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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 30, 20114 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2011, 3:42 AM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 30, 2011, 3:42 AM CDT (08:42 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2011, 4:33 AM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Carver County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Wright County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 29, 10:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 42 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 2011-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2011-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 167 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2019 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
167 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
532 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.3

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The text

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

083 
WUUS53 KMPX 300842
SVRMPX
MNC019-085-093-171-300945-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0059.110530T0842Z-110530T0945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
342 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN CARVER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  MCLEOD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  EAST CENTRAL MEEKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  WESTERN WRIGHT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 445 AM CDT

* AT 339 AM 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 HUTCHINSON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
  MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  HUTCHINSON...
  BISCAY...
  GLENCOE...
  PLATO...
  SILVER LAKE...
  DASSEL...
  NORWOOD/YOUNG AMERICA...
  LESTER PRAIRIE...
  NEW GERMANY...
  WINSTED...
  COKATO...
  COLOGNE...
  MAYER...
  WACONIA...

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4477 9376 4471 9409 4471 9426 4468 9426
      4464 9449 4497 9449 4533 9392
TIME...MOT...LOC 0842Z 227DEG 27KT 4486 9441
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$
2 follow-up statements
934 
WWUS53 KMPX 300900
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
400 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

MNC019-085-093-171-300945-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-110530T0945Z/
WRIGHT MN-MEEKER MN-MCLEOD MN-CARVER MN-
400 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN
CARVER...EASTERN MCLEOD...EAST CENTRAL MEEKER AND WESTERN WRIGHT
COUNTIES UNTIL 445 AM CDT...

AT 357 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SILVER
LAKE...OR 9 MILES EAST OF HUTCHINSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LESTER PRAIRIE...COKATO...NORWOOD/YOUNG AMERICA...WINSTED...NEW
  GERMANY...HOWARD LAKE...MAYER...COLOGNE...WAVERLY...WACONIA...
  WATERTOWN...MONTROSE...MAPLE LAKE...STOCKHOLM...SMITH LAKE...RASSAT
  AND SILVER CREEK.

LAT...LON 4533 9392 4477 9376 4471 9407 4472 9424
      4477 9425 4503 9440
TIME...MOT...LOC 0859Z 241DEG 42KT 4492 9415
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$
880 
WWUS53 KMPX 300933
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
433 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

MNC019-085-093-171-300948-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-110530T0945Z/
WRIGHT MN-MEEKER MN-MCLEOD MN-CARVER MN-
433 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN CARVER...EASTERN
MCLEOD...EAST CENTRAL MEEKER AND WESTERN WRIGHT COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

LAT...LON 4533 9392 4477 9376 4471 9407 4472 9424
      4477 9425 4503 9440
TIME...MOT...LOC 0933Z 241DEG 42KT 4511 9366

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 2:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBrown, Redwood50 min
May 30, 3:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDouglas, Pope43 min
May 30, 3:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMcLeod52 min
May 30, 4:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Hennepin, Ramsey40 min
May 30, 4:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXYellow Medicine52 min
May 30, 4:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley, Wright54 min
May 30, 4:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRedwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine64 min
May 30, 5:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXHennepin41 min
May 30, 5:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWright50 min
May 30, 6:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Meeker42 min
May 30, 6:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWright40 min
May 30, 7:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Isanti44 min
May 30, 10:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Carver, Chisago, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott38 min
May 30, 10:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey and 2 more50 min
May 30, 10:40 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXRedwood11 hr
May 30, 10:40 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine14 days
May 30, 10:40 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXCarver4 days
May 30, 12:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue27 min
May 30, 12:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXWashington34 min
May 30, 1:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue, Rice, Steele35 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.