Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2012, 8:25 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 35 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 14, 2012, 8:25 PM CDT (01:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2012, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Waseca County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:27 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 14, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 1087 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -99 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 751 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 307 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 337 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
103
WUUS53 KMPX 150125
SVRMPX
MNC013-043-047-161-150200-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0159.120615T0125Z-120615T0200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
825 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BLUE EARTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
FARIBAULT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
WESTERN FREEBORN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHWESTERN WASECA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
* AT 822 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BLUE EARTH...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
BLUE EARTH...
WINNEBAGO...
DELAVAN...
BRICELYN...
KIESTER...
BRUSH CREEK...
MAPLETON...
MINNESOTA LAKE...
WELLS...
FREEBORN...
PEMBERTON...
ALDEN...
CONGER...
TWIN LAKES...
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.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND A LARGE
TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN IN FAIRMONT. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 4379 9424 4406 9373 4350 9338 4349 9339
4349 9399
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 239DEG 29KT 4368 9412
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
JRB2 follow-up statements
750 WWUS53 KMPX 150143 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 843 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012 MNC013-150157- /O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-120615T0200Z/ BLUE EARTH MN- 843 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BLUE EARTH COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED. LAT...LON 4377 9402 4390 9364 4359 9345 4353 9390 TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 252DEG 33KT 4366 9390 $$ MNC043-047-161-150200- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-120615T0200Z/ FARIBAULT MN-FREEBORN MN-WASECA MN- 843 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN WASECA...WESTERN FREEBORN AND EASTERN FARIBAULT COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM CDT... AT 841 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 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BRUSH CREEK...OR 10 MILES EAST OF BLUE EARTH...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BRICELYN...BRUSH CREEK...WELLS...ALDEN...FREEBORN...CONGER... EASTON...WALTERS...BARODA AND MANSFIELD. 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 4377 9402 4390 9364 4359 9345 4353 9390 TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 252DEG 33KT 4366 9390 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ JRB
738 WWUS53 KMPX 150204 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 904 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012 MNC043-047-161-150218- /O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-120615T0200Z/ FARIBAULT MN-FREEBORN MN-WASECA MN- 904 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WASECA...WESTERN FREEBORN AND EASTERN FARIBAULT COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY...HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT. LAT...LON 4377 9402 4390 9364 4359 9345 4353 9390 TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 252DEG 33KT 4363 9387 $$ JRB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 7:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 5 hr |
| Jun 14, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Martin | 34 min |
| Jun 14, 9:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Goodhue, Rice, Steele | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 9:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 7 hr |
| Jun 14, 10:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice | 4 hr |
| Jun 14, 10:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 53 min |
| Jun 14, 11:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 64 min |
| Jun 14, 11:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 1:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 4 hr |
| Jun 15, 1:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice, Steele | 4 hr |
| Jun 15, 5:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice | 4 hr |
| Jun 15, 9:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice | 8 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.