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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 125, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 10, 2012Kandiyohi County, Meeker County, Renville County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2012, 4:58 PM CDT for Kandiyohi County, Meeker County, Renville County, Minnesota. It was in force for 47 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, 4:58 PM CDT (21:58 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2012, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
65.0 mph

Counties Kandiyohi County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Renville County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 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
Jun 10, 3:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 104 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 12:00Z on 2012-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 73 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2012-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 182 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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The text

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

262 
WUUS53 KMPX 102158
SVRMPX
MNC067-093-129-102245-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0125.120610T2158Z-120610T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
458 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHWESTERN MEEKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHERN RENVILLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 454 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 65 MPH. THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OLIVIA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  OLIVIA...
  WILLMAR...
  LITCHFIELD...
  DANUBE...
  BIRD ISLAND...
  RENVILLE...
  BLOMKEST...
  LAKE LILLIAN...
  SVEA...
  THORPE...
  COSMOS...
  KANDIYOHI...
  ATWATER...
  SPICER...

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 4528 9498 4518 9447 4462 9479 4477 9527
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 209DEG 39KT 4481 9500
WIND...HAIL 65MPH 1.00IN

$$
2 follow-up statements
381 
WWUS53 KMPX 102226
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
526 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012

MNC067-093-129-102245-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-120610T2245Z/
KANDIYOHI MN-MEEKER MN-RENVILLE MN-
526 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
RENVILLE...SOUTHWESTERN MEEKER AND SOUTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTIES
UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 523 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH.  THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF ATWATER...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
WILLMAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO
ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LITCHFIELD...ATWATER...SPICER...GROVE CITY AND STROUT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

&&

LAT...LON 4487 9493 4528 9498 4518 9447 4462 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 209DEG 39KT 4508 9479
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.88IN

$$
881 
WWUS53 KMPX 102239
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
539 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012

MNC067-093-129-102254-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-120610T2245Z/
KANDIYOHI MN-MEEKER MN-RENVILLE MN-
539 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL RENVILLE...
SOUTHWESTERN MEEKER AND SOUTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE
AT 545 PM CDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

LAT...LON 4487 9493 4528 9498 4518 9447 4462 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 209DEG 39KT 4520 9469

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 5:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStevens31 min
Jun 10, 6:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStevens25 min
Jun 10, 6:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDouglas, Pope32 min
Jun 10, 2:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMorrison29 min
Jun 10, 3:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDouglas27 min
Jun 10, 3:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd35 min
Jun 10, 3:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa, Pope51 min
Jun 10, 3:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPope43 min
Jun 10, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Morrison, Stearns31 min
Jun 10, 3:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRedwood, Renville63 min
Jun 10, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Pope, Swift29 min
Jun 10, 4:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStearns, Todd67 min
Jun 10, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMorrison, Todd66 min
Jun 10, 4:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKandiyohi, Meeker, Renville36 min
Jun 10, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Stearns, Todd44 min
Jun 10, 5:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBrown39 min
Jun 10, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Meeker, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright62 min
Jun 10, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBrown, McLeod, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley56 min
Jun 10, 6:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Martin, Watonwan57 min
Jun 10, 6:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne57 min
Jun 10, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Carver, Hennepin, Wright53 min
Jun 10, 6:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Faribault, Martin, Watonwan48 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.