Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 122, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2012, 3:55 PM CDT for Benton County, Morrison County, Stearns County, Minnesota. It was in force for 31 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
- Jun 10, 2012, 3:55 PM CDT (20:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2012, 4:26 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Benton County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Stearns County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -424 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1491 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
087
WUUS53 KMPX 102055
SVRMPX
MNC009-097-145-102145-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0122.120610T2055Z-120610T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
355 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHEASTERN MORRISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHEASTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 445 PM CDT
* AT 353 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PLEASANT LAKE...OR ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF ST CLOUD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
ST CLOUD...
PLEASANT LAKE...
ST JOSEPH...
COLLEGEVILLE...
WAITE PARK...
SAUK RAPIDS...
SARTELL...
ST STEPHEN...
MAYHEW...
RICE...
ROYALTON...
GILMAN...
LITTLE ROCK...
MORRILL...
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 4583 9378 4555 9410 4555 9414 4552 9414
4545 9422 4551 9440 4600 9427
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 206DEG 39KT 4553 9425
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
JPC2 follow-up statements
607
WWUS53 KMPX 102114
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
414 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012
MNC145-102129-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0122.000000T0000Z-120610T2145Z/
STEARNS MN-
414 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN STEARNS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN
STEARNS COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4583 9378 4556 9409 4557 9416 4562 9421
4567 9419 4571 9423 4572 9422 4574 9426
4578 9427 4578 9433 4600 9427
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 206DEG 39KT 4575 9414
$$
MNC009-097-102145-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0122.000000T0000Z-120610T2145Z/
BENTON MN-MORRISON MN-
414 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MORRISON AND NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...
AT 412 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 RICE...OR 12 MILES
NORTH OF ST CLOUD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROYALTON...GILMAN...LITTLE ROCK...MORRILL...BUCKMAN AND RUM RIVER.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4583 9378 4556 9409 4557 9416 4562 9421
4567 9419 4571 9423 4572 9422 4574 9426
4578 9427 4578 9433 4600 9427
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 206DEG 39KT 4575 9414
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
JPC153
WWUS53 KMPX 102126
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
426 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012
MNC009-097-102141-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0122.000000T0000Z-120610T2145Z/
BENTON MN-MORRISON MN-
426 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORRISON AND
NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY...HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 4583 9378 4556 9409 4557 9416 4562 9421
4567 9419 4571 9423 4572 9422 4574 9426
4578 9427 4578 9433 4600 9427
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 206DEG 39KT 4587 9405
$$
JPCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 5:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 31 min |
| Jun 10, 6:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 25 min |
| Jun 10, 6:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas, Pope | 32 min |
| Jun 10, 2:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 29 min |
| Jun 10, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 27 min |
| Jun 10, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 35 min |
| Jun 10, 3:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Pope | 51 min |
| Jun 10, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pope | 43 min |
| Jun 10, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood, Renville | 63 min |
| Jun 10, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Pope, Swift | 29 min |
| Jun 10, 4:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns, Todd | 67 min |
| Jun 10, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison, Todd | 66 min |
| Jun 10, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Renville | 36 min |
| Jun 10, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Renville | 47 min |
| Jun 10, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Stearns, Todd | 44 min |
| Jun 10, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown | 39 min |
| Jun 10, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Meeker, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright | 62 min |
| Jun 10, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, McLeod, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley | 56 min |
| Jun 10, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Martin, Watonwan | 57 min |
| Jun 10, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne | 57 min |
| Jun 10, 6:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Hennepin, Wright | 53 min |
| Jun 10, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin, Watonwan | 48 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.