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. LAT...LON 4389 9366 4385 9368 4385 9306 4408 9306 $$
000 WWUS53 KMPX 032358 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 658 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2007 MNC147-161-040030- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0215.000000T0000Z-070704T0030Z/ WASECA MN-STEELE MN- 658 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2007 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR STEELE AND WASECA COUNTIES... AT 653 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WASECA...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTH OF NEW RICHLAND...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE STEELE CENTER AND WASECA. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. LAT...LON 4410 9351 4402 9358 4386 9319 4404 9311 $$
000 WWUS53 KMPX 040025 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 725 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2007 MNC147-161-040035- /O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0215.000000T0000Z-070704T0030Z/ WASECA MN-STEELE MN- 725 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2007 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR STEELE AND WASECA COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 730 PM CDT... SEVERE STORMS WERE ABOUT TO MOVE OUT OF THE COUNTY. HOWEVER...MORE THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING IN THE AREA...REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL WARNINGS. LAT...LON 4410 9351 4402 9358 4386 9319 4404 9311 $$
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, 12:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne, Stearns, Wright | 44 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, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 53 min |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.