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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 23, 2007Ramsey County, Washington County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2007, 3:29 PM CDT for Ramsey County, Washington County, Minnesota. It was in force for 61 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
May 23, 2007, 3:29 PM CDT (20:29 UTC)
Expired
May 23, 2007, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Ramsey County, MN, Washington County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 23, 2:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 55 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 2007-05-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 84 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 2007-05-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 141 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
84 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
811 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
141 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
164 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 232030
SVRMPX
MNC123-163-232130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0035.070523T2029Z-070523T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
329 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  EASTERN RAMSEY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 328 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.  THIS STORM WAS
  LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF COTTAGE GROVE...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH OF
  ST PAUL...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  COTTAGE GROVE...
  WOODBURY...
  MAPLEWOOD...
  OAKDALE...
  NORTH ST PAUL...
  WHITE BEAR LAKE...
  STILLWATER...

STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 4497 9306 4478 9298 4475 9281 4528 9277
      4526 9294

$$
DWE/TDK
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KMPX 232046
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
345 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

MNC123-163-232130-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-070523T2130Z/
WASHINGTON MN-RAMSEY MN-
345 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT 
FOR EASTERN RAMSEY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 345 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL.  THIS STORM WAS 
LOCATED NEAR INTERSTATE 94 AND WHITE BEAR AVENUE IN THE EAST SIDE OF 
ST PAUL...AND ALSO NEAR WOODBURY. IT WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE OAK PARK HEIGHTS... 
LANDFALL...WOODBURY...WHITE BEAR LAKE...STILLWATER...OAKDALE...
NORTH ST PAUL AND NEWPORT.

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 4497 9306 4478 9298 4475 9281 4528 9277
      4526 9294

$$
DWE/TDK
000 
WWUS53 KMPX 232133
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
431 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

MNC123-163-232141-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-070523T2130Z/
WASHINGTON MN-RAMSEY MN-
431 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RAMSEY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
EXPIRED AT 430 PM CDT...

SEVERE STORMS HAD MOVED OUT OF THE ST PAUL AND STILLWATER AREAS... 
AND SO THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. MORE 
STORMS MAY STILL DEVELOP...SO WATCH OUT FOR HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING.

LAT...LON 4497 9306 4478 9298 4475 9281 4528 9277
      4526 9294

$$
DWE/TDK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 2:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXHennepin39 min
May 23, 2:25 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXAnoka, Hennepin35 min
May 23, 2:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRamsey, Washington51 min
May 23, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Faribault62 min
May 23, 3:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXWaseca46 min
May 23, 3:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota42 min
May 23, 3:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago53 min
May 23, 3:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRice46 min
May 23, 4:07 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXGoodhue53 min
May 23, 4:18 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXDakota20 min
May 23, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue44 min
May 23, 6:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFaribault41 min
May 23, 6:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXFaribault, Freeborn3 hr

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.