Severe Thunderstorm Warning 168, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Jun 17, 2012, 8:56 PM CDT (01:56 UTC)

Expired

Jun 17, 2012, 9:45 PM CDT

In force

49 min

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Hail

1.0 in

Wind

70.0 mph

Counties Kandiyohi County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Wright County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:57 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.

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

877 
WUUS53 KMPX 180156
SVRMPX
MNC067-093-141-145-171-180245-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0168.120618T0156Z-120618T0245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
856 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHERN MEEKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHWESTERN SHERBURNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHWESTERN WRIGHT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT

* AT 853 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
  FROM MELROSE TO LAKE HENRY TO NEW LONDON...AND MOVING EAST AT 50
  MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS...WHICH CAN UPROOT
TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND WINDOWS.
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES AS THEY MAY BE OVERTURNED. LARGE HAIL IS ALSO
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND WINDOWS. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS. SEEK SHELTER
NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STA AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.

&&

LAT...LON 4551 9398 4526 9402 4504 9420 4521 9494
      4546 9486 4572 9471
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 290DEG 43KT 4563 9478 4546 9482
          4528 9492
WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.00IN

$$

075 
WWUS53 KMPX 180216
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
916 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2012

MNC067-093-141-145-171-180245-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0168.000000T0000Z-120618T0245Z/
KANDIYOHI MN-MEEKER MN-SHERBURNE MN-STEARNS MN-WRIGHT MN-
916 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
WRIGHT...EASTERN STEARNS...NORTHWESTERN SHERBURNE...NORTHERN MEEKER
AND NORTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT...

AT 911 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FARMING TO ROSCOE TO GROVE CITY...MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.

IN ADDITION...AT 910 PM...63 MPH WINDS WERE MEASURED IN PAYNESVILLE
WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LITCHFIELD...ST CLOUD...COLD SPRING...COLLEGEVILLE...ST NICHOLAS...
  ST JOSEPH...WATKINS...PLEASANT LAKE...WAITE PARK...KIMBALL...
  DARWIN...LUXEMBURG...ST AUGUSTA...FAIRHAVEN AND SOUTH HAVEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS...WHICH CAN UPROOT
TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND WINDOWS.
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES AS THEY MAY BE OVERTURNED. LARGE HAIL IS ALSO
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND WINDOWS. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

&&

LAT...LON 4543 9478 4570 9465 4551 9398 4526 9402
      4504 9420 4521 9494
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 290DEG 43KT 4554 9446 4537 9450
          4519 9460
WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.00IN

$$

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota, 2012Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2012

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.