Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2012, 7:09 PM CDT for Dodge County, Olmsted County, Wabasha County, Minnesota. It was in force for 49 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
- Jun 14, 2012, 7:09 PM CDT (00:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2012, 7:58 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dodge County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:09 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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 1087 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -99 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 751 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 307 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 337 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
879
WUUS53 KARX 150009
SVRARX
MNC039-109-157-150115-
/O.NEW.KARX.SV.W.0052.120615T0009Z-120615T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
709 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN DODGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
NORTHWESTERN OLMSTED COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
WESTERN WABASHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
* AT 705 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR WEST CONCORD...OR 12 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MANTORVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM CAN
PRODUCE QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BERNE AROUND 720 PM...
MAZEPPA AND ORONOCO AROUND 740 PM...
RATTELSNAKE POINT AND KINGS PARK AROUND 750 PM...
SOUTH TROY AND BLUFF VALLEY CAMPGROUND AROUND 755 PM...
HAMMOND AND POTSDAM AROUND 800 PM...
JARRETT AND COUNTY ROADS 31 AND 2 AROUND 805 PM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4420 9256 4436 9256 4437 9255 4437 9244
4445 9244 4446 9243 4446 9233 4412 9232
4413 9303 4420 9303
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 268DEG 25KT 4421 9286
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
JW3 follow-up statements
543
WWUS53 KARX 150018
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
718 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
MNC039-109-157-150115-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-120615T0115Z/
DODGE MN-OLMSTED MN-WABASHA MN-
718 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN
WABASHA...NORTHWESTERN OLMSTED AND NORTHERN DODGE COUNTIES UNTIL 815
PM CDT...
AT 714 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WERE ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CANNON FALLS TO WEST CONCORD...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
THESE STORMS CAN PRODUCE QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
MAZEPPA AROUND 740 PM...
ORONOCO AROUND 745 PM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM THURSDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
&&
LAT...LON 4420 9256 4436 9256 4437 9255 4437 9244
4445 9244 4446 9243 4446 9233 4412 9232
4413 9303 4420 9303
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 266DEG 23KT 4439 9270 4415 9280
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
JW147
WWUS53 KARX 150040
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
740 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
MNC039-109-157-150115-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-120615T0115Z/
DODGE MN-OLMSTED MN-WABASHA MN-
740 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN
WABASHA...NORTHWESTERN OLMSTED AND NORTHEASTERN DODGE COUNTIES UNTIL
815 PM CDT...
AT 737 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WERE ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MAZEPPA TO
ORONOCO...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS CAN PRODUCE QUARTER
SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ZUMBRO FALLS...
KINGS PARK...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM THURSDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
&&
LAT...LON 4420 9272 4420 9256 4436 9256 4437 9255
4437 9244 4445 9244 4446 9243 4446 9233
4412 9232 4413 9272
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 266DEG 23KT 4435 9247 4413 9247
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
JW733
WWUS53 KARX 150058
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
758 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
MNC039-109-157-150107-
/O.CAN.KARX.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-120615T0115Z/
DODGE MN-OLMSTED MN-WABASHA MN-
758 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN WABASHA...NORTHWESTERN
OLMSTED AND NORTHEASTERN DODGE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
CENTRAL AND EASTERN OLMSTED COUNTY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4420 9272 4420 9256 4436 9256 4437 9255
4437 9244 4445 9244 4446 9243 4446 9233
4412 9232 4413 9272
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 266DEG 23KT 4436 9232 4414 9232
$$
JWThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 7:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.