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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 196, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 19, 2012Chippewa County, Kandiyohi County, Swift County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2012, 8:19 PM CDT for Chippewa County, Kandiyohi County, Swift County, Minnesota. It was in force for 40 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 19, 2012, 8:19 PM CDT (01:19 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 2012, 8:59 PM CDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Chippewa County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Swift County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:21 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 19, 6:08 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 148 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 3249 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1302 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 212 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 356 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 4.4
Supercell composite: 29.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

030 
WUUS53 KMPX 200119
SVRMPX
MNC023-067-151-200215-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0196.120620T0119Z-120620T0215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
819 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CHIPPEWA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHWESTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  EASTERN SWIFT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 817 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH. THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF GLUEK...OR ABOUT 11 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF MONTEVIDEO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  GLUEK...
  DE GRAFF...
  KERKHOVEN...
  SUNBURG...
  SPICER...

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.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE
WARNING. PREPARE TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

&&

LAT...LON 4541 9544 4541 9518 4521 9490 4492 9561
      4508 9586
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 231DEG 41KT 4512 9557
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

JLT

4 follow-up statements

516 
WWUS53 KMPX 200129
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
829 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012

MNC023-067-151-200215-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0196.000000T0000Z-120620T0215Z/
CHIPPEWA MN-KANDIYOHI MN-SWIFT MN-
829 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND EASTERN SWIFT AND
CHIPPEWA COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA UNTIL 915 PM CDT...

AT 828 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 9 MILES SOUTH OF DE GRAFF...
OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF BENSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DE GRAFF...KERKHOVEN...SUNBURG...SPICER...MURDOCK...PENNOCK AND
  SWIFT FALLS.

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.

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 4541 9544 4541 9518 4521 9490 4492 9561
      4508 9586
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 232DEG 30KT 4514 9553
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

JLT

387 
WWUS53 KMPX 200140
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
840 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012

MNC023-067-151-200215-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0196.000000T0000Z-120620T0215Z/
CHIPPEWA MN-KANDIYOHI MN-SWIFT MN-
840 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND EASTERN SWIFT AND EASTERN
CHIPPEWA COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA UNTIL 915 PM CDT...

AT 838 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 6 MILES SOUTH OF DE GRAFF...
OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BENSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DE GRAFF...KERKHOVEN...SUNBURG...SPICER...MURDOCK AND PENNOCK.

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.

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 4511 9571 4537 9542 4541 9518 4521 9490
      4492 9561
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 233DEG 29KT 4519 9543
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

JLT

915 
WWUS53 KMPX 200154
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
854 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012

MNC023-067-151-200215-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0196.000000T0000Z-120620T0215Z/
CHIPPEWA MN-KANDIYOHI MN-SWIFT MN-
854 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHEASTERN SWIFT AND
NORTHEASTERN CHIPPEWA COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA UNTIL 915 PM
CDT...

AT 853 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR KERKHOVEN...OR 14 MILES EAST OF BENSON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SUNBURG AND PENNOCK.

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.

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 4509 9562 4532 9543 4541 9518 4522 9498
      4498 9550
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 231DEG 24KT 4525 9533
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN

$$

JLT

854 
WWUS53 KMPX 200159
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
859 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012

MNC023-067-151-200214-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0196.000000T0000Z-120620T0215Z/
CHIPPEWA MN-KANDIYOHI MN-SWIFT MN-
859 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY
IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHEASTERN SWIFT AND NORTHEASTERN
CHIPPEWA COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 4509 9562 4532 9543 4541 9518 4522 9498
      4498 9550
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 231DEG 24KT 4527 9529

$$

CLF

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 7:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Todd	30 min
Jun 19, 8:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa	44 min
Jun 19, 8:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MPX	Douglas, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Todd	6 hr
Jun 19, 9:20 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Hennepin, Wright	4 days
Jun 19, 10:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Todd	46 min
Jun 20, 12:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Todd	50 min
Jun 20, 3:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Swift	43 min
Jun 20, 4:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Todd	25 min
Jun 20, 4:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Todd	38 min
Jun 20, 9:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs	47 min
Jun 20, 9:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Kanabec, Mille Lacs	35 min
Jun 20, 11:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Benton, Sherburne, Stearns	6 days
Jun 20, 3:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Dakota, Goodhue, Rice	4 hr
Jun 20, 3:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice and 2 more	4 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.