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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 112, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 27, 2012Kandiyohi County, Meeker County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2012, 8:33 PM CDT for Kandiyohi County, Meeker County, Minnesota. It was in force for 57 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, 8:33 PM CDT (01:33 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2012, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
65.0 mph

Counties Kandiyohi County, MN, Meeker County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:35 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 27, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 83 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2012-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1850 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2012-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 79 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

929 
WUUS53 KMPX 280133
SVRMPX
MNC067-093-280230-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0112.120528T0133Z-120528T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
833 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  MEEKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 830 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS OF 65 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  COSMOS...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LITCHFIELD...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.  NICKEL SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE
  DAMAGING WINDS.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  LITCHFIELD...
  KANDIYOHI...
  ATWATER...
  GROVE CITY...
  DARWIN...
  DASSEL...
  MANANNAH...
  EDEN VALLEY...
  WATKINS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND 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 4533 9476 4533 9439 4529 9438 4528 9426
      4520 9425 4498 9434 4498 9449 4496 9450
      4507 9498 4539 9476
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 204DEG 30KT 4499 9468
WIND...HAIL 65MPH 0.88IN

$$

JLT

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 7:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMPXChisago3 hr
May 27, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Scott60 min
May 27, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Hennepin, Scott48 min
May 27, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Nicollet, Sibley, Watonwan60 min
May 27, 7:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRamsey, Washington51 min
May 27, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns61 min
May 27, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Hennepin45 min
May 27, 7:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Waseca55 min
May 27, 7:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXChisago5 hr
May 27, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Meeker, Renville53 min
May 27, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Ramsey34 min
May 27, 8:22 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and 1 more6 hr
May 27, 8:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Hennepin, McLeod, Scott, Wright51 min
May 27, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Isanti46 min
May 27, 8:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec62 min
May 27, 9:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBrown, Martin, Watonwan45 min
May 27, 9:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Hennepin, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet and 4 more6 hr
May 27, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns62 min
May 27, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs62 min
May 27, 9:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXAnoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti and 2 more6 hr
May 27, 9:53 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXBenton, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Stearns4 hr
May 27, 10:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBlue Earth, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca43 min
May 27, 10:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMille Lacs, Morrison51 min
May 27, 10:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMPXKanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison4 hr
May 27, 10:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota, Freeborn, Rice, Steele, Waseca48 min
May 27, 11:00 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXBrown66 hr
May 27, 11:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Steele40 min
May 27, 11:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Goodhue29 min
May 28, 12:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXChisago6 hr
May 28, 9:34 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXHennepin, Wright6 days
May 28, 1:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton, Stearns66 min
May 28, 2:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStearns50 min
May 28, 2:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton, Mille Lacs64 min
May 28, 2:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMille Lacs, Morrison61 min
May 28, 2:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton44 min
May 28, 2:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMorrison42 min
May 28, 3:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton40 min
May 28, 3:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXIsanti, Kanabec, Sherburne79 min
May 28, 3:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKanabec45 min
May 28, 4:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChisago42 min
May 28, 4:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChisago24 min
May 28, 5:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChisago42 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.