Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2013, 1:40 AM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 50 min. 3 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
- May 18, 2013, 1:40 AM CDT (06:40 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2013, 2:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Douglas County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Todd County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 1:48 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 54 | 8 W Sauk Centre, MN | SMALL TREE LIMBS AND SMALL TREES DOWN. |
| May 18, 1:48 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | 8 W Sauk Centre, MN | |
| May 18, 2:04 AM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 11 Nw Sauk Centre, MN | BROKEN WINDSHIELD ON TRUCK. |
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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 533 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
777
WUUS53 KMPX 180640
SVRMPX
MNC041-121-145-153-180730-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0002.130518T0640Z-130518T0730Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
140 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHEASTERN POPE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHWESTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHERN TODD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 230 AM CDT
* AT 138 AM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF GLENWOOD TO 11 MILES EAST
OF GLENWOOD TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF SAUK CENTRE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND CROPS IS EXPECTED.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LONG PRAIRIE...SAUK CENTRE...FORADA...WESTPORT...WEST UNION...
OSAKIS...PLEASANT BEACH...GREY EAGLE...GREY EALGE...NORTH SHORE...
LITTLE SAUK...BURTRUM AND CLOTHO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4603 9470 4597 9464 4583 9465 4559 9494
4557 9523 4576 9539 4606 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0640Z 222DEG 17KT 4575 9529 4564 9514
4565 9500
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
JC2 follow-up statements
936
WWUS53 KMPX 180658
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
158 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
MNC041-121-145-153-180730-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130518T0730Z/
DOUGLAS MN-POPE MN-STEARNS MN-TODD MN-
158 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
TODD...NORTHWESTERN STEARNS...NORTHEASTERN POPE AND SOUTHEASTERN
DOUGLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM CDT...
AT 154 AM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALEXANDRIA TO 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SAUK CENTRE TO SAUK CENTRE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH.
HAZARD...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR SAUK
CENTRE AT 148 AM CDT.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND CROPS IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LONG PRAIRIE...SAUK CENTRE...WEST UNION...OSAKIS...PLEASANT BEACH...
NORTH SHORE...GREY EAGLE...GREY EALGE...LITTLE SAUK...BURTRUM AND
CLOTHO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4603 9470 4597 9464 4583 9465 4559 9494
4560 9520 4579 9536 4606 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0657Z 222DEG 18KT 4582 9521 4571 9506
4572 9492
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
JC387
WWUS53 KMPX 180725
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
225 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
MNC041-121-145-153-180735-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130518T0730Z/
DOUGLAS MN-POPE MN-STEARNS MN-TODD MN-
225 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN TODD...NORTHWESTERN
STEARNS...NORTHEASTERN POPE AND SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 230 AM CDT...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY. HOWEVER SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH
THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
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 4603 9470 4597 9464 4583 9465 4559 9494
4560 9520 4579 9536 4606 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0725Z 222DEG 18KT 4592 9507 4581 9492
4582 9478
$$
JCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 11:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 51 min |
| May 18, 1:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pope | 28 min |
| May 18, 2:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 30 min |
| May 18, 2:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 41 min |
| May 18, 7:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Wright | 3 hr |
| May 18, 9:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Ramsey | 37 min |
| May 18, 2:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas and 25 more | 44 hr |
| May 18, 6:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 51 min |
| May 18, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas | 61 min |
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.