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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 3, 2012Pierce County, Saint Croix County, Wisconsin; Dakota County, Washington County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2012, 10:22 AM CDT for Pierce County, Saint Croix County, Wisconsin; Dakota County, Washington County, Minnesota. It was in force for 56 min. 1 report 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
May 3, 2012, 10:22 AM CDT (15:22 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2012, 11:18 AM CDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Dakota County, MN, Washington County, MN, Pierce County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 3, 10:42 AM CDTHAIL 0.752 Wsw Woodbury, 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, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 57 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2012-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1755 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2012-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 27 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1755 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
521 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

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

895 
WUUS53 KMPX 031522
SVRMPX
MNC037-163-WIC093-109-031630-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0043.120503T1522Z-120503T1630Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1022 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHWESTERN PIERCE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
  SOUTHWESTERN ST. CROIX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT

* AT 1020 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH. THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR INVER GROVE HEIGHTS...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH
  OF ST PAUL...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  RIVER FALLS...
  ELLSWORTH...
  EAGAN...
  MENDOTA HEIGHTS...
  WEST ST PAUL...
  ROSEMOUNT...
  LILYDALE...
  APPLE VALLEY...
  INVER GROVE HEIGHTS...
  SOUTH ST PAUL...
  NEWPORT...
  ST PAUL PARK...
  COTTAGE GROVE...
  WOODBURY...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4468 9269 4471 9272 4469 9274 4475 9320
      4489 9318 4489 9316 4492 9313 4492 9305
      4489 9302 4489 9299 4492 9298 4491 9236
      4464 9240
TIME...MOT...LOC 1523Z 270DEG 32KT 4483 9307
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$
2 follow-up statements
458 
WWUS53 KMPX 031547
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1047 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2012

MNC037-163-WIC093-109-031630-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-120503T1630Z/
DAKOTA MN-WASHINGTON MN-ST. CROIX WI-PIERCE WI-
1047 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
PIERCE...SOUTHWESTERN ST. CROIX...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND EAST
CENTRAL DAKOTA COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM CDT...

AT 1043 AM 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 NEAR WOODBURY...OR 11 MILES
WEST OF RIVER FALLS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RIVER FALLS...ELLSWORTH...BELDENVILLE AND MARTEL.

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 4468 9269 4471 9272 4469 9274 4474 9304
      4487 9298 4492 9298 4491 9236 4464 9240
TIME...MOT...LOC 1547Z 268DEG 32KT 4487 9280
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$
377 
WWUS53 KMPX 031618
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1118 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2012

MNC037-163-WIC093-109-031631-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-120503T1630Z/
DAKOTA MN-WASHINGTON MN-ST. CROIX WI-PIERCE WI-
1118 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PIERCE...
SOUTHWESTERN ST. CROIX...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND EAST CENTRAL DAKOTA
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED OVER WARNED AREA...
BUT SMALL HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE.

LAT...LON 4468 9269 4471 9272 4469 9274 4474 9304
      4487 9298 4492 9298 4491 9236 4464 9240
TIME...MOT...LOC 1616Z 268DEG 32KT 4488 9244

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 2, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPepin29 min
May 2, 9:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXEau Claire40 min
May 3, 3:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPolk38 min
May 3, 3:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBarron, Polk39 min
May 3, 5:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa, Rusk46 min
May 3, 9:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPolk38 min
May 3, 10:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSaint Croix30 min
May 3, 10:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPolk45 min
May 3, 10:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBarron, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, Saint Croix61 min
May 3, 11:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Dunn, Saint Croix61 min
May 3, 12:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa, Eau Claire66 min
May 3, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDunn, Pierce24 min
May 2, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBrown63 min
May 2, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue61 min
May 2, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue, Rice, Steele60 min
May 2, 7:32 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXRice, Steele, Waseca28 min
May 2, 7:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMPXGoodhue, Rice3 hr
May 2, 7:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXNicollet62 min
May 2, 8:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXGoodhue3 hr
May 2, 8:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue33 min
May 2, 9:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLac qui Parle52 min
May 2, 9:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift50 min
May 2, 10:01 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle44 min
May 2, 10:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPope, Stevens, Swift48 min
May 2, 10:25 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle35 min
May 2, 10:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPope, Swift50 min
May 2, 11:00 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXChippewa45 min
May 2, 11:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi59 min
May 3, 12:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMeeker, Stearns58 min
May 3, 1:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMeeker55 min
May 3, 1:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Carver, Hennepin, Sherburne, Wright76 min
May 3, 6:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Todd36 min
May 3, 6:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Morrison, Todd41 min
May 3, 7:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Morrison41 min
May 3, 7:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXScott48 min
May 3, 8:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLe Sueur, Rice, Scott59 min
May 3, 9:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWright45 min
May 3, 10:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLe Sueur48 min
May 3, 10:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXGoodhue, Rice50 min
May 3, 3:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSteele, Waseca40 min
May 3, 3:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSteele38 min
May 3, 4:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFaribault50 min
May 3, 6:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWaseca26 min
May 3, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXWaseca20 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.