Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 3, 2014, 8:41 AM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 49 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
- Sep 3, 2014, 8:41 AM CDT (13:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2014, 9:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Kandiyohi County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Renville County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 8:45 AM CDT | HAIL 2 | Hector, MN | PEA SIZED UP TO 2 INCH LONG ELIPTICAL. |
| Sep 3, 8:53 AM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 7 Nnw Hector, MN | |
| Sep 3, 9:15 AM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | 4 Nnw Stewart, MN | ONE TO TWO INCHES DEEP PILES...STILL THERE AN HOUR LATER MINOR CROP DAMAGE NOTED IN NEARBY CORN FIELDS. |
| Sep 3, 9:15 AM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 5 Ne Buffalo Lake, MN | |
| Sep 3, 9:30 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 S Lakeside, 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, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 82 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
- 1649 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS53 KMPX 031341
SVRMPX
MNC067-085-093-129-031430-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0103.140903T1341Z-140903T1430Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
841 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHWESTERN MCLEOD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHERN MEEKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHEASTERN RENVILLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 930 AM CDT
* AT 838 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LITCHFIELD TO OLIVIA...AND
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HUTCHINSON...BIRD ISLAND...COSMOS...STROUT...CORVUSO...GREENLEAF...
HECTOR...CEDAR MILLS...DARWIN...BUFFALO LAKE...LAKESIDE...DASSEL
AND HUTCHINSON AIRPORT.
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.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!
&&
LAT...LON 4509 9481 4513 9430 4496 9425 4471 9457
4471 9463 4467 9463 4466 9465 4472 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 1341Z 270DEG 33KT 4500 9475 4477 9497
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
JC3 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KMPX 031354
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
854 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2014
MNC067-085-093-129-031430-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-140903T1430Z/
KANDIYOHI MN-MCLEOD MN-MEEKER MN-RENVILLE MN-
854 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
RENVILLE...SOUTHERN MEEKER...NORTHWESTERN MCLEOD AND SOUTHEASTERN
KANDIYOHI COUNTIES UNTIL 930 AM CDT...
AT 852 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LITCHFIELD TO 7 MILES EAST OF
OLIVIA...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HUTCHINSON...COSMOS...STROUT...HECTOR...CORVUSO...GREENLEAF...BUFFALO
LAKE...CEDAR MILLS...LAKESIDE...DARWIN...DASSEL AND HUTCHINSON
AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE
TWIN CITIES.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!
&&
LAT...LON 4510 9475 4513 9430 4496 9425 4472 9456
4471 9463 4467 9463 4466 9465 4474 9498
TIME...MOT...LOC 1354Z 267DEG 31KT 4501 9466 4477 9482
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JC740
WWUS53 KMPX 031423
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
923 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2014
MNC067-031433-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-140903T1430Z/
KANDIYOHI MN-
923 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2014
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4500 9453 4509 9436 4506 9428 4497 9425
4493 9428 4472 9456 4472 9463 4470 9463
4470 9469
TIME...MOT...LOC 1423Z 271DEG 29KT 4498 9431 4474 9448
$$
MNC085-093-129-031430-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-140903T1430Z/
MCLEOD MN-MEEKER MN-RENVILLE MN-
923 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
RENVILLE...SOUTHEASTERN MEEKER AND NORTHWESTERN MCLEOD COUNTIES UNTIL
930 AM CDT...
AT 922 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF HUTCHINSON TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
LAKE MARION REGIONAL PARK...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN MEEKER AND NORTHERN
MCLEOD COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE
TWIN CITIES.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!
&&
LAT...LON 4500 9453 4509 9436 4506 9428 4497 9425
4493 9428 4472 9456 4472 9463 4470 9463
4470 9469
TIME...MOT...LOC 1423Z 271DEG 29KT 4498 9431 4474 9448
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JC384
WWUS53 KMPX 031430
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
930 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2014
MNC085-093-129-031441-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-140903T1430Z/
MCLEOD MN-MEEKER MN-RENVILLE MN-
930 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2014
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RENVILLE...
SOUTHEASTERN MEEKER AND NORTHWESTERN MCLEOD COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED
OUT OF THE WARNED AREA.
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 4500 9453 4509 9436 4506 9428 4497 9425
4493 9428 4472 9456 4472 9463 4470 9463
4470 9469
TIME...MOT...LOC 1423Z 271DEG 29KT 4498 9431 4474 9448
$$
JCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 5:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 42 min |
| Sep 3, 6:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 2 hr |
| Sep 3, 6:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Swift | 2 hr |
| Sep 3, 8:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kandiyohi | 2 hr |
| Sep 3, 9:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Renville, Sibley | 39 min |
| Sep 3, 9:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Sibley | 23 min |
| Sep 3, 10:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod | 26 min |
| Sep 3, 10:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod | 24 min |
| Sep 3, 10:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Wright | 51 min |
| Sep 3, 11:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Wright | 30 min |
| Sep 3, 11:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 36 min |
| Sep 3, 12:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton | 47 min |
| Sep 3, 12:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pope, Stevens | 44 min |
| Sep 3, 12:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 35 min |
| Sep 3, 12:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sherburne | 41 min |
| Sep 3, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stevens | 50 min |
| Sep 3, 1:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Pope | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pope, Stearns | 35 min |
| Sep 3, 2:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 41 min |
| Sep 3, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison, Todd | 44 min |
| Sep 3, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison | 31 min |
| Sep 3, 3:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 48 min |
| Sep 3, 3:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec | 50 min |
| Sep 3, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Mille Lacs | 30 min |
| Sep 3, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 47 min |
| Sep 3, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 53 min |
| Sep 3, 4:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 41 min |
| Sep 3, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec | 43 min |
| Sep 3, 5:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 5:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Morrison | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 5:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Mille Lacs, Morrison | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 6:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Mille Lacs | 51 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.