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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 14, 20124 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2012, 4:53 AM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 67 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
Jun 14, 2012, 4:53 AM CDT (09:53 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2012, 6:00 AM CDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Douglas County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Todd County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 172 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 14, 5:15 AM CDTHAIL 0.75Carlos, MN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 170 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 2012-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2012-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 165 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2008 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
468 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.

095 
WUUS53 KMPX 140953
SVRMPX
MNC041-121-145-153-141100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0142.120614T0953Z-120614T1100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
453 AM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHERN POPE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHWESTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHWESTERN TODD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 600 AM CDT

* AT 450 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH. THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KENSINGTON...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
  ALEXANDRIA...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  ALEXANDRIA...
  GLENWOOD...
  KENSINGTON...
  BRANDON...
  LOWRY...
  GARFIELD...
  LONG BEACH...
  FORADA...
  CARLOS...
  OSAKIS...
  SAUK CENTRE...
  LITTLE SAUK...

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 4601 9489 4564 9490 4564 9575 4597 9576
TIME...MOT...LOC 0953Z 274DEG 25KT 4579 9563
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$
2 follow-up statements
388 
WWUS53 KMPX 141011
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
511 AM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

MNC041-121-145-153-141100-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0142.000000T0000Z-120614T1100Z/
DOUGLAS MN-POPE MN-STEARNS MN-TODD MN-
511 AM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
TODD...NORTHWESTERN STEARNS...NORTHERN POPE AND SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS
COUNTIES UNTIL 600 AM CDT...

AT 506 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM CARLOS TO LOWRY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  GLENWOOD...FORADA...LONG BEACH...OSAKIS...LITTLE SAUK...SAUK
  CENTRE...NELSON...VILLARD...WESTPORT AND WEST UNION.

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 4564 9571 4598 9549 4601 9489 4564 9490
TIME...MOT...LOC 1011Z 267DEG 33KT 4597 9527 4567 9552
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$
365 
WWUS53 KMPX 141036
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
536 AM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

MNC041-121-145-153-141100-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0142.000000T0000Z-120614T1100Z/
DOUGLAS MN-POPE MN-STEARNS MN-TODD MN-
536 AM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
TODD...NORTHWESTERN STEARNS...NORTHEASTERN POPE AND SOUTHEASTERN
DOUGLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 600 AM CDT...

AT 535 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM LONG PRAIRIE TO SEDAN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LITTLE SAUK...SAUK CENTRE AND WEST UNION.

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 4564 9534 4600 9514 4601 9489 4564 9490
TIME...MOT...LOC 1037Z 265DEG 31KT 4598 9493 4564 9523
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 4:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDouglas44 min
Jun 14, 4:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXIsanti39 min
Jun 14, 5:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMeeker, Stearns63 min
Jun 14, 7:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMeeker, Stearns, Wright48 min
Jun 14, 8:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMcLeod, Wright51 min
Jun 14, 8:48 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Carver, Hennepin, McLeod, Meeker, Ramsey and 3 more3 hr
Jun 14, 9:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Carver, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod and 5 more49 min
Jun 14, 9:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, McLeod, Scott, Sibley27 min
Jun 14, 9:41 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMPXDakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington3 hr
Jun 14, 10:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXCarver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott38 min
Jun 14, 11:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXCarver, Dakota, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice and 2 more68 min
Jun 14, 12:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Le Sueur, Scott, Sibley45 min
Jun 14, 12:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington49 min
Jun 14, 12:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley46 min
Jun 14, 2:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Le Sueur, Rice45 min
Jun 14, 2:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago47 min
Jun 14, 2:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Goodhue, Rice46 min
Jun 14, 3:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXCarver, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Scott, Sibley46 min
Jun 14, 3:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue45 min
Jun 14, 4:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLe Sueur52 min
Jun 14, 4:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXNicollet38 min
Jun 14, 4:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue36 min
Jun 14, 5:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXGoodhue46 min
Jun 14, 5:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLe Sueur38 min
Jun 14, 5:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMPXDakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott3 hr
Jun 14, 5:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXDakota, Goodhue, Rice4 hr
Jun 14, 6:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXGoodhue32 min
Jun 14, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue46 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.