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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 143, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 14, 2012Meeker County, Stearns County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2012, 5:57 AM CDT for Meeker County, Stearns County, Minnesota. It was in force for 63 min. 2 reports 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, 5:57 AM CDT (10:57 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Meeker County, MN, Stearns County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 14, 6:30 AM CDTHAIL 0.885 N Cold Spring, MNLATE REPORT.
Jun 14, 6:57 AM CDTHAIL 0.88Richmond, 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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 102 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2012-06-14The 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.

829 
WUUS53 KMPX 141057
SVRMPX
MNC093-145-141200-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0143.120614T1057Z-120614T1200Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN MEEKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  EASTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 700 AM CDT

* AT 556 AM CDT...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 NEW
  MUNICH TO LAKE HENRY TO HAWICK...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  ST CLOUD...
  PAYNESVILLE...
  NEW MUNICH...
  MANANNAH...
  ROSCOE...
  FREEPORT...
  EDEN VALLEY...
  FARMING...
  ALBANY...
  RICHMOND...
  ST NICHOLAS...
  COLD SPRING...
  AVON...
  WATKINS...

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 4576 9430 4555 9416 4532 9418 4525 9476
      4545 9477 4564 9484
TIME...MOT...LOC 1057Z 254DEG 26KT 4559 9478 4544 9475
          4527 9474
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$
2 follow-up statements
616 
WWUS53 KMPX 141142
SVSMPX

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

MNC093-141157-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-120614T1200Z/
MEEKER MN-
642 AM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MEEKER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 4555 9416 4541 9417 4533 9476 4545 9477
      4564 9484 4576 9430
TIME...MOT...LOC 1142Z 249DEG 20KT 4553 9443

$$

MNC145-141200-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-120614T1200Z/
STEARNS MN-
642 AM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
STEARNS COUNTY UNTIL 700 AM CDT...

AT 640 AM 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 COLD SPRING...OR 13
MILES WEST OF ST CLOUD...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ST CLOUD...AVON...COLLEGEVILLE...PLEASANT LAKE...ST JOSEPH...
  LUXEMBURG...WAITE PARK...SARTELL...ST STEPHEN...ST AUGUSTA...
  ROCKVILLE AND OPOLE.

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 4555 9416 4541 9417 4533 9476 4545 9477
      4564 9484 4576 9430
TIME...MOT...LOC 1142Z 249DEG 20KT 4553 9443
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$
604 
WWUS53 KMPX 141156
SVSMPX

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

MNC145-141211-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-120614T1200Z/
STEARNS MN-
656 AM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN STEARNS COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 700 AM CDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH
THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 4555 9416 4541 9417 4533 9476 4545 9477
      4564 9484 4576 9430
TIME...MOT...LOC 1156Z 263DEG 33KT 4551 9450

$$

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, 4:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Pope, Stearns, Todd67 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.