Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 184, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2012, 1:05 AM CDT for Dakota County, Rice County, Minnesota. It was in force for 40 min. 6 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 18, 2012, 1:05 AM CDT (06:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2012, 1:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dakota County, MN, Rice County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:06 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 18, 1:06 AM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Lonsdale, MN | |
| Jun 18, 1:11 AM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Webster, MN | |
| Jun 18, 1:15 AM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | Lonsdale, MN | |
| Jun 18, 1:17 AM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Northfield, MN | |
| Jun 18, 1:23 AM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 Sw Northfield, MN | REPORTED AT INTERSECTION OF HWY 3 AND CO RD 8 |
| Jun 18, 1:26 AM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Dundas, MN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 17, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 48 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
- 1837 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 492 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 747 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
477
WUUS53 KMPX 180605
SVRMPX
MNC037-131-180645-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0184.120618T0605Z-120618T0645Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
105 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHERN RICE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 145 AM CDT
* AT 102 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND DAMAGING
WINDS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LONSDALE...OR ABOUT 15
MILES NORTHWEST OF FARIBAULT...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
LONSDALE...
VESELI...
WEBSTER...
DUNDAS...
NORTHFIELD...
NERSTRAND...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...WHICH CAN
SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE WINDOWS...SIDING AND VEHICLES. DAMAGING WINDS
ARE ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH WILL UPROOT TREES AND DOWN POWER LINES.
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4440 9353 4454 9350 4454 9328 4455 9327
4456 9304 4433 9303
TIME...MOT...LOC 0606Z 277DEG 35KT 4448 9336
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN
$$
JRB3 follow-up statements
604
WWUS53 KMPX 180619
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
119 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012
MNC037-131-180645-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0184.000000T0000Z-120618T0645Z/
DAKOTA MN-RICE MN-
119 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
RICE AND SOUTHWESTERN DAKOTA COUNTIES UNTIL 145 AM CDT...
AT 116 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DUNDAS...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF
FARIBAULT...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTHFIELD AND NERSTRAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...WHICH CAN
SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE WINDOWS...SIDING AND VEHICLES. DAMAGING WINDS
ARE ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH CAN UPROOT TREES AND DOWN POWER LINES. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4436 9318 4437 9334 4438 9339 4454 9331
4456 9304 4438 9303 4433 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 0619Z 277DEG 35KT 4446 9318
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN
$$
JRB381
WWUS53 KMPX 180624
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
124 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012
MNC037-131-180645-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0184.000000T0000Z-120618T0645Z/
DAKOTA MN-RICE MN-
124 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
RICE AND SOUTHWESTERN DAKOTA COUNTIES UNTIL 145 AM CDT...
AT 120 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60
MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DUNDAS...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF
FARIBAULT...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NERSTRAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...WHICH CAN
SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE WINDOWS...SIDING AND VEHICLES. DAMAGING WINDS
ARE ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH CAN UPROOT TREES AND DOWN POWER LINES. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4436 9318 4437 9333 4454 9328 4456 9304
4433 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 0624Z 277DEG 35KT 4442 9313
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN
$$
JRB585
WWUS53 KMPX 180638
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
138 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012
MNC037-131-180652-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0184.000000T0000Z-120618T0645Z/
DAKOTA MN-RICE MN-
138 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL RICE AND
SOUTHWESTERN DAKOTA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 145 AM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT.
LAT...LON 4436 9318 4437 9333 4454 9328 4456 9304
4433 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 0637Z 277DEG 35KT 4440 9295
$$
JRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Pope, Swift | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Swift | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 7:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Pope, Swift | 26 min |
| Jun 17, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift | 67 min |
| Jun 17, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 8:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift | 24 min |
| Jun 17, 8:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift | 35 min |
| Jun 17, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns, Swift | 42 min |
| Jun 17, 8:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Renville, Stearns and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright | 49 min |
| Jun 17, 9:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker | 24 min |
| Jun 17, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Renville | 65 min |
| Jun 17, 9:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Meeker, Wright | 35 min |
| Jun 17, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Meeker, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, McLeod, Meeker, Sibley, Wright | 40 min |
| Jun 17, 10:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Meeker and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott, Sibley and 1 more | 51 min |
| Jun 17, 10:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Renville | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Renville | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley | 49 min |
| Jun 17, 10:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi | 40 min |
| Jun 17, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Renville | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 11:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, Ramsey, Scott | 50 min |
| Jun 17, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Scott, Washington | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 11:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Renville | 43 min |
| Jun 17, 11:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 11:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Le Sueur | 25 min |
| Jun 17, 11:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker | 52 min |
| Jun 17, 11:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Le Sueur, Rice | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 12:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod | 40 min |
| Jun 18, 12:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Scott | 50 min |
| Jun 18, 12:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 49 min |
| Jun 18, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice | 45 min |
| Jun 18, 12:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott | 4 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue, Rice | 33 min |
| Jun 18, 1:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Scott | 30 min |
| Jun 18, 5:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 11:17 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Carver | 10 days |
| Jun 18, 11:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 18 hr |
| Jun 18, 4:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota and 24 more | 56 hr |
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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.