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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 17, 2010Anoka County, Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2010, 7:00 PM CDT for Anoka County, Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Minnesota. It was in force for 35 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
Jun 17, 2010, 7:00 PM CDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2010, 7:35 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Anoka County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Ramsey County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:01 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
Jun 17, 7:05 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 Nnw Minneapolis, MNNUMEROUS 1-2 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES DOWN

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
Jun 17, 1:54 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 386 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, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2010-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 396 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2010-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 321 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
396 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-254 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1127 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
321 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
536 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

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

736 
WUUS53 KMPX 180000
SVRMPX
MNC003-053-123-180100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0039.100618T0000Z-100618T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
700 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ANOKA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  HENNEPIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  RAMSEY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 656 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE
  STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES            
  NORTHWEST   OF ROGERS TO MEDINA TO SHOREWOOD...AND MOVING EAST AT  
  35 MPH. TRAINED STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED THREE LIMBS DOWN IN        
  CRYSTAL WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  MINNEAPOLIS...
  ST PAUL...
  ROGERS...
  DEEPHAVEN...
  WOODLAND...
  WAYZATA...
  MINNETONKA...
  THE LAKE MINNETONKA AREA...
  PLYMOUTH...
  DAYTON...
  MAPLE GROVE...
  RAMSEY...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.

&&

LAT...LON 4542 9303 4513 9302 4513 9298 4493 9298
      4492 9305 4494 9310 4491 9314 4486 9345
      4490 9353 4490 9370 4513 9371 4517 9365
      4521 9364 4525 9351 4542 9351
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 256DEG 29KT 4525 9358 4502 9355
          4491 9355
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN

$$

TRH
1 follow-up statement
294 
WWUS53 KMPX 180035
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
735 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

MNC003-053-123-180045-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-100618T0100Z/
ANOKA MN-HENNEPIN MN-RAMSEY MN-
735 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RAMSEY...HENNEPIN AND ANOKA
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY.

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 4542 9303 4513 9302 4513 9298 4493 9298
      4492 9305 4494 9310 4491 9314 4486 9345
      4490 9353 4490 9370 4513 9371 4517 9365
      4521 9364 4525 9351 4542 9351
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 256DEG 29KT 4532 9318 4509 9315
          4498 9315

$$

TRH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 7:10 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXSteele, Waseca50 min
Jun 17, 7:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChisago, Washington2 hr
Jun 17, 7:13 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBlue Earth, Steele, Waseca47 min
Jun 17, 7:28 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXFreeborn, Steele47 min
Jun 17, 7:52 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXSteele23 min
Jun 17, 7:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXFreeborn, Steele, Waseca6 hr
Jun 17, 8:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMPXBlue Earth, Faribault, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Rice6 hr
Jun 17, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago, Isanti43 min
Jun 17, 8:11 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXSteele34 min
Jun 17, 8:13 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXFreeborn32 min
Jun 17, 8:34 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXChisago26 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.