Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 126, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2011, 8:04 PM CDT for 5 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 56 min. 5 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, 8:04 PM CDT (01:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 65.0 mph
Counties Chippewa County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Renville County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:06 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, 8:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Nne Dawson, MN | |
| Jul 10, 8:23 PM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | 5 Nnw Boyd, MN | |
| Jul 10, 8:40 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 6 Sse Montevideo, MN | |
| Jul 10, 8:48 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 51 | Clara City, MN | |
| Jul 10, 8:55 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Sacred Heart, MN | SMALL 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.
| 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, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 161 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.
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WUUS53 KMPX 110104
SVRMPX
MNC023-067-073-129-173-110200-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0126.110711T0104Z-110711T0200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
804 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CHIPPEWA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
EASTERN LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHWESTERN RENVILLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHERN YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
* AT 802 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 65 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM HOLLOWAY TO 7 MILES WEST OF PROVIDENCE...AND MOVING EAST AT 55
MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
MONTEVIDEO...
GRANITE FALLS...
WILLMAR...
MILAN...
BIG BEND CITY...
PROVIDENCE...
WATSON...
BOYD...
CLARKFIELD...
GLUEK...
MAYNARD...
CLARA CITY...
MINNESOTA FALLS...
RAYMOND...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH 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 4479 9640 4515 9598 4516 9487 4474 9503
4469 9533 4477 9549
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 276DEG 46KT 4519 9586 4481 9617
WIND...HAIL 65MPH 1.25IN
$$2 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KMPX 110123
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
823 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011
MNC023-067-073-129-173-110200-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0126.000000T0000Z-110711T0200Z/
LAC QUI PARLE MN-CHIPPEWA MN-KANDIYOHI MN-RENVILLE MN-
YELLOW MEDICINE MN-
823 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
RENVILLE AND SOUTHERN KANDIYOHI COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND
NORTHERN YELLOW MEDICINE...CHIPPEWA AND SOUTHEASTERN LAC QUI PARLE
COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA UNTIL 900 PM CDT...
AT 820 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BIG BEND CITY TO ST LEO...MOVING EAST AT
35 MPH.
IN ADDITION...A GUST TO 70 MPH WAS REPORTED IN MADISON WITH THESE
STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...WILLMAR...WATSON...BOYD...
CLARKFIELD...GLUEK...MAYNARD...CLARA CITY...MINNESOTA FALLS...
RAYMOND...SACRED HEART...PRINSBURG...PRIAM AND RENVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND HAIL...WHICH
WILL UPROOT TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE
TO BUILDINGS AND VEHICLES. EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES AS THEY MAY BE
OVERTURNED. 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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN THE TWIN CITIES.
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 4479 9632 4513 9584 4515 9527 4516 9487
4474 9503 4469 9533 4477 9549
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 289DEG 30KT 4513 9573 4476 9605
WIND...HAIL 75MPH 1.75IN
$$327
WWUS53 KMPX 110147
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
847 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011
MNC023-067-073-129-173-110200-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0126.000000T0000Z-110711T0200Z/
LAC QUI PARLE MN-CHIPPEWA MN-KANDIYOHI MN-RENVILLE MN-
YELLOW MEDICINE MN-
847 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
RENVILLE AND SOUTHERN KANDIYOHI COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND
NORTH CENTRAL YELLOW MEDICINE...CHIPPEWA AND SOUTHEASTERN LAC QUI
PARLE COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA UNTIL 900 PM CDT...
AT 843 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL...AND
DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF GLUEK TO
SPRING CREEK...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 70 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GRANITE FALLS...WILLMAR...GLUEK...MAYNARD...CLARA CITY...MINNESOTA
FALLS...RAYMOND...PRIAM...SACRED HEART...PRINSBURG...RENVILLE...
SVEA...BLOMKEST...DANUBE AND KANDIYOHI.
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN THE TWIN CITIES.
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 4478 9596 4514 9558 4515 9527 4516 9487
4474 9503 4469 9533 4477 9549
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 286DEG 31KT 4508 9543 4472 9576
WIND...HAIL 80MPH 1.25IN
$$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, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stearns, Todd | 63 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, 8:11 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.