Severe Thunderstorm Warning 135, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Jul 10, 2011, 10:17 PM CDT (03:17 UTC)

Expired

Jul 10, 2011, 11:15 PM CDT

In force

58 min

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Hail

0.75 in

Wind

80.0 mph

Counties Anoka County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Washington County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:19 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.

564 
WUUS53 KMPX 110317
SVRMPX
MNC003-025-037-053-123-163-110415-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0135.110711T0317Z-110711T0415Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1017 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ANOKA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHEASTERN CHISAGO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHERN DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  EASTERN HENNEPIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  RAMSEY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT

* AT 1010 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THESE
  STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CEDAR TO WAYZATA...
  AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* WIND AS HIGH AS 75 MPH WAS MEASURED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT IN RAMSEY  
  AT ROUGHLY 1008 PM CDT.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  PLYMOUTH...
  MINNEAPOLIS...
  FOREST LAKE...
  ST PAUL...
  BROOKLYN PARK...
  COON RAPIDS...
  OSSEO...
  EAST BETHEL...
  CHAMPLIN...
  ANDOVER...
  WOODLAND...
  CEDAR...
  MAPLE GROVE...
  ANOKA...

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 WINDOWS. EVACUATE
MOBILE HOMES AS THEY MAY BE OVERTURNED. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A
STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM!! SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN PRODUCE
DAMAGE THAT IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF A TORNADO. IF YOU ARE IN ITS
PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...AS WELL AS
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...BY MOVING TO A STRONG SHELTER. A WELL BUILT
PERMANENT BUILDING IS BEST...PREFERABLY TOWARD THE INSIDE OF THE
BUILDING AND AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS AND 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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4538 9269 4533 9270 4528 9277 4518 9277
      4511 9274 4508 9280 4503 9276 4492 9275
      4475 9280 4472 9274 4466 9274 4490 9352
      4541 9342
TIME...MOT...LOC 0315Z 288DEG 37KT 4530 9321 4497 9344
WIND...HAIL 80MPH <.75IN

$$

733 
WWUS53 KMPX 110341
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1041 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011

MNC003-025-037-053-123-163-110415-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0135.000000T0000Z-110711T0415Z/
ANOKA MN-CHISAGO MN-DAKOTA MN-HENNEPIN MN-RAMSEY MN-WASHINGTON MN-
1041 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WASHINGTON...
RAMSEY...EASTERN HENNEPIN...NORTHERN DAKOTA...SOUTHEASTERN CHISAGO
AND ANOKA COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM CDT...

AT 1037 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 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
WYOMING TO RICHFIELD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FOREST LAKE...ST PAUL...FALCON HEIGHTS...SHOREVIEW...WYOMING...
  ROSEVILLE...LINO LAKES...NORTH OAKS...CENTERVILLE...MENDOTA...
  VADNAIS HEIGHTS...LITTLE CANADA...LILYDALE...MENDOTA HEIGHTS AND
  CHISAGO CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

A FEW OF THESE STORMS HAVE 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.

&&

LAT...LON 4538 9269 4533 9270 4528 9277 4511 9274
      4508 9280 4505 9280 4503 9276 4492 9275
      4476 9280 4472 9274 4466 9274 4490 9352
      4517 9345 4540 9324
TIME...MOT...LOC 0341Z 297DEG 31KT 4532 9305 4485 9326
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN

$$

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