Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2012, 1:24 AM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 66 min. 11 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
- Jun 19, 2012, 1:24 AM CDT (06:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2012, 2:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 2.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Pipestone County, MN
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 1:37 AM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 3 Sw Arco, MN | |
| Jun 19, 1:48 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Wnw Russell, MN | |
| Jun 19, 1:50 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | Russell, MN | |
| Jun 19, 1:54 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Se Russell, MN | |
| Jun 19, 1:54 AM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 1 E Russell, MN | |
| Jun 19, 1:55 AM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Russell, MN | |
| Jun 19, 1:55 AM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 4 N Russell, MN | WINDOWS BROKEN OUT...ROOF DAMAGED AND VEHICLES DAMAGED BY HAIL. |
| Jun 19, 1:57 AM CDT | HAIL 2 | 3 Ne Russell, MN | |
| Jun 19, 2:01 AM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 Ese Lynd, MN | DAMAGE TO CAMPER FROM HAIL. |
| Jun 19, 2:05 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 S Marshall, MN | |
| Jun 19, 2:05 AM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 6 S Marshall, MN | HAIL WAS ACCOMPANIED BY 50 TO 60 MPH WINDS. SOME DAMAGE TO CROPS. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2661 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
913 WUUS53 KFSD 190624 SVRFSD MNC081-083-101-117-190730- /O.NEW.KFSD.SV.W.0159.120619T0624Z-120619T0730Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 124 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... NORTHERN MURRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... NORTHERN PIPESTONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 230 AM CDT * AT 124 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE BENTON...OR 21 MILES EAST OF BROOKINGS...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... LAKE BENTON AROUND 130 AM CDT... ARCO AROUND 135 AM CDT... TYLER AROUND 140 AM CDT... FLORENCE AND RUTHTON AROUND 145 AM CDT... RUSSELL AND CAMDEN STATE PARK AROUND 150 AM CDT... CURRENT LAKE AROUND 155 AM CDT... BALATON AROUND 200 AM CDT... TRACY AND LAKE SHETEK STATE PARK AROUND 215 AM CDT... OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE GARVIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! && LAT...LON 4440 9559 4407 9559 4415 9645 4445 9645 TIME...MOT...LOC 0624Z 281DEG 37KT 4431 9635 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 2.75IN $$ SCHUMACHER
6 follow-up statements
794 WWUS53 KFSD 190645 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 145 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012 MNC081-083-101-117-190730- /O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-120619T0730Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY MN-PIPESTONE MN- 145 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN PIPESTONE...NORTHERN MURRAY...SOUTHERN LYON AND SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM CDT... AT 145 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL LARGER THAN BASEBALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FLORENCE...OR 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARSHALL...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... RUSSELL AND CAMDEN STATE PARK AROUND 150 AM CDT... CURRENT LAKE AROUND 155 AM CDT... BALATON AROUND 200 AM CDT... TRACY AND LAKE SHETEK STATE PARK AROUND 215 AM CDT... OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE GARVIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! && LAT...LON 4418 9624 4444 9628 4440 9559 4407 9559 TIME...MOT...LOC 0645Z 281DEG 37KT 4427 9605 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 3.25IN $$ SCHUMACHER
594 WWUS53 KFSD 190650 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 150 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012 MNC081-083-101-117-190730- /O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-120619T0730Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY MN-PIPESTONE MN- 150 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN PIPESTONE...NORTHERN MURRAY...SOUTHERN LYON AND SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM CDT... AT 149 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DANGEROUS AND EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO SOFTBALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FLORENCE...OR 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARSHALL...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL IS HEADED FOR RUSSELL AND CAMDEN STATE PARK. HAIL LARGER THAN BASEBALL SIZE CAN DO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOMES...INCLUDING BREAKING WINDOWS. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... RUSSELL THROUGH 155 AM CDT... CURRENT LAKE AROUND 155 AM CDT... BALATON AROUND 200 AM CDT... TRACY AND LAKE SHETEK STATE PARK AROUND 215 AM CDT... OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE GARVIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! && LAT...LON 4418 9624 4444 9628 4440 9559 4407 9559 TIME...MOT...LOC 0649Z 281DEG 37KT 4426 9600 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 4.25IN $$ SCHUMACHER
654
WWUS53 KFSD 190700
SVSFSD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
200 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012
MNC081-101-117-190709-
/O.CAN.KFSD.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-120619T0730Z/
LINCOLN MN-MURRAY MN-PIPESTONE MN-
200 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PIPESTONE...
NORTHERN MURRAY AND SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4442 9603 4442 9590 4442 9589 4442 9581
4441 9577 4440 9559 4420 9558 4420 9605
4443 9604
TIME...MOT...LOC 0659Z 274DEG 37KT 4433 9587
$$
MNC083-190730-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-120619T0730Z/
LYON MN-
200 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN LYON
COUNTY UNTIL 230 AM CDT...
AT 159 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DANGEROUS AND EXTREMELY
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO SOFTBALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CAMDEN STATE PARK...OR 10
MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARSHALL...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
TRACY AROUND 215 AM CDT...
AT 154 AM CDT...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED 1.5 INCH HAIL IN RUSSELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4442 9603 4442 9590 4442 9589 4442 9581
4441 9577 4440 9559 4420 9558 4420 9605
4443 9604
TIME...MOT...LOC 0659Z 274DEG 37KT 4433 9587
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 4.25IN
$$
SCHUMACHER289
WWUS53 KFSD 190707
SVSFSD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
207 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012
MNC083-190730-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-120619T0730Z/
LYON MN-
207 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN LYON
COUNTY UNTIL 230 AM CDT...
AT 207 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DANGEROUS AND EXTREMELY
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO SOFTBALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF CAMDEN STATE
PARK...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF MARSHALL...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
IN ADDITION...AT 154 AM CDT...A 60 MPH WIND GUST WAS REPORTED
BETWEEEN BALATIN AND RUSSELL.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
NORTH OF TRACY AROUND 220 AM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4442 9603 4442 9590 4442 9589 4442 9581
4441 9577 4440 9559 4420 9558 4420 9605
4443 9604
TIME...MOT...LOC 0707Z 274DEG 37KT 4432 9576
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 4.25IN
$$050
WWUS53 KFSD 190715
SVSFSD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
215 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012
MNC083-190730-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-120619T0730Z/
LYON MN-
215 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
LYON COUNTY UNTIL 230 AM CDT...
AT 215 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP
TO BASEBALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF TRACY...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MARSHALL...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
NORTH OF TRACY THROUGH 230 AM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4420 9582 4440 9583 4442 9603 4442 9581
4441 9577 4440 9559 4420 9558
TIME...MOT...LOC 0715Z 274DEG 37KT 4431 9565
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 2.75IN
$$
SCHUMACHER981
WWUS53 KFSD 190726 RRA
SVSFSD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
226 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012
MNC083-190736-
/O.EXP.KFSD.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-120619T0730Z/
LYON MN-
226 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LYON COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 230 AM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4420 9582 4440 9583 4442 9603 4442 9581
4441 9577 4440 9559 4420 9558
TIME...MOT...LOC 0726Z 274DEG 37KT 4430 9549
$$
SCHUMACHERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 12:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Pipestone | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 2:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon | 26 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.