Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2013, 4:54 PM CDT for Faribault County, Freeborn County, Minnesota. It was in force for 66 min. 11 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
- Jun 12, 2013, 4:54 PM CDT (21:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2013, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 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 12, 4:57 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Wells, MN | DAMAGED BARN |
| Jun 12, 4:57 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | Wells, MN | DAMAGE TO ROOFS ALSO REPORTED. |
| Jun 12, 5:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 E Wells, MN | TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR |
| Jun 12, 5:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 W Freeborn, MN | TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR |
| Jun 12, 5:05 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 Nw Alden, MN | TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Jun 12, 5:05 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 Sw Freeborn, MN | TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Jun 12, 5:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Alden, MN | TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Jun 12, 5:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 2 W Alden, MN | |
| Jun 12, 5:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Alden, MN | SEMI TRAILER BLOWN OVER ON INTERSTATE 90 |
| Jun 12, 5:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 E Alden, MN | TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Jun 12, 5:21 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Alden, MN | TREES DOWN IN NORTH PARK |
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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 912 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
618
WUUS53 KMPX 122154
SVRMPX
MNC043-047-122300-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0041.130612T2154Z-130612T2300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
454 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN FARIBAULT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
FREEBORN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 600 PM CDT
* AT 449 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALBERT LEA TO 17 MILES WEST OF
ALBERT LEA TO 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLUE EARTH...AND MOVING EAST AT
30 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALBERT LEA...HAYWARD...BRICELYN...FREEBORN...HARTLAND...WALTERS...
ALDEN...KIESTER...MANCHESTER...MANSFIELD...CONGER...CLARKS GROVE...
TWIN LAKES...HOLLANDALE...EMMONS...GLENVILLE...MYRTLE AND LONDON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4350 9405 4371 9386 4385 9376 4378 9304
4350 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 287DEG 24KT 4383 9351 4369 9365
4354 9384
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JRB4 follow-up statements
085
WWUS53 KMPX 122200
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
500 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
MNC043-047-122300-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-130612T2300Z/
FARIBAULT MN-FREEBORN MN-
500 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FREEBORN AND
SOUTHEASTERN FARIBAULT COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 457 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES SOUTH OF WASECA TO 19 MILES EAST OF BLUE
EARTH TO 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLUE EARTH...AND MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...VEHICLES AND CROPS.
EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY
TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALBERT LEA...HAYWARD...BRICELYN...WALTERS...ALDEN...KIESTER...
MANCHESTER...MANSFIELD...CONGER...TWIN LAKES...HOLLANDALE...EMMONS...
GLENVILLE...MYRTLE AND LONDON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4350 9405 4371 9386 4372 9386 4378 9304
4350 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 287DEG 24KT 4384 9357 4370 9371
4355 9390
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$798
WWUS53 KMPX 122215
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
515 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
MNC043-047-122300-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-130612T2300Z/
FARIBAULT MN-FREEBORN MN-
515 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FREEBORN AND
SOUTHEASTERN FARIBAULT COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 510 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALBERT LEA TO 10 MILES WEST
OF ALBERT LEA TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKE MILLS...AND MOVING EAST
AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...VEHICLES AND CROPS.
EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY
TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALBERT LEA...HAYWARD...TWIN LAKES...EMMONS...HOLLANDALE...
GLENVILLE...MYRTLE AND LONDON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE STORMS PRODUCED WIND DAMAGE IN
WELLS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4350 9392 4367 9378 4373 9370 4378 9304
4350 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 291DEG 31KT 4374 9342 4362 9351
4351 9373
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$290
WWUS53 KMPX 122230
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
530 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
MNC043-122240-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-130612T2300Z/
FARIBAULT MN-
530 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FARIBAULT COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 4350 9365 4362 9365 4373 9364 4378 9304
4350 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 291DEG 31KT 4369 9325 4357 9334
4346 9356
$$
MNC047-122300-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-130612T2300Z/
FREEBORN MN-
530 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FREEBORN
COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 527 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM HAYWARD TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF ALBERT LEA TO 5 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LAKE MILLS...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...VEHICLES AND CROPS.
EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY
TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAYWARD...GLENVILLE...MYRTLE AND LONDON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4350 9365 4362 9365 4373 9364 4378 9304
4350 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 291DEG 31KT 4369 9325 4357 9334
4346 9356
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$655
WWUS53 KMPX 122238
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
538 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
MNC047-122300-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-130612T2300Z/
FREEBORN MN-
538 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FREEBORN
COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 535 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM HAYWARD TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAYWARD TO LAKE
MILLS...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...VEHICLES AND CROPS.
EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY
TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MYRTLE AND LONDON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4350 9365 4362 9353 4374 9350 4378 9304
4350 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 291DEG 31KT 4368 9318 4356 9327
4345 9349
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 5:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 66 min |
| Jun 12, 6:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine | 58 min |
| Jun 12, 8:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Scott, Sibley | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 8:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 40 min |
| Jun 12, 9:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 39 min |
| Jun 12, 10:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Carver, Scott, Sibley | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth | 45 min |
| Jun 12, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn, Waseca | 49 min |
| Jun 12, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 32 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.