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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 197, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 30, 2011Stearns County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 30, 2011, 8:15 PM CDT for Stearns County, Minnesota. It was in force for 60 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
Jul 30, 2011, 8:15 PM CDT (01:15 UTC)
Expired
Jul 30, 2011, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Stearns County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 30, 8:30 PM CDTHAIL 1Sauk Centre, MN

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
Jul 30, 5:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 140 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, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2011-07-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2387 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2011-07-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 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
2387 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1239 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
176 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.8
Supercell composite
8.4

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The text

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

787 
WUUS53 KMPX 310115
SVRMPX
MNC145-310215-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0197.110731T0115Z-110731T0215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
815 PM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 813 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SAUK CENTRE...OR ABOUT 14 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF LONG PRAIRIE...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  SAUK CENTRE...
  ST ROSA...
  MELROSE...
  MEIRE GROVE...
  FREEPORT...
  NEW MUNICH...
  ELROSA...
  BELGRADE...
  GEORGEVILLE...
  LAKE HENRY...
  ROSCOE...

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.

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 4577 9507 4577 9466 4542 9453 4542 9513
      4578 9514 4578 9508
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 339DEG 22KT 4579 9498
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$
1 follow-up statement
235 
WWUS53 KMPX 310137
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
837 PM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011

MNC145-310215-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0197.000000T0000Z-110731T0215Z/
STEARNS MN-
837 PM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN
STEARNS COUNTY UNTIL 915 PM CDT...

AT 835 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR SAUK CENTRE...OR 20 MILES SOUTH OF LONG PRAIRIE...MOVING SOUTH
AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MELROSE...MEIRE GROVE...FREEPORT...NEW MUNICH...ELROSA...
  BELGRADE...GEORGEVILLE...LAKE HENRY...ROSCOE...PADUA...GREENWALD...
  BROOTEN...SPRING HILL AND ST MARTIN.

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.

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 4577 9507 4577 9466 4542 9453 4542 9513
      4578 9514 4578 9508
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 339DEG 22KT 4568 9491
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 30, 7:10 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXTodd50 min
Jul 30, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas30 min
Jul 30, 7:28 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMPXTodd3 hr
Jul 30, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXTodd63 min
Jul 30, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKanabec45 min
Jul 30, 8:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKanabec, Mille Lacs29 min
Jul 30, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXIsanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs72 min
Jul 30, 8:22 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXIsanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs38 min
Jul 30, 8:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXIsanti55 min
Jul 30, 8:53 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXIsanti35 min
Jul 30, 8:56 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne6 hr
Jul 30, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns38 min
Jul 30, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka55 min
Jul 30, 9:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMcLeod, Meeker42 min
Jul 30, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRamsey, Washington55 min
Jul 30, 9:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington6 hr
Jul 30, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka39 min
Jul 30, 11:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLe Sueur40 min
Jul 30, 11:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLe Sueur, Scott, Sibley31 min
Jul 30, 11:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXGoodhue43 min
Jul 30, 11:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue35 min
Jul 31, 4:00 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 29 more28 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.