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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 16, 2014Faribault County, Freeborn County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2014, 6:02 PM CDT for Faribault County, Freeborn County, Minnesota. It was in force for 58 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 16, 2014, 6:02 PM CDT (23:02 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
70.0 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 23:06 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 16, 6:05 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGWells, MNBRANCHES AND TREES DOWN.
Jun 16, 6:06 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 E Manchester, MNTREES DOWN, POWER LINES DOWN. ROOF OF SHED TORN OFF.
Jun 16, 6:20 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGHartland, MNSPORADIC POWER OUTAGES IN AND AROUND CITY.
Jun 16, 6:20 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGManchester, MNSPORADIC POWER OUTAGES IN AND AROUND TOWN.
Jun 16, 6:20 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGManchester, MNSPORADIC POWER OUTAGES IN AND AROUND TOWN.
Jun 16, 6:30 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGAlbert Lea, MNNUMEROUS TREES DOWN. POWER OUTAGES.
Jun 16, 6:30 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 60Emmons, MNMOBILE ANEMOMETER
Jun 16, 6:30 PM CDTHAIL 14 W Albert Lea, MN
Jun 16, 6:37 PM CDTHAIL 1.751 Wsw Albert Lea, MN
Jun 16, 6:42 PM CDTHAIL 0.88Albert Lea, MN
Jun 16, 7:00 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 705 Se Twin Lakes, MNTIME IS ESTIMATED

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 16, 12:25 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2014-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 15 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2014-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 210 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

831 
WUUS53 KMPX 162302
SVRMPX
MNC043-047-170000-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0039.140616T2302Z-140617T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
602 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

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 700 PM CDT

* AT 601 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 21 MILES NORTHEAST OF BLUE EARTH TO 16 MILES EAST OF
  BLUE EARTH TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKE MILLS...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
  ALBERT LEA...HAYWARD...MYRE BIG ISLAND STATE PARK...WELLS...
  KIESTER...BARODA...WALTERS...MANSFIELD...FREEBORN...ALDEN...
  EMMONS...CONGER...HARTLAND...MANCHESTER...TWIN LAKES...ALBERT LEA
  AIRPORT...CLARKS GROVE...GLENVILLE...GENEVA AND MYRTLE.

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 4349 9396 4385 9378 4385 9307 4350 9306
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 247DEG 32KT 4384 9375 4366 9377
          4352 9380

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH

$$
1 follow-up statement
470 
WWUS53 KMPX 162338
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
638 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

MNC043-162348-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-140617T0000Z/
FARIBAULT MN-
638 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN FARIBAULT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 4350 9364 4385 9364 4385 9307 4350 9306
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 247DEG 32KT 4383 9335 4375 9335
          4353 9333

$$

MNC047-170000-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-140617T0000Z/
FREEBORN MN-
638 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FREEBORN
COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 635 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTH OF ALBERT LEA TO 6 MILES NORTH OF
ALBERT LEA TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MYRE BIG ISLAND STATE PARK...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
HAYWARD...MYRE BIG ISLAND STATE PARK...CLARKS GROVE...GLENVILLE...
GENEVA...HOLLANDALE AND MYRTLE.

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 4350 9364 4385 9364 4385 9307 4350 9306
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 247DEG 32KT 4383 9335 4375 9335
          4353 9333

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 10:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXBrown7 days
Jun 16, 10:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine24 days
Jun 16, 11:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur and 10 more13 hr
Jun 16, 1:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine53 min
Jun 16, 2:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLac qui Parle65 min
Jun 16, 2:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift54 min
Jun 16, 2:51 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine3 hr
Jun 16, 3:14 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXBrown, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley3 hr
Jun 16, 3:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMartin44 min
Jun 16, 3:43 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXBlue Earth, Faribault, Martin, Watonwan3 hr
Jun 16, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMartin, Watonwan44 min
Jun 16, 4:08 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXMartin37 min
Jun 16, 4:19 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningMPXAnoka, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota and 23 more9 hr
Jun 16, 4:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Watonwan52 min
Jun 16, 4:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXMartin, Watonwan3 hr
Jun 16, 4:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMartin56 min
Jun 16, 5:00 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXFreeborn, Steele, Waseca4 hr
Jun 16, 5:14 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXMartin31 min
Jun 16, 5:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Watonwan58 min
Jun 16, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFaribault, Martin62 min
Jun 16, 5:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXBlue Earth, Watonwan3 hr
Jun 16, 5:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth44 min
Jun 16, 5:39 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBlue Earth36 min
Jun 16, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLe Sueur, Rice, Waseca49 min
Jun 16, 6:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXBlue Earth, Le Sueur, Rice, Waseca3 hr
Jun 16, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSteele40 min
Jun 16, 6:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXBlue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Steele, Waseca3 hr
Jun 16, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFreeborn31 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.