Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2013, 4:41 AM CDT for 8 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 49 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
- Jun 23, 2013, 4:41 AM CDT (09:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2013, 5:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Watonwan County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:40 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 23, 5:00 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Mankato, MN | FEW TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES DOWN. |
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 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 526 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1124 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
769
WUUS53 KMPX 230941
SVRMPX
MNC013-015-043-079-091-103-143-165-231030-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0103.130623T0941Z-130623T1030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
441 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BLUE EARTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
FARIBAULT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
WESTERN LE SUEUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
EASTERN MARTIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NICOLLET COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHEASTERN SIBLEY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
EASTERN WATONWAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 530 AM CDT
* AT 436 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GAYLORD TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MADELIA TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF FAIRMONT...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANKATO...BLUE EARTH...ST PETER...LE CENTER...LAKE CRYSTAL...NEW
SWEDEN...NICOLLET...EAST CHAIN...VERNON CENTER...GUCKEEN...AMBOY...
WINNEBAGO...HUNTLEY...NORSELAND...GOOD THUNDER...RUSH RIVER...
SKYLINE...NORTH MANKATO...KASOTA AND OTTAWA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4400 9443 4450 9437 4451 9373 4420 9372
4419 9377 4385 9377 4351 9389 4351 9452
TIME...MOT...LOC 0940Z 265DEG 33KT 4447 9424 4401 9425
4355 9438
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
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WWUS53 KMPX 230958
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
458 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013
MNC015-165-231008-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-130623T1030Z/
BROWN MN-WATONWAN MN-
458 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN WATONWAN AND EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN BROWN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 4351 9442 4399 9430 4450 9430 4451 9373
4420 9372 4419 9377 4385 9377 4351 9389
TIME...MOT...LOC 0958Z 265DEG 33KT 4448 9401 4402 9402
4356 9415
$$
MNC013-043-079-091-103-143-231030-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-130623T1030Z/
FARIBAULT MN-LE SUEUR MN-MARTIN MN-NICOLLET MN-SIBLEY MN-
BLUE EARTH MN-
458 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BLUE EARTH...
SOUTHEASTERN SIBLEY...EASTERN NICOLLET...EASTERN MARTIN...WESTERN LE
SUEUR AND FARIBAULT COUNTIES UNTIL 530 AM CDT...
AT 454 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GAYLORD TO 11 MILES SOUTH OF
MANKATO TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BLUE EARTH...AND MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANKATO...BLUE EARTH...ST PETER...LE CENTER...KASOTA...OTTAWA...
DELAVAN...MAPLETON...LE SUEUR...EAGLE LAKE...ST CLAIR...CLEVELAND...
ST THOMAS...EASTON...MADISON LAKE...ST HENRY...FROST...PEMBERTON...
MINNESOTA LAKE AND GREENLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4351 9442 4399 9430 4450 9430 4451 9373
4420 9372 4419 9377 4385 9377 4351 9389
TIME...MOT...LOC 0958Z 265DEG 33KT 4448 9401 4402 9402
4356 9415
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 12:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 12:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville | 51 min |
| Jun 23, 2:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 58 min |
| Jun 23, 2:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 51 min |
| Jun 23, 3:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Redwood | 4 days |
| Jun 23, 4:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, McLeod, Scott, Sibley, Wright | 59 min |
| Jun 23, 4:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Meeker, Sibley, Wright | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chisago, Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 6:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | McLeod | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Wright | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 10:22 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | Carver | 11 hr |
| Jun 23, 10:22 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | Wright | 26 hr |
| Jun 23, 10:22 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | Hennepin, Wright | 26 hr |
Nearby
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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.