Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2012, 8:10 PM CDT for Wabasha County, Minnesota. It was in force for 65 min. 7 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
- May 2, 2012, 8:10 PM CDT (01:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2012, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
County Wabasha County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:09 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 8:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Nw Bear Valley, MN | |
| May 2, 8:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 57 | Oak Center, MN | ESTIMATED BETWEEN 53 AND 57 MPH |
| May 2, 8:33 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 2 W Oak Center, MN | |
| May 2, 8:38 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Nw Oak Center, MN | |
| May 2, 8:39 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 5 S Lake City, MN | |
| May 2, 8:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 Sw Lake City, MN | |
| May 2, 9:14 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Wnw Wabasha, 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 2, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 84 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1937 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
637
WUUS53 KARX 030110
SVRARX
MNC157-030215-
/O.NEW.KARX.SV.W.0007.120503T0110Z-120503T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
810 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN WABASHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 915 PM CDT
* AT 809 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR BEAR VALLEY...OR 14 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF LAKE CITY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM CAN
PRODUCE QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
OAK CENTER AROUND 825 PM...
COUNTY ROADS 31 AND 2 AROUND 830 PM...
HIGHWAY 63 AND COUNTY 2 AND GILBERT VALLEY AROUND 835 PM...
LAKE CITY AND COUNTY ROADS 33 AND 4 AROUND 845 PM...
MAPLE SPRINGS AROUND 855 PM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE
HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4437 9255 4437 9244 4445 9244 4446 9243
4446 9224 4444 9221 4443 9213 4439 9204
4429 9255 4436 9256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 249DEG 21KT 4436 9252
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$
RRS6 follow-up statements
755
WWUS53 KARX 030119
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
819 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
MNC157-030215-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120503T0215Z/
WABASHA MN-
819 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
WABASHA COUNTY UNTIL 915 PM CDT...
AT 819 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR OAK CENTER...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF LAKE CITY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
COUNTY ROADS 31 AND 2 AROUND 830 PM...
HIGHWAY 63 AND COUNTY 2 AND GILBERT VALLEY AROUND 835 PM...
LAKE CITY AND COUNTY ROADS 33 AND 4 AROUND 845 PM...
MAPLE SPRINGS AROUND 855 PM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...WHICH CAN
SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE ROOFS...WINDOWS...SIDING AND VEHICLES. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM THURSDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.
&&
LAT...LON 4437 9255 4437 9244 4445 9244 4446 9243
4446 9224 4444 9221 4443 9213 4439 9204
4429 9255 4436 9256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 249DEG 21KT 4438 9244
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.75IN
$$
RRS350
WWUS53 KARX 030129
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
829 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
MNC157-030215-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120503T0215Z/
WABASHA MN-
829 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
WABASHA COUNTY UNTIL 915 PM CDT...
AT 825 PM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL
BETWEEN BEAR VALLEY AND BELLECHESTER WITH THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
AT 823 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OAK CENTER...OR 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF LAKE CITY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM CAN
PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
HIGHWAY 63 AND COUNTY 2 AND GILBERT VALLEY AROUND 835 PM...
LAKE CITY AND COUNTY ROADS 33 AND 4 AROUND 845 PM...
MAPLE SPRINGS AROUND 855 PM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...WHICH CAN
SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE ROOFS...WINDOWS...SIDING AND VEHICLES. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4437 9255 4437 9244 4445 9244 4446 9243
4446 9224 4444 9221 4443 9213 4439 9204
4429 9255 4436 9256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 249DEG 21KT 4440 9237
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.75IN
$$
RRS804
WWUS53 KARX 030132
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
832 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
MNC157-030215-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120503T0215Z/
WABASHA MN-
832 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
WABASHA COUNTY UNTIL 915 PM CDT...
AT 830 PM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL
COVERING THE GROUND AND ROADS JUST SOUTH OF BELLECHESTER. WIND GUSTS
OF 57 MPH WERE REPORTED AT OAK CENTER WITH THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
AT 828 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OAK CENTER...OR 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF LAKE CITY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM CAN
PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
GILBERT VALLEY AND COUNTY ROADS 31 AND 2 AROUND 840 PM...
HIGHWAY 63 AND COUNTY 2 AROUND 845 PM...
LAKE CITY AND COUNTY ROADS 33 AND 4 AROUND 855 PM...
MAPLE SPRINGS AROUND 910 PM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...WHICH CAN
SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE ROOFS...WINDOWS...SIDING AND VEHICLES. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4437 9255 4437 9244 4445 9244 4446 9243
4446 9224 4444 9221 4443 9213 4439 9204
4429 9255 4436 9256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 254DEG 15KT 4439 9239
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.75IN
$$
RRS013
WWUS53 KARX 030141
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
841 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
MNC157-030215-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120503T0215Z/
WABASHA MN-
841 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
WABASHA COUNTY UNTIL 915 PM CDT...
AT 839 PM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
BETWEEN OAK CENTER AND BELLECHESTER WITH THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
AT 837 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF OAK CENTER...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO
GOLF BALL SIZE AND WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
HIGHWAY 63 AND COUNTY 2 AROUND 845 PM...
LAKE CITY AND COUNTY ROADS 33 AND 4 AROUND 855 PM...
MAPLE SPRINGS AROUND 910 PM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...WHICH CAN
SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE ROOFS...WINDOWS...SIDING AND VEHICLES. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4437 9255 4437 9244 4445 9244 4446 9243
4446 9224 4444 9221 4443 9213 4439 9204
4429 9255 4436 9256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 254DEG 15KT 4440 9234
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.75IN
$$
RRS192
WWUS53 KARX 030159
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
859 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
MNC157-030215-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120503T0215Z/
WABASHA MN-
859 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
WABASHA COUNTY UNTIL 915 PM CDT...
AT 850 PM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL
COVERING THE GROUND ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE CITY WITH THIS
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. WATER WAS REPORTED OVER HIGHWAY 16...6 MILES
EAST OF BELLECHESTER.
AT 853 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE CITY...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO
GOLF BALL SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
MAPLE SPRINGS AROUND 905 PM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...WHICH CAN
SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE ROOFS...WINDOWS...SIDING AND VEHICLES. DAMAGING
WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH WILL UPROOT TREES AND DOWN POWER
LINES. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4437 9255 4437 9244 4445 9244 4446 9243
4446 9224 4444 9221 4443 9213 4439 9204
4429 9255 4436 9256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 258DEG 19KT 4441 9222
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN
$$
RRS109
WWUS53 KARX 030206
SVSARX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
906 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
MNC157-030215-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120503T0215Z/
WABASHA MN-
906 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
WABASHA COUNTY UNTIL 915 PM CDT...
AT 903 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR MAPLE SPRINGS...OR NEAR LAKE CITY...
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP
TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM
HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL THAT HAS
COVERED THE GROUND IN PARTS OF NORTHERN WABASHA COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...WHICH CAN
SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE ROOFS...WINDOWS...SIDING AND VEHICLES. DAMAGING
WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH WILL UPROOT TREES AND DOWN POWER
LINES. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4432 9244 4445 9232 4446 9224 4443 9216
4443 9213 4439 9204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 258DEG 19KT 4442 9215
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN
$$
RRSThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Wabasha, Winona | 38 min |
| May 2, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 72 min |
| May 2, 8:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 6 hr |
| May 2, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 17 min |
| May 2, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Wabasha, Winona | 56 min |
| May 2, 9:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 27 min |
| May 3, 6:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Houston, Winona | 47 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.