Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 138, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2008, 12:10 AM CDT for Todd County, Minnesota. It was in force for 65 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 2, 2008, 12:10 AM CDT (05:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2008, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Todd County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 182 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 12:30 AM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 N Bertha, MN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -255 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2205 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 291 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS53 KMPX 020510 SVRMPX MNC153-020615- /O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0138.080702T0510Z-080702T0615Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1210 AM CDT WED JUL 2 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN TODD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 115 AM CDT * AT 1207 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF HEWITT...OR ABOUT 31 MILES NORTHWEST OF LONG PRAIRIE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS INCLUDE... HEWITT... BERTHA... EAGLE BEND... STAPLES... CLARISSA... PHILBROOK... BROWERVILLE... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WIND OR HAIL DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4635 9465 4598 9466 4603 9513 4638 9515 TIME...MOT...LOC 0510Z 300DEG 26KT 4633 9523 $$
3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KMPX 020524
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1224 AM CDT WED JUL 2 2008
MNC153-020615-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0138.000000T0000Z-080702T0615Z/
TODD MN-
1224 AM CDT WED JUL 2 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT
FOR NORTHERN TODD COUNTY...
AT 1221 AM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THE SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF BERTHA...AND
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE PHILBROOK...HEWITT...EAGLE
BEND...CLARISSA...BROWERVILLE AND BERTHA.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
REPORT ANY DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4635 9466 4598 9466 4602 9500 4602 9501
4603 9511 4615 9512 4616 9514 4636 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 0524Z 300DEG 26KT 4626 9510
$$000
WWUS53 KMPX 020538
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1236 AM CDT WED JUL 2 2008
MNC153-020615-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0138.000000T0000Z-080702T0615Z/
TODD MN-
1236 AM CDT WED JUL 2 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT
FOR NORTHERN TODD COUNTY...
AT 1230 AM CDT...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED ONE MILE NORTH OF
BERTHA WITH THIS STORM.
AT 1235 AM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED 4
MILES NORTHEAST OF EAGLE BEND...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE PHILBROOK...EAGLE BEND...
CLARISSA...BROWERVILLE AND BERTHA.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...WHICH CAN
SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE ROOFS...WINDOWS...SIDING AND VEHICLES. DAMAGING
WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH WILL UPROOT TREES AND DOWN POWER
LINES. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
REPORT ANY DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4620 9466 4619 9467 4617 9466 4598 9466
4603 9510 4616 9514 4632 9508 4635 9466
TIME...MOT...LOC 0536Z 300DEG 26KT 4622 9499
$$000
WWUS53 KMPX 020602
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
102 AM CDT WED JUL 2 2008
MNC153-020615-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0138.000000T0000Z-080702T0615Z/
TODD MN-
102 AM CDT WED JUL 2 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL TODD COUNTY...
AT 1258 AM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THE SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED
5 MILES NORTHEAST OF BROWERVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BROWERVILLE.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE
HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
REPORT ANY DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4629 9465 4622 9466 4621 9467 4598 9466
4601 9486 4611 9490 4624 9479 4630 9468
TIME...MOT...LOC 0602Z 301DEG 30KT 4610 9473
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 12:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison | 67 min |
| Jul 2, 1:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 65 min |
| Jul 2, 2:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec | 36 min |
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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.