Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2007
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 401, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 30, 2007, 3:07 AM CDT for Meeker County, Sherburne County, Stearns County, Minnesota. It was in force for 38 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
- Sep 30, 2007, 3:07 AM CDT (08:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 30, 2007, 3:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Meeker County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Stearns County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 1567 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 434 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 705 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS53 KMPX 300808
SVRMPX
MNC093-141-145-300845-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0401.070930T0807Z-070930T0845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
307 AM CDT SUN SEP 30 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
WESTERN SHERBURNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHEASTERN MEEKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 345 AM CDT
* AT 307 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF EDEN
VALLEY...OR ABOUT OVER LITCHFIELD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EDEN VALLEY...
WATKINS...
ST CLOUD...
STAY INDOORS...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 4530 9466 4567 9439 4547 9394 4542 9404
4542 9406 4540 9407 4531 9426 4516 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 0807Z 217DEG 44KT 4521 9450
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KMPX 300816
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
316 AM CDT SUN SEP 30 2007
MNC093-141-145-300845-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0401.000000T0000Z-070930T0845Z/
STEARNS MN-SHERBURNE MN-MEEKER MN-
316 AM CDT SUN SEP 30 2007
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MEEKER...WESTERN SHERBURNE AND EASTERN STEARNS
COUNTIES...
AT 316 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES
SOUTH OF WATKINS...OR ABOUT OVER WATKINS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ST NICHOLAS...ST AUGUSTA...
LUXEMBURG...COLLEGEVILLE...WATKINS...WAITE PARK...ST JOSEPH...ST
CLOUD...ROCKVILLE AND PLEASANT LAKE.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 4542 9406 4540 9407 4530 9429 4525 9433
4524 9437 4531 9459 4567 9439 4547 9394
TIME...MOT...LOC 0816Z 217DEG 44KT 4530 9440
$$000
WWUS53 KMPX 300824
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
323 AM CDT SUN SEP 30 2007
MNC093-300833-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0401.000000T0000Z-070930T0845Z/
MEEKER MN-
323 AM CDT SUN SEP 30 2007
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MEEKER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THUS THE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING. STAY ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL WARNINGS.
LAT...LON 4536 9419 4542 9447 4567 9439 4553 9409
4552 9405 4551 9404 4551 9403 4547 9394
TIME...MOT...LOC 0823Z 216DEG 59KT 4544 9426
$$
MNC141-145-300845-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0401.000000T0000Z-070930T0845Z/
STEARNS MN-SHERBURNE MN-
323 AM CDT SUN SEP 30 2007
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT
FOR SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES...
AT 323 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM...NOW CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF LUXEMBURG...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF WATKINS...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ST AUGUSTA...LUXEMBURG...
COLLEGEVILLE...WAITE PARK...ST JOSEPH...ST CLOUD...ROCKVILLE...
PLEASANT LAKE AND COLD SPRING.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 4536 9419 4542 9447 4567 9439 4553 9409
4552 9405 4551 9404 4551 9403 4547 9394
TIME...MOT...LOC 0823Z 216DEG 59KT 4544 9426
$$000
WWUS53 KMPX 300839
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
338 AM CDT SUN SEP 30 2007
MNC141-145-300848-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0401.000000T0000Z-070930T0845Z/
STEARNS MN-SHERBURNE MN-
338 AM CDT SUN SEP 30 2007
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN SHERBURNE AND WESTERN
STEARNS COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 345 AM CDT...
SEVERE STORMS WERE ABOUT TO MOVE OUT OF THE COUNTIES. HOWEVER...MORE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING IN THE AREA...REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
ADDITIONAL WARNINGS.
REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR RELAY TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4536 9419 4542 9447 4567 9439 4553 9409
4552 9405 4551 9404 4551 9403 4547 9394
TIME...MOT...LOC 0838Z 216DEG 59KT 4564 9405
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Renville | 41 min |
| Sep 30, 3:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Wright | 16 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.