Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2011, 7:42 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 63 min. 11 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 10, 2011, 7:42 PM CDT (00:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2011, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Douglas County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Todd County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 172 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 7:47 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 79 | Alexandria, MN | MNDOT I-94 AND MN HWY 29 MILE POST 46 |
| Jul 10, 7:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 W Starbuck, MN | SCATTERED LARGE UP TO 30 DIAMETER TREES. |
| Jul 10, 7:52 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Brandon, MN | LARGE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN |
| Jul 10, 7:53 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 63 | Alexandria, MN | AXN AIRPORT |
| Jul 10, 7:57 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 54 | Freeport, MN | |
| Jul 10, 7:59 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Glenwood, MN | EIGHT INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN. |
| Jul 10, 7:59 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 76 | Glenwood, MN | MEASURED AT GLENWOOD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. |
| Jul 10, 8:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sauk Centre, MN | ESTIMATED TIME POWER LINES DOWN AND POWER OUT IN TOWN. |
| Jul 10, 8:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 0 | Sauk Centre, MN | ESTIMATED TIME...ENHANCED UNIDIRECTIONAL DAMAGE LARGE GRAIN EQUIPMENT TRAILERS FLIPPED. |
| Jul 10, 8:22 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | 1 Se Georgeville, MN | |
| Jul 10, 8:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wsw Pleasant Beach, MN | ENTIRE ROW OF FULL GROWN 16 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN ALONG WITH WITH 2 TO 8 INCH BRANCHES. |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 1401 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1316 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
927
WUUS53 KMPX 110042
SVRMPX
MNC041-121-145-153-110145-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0124.110711T0042Z-110711T0145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
742 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
DOUGLAS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
POPE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
WESTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHERN TODD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 845 PM CDT
* AT 739 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 6 MILES WEST OF MILTONA TO CLONTARF...AND MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
ALEXANDRIA...
GLENWOOD...
LONG PRAIRIE...
LOWRY...
GARFIELD...
MILLERVILLE...
BRANDON...
KENSINGTON...
STARBUCK...
LONG BEACH...
MILTONA...
FORADA...
CARLOS...
ROSE CITY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS...WHICH CAN UPROOT
TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND WINDOWS.
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES AS THEY MAY BE OVERTURNED. LARGE HAIL IS ALSO
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND WINDOWS. 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 4611 9558 4611 9518 4612 9514 4612 9465
4578 9464 4541 9476 4542 9526 4547 9575
4612 9562
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 270DEG 19KT 4606 9539 4540 9561
WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
412
WWUS53 KMPX 110056
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
756 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011
MNC041-121-145-153-110145-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-110711T0145Z/
DOUGLAS MN-POPE MN-STEARNS MN-TODD MN-
756 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
TODD...WESTERN STEARNS...POPE AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM
CDT...
AT 752 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CARLOS TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST
OF BENSON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LONG PRAIRIE...ROSE CITY...OSAKIS...SEDAN...CLOTHO...BROWERVILLE...
LITTLE SAUK...SAUK CENTRE...BELGRADE...ELROSA...MEIRE GROVE...
GEORGEVILLE...MELROSE...GREY EAGLE AND NORTH SHORE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS...WHICH CAN UPROOT
TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND WINDOWS.
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES AS THEY MAY BE OVERTURNED. LARGE HAIL IS ALSO
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND WINDOWS. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS
DOUGLAS COUNTY...AND MEASURED GUSTS TO 80 MPH . THIS IS AN EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4612 9465 4578 9464 4541 9476 4542 9526
4549 9573 4610 9555
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 272DEG 33KT 4601 9526 4540 9550
WIND...HAIL 80MPH 1.00IN
$$990
WWUS53 KMPX 110122
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
822 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011
MNC041-121-145-153-110145-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-110711T0145Z/
DOUGLAS MN-POPE MN-STEARNS MN-TODD MN-
822 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
TODD...WESTERN STEARNS...POPE AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM
CDT...
AT 815 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CLOTHO TO SUNBURG...MOVING
EAST AT 60 MPH.
THE SEVERE WINDS MAY LINGER WELL AFTER THE INITIAL GUST MOVES
THROUGH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BELGRADE...ELROSA...MEIRE GROVE...GEORGEVILLE...MELROSE...GREY
EAGLE...NORTH SHORE...PLEASANT BEACH...ST ROSA...NEW MUNICH...LAKE
HENRY...FREEPORT...GREENWALD...SPRING HILL AND BURTRUM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS...WHICH CAN UPROOT
TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND WINDOWS.
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES AS THEY MAY BE OVERTURNED. LARGE HAIL IS ALSO
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND WINDOWS. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
THIS STORM HAS EXHIBITED SOME WEAK ROTATION. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP
QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE... SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS
POPE AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE
A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FRO WINDOWS!
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4612 9465 4578 9464 4541 9476 4542 9526
4549 9573 4610 9555
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 265DEG 55KT 4601 9487 4540 9512
WIND...HAIL 80MPH 1.00IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Stevens, Swift | 62 min |
| Jul 10, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Renville, Swift and 1 more | 50 min |
| Jul 10, 7:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns | 39 min |
| Jul 10, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 35 min |
| Jul 10, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 57 min |
| Jul 10, 7:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Swift | 33 min |
| Jul 10, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 56 min |
| Jul 10, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns | 64 min |
| Jul 10, 8:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Benton, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Morrison, Pope, Sherburne and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison | 46 min |
| Jul 10, 8:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker | 24 min |
| Jul 10, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 65 min |
| Jul 10, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns | 30 min |
| Jul 10, 8:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Renville | 38 min |
| Jul 10, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright | 54 min |
| Jul 10, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, McLeod, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley | 55 min |
| Jul 10, 9:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin, Rice and 3 more | 75 min |
| Jul 10, 9:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton | 42 min |
| Jul 10, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Hennepin, Sherburne, Wright | 53 min |
| Jul 10, 9:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, Ramsey, Scott, Washington | 74 min |
| Jul 10, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Scott and 2 more | 66 min |
| Jul 10, 10:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | McLeod, Sibley | 23 min |
| Jul 10, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 58 min |
| Jul 10, 10:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Carver, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Steele and 1 more | 57 min |
| Jul 10, 11:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn, Martin | 58 min |
| Jul 10, 11:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice, Steele | 47 min |
| Jul 10, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 51 min |
| Jul 11, 1:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault, Martin | 56 min |
| Jul 11, 2:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 64 min |
| Jul 11, 3:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Martin | 3 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.