Severe Thunderstorm Warning 118, NWS Twin Cities, MN

000 
WWUS53 KMPX 130201
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
900 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

MNC023-073-129-151-173-130230-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0118.000000T0000Z-080613T0230Z/
SWIFT MN-LAC QUI PARLE MN-CHIPPEWA MN-YELLOW MEDICINE MN-RENVILLE MN-
900 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN RENVILLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND EASTERN
YELLOW MEDICINE...CHIPPEWA...EASTERN LAC QUI PARLE  AND SWIFT
COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

AT 858 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF
70 MPH.  THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOLLOWAY TO 5 MILES
NORTHEAST OF WATSON TO 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF HAZEL RUN...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 52 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SWIFT 
FALLS...MONTEVIDEO...MINNESOTA FALLS...GLUEK...CERRO GORDO...BIG 
BEND CITY...ASBURY...WOOD LAKE...WATSON...SACRED HEART AND MURDOCK.

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM 
NEAR MONTEVIDEO. 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.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS 
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS...WHICH CAN UPROOT 
TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND WINDOWS. 
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES AS THEY MAY BE OVERTURNED. SEEK SHELTER NOW 
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 4496 9595 4522 9626 4521 9613 4539 9613
      4541 9606 4541 9525 4490 9525 4489 9522
      4465 9520 4469 9535 4464 9537 4462 9579
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 237DEG 45KT 4535 9602 4508 9570
          4479 9561

$$

LS

000 
WWUS53 KMPX 130212
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
911 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

MNC023-073-129-151-173-130230-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0118.000000T0000Z-080613T0230Z/
SWIFT MN-LAC QUI PARLE MN-CHIPPEWA MN-YELLOW MEDICINE MN-RENVILLE MN-
911 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN RENVILLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND EASTERN
YELLOW MEDICINE...CHIPPEWA...EASTERN LAC QUI PARLE  AND SWIFT
COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

AT 838 PM CDT...DAMAGING WINDS OF 65 MPH WERE REPORTED WEST OF 
MADISON WITH THIS STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...SEEK SAFE 
SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS

AT 906 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF
70 MPH.  THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF HOLLOWAY TO 10 MILES EAST OF
BIG BEND CITY TO GRANITE FALLS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 52 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SWIFT FALLS...MINNESOTA
FALLS...GLUEK...CERRO GORDO...BIG BEND CITY...ASBURY...WOOD LAKE...
WATSON...SACRED HEART AND MURDOCK.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS...WHICH CAN UPROOT
TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND WINDOWS.
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES AS THEY MAY BE OVERTURNED. SEEK SHELTER NOW
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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 4496 9595 4522 9626 4521 9613 4539 9613
      4541 9606 4541 9525 4490 9525 4489 9522
      4465 9520 4469 9535 4464 9537 4462 9579
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 237DEG 45KT 4543 9585 4515 9554
          4486 9545

$$

LS

000 
WWUS53 KMPX 130223
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
923 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

MNC023-073-129-151-173-130230-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0118.000000T0000Z-080613T0230Z/
SWIFT MN-LAC QUI PARLE MN-CHIPPEWA MN-YELLOW MEDICINE MN-RENVILLE MN-
923 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN RENVILLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND
NORTHEASTERN YELLOW MEDICINE...CHIPPEWA...EAST CENTRAL LAC QUI PARLE 
AND SWIFT COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

AT 915 PM CDT...DAMAGING WINDS OF 66 MPH WERE REPORTED IN GRANITE 
FALLS WITH THIS STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...SEEK SAFE SHELTER 
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS

AT 919 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF
70 MPH.  THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF CLONTARF TO MURDOCK TO 4 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CLARA CITY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 52 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SWIFT FALLS...MINNESOTA
FALLS...GLUEK...BIG BEND CITY...ASBURY...WATSON...SACRED HEART...
MURDOCK...MONTEVIDEO AND MILAN.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS...WHICH CAN UPROOT
TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND WINDOWS.
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES AS THEY MAY BE OVERTURNED. SEEK SHELTER NOW
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 4467 9567 4515 9614 4539 9613 4541 9606
      4541 9526 4469 9522 4469 9535 4468 9537
TIME...MOT...LOC 0223Z 237DEG 45KT 4551 9567 4523 9536
          4494 9527

$$

LS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
603 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

.DISCUSSION...

COLD FRONT NEARING A LADYSMITH TO AUGUSTA WI LINE ATTM WITH
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO THE EAST AND SOUTH. EXPECT DRY WEATHER
FOR THIS AREA TONIGHT. TO THE WEST...A LARGE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM...SURFACE AND ALOFT...COVERS SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA AND THE
NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. SYSTEM IS MOVING SLOWLY ENE AND WILL FACTOR
IN OUR WEATHER SCENARIO INTO SATURDAY. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING OVER WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MN
AHEAD OF A SURFACE TROF AND COLD TEMPERATURES ALOFT SPREADING INTO
THE EASTERN DAKOTAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED SYSTEM.
SURFACE BASED CAPE ALREADY OVER 1500 J/KG NEAR KAXN AND LOW/MID
LEVEL LAPSE RATES PUSHING 7.5 DEG C/KM. LAPSWRF HAS A GOOD HANDLE
ON STORMS IN EAST CENTRAL SD AND MOVES THEM INTO OUR NW CWA IN THE
22Z TO 23Z TIME FRAME. ACTIVITY TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING
WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS JUST
BEEN ISSUED FOR WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MN.

THE UPPER LOW WILL BE PASSING NORTH OF US ON FRIDAY. A FEW SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH ELEVATED INSTABILITY
IS NOT VERY IMPRESSIVE. FLOW ALOFT BECOMES A LITTLE MORE WESTERLY
ALOFT ON SATURDAY WITH A SHORT WAVE APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES. LOW/MID LEVEL THETA-E ADVECTION DEVELOPS AND RATHER
STRONG ELEVATED INSTABILITY DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN CWA DURING
THE AFTERNOON. HENCE...MORE WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED.

AN ACTUAL SURFACE WAVE DEVELOPS AND PASSES ACROSS SOUTHERN MN ON
SUNDAY AS THE SHORT WAVE MOVES THROUGH. MUCH BETTER LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE FORECAST TO DEVELOP INTO THE REGION AND A PRETTY GOOD
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FORECAST. ACTIVITY LINGERS
OVER THE EASTERN CWA INTO MONDAY.

THE TREND NEXT WEEK IS FOR RIDGING ALOFT TO BUILD OVER THE CENTER
OF THE COUNTRY WITH TROFS ALONG THE EAST AND WEST COASTS. MAINLY
DRY WEATHER FORECAST WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE WESTERN CWA WHERE
SOME CONVECTION POSSIBLE MID WEEK AS A SHORT WAVE MOVES THROUGH
THE RIDGE WITH RETURN SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW.

&&

.AVIATION... /00Z TAF ISSUANCE/

THE NEAR TERM FORECAST PROBLEM..WILL BE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES EARLY THIS EVENING. COLD POOL ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE
UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NODAK AND NEAR MANITOBA CANADA
...WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTH OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  AIRMASS WILL
BECOME MARGINAL UNSTABLE..MAINLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING HOURS. OTHER THAN THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES...WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL REMAIN VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD.  CLOUD HEIGHTS SHOULD GENERALLY
BE ABOVE 6K FEET AGL. SOME PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING NEAR KEAU AS WINDS
BECOMING LIGHT SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT THERE.

&&

.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...NONE.
WI...NONE.
&&

RAH/JVM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
125 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
131830-
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
125 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS...ARE POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN MINNESOTA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE THREAT AREA IS ALONG AND NORTH OF
A LINE FROM CANBY TO ST CLOUD TO MORA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY...ALTHOUGH PRIMARILY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
A BETTER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR FROM SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY ACROSS
PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. AT THIS TIME...NO
WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED
THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR
EVENING.

RAH

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
520 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

MNZ047-054-055-122315-
LAC QUI PARLE-STEVENS-SWIFT-
520 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR LAC QUI PARLE...WESTERN STEVENS AND
WESTERN SWIFT COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

AT 516 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR STRANDBURG. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 45 MPH.

THIS STORM IS CURRENTLY CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL...BUT MAY
GAIN STRENGTH AND PRODUCE LARGER HAIL AS IT MOVES INTO A MORE
UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  MARIETTA.
  NASSAU.
  BELLINGHAM.
  LOUISBURG.
  APPLETON.
  ALBERTA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.

LS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
649 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0642 PM     HAIL             HOLLOWAY                45.25N 95.91W
06/12/2008  M1.00 INCH       SWIFT              MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

RAH

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
710 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

MNZ049-130100-
STEARNS-
710 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR STEARNS COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM CDT...

AT 707 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES EAST OF SEDAN. THIS STORM WAS MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 49 MPH.

HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  PADUA.
  ELROSA.
  MEIRE GROVE.
  MELROSE.
  ST ROSA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

LS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
713 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0710 PM     HAIL             SEDAN                   45.58N 95.25W
06/12/2008  E0.75 INCH       POPE               MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

JVM

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
725 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

MNZ042-043-130115-
MORRISON-TODD-
725 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MORRISON AND TODD COUNTIES UNTIL 815
PM CDT...

AT 724 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTH OF SAUK CENTRE. THIS STORM WAS
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 49 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  LITTLE SAUK.
  NORTH SHORE.
  BURTRUM.
  SWANVILLE.
  SOBIESKI.
  LITTLE FALLS.

THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE
LIMBS...AND POWERLINES. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
759 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

MNZ043-130145-
MORRISON-
759 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MORRISON COUNTY UNTIL 845 PM CDT...

AT 757 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES EAST OF
MOTLEY TO 3 MILES WEST OF ROYALTON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT
50 MPH.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO
SPEEDS OF 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  BOWLUS.
  GENOLA.
  MORRILL.
  HARDING.
  HILLMAN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.