Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2014, 5:30 PM CDT for Redwood County, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. It was in force for 45 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
- Jun 5, 2014, 5:30 PM CDT (22:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2014, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Redwood County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1209 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
107
WUUS53 KMPX 052230
SVRMPX
MNC127-173-052315-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0031.140605T2230Z-140605T2315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
530 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN REDWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...
SOUTHEASTERN YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT
* AT 528 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST
OF MARSHALL...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN YELLOW MEDICINE AND WESTERN REDWOOD COUNTIES...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MILROY AND LUCAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!
&&
LAT...LON 4462 9560 4454 9518 4434 9530 4419 9558
4432 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 298DEG 24KT 4448 9566
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$3 follow-up statements
156
WWUS53 KMPX 052245
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
545 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2014
MNC127-173-052315-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-140605T2315Z/
REDWOOD MN-YELLOW MEDICINE MN-
545 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
YELLOW MEDICINE AND WESTERN REDWOOD COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT...
AT 545 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES EAST OF
MARSHALL...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VESTA...LUCAN AND SEAFORTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!
&&
LAT...LON 4462 9560 4454 9518 4434 9530 4419 9558
4432 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 298DEG 24KT 4443 9554
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$140
WWUS53 KMPX 052257
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
557 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2014
MNC173-052306-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-140605T2315Z/
YELLOW MEDICINE MN-
557 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2014
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN YELLOW MEDICINE
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4454 9518 4434 9530 4419 9558 4432 9560
4455 9561
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 298DEG 24KT 4440 9545
$$
MNC127-052315-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-140605T2315Z/
REDWOOD MN-
557 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN
REDWOOD COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM CDT...
AT 555 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES NORTHEAST
OF TRACY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LUCAN AND SEAFORTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE
TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT
OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!
&&
LAT...LON 4454 9518 4434 9530 4419 9558 4432 9560
4455 9561
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 298DEG 24KT 4440 9545
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$195
WWUS53 KMPX 052305
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
605 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2014
MNC127-052315-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-140605T2315Z/
REDWOOD MN-
605 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
REDWOOD COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM CDT...
AT 603 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHEAST
OF TRACY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF WESTERN REDWOOD COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE
TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT
OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!
&&
LAT...LON 4450 9559 4441 9531 4434 9530 4419 9558
4432 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 298DEG 24KT 4434 9546
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 3:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 49 min |
| Jun 5, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 52 min |
| Jun 5, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 44 min |
| Jun 5, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 56 min |
| Jun 5, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 55 min |
| Jun 5, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 43 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.