Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 105, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2012, 7:44 PM CDT for Kandiyohi County, Meeker County, Stearns County, Minnesota. It was in force for 61 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
- May 27, 2012, 7:44 PM CDT (00:44 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2012, 8:45 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 Kandiyohi County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Stearns County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 100 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.
379 WUUS53 KMPX 280044 SVRMPX MNC067-093-145-280145- /O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0105.120528T0044Z-120528T0145Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 744 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... WESTERN MEEKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHEASTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 845 PM CDT * AT 740 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 65 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KANDIYOHI...OR ABOUT 7 MILES EAST OF WILLMAR...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... LITCHFIELD... KANDIYOHI... ATWATER... GROVE CITY... SPICER... HAWICK... MANANNAH... EDEN VALLEY... PAYNESVILLE... WATKINS... LAKE HENRY... ROSCOE... ST NICHOLAS... RICHMOND... 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 4556 9478 4549 9415 4499 9463 4506 9507 TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 203DEG 30KT 4512 9489 WIND...HAIL 65MPH 1.25IN $$
2 follow-up statements
362 WWUS53 KMPX 280109 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 809 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012 MNC067-093-145-280145- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0105.000000T0000Z-120528T0145Z/ KANDIYOHI MN-MEEKER MN-STEARNS MN- 809 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL STEARNS...NORTHWESTERN MEEKER AND NORTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CDT... AT 803 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HAWICK...OR 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF WILLMAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MANANNAH...PAYNESVILLE...LAKE HENRY...ROSCOE...RICHMOND...REGAL AND ST MARTIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. THIS STORM HAS EXHIBITED SOME WEAK ROTATION. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE... SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. && LAT...LON 4518 9472 4521 9496 4556 9478 4553 9447 TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 203DEG 30KT 4531 9477 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ JLT
023 WWUS53 KMPX 280140 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 840 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012 MNC067-093-145-280155- /O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0105.000000T0000Z-120528T0145Z/ KANDIYOHI MN-MEEKER MN-STEARNS MN- 840 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL STEARNS...NORTHWESTERN MEEKER AND NORTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES. LAT...LON 4518 9472 4521 9496 4556 9478 4553 9447 TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 203DEG 30KT 4555 9463 $$ JLT
The 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, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Scott | 60 min |
| 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, 7:45 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.