Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 21, 2014, 11:08 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 67 min. 4 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
- Jul 21, 2014, 11:08 PM CDT (04:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 2014, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Douglas County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Todd County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 178 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 11:13 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw Glenwood, MN | WHEAT CROP BLOWN DOWN. |
| Jul 21, 11:14 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 49 | Glenwood Airport, MN | |
| Jul 21, 11:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Staples, MN | POWER OUTAGES AND ROOF DAMAGE |
| Jul 21, 11:39 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 6 S Long Prairie, MN | SOUTH OF LONG PRAIRIE ON STATE HIGHWAY 287. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 3298 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1091 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 5.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
768
WUUS53 KMPX 220408
SVRMPX
MNC041-121-145-153-220515-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0068.140722T0408Z-140722T0515Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1108 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHERN POPE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHWESTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
TODD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
* AT 1107 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES EAST OF PARKERS PRAIRIE TO LAKE OSAKIS TO 7
MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALEXANDRIA TO GLENWOOD...AND MOVING EAST AT 50
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...
LONG PRAIRIE...LAKE OSAKIS...SAUK CENTRE...GLENWOOD AIRPORT...
HEWITT...VILLARD...BERTHA...EAGLE BEND...CLOTHO...GROVE LAKE...
CLARISSA...WESTPORT...WEST UNION...BROWERVILLE...LONG PRAIRIE
AIRPORT...LITTLE SAUK...SAUK CENTRE AIRPORT...PHILBROOK...BURTRUM
AND GREY EAGLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4636 9466 4578 9464 4557 9498 4561 9562
4589 9537 4612 9527 4612 9515 4633 9517
4636 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 261DEG 42KT 4615 9512 4586 9516
4583 9522 4579 9528 4572 9536
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
BORGHOFF3 follow-up statements
820
WWUS53 KMPX 220427
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1127 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014
MNC041-220437-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-140722T0515Z/
DOUGLAS MN-
1127 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 4636 9466 4578 9464 4557 9498 4560 9549
4576 9521 4576 9514 4612 9505 4636 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0427Z 262DEG 43KT 4622 9470 4589 9486
4569 9510
$$
MNC121-145-153-220515-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-140722T0515Z/
POPE MN-STEARNS MN-TODD MN-
1127 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TODD...
NORTHWESTERN STEARNS AND NORTHEASTERN POPE COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM
CDT...
AT 1125 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTH OF STAPLES TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF LONG
PRAIRIE TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAUK CENTRE...AND MOVING EAST AT 50
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...
SAUK CENTRE...SAUK CENTRE AIRPORT...GREY EAGLE...BURTRUM...NORTH
SHORE AND PLEASANT BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4636 9466 4578 9464 4557 9498 4560 9549
4576 9521 4576 9514 4612 9505 4636 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0427Z 262DEG 43KT 4622 9470 4589 9486
4569 9510
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
BORGHOFF248
WWUS53 KMPX 220450
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1150 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014
MNC121-220501-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-140722T0515Z/
POPE MN-
1150 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN POPE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 4558 9513 4595 9483 4617 9466 4578 9464
4557 9498
TIME...MOT...LOC 0451Z 262DEG 43KT 4626 9429 4593 9445
4573 9469
$$
MNC145-153-220515-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-140722T0515Z/
STEARNS MN-TODD MN-
1150 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
TODD AND NORTHWESTERN STEARNS COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...
AT 1148 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BRAINERD TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
LITTLE FALLS TO 10 MILES EAST OF SAUK CENTRE...AND MOVING EAST 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 4558 9513 4595 9483 4617 9466 4578 9464
4557 9498
TIME...MOT...LOC 0451Z 262DEG 43KT 4626 9429 4593 9445
4573 9469
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BORGHOFF196
WWUS53 KMPX 220512
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1212 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2014
MNC145-153-220522-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-140722T0515Z/
STEARNS MN-TODD MN-
1212 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2014
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TODD AND
NORTHWESTERN STEARNS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1215 AM CDT...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED
OUT OF THE WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 4558 9513 4595 9483 4617 9466 4578 9464
4557 9498
TIME...MOT...LOC 0512Z 262DEG 43KT 4629 9393 4596 9409
4576 9433
$$
BORGHOFFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stevens | 47 min |
| Jul 21, 10:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope | 42 min |
| Jul 21, 11:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Morrison, Stearns | 39 min |
| Jul 22, 12:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 79 min |
| Jul 22, 12:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 58 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.