Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Twin Cities, MN
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.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 5:15 AM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Carlos, 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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 4:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 44 min |
| Jun 14, 4:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Isanti | 39 min |
| Jun 14, 5:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns | 63 min |
| Jun 14, 7:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns, Wright | 48 min |
| Jun 14, 8:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod, Wright | 51 min |
| Jun 14, 8:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Hennepin, McLeod, Meeker, Ramsey and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 9:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod and 5 more | 49 min |
| Jun 14, 9:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Scott, Sibley | 27 min |
| Jun 14, 9:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 10:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott | 38 min |
| Jun 14, 11:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Dakota, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice and 2 more | 68 min |
| Jun 14, 12:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Le Sueur, Scott, Sibley | 45 min |
| Jun 14, 12:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington | 49 min |
| Jun 14, 12:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley | 46 min |
| Jun 14, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Le Sueur, Rice | 45 min |
| Jun 14, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago | 47 min |
| Jun 14, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice | 46 min |
| Jun 14, 3:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Scott, Sibley | 46 min |
| Jun 14, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 45 min |
| Jun 14, 4:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur | 52 min |
| Jun 14, 4:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Nicollet | 38 min |
| Jun 14, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 36 min |
| Jun 14, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 46 min |
| Jun 14, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur | 38 min |
| Jun 14, 5:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 5:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice | 4 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 32 min |
| Jun 14, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 46 min |
Nearby
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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.