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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 251, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 26, 2007Dakota County, Ramsey County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2007, 3:07 PM CDT for Dakota County, Ramsey County, Minnesota. It was in force for 53 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 26, 2007, 3:07 PM CDT (20:07 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2007, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Dakota County, MN, Ramsey County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 26, 3:40 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGSt Paul, MNNUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON THE EAST SIDE

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 26, 1:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 41 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 12:00Z on 2007-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1237 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 12:00Z on 2007-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -43 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1237 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-89 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1075 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KMPX 262007
SVRMPX
MNC037-123-262100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0251.070726T2007Z-070726T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
307 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  RAMSEY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHERN DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 304 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 7 MILES WEST OF ST
  PAUL...OR ABOUT OVER MINNEAPOLIS...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ROSEVILLE...
  ST PAUL...
  WEST ST PAUL...
  MAPLEWOOD...
  WHITE BEAR LAKE...
  NORTH ST PAUL...

STAY INDOORS...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4501 9320 4488 9316 4490 9299 4507 9300

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KMPX 262019
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
319 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2007

MNC037-123-262100-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0251.000000T0000Z-070726T2100Z/
RAMSEY MN-DAKOTA MN-
319 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR DAKOTA AND RAMSEY COUNTIES...

AT 317 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 65
MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF FALCON HEIGHTS...OR
ABOUT OVER ROSEVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LILYDALE...GEM LAKE...WHITE
BEAR LAKE...WEST ST PAUL...ST PAUL...ROSEVILLE...NORTH ST PAUL...
MAPLEWOOD...LITTLE CANADA AND FALCON HEIGHTS.

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 4501 9320 4488 9316 4490 9299 4507 9300

$$
000 
WWUS53 KMPX 262051
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
351 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2007

MNC037-123-262101-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0251.000000T0000Z-070726T2100Z/
RAMSEY MN-DAKOTA MN-
351 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2007

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN DAKOTA AND RAMSEY 
COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 400 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.

PRIOR TO MOVING OUT OF THE COUNTY...52 MPH WINDS WERE REPORTED AT 
THE SAINT PAUL AIRPORT. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4501 9320 4488 9316 4490 9299 4507 9300

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 12:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXTodd40 min
Jul 26, 2:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMille Lacs40 min
Jul 26, 2:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXHennepin50 min
Jul 26, 3:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKanabec41 min
Jul 26, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago59 min
Jul 26, 3:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXWashington55 min
Jul 26, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Faribault46 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.