Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2011, 4:59 PM CDT for Benton County, Morrison County, Stearns County, Minnesota. It was in force for 61 min. 8 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 1, 2011, 4:59 PM CDT (21:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2011, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 65.0 mph
Counties Benton County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Stearns County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 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 1, 5:24 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Collegeville, MN | |
| Jul 1, 5:32 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | St Joseph, MN | INTERSTATE 94 AND COUNTY ROAD 2 |
| Jul 1, 5:38 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | St Stephen, MN | POWER POLES DOWN |
| Jul 1, 5:44 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 N Foley, MN | |
| Jul 1, 5:44 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 5 Nnw St Cloud, MN | |
| Jul 1, 5:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Sartell, MN | |
| Jul 1, 5:52 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Rice, MN | |
| Jul 1, 5:58 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | Sartell, MN | DENTS ON TRUCK |
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 1, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 110 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
- 3970 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -245 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1089 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
063 WUUS53 KMPX 012159 SVRMPX MNC009-097-145-012300- /O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0095.110701T2159Z-110701T2300Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 459 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... BENTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTH CENTRAL MORRISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... EASTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 600 PM CDT * AT 455 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROSCOE...OR ABOUT 22 MILES WEST OF ST CLOUD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... ST CLOUD... ROSCOE... RICHMOND... COLD SPRING... FARMING... ALBANY... PLEASANT LAKE... AVON... COLLEGEVILLE... ST JOSEPH... WAITE PARK... HOLDINGFORD... SAUK RAPIDS... SARTELL... 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. && LAT...LON 4595 9424 4569 9387 4538 9454 4549 9474 TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 221DEG 29KT 4550 9460 WIND...HAIL 65MPH 1.25IN $$
2 follow-up statements
998 WWUS53 KMPX 012219 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 519 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011 MNC009-097-145-012300- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-110701T2300Z/ BENTON MN-MORRISON MN-STEARNS MN- 519 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN STEARNS...SOUTH CENTRAL MORRISON AND NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT... AT 513 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AVON...OR 15 MILES WEST OF ST CLOUD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COLLEGEVILLE...ST JOSEPH...WAITE PARK...HOLDINGFORD...SAUK RAPIDS...SARTELL...ST STEPHEN...RICE...MAYHEW...ROYALTON... GILMAN...LITTLE ROCK AND OPOLE. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 4542 9448 4554 9468 4595 9424 4569 9387 TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 221DEG 29KT 4563 9444 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.25IN $$ TDK
712 WWUS53 KMPX 012246 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 546 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011 MNC009-097-145-012305- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-110701T2300Z/ BENTON MN-MORRISON MN-STEARNS MN- 546 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN STEARNS...SOUTH CENTRAL MORRISON AND NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT... AT 541 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...AND LARGE HAIL WAS LOCATED FROM RICE TO ST STEPHEN...OR 12 TO 15 MILES NORTH OF ST CLOUD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RICE...MAYHEW...ROYALTON...LITTLE ROCK AND GILMAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! && LAT...LON 4549 9433 4562 9449 4595 9424 4569 9387 TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 221DEG 29KT 4573 9424 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.25IN $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 55 min |
| Jul 1, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Wright | 59 min |
| Jul 1, 4:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville | 23 min |
| Jul 1, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Redwood, Renville, Sibley | 67 min |
| Jul 1, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville | 33 min |
| Jul 1, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley, Stearns and 1 more | 62 min |
| Jul 1, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Isanti, Sherburne, Wright | 48 min |
| Jul 1, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 67 min |
| Jul 1, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Hennepin, Isanti, Meeker, Mille Lacs and 3 more | 53 min |
| Jul 1, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Morrison, Stearns | 29 min |
| Jul 1, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Sherburne, Stearns | 25 min |
| Jul 1, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 63 min |
| Jul 1, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec and 5 more | 63 min |
| Jul 1, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Martin | 33 min |
| Jul 1, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet | 34 min |
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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.