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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 183, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 11, 2008Blue Earth County, Brown County, Nicollet County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2008, 7:37 PM CDT for Blue Earth County, Brown County, Nicollet County, Minnesota. It was in force for 53 min. 2 reports 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 11, 2008, 7:37 PM CDT (00:37 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2008, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Nicollet County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 11, 8:14 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 592 W New Ulm, MN59 MPH WIND GUST RECORDED AT THE NEW ULM AIRPORT.
Jul 11, 8:17 PM CDTHAIL 1Lafayette, MN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 11, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 94 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2008-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2916 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2008-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 124 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2916 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1332 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
124 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
253 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.6
Supercell composite
12.9

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS53 KMPX 120037
SVRMPX
MNC013-015-103-120130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0183.080712T0037Z-080712T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
737 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NICOLLET COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHERN BLUE EARTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 734 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 65 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
  10 MILES NORTH OF EVAN TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...AND
  MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS INCLUDE...
  SPRINGFIELD...
  EVAN...
  SLEEPY EYE...
  LAFAYETTE...
  NEW ULM...
  KLOSSNER...
  HANSKA...
  COURTLAND...
  NORSELAND...
  ST PETER...
  NORTH MANKATO...
  NICOLLET...

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.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE
WARNING. PREPARE TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4417 9511 4428 9500 4428 9486 4449 9485
      4445 9478 4446 9420 4445 9394 4434 9394
      4426 9402 4424 9393 4411 9395 4411 9481
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 276DEG 37KT 4449 9484 4420 9504

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KMPX 120122
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
821 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008

MNC013-015-103-120130-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0183.000000T0000Z-080712T0130Z/
BROWN MN-NICOLLET MN-BLUE EARTH MN-
821 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BLUE EARTH...NICOLLET AND EASTERN BROWN COUNTIES...

AT 816 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH.  THESE SEVERE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM LAFAYETTE TO 4 MILES WEST OF HANSKA...AND MOVING
EAST AT 43 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE NORSELAND...KLOSSNER...ST
PETER...SKYLINE...NORTH MANKATO...NICOLLET...NEW ULM...MANKATO...
LAFAYETTE AND HANSKA.

AT 814 PM CDT...A WIND GUST TO 59 MPH WAS REPORTED IN NEW ULM. THIS
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING MAY BE EXTENDED BEYOND 830 PM CDT.

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.

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 4411 9481 4445 9454 4445 9394 4442 9394
      4441 9396 4432 9396 4426 9402 4425 9402
      4424 9393 4411 9396
TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 276DEG 37KT 4442 9430 4413 9450

$$

KAT

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 7:10 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXMcLeod, Meeker39 min
Jul 11, 7:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Wright44 min
Jul 11, 7:24 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXWright36 min
Jul 11, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, McLeod, Sibley47 min
Jul 11, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXIsanti, Kanabec47 min
Jul 11, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRenville17 min
Jul 11, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Carver, Chisago, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington64 min
Jul 11, 8:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSherburne27 min
Jul 11, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Sibley35 min
Jul 11, 8:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLe Sueur, Rice, Scott56 min
Jul 11, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXIsanti19 min
Jul 11, 8:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Nicollet45 min
Jul 11, 8:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Goodhue, Rice54 min
Jul 11, 8:46 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXChisago, Washington20 min
Jul 11, 9:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, Waseca61 min
Jul 11, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Goodhue, Rice61 min
Jul 11, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFreeborn47 min
Jul 11, 10:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSteele19 min
Jul 12, 3:45 AM CDTWind AdvisoryMPXChippewa, Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift and 1 more15 hr

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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.