Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2008, 9:01 AM CDT for Chippewa County, Kandiyohi County, Swift County, Minnesota. It was in force for 44 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
- May 25, 2008, 9:01 AM CDT (14:01 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2008, 9:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chippewa County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Swift County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 9:23 AM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 15 N Willmar, MN | ONE AND HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL REPORTED AT SIBLEY STATE PARK |
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 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -266 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 641 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -3.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS53 KMPX 251402 SVRMPX MNC023-067-151-251445- /O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0014.080525T1401Z-080525T1445Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 901 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... EASTERN SWIFT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CHIPPEWA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 945 AM CDT * AT 859 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM... CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF KERKHOVEN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 43 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... KERKHOVEN... NEW LONDON... SUNBURG... 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 YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4540 9532 4541 9478 4513 9514 4516 9552 TIME...MOT...LOC 1401Z 216DEG 37KT 4515 9529 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KMPX 251417 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 917 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008 MNC023-067-151-251445- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080525T1445Z/ KANDIYOHI MN-SWIFT MN-CHIPPEWA MN- 917 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CHIPPEWA AND EASTERN SWIFT COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AT 916 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL. THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEW LONDON TO 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KERKHOVEN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 53 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SUNBURG...REGAL...PENNOCK... NEW LONDON...MURDOCK AND KERKHOVEN. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. REPORT ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4540 9532 4541 9478 4513 9514 4516 9552 TIME...MOT...LOC 1417Z 222DEG 46KT 4538 9504 4518 9525 $$
000 WWUS53 KMPX 251437 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 936 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008 MNC023-067-151-251445- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080525T1445Z/ KANDIYOHI MN-SWIFT MN-CHIPPEWA MN- 936 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CHIPPEWA AND EASTERN SWIFT COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AT 923 AM CDT...PING PONG SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN SIBLEY STATE PARK OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF WILLMAR BY FIRE RESQUE WITH THIS STORM. AT 933 AM CDT.... THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM REGAL TO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW LONDON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 39 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SUNBURG...REGAL...PENNOCK... NEW LONDON...MURDOCK AND KERKHOVEN. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. REPORT ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4540 9532 4541 9478 4513 9514 4516 9552 TIME...MOT...LOC 1436Z 239DEG 34KT 4542 9482 4527 9498 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 62 min |
| May 25, 8:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Swift | 51 min |
| May 25, 9:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns | 66 min |
| May 25, 10:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Sherburne, Stearns | 44 min |
| May 25, 10:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 63 min |
| May 25, 11:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Isanti | 27 min |
| May 25, 11:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago | 26 min |
| May 25, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns, Wright | 56 min |
| May 25, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Sherburne, Wright | 54 min |
| May 25, 3:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Sherburne, Wright | 26 min |
| May 25, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright | 59 min |
| May 25, 4:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Wright | 27 min |
| May 25, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Washington | 62 min |
| May 25, 4:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Anoka, Ramsey, Washington | 23 min |
| May 25, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne, Wright | 49 min |
| May 25, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Anoka, Ramsey, Washington | 34 min |
| May 25, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin | 28 min |
| May 25, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Washington | 43 min |
| May 25, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Ramsey, Washington | 35 min |
| May 25, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 30 min |
Nearby
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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.