Severe Thunderstorm Warning 192, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Jul 11, 2008, 8:30 PM CDT (01:30 UTC)

Expired

Jul 11, 2008, 9:15 PM CDT

In force

45 min

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

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

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

000 
WUUS53 KMPX 120130
SVRMPX
MNC013-015-103-120215-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0192.080712T0130Z-080712T0215Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 829 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 65 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6
  MILES WEST OF NORSELAND TO 11 MILES WEST OF HANSKA...AND MOVING
  EAST AT 45 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS INCLUDE...
  NORSELAND...
  COURTLAND...
  HANSKA...
  NICOLLET...
  ST PETER...
  NORTH MANKATO...
  EAGLE LAKE...
  MANKATO...

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.

REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WIND OR HAIL DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4412 9464 4445 9430 4446 9394 4442 9394
      4441 9396 4434 9394 4425 9402 4424 9377
      4412 9378
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 271DEG 35KT 4445 9418 4411 9471

$$

000 
WWUS53 KMPX 120155
SVSMPX

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

MNC015-120205-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-080712T0215Z/
BROWN MN-
855 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BROWN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE STORM HAD MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR
EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4412 9437 4437 9422 4446 9394 4443 9394
      4442 9396 4434 9394 4426 9402 4425 9402
      4424 9377 4412 9378
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 271DEG 35KT 4444 9384 4413 9421

$$

MNC013-103-120215-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-080712T0215Z/
NICOLLET MN-BLUE EARTH MN-
855 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN BLUE EARTH AND SOUTHEASTERN NICOLLET COUNTIES...

AT 850 PM CDT...NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED WEST OF MANKATO.

AT 850 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH.  THESE SEVERE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF ST PETER TO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF NICOLLET...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ST PETER...SKYLINE...NORTH
MANKATO...NICOLLET...MANKATO...MADISON LAKE AND EAGLE LAKE.

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 4412 9437 4437 9422 4446 9394 4443 9394
      4442 9396 4434 9394 4426 9402 4425 9402
      4424 9377 4412 9378
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 271DEG 35KT 4444 9384 4413 9421

$$

KAT

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