Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 102, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2012, 7:15 PM CDT for Carver County, Scott County, Minnesota. It was in force for 60 min. 1 report 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 27, 2012, 7:15 PM CDT (00:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2012, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 65.0 mph
Counties Carver County, MN, Scott County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:17 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 27, 7:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Wsw Marystown, 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 27, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 23 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
- 1850 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1669 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 285 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 17.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
449
WUUS53 KMPX 280015
SVRMPX
MNC019-139-280115-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0102.120528T0015Z-120528T0115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
715 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CARVER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
* AT 712 PM CDT...TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WITH HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 65 MPH. THIS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW PRAGUE...OR ABOUT 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF LE
SUEUR...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
NEW PRAGUE...
JORDAN...
MARYSTOWN...
CREDIT RIVER...
CARVER...
PRIOR LAKE...
SHAKOPEE...
SAVAGE...
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.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 4454 9378 4482 9365 4477 9332 4466 9331
4454 9340
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 204DEG 29KT 4459 9359
WIND...HAIL 65MPH 1.25IN
$$
JLT1 follow-up statement
063
WWUS53 KMPX 280020
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
720 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012
MNC019-139-280115-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-120528T0115Z/
CARVER MN-SCOTT MN-
720 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SCOTT AND
SOUTHEASTERN CARVER COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CDT...
AT 717 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL...AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
NEW PRAGUE...OR 19 MILES NORTHEAST OF LE SUEUR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JORDAN...MARYSTOWN...CREDIT RIVER...CARVER...PRIOR LAKE...
SHAKOPEE...SAVAGE AND CRYSTAL BAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS...WHICH CAN UPROOT
TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND WINDOWS.
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES AS THEY MAY BE OVERTURNED. LARGE HAIL IS ALSO
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND WINDOWS. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
WIND DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR
LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4454 9378 4482 9365 4477 9332 4466 9331
4454 9340
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 204DEG 29KT 4463 9357
WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.25IN
$$
JLTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 7:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Chisago | 3 hr |
| May 27, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott | 48 min |
| May 27, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet, Sibley, Watonwan | 60 min |
| May 27, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Ramsey, Washington | 51 min |
| May 27, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns | 61 min |
| May 27, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin | 45 min |
| May 27, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Waseca | 55 min |
| May 27, 7:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Chisago | 5 hr |
| May 27, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Renville | 53 min |
| May 27, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Ramsey | 34 min |
| May 27, 8:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 27, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, McLeod, Scott, Wright | 51 min |
| May 27, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Isanti | 46 min |
| May 27, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker | 57 min |
| May 27, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec | 62 min |
| May 27, 9:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown, Martin, Watonwan | 45 min |
| May 27, 9:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Hennepin, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 27, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns | 62 min |
| May 27, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 62 min |
| May 27, 9:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti and 2 more | 6 hr |
| May 27, 9:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Stearns | 4 hr |
| May 27, 10:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca | 43 min |
| May 27, 10:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Mille Lacs, Morrison | 51 min |
| May 27, 10:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 4 hr |
| May 27, 10:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, Freeborn, Rice, Steele, Waseca | 48 min |
| May 27, 11:00 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Brown | 66 hr |
| May 27, 11:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Steele | 40 min |
| May 27, 11:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 29 min |
| May 28, 12:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Chisago | 6 hr |
| May 28, 9:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Wright | 6 days |
| May 28, 1:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton, Stearns | 66 min |
| May 28, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns | 50 min |
| May 28, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs | 64 min |
| May 28, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Mille Lacs, Morrison | 61 min |
| May 28, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton | 44 min |
| May 28, 2:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 42 min |
| May 28, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton | 40 min |
| May 28, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Isanti, Kanabec, Sherburne | 79 min |
| May 28, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec | 45 min |
| May 28, 4:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chisago | 42 min |
| May 28, 4:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chisago | 24 min |
| May 28, 5:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chisago | 42 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.