Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2014, 5:28 PM CDT for Faribault County, Martin County, Minnesota. It was in force for 62 min. 7 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 16, 2014, 5:28 PM CDT (22:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2014, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Faribault County, MN, Martin County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 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 16, 5:31 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Fairmont, MN | POWER OUT IN TOWN |
| Jun 16, 5:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 E Fairmont, MN | AWOS STATION FAIRMONT AP /FRM/ |
| Jun 16, 5:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | Fairmont, MN | REPORTED AT FAIRMONT AIRPORT |
| Jun 16, 5:35 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 E Fairmont, MN | AWOS STATION FAIRMONT AP /FRM/ |
| Jun 16, 5:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Blue Earth, MN | TREES DOWN ON HOUSES AND VEHICLES. |
| Jun 16, 6:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Easton, MN | ROOF OF SHED BLOWN OFF |
| Jun 16, 6:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Wells, MN | BRANCHES AND TREES DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 16, 12:25 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -158 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1817 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
026
WUUS53 KMPX 162228
SVRMPX
MNC043-091-162330-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0036.140616T2228Z-140616T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
528 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
FARIBAULT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
EASTERN MARTIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 526 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF FAIRMONT TO 5 MILES EAST OF
FAIRMONT TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FAIRMONT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLUE EARTH...TRUMAN...ELMORE...GUCKEEN...HUNTLEY...WINNEBAGO...
FROST...BRICELYN...KIESTER...DELAVAN...BRUSH CREEK...WALTERS...
EASTON...WELLS...BARODA AND MINNESOTA LAKE.
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 THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!
&&
LAT...LON 4360 9455 4383 9455 4385 9398 4384 9366
4351 9365 4351 9366 4350 9454
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 223DEG 33KT 4377 9437 4364 9433
4355 9431
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
281
WWUS53 KMPX 162320
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
620 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014
MNC091-162329-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-140616T2330Z/
MARTIN MN-
620 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN MARTIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 4363 9417 4383 9409 4384 9395 4384 9366
4351 9365 4350 9419
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 223DEG 33KT 4382 9382 4371 9379
4356 9377
$$
MNC043-162330-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-140616T2330Z/
FARIBAULT MN-
620 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FARIBAULT
COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM CDT...
AT 617 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF BLUE EARTH TO 15 MILES EAST OF
BLUE EARTH TO 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKE MILLS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KIESTER...MINNESOTA LAKE...WELLS...WALTERS AND BARODA.
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 THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!
&&
LAT...LON 4363 9417 4383 9409 4384 9395 4384 9366
4351 9365 4350 9419
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 223DEG 33KT 4382 9382 4371 9379
4356 9377
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 10:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Brown | 7 days |
| Jun 16, 10:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 24 days |
| Jun 16, 11:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur and 10 more | 13 hr |
| Jun 16, 1:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine | 53 min |
| Jun 16, 2:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 65 min |
| Jun 16, 2:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift | 54 min |
| Jun 16, 2:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Brown, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 3:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin, Watonwan | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Martin, Watonwan | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 4:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Martin | 37 min |
| Jun 16, 4:19 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | MPX | Anoka, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota and 23 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Watonwan | 52 min |
| Jun 16, 4:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Martin, Watonwan | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Martin | 56 min |
| Jun 16, 5:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 4 hr |
| Jun 16, 5:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Martin | 31 min |
| Jun 16, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Watonwan | 58 min |
| Jun 16, 5:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Watonwan | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth | 36 min |
| Jun 16, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Waseca | 49 min |
| Jun 16, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 58 min |
| Jun 16, 6:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Rice, Waseca | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 6:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.