Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 265, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2012, 1:13 PM CDT for Meeker County, Wright County, Minnesota. It was in force for 47 min. 5 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
- Aug 22, 2012, 1:13 PM CDT (18:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2012, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Meeker County, MN, Wright County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 1:15 PM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | Cokato, MN | |
| Aug 22, 1:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 S Kingston, MN | |
| Aug 22, 1:22 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 4 N Dassel, MN | |
| Aug 22, 1:24 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Nnw Kingston, MN | |
| Aug 22, 1:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 5 Nnw Cokato, 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 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 2248 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
493 WUUS53 KMPX 221813 SVRMPX MNC093-171-221900- /O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0265.120822T1813Z-120822T1900Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 113 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL MEEKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... WESTERN WRIGHT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 200 PM CDT * AT 109 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES EAST OF LITCHFIELD...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... KINGSTON. FRENCH LAKE. WEST ALBION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 4532 9408 4506 9400 4502 9441 4519 9449 TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 251DEG 16KT 4514 9432 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$ JLT
3 follow-up statements
835 WWUS53 KMPX 221825 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 125 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 MNC093-171-221900- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0265.000000T0000Z-120822T1900Z/ MEEKER MN-WRIGHT MN- 125 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN WRIGHT AND EAST CENTRAL MEEKER COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM CDT... AT 123 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES EAST OF LITCHFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL MEEKER AND WESTERN WRIGHT COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. && LAT...LON 4504 9435 4522 9439 4532 9408 4506 9400 TIME...MOT...LOC 1825Z 259DEG 19KT 4515 9425 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.25IN $$ JLT
384 WWUS53 KMPX 221838 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 138 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 MNC093-221853- /O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0265.000000T0000Z-120822T1900Z/ MEEKER MN- 138 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MEEKER COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 4505 9425 4523 9426 4529 9409 4506 9400 TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 264DEG 18KT 4515 9416 $$ MNC171-221900- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0265.000000T0000Z-120822T1900Z/ WRIGHT MN- 138 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN WRIGHT COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM CDT... AT 137 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES WEST OF BUFFALO...OR 18 MILES EAST OF LITCHFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. IN ADDITION...AT 120 PM...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED BETWEEN KINGSTON AND DASSEL...OR 4 MILES NORTH OF DASSEL. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SMITH LAKE...ANNANDALE AND HOWARD LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. && LAT...LON 4505 9425 4523 9426 4529 9409 4506 9400 TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 264DEG 18KT 4515 9416 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.25IN $$ JLT
811 WWUS53 KMPX 221853 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 153 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 MNC171-221908- /O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0265.000000T0000Z-120822T1900Z/ WRIGHT MN- 153 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN WRIGHT COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY...HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES. LAT...LON 4505 9425 4523 9426 4529 9409 4506 9400 TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 264DEG 18KT 4516 9405 $$ JLT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 12:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, McLeod | 53 min |
| Aug 22, 1:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott, Wright | 54 min |
| Aug 22, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin, Sherburne | 59 min |
| Aug 22, 3:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne | 38 min |
| Aug 22, 3:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 79 min |
| Aug 22, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod, Meeker | 53 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.