Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2014, 1:11 PM CDT for Brown County, Redwood County, Minnesota. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 8, 2014, 1:11 PM CDT (18:11 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2014, 1:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Brown County, MN, Redwood County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:14 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 110 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
- 955 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -85 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
305
WUUS53 KMPX 081811
SVRMPX
MNC015-127-081845-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0013.140508T1811Z-140508T1845Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
111 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
EAST CENTRAL REDWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 145 PM CDT
* AT 110 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF SLEEPY EYE...AND MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SLEEPY EYE...COBDEN...EVAN AND MORGAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4419 9500 4452 9492 4452 9488 4449 9485
4450 9484 4448 9481 4445 9478 4443 9470
4440 9466 4416 9480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1811Z 200DEG 45KT 4425 9488
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JRB3 follow-up statements
429
WWUS53 KMPX 081826
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
126 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2014
MNC127-081836-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140508T1845Z/
REDWOOD MN-
126 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2014
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL REDWOOD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4420 9491 4428 9489 4429 9486 4438 9487
4449 9484 4448 9481 4445 9478 4443 9470
4440 9466 4418 9480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 200DEG 45KT 4443 9479
$$
MNC015-081845-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140508T1845Z/
BROWN MN-
126 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
BROWN COUNTY UNTIL 145 PM CDT...
AT 123 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF FORT RIDGELY STATE PARK...AND MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHERN BROWN COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4420 9491 4428 9489 4429 9486 4438 9487
4449 9484 4448 9481 4445 9478 4443 9470
4440 9466 4418 9480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 200DEG 45KT 4443 9479
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$707
WWUS53 KMPX 081833
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
133 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2014
MNC015-081845-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140508T1845Z/
BROWN MN-
133 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
BROWN COUNTY UNTIL 145 PM CDT...
AT 131 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FORT RIDGELY
STATE PARK...AND MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4423 9478 4428 9485 4447 9481 4447 9480
4445 9478 4443 9470 4440 9467
TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 200DEG 45KT 4452 9474
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JRB657
WWUS53 KMPX 081838
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
138 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2014
MNC015-081848-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140508T1845Z/
BROWN MN-
138 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2014
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL BROWN COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 145 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 4423 9478 4428 9485 4447 9481 4447 9480
4445 9478 4443 9470 4440 9467
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 200DEG 45KT 4457 9471
$$
JRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 7:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton, Sherburne, Stearns | 55 min |
| May 7, 8:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet | 58 min |
| May 7, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet | 62 min |
| May 7, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Waseca | 55 min |
| May 7, 9:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sherburne | 68 min |
| May 7, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Waseca | 61 min |
| May 7, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 48 min |
| May 7, 11:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice, Scott | 38 min |
| May 7, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott | 49 min |
| May 8, 12:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 43 min |
| May 8, 2:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Isanti | 43 min |
| May 8, 2:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod | 35 min |
| May 8, 2:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kandiyohi | 52 min |
| May 8, 3:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton | 40 min |
| May 8, 6:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Watonwan | 36 min |
| May 8, 7:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota | 37 min |
| May 8, 8:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Watonwan | 32 min |
| May 8, 8:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Nicollet | 23 min |
| May 8, 9:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin | 46 min |
| May 8, 10:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 43 min |
| May 8, 10:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 25 min |
| May 8, 10:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Waseca | 42 min |
| May 8, 11:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 42 min |
| May 8, 11:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 48 min |
| May 8, 11:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin | 42 min |
| May 8, 12:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 29 min |
| May 8, 12:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Wright | 23 min |
| May 8, 1:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown | 37 min |
| May 8, 1:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 31 min |
| May 8, 2:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 33 min |
| May 8, 2:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sherburne | 24 min |
| May 8, 2:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Steele and 1 more | 50 min |
| May 8, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice, Steele | 23 min |
| May 8, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice | 28 min |
| May 8, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Scott | 52 min |
| May 8, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue, Steele | 49 min |
| May 8, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 47 min |
| May 8, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Watonwan | 35 min |
| May 8, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Watonwan | 31 min |
| May 8, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Watonwan | 35 min |
| May 8, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Nicollet | 45 min |
| May 8, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Nicollet, Sibley | 49 min |
| May 8, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod | 41 min |
| May 8, 6:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver | 32 min |
| May 8, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver | 31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.