Severe Thunderstorm Warning 119, NWS Twin Cities, MN

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WWUS53 KMPX 130240
SVSMPX

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

MNC023-067-121-145-151-130315-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0119.000000T0000Z-080613T0315Z/
STEARNS MN-POPE MN-KANDIYOHI MN-SWIFT MN-CHIPPEWA MN-
939 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR KANDIYOHI  AND SOUTHWESTERN STEARNS COUNTIES IN CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...AND EASTERN CHIPPEWA...EASTERN SWIFT  AND SOUTHEASTERN
POPE COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

AT 925 PM...DAMAGING WINDS OF 67 MPH WERE REPORTED IN CLARA CITY  
WITH THIS STORM. AT 935 PM CDT...DAMAGING WINDS OF 62 MPH WERE 
REPORTED IN WILLMAR. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...SEEK SAFE SHELTER 
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS

AT 936 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 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF GILCHRIST TO 4 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SUNBURG TO 3 MILES EAST OF PRIAM...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 52 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SWIFT FALLS...PRIAM...PADUA...
HAWICK...GROVE LAKE...GILCHRIST...GEORGEVILLE...WESTPORT AND SUNBURG.

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 4575 9514 4540 9479 4513 9476 4490 9534
      4519 9545 4545 9575
TIME...MOT...LOC 0239Z 237DEG 45KT 4553 9534 4534 9512
          4508 9505

$$

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
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.

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

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

0846 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S MADISON             44.98N 96.19W
06/12/2008                   LAC QUI PARLE      MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED

&&

JVM

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

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

0840 PM     TSTM WND GST     N MADISON               45.01N 96.19W
06/12/2008  E0 MPH           LAC QUI PARLE      MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            60 TO 70 MPH WIND GUST...TREES REPORTED DOWNED.

&&

JVM

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

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

0838 PM     TSTM WND GST     12 WSW MADISON          44.95N 96.42W
06/12/2008  M65 MPH          LAC QUI PARLE      MN   AWOS

            OBSERVATION FROM MEHURIN ON HIGHWAY 212

&&

RAH

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

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

0915 PM     TSTM WND GST     GRANITE FALLS           44.81N 95.54W
06/12/2008  M66 MPH          YELLOW MEDICINE    MN   AWOS

&&

RAH