Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2014, 6:11 PM CDT for Kanabec County, Minnesota. It was in force for 34 min. 5 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 26, 2014, 6:11 PM CDT (23:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2014, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
County Kanabec County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 26, 6:13 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Nw Knife Lake, MN | LATE REPORT. |
| Jul 26, 6:15 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 1 E Knife Lake, MN | |
| Jul 26, 6:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Nw Knife Lake, MN | LATE REPORT. |
| Jul 26, 6:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nnw Mora, MN | 5 TO 6 INCH SMALL TREES BLOWN DOWN. |
| Jul 26, 6:25 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 4 Ese Knife Lake, MN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -311 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1495 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
817
WUUS53 KMPX 262311
SVRMPX
MNC065-262345-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0075.140726T2311Z-140726T2345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
611 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL KANABEC COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 610 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KNIFE
LAKE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MORA...KNIFE LAKE...MORA AIRPORT AND QUAMBA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4598 9313 4584 9313 4579 9315 4591 9347
4598 9345 4598 9343 4602 9344 4604 9343
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 287DEG 29KT 4597 9336
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
JLT3 follow-up statements
339 WWUS53 KMPX 262321 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 621 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2014 MNC065-262345- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-140726T2345Z/ KANABEC MN- 621 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2014 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL KANABEC COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM CDT... AT 619 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KNIFE LAKE... AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MORA AIRPORT AND QUAMBA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. && LAT...LON 4581 9315 4594 9337 4601 9329 4598 9313 TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 287DEG 29KT 4595 9326 HAIL...1.00IN WIND...<50MPH $$ JLT
520 WWUS53 KMPX 262329 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 629 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2014 MNC065-262345- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-140726T2345Z/ KANABEC MN- 629 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2014 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL KANABEC COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM CDT... AT 623 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MORA...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM ALSO HAS ROTATION. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT A TORNADO CAN FORM AT ANY MOMENT. HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN KANABEC COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS IN AN INTERIOR ROOM...A BATHROOM OR CLOSET...OR BASEMENT. && LAT...LON 4581 9315 4594 9337 4601 9329 4598 9313 TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 292DEG 31KT 4591 9317 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...1.00IN WIND...<50MPH $$ JLT
642 WWUS53 KMPX 262338 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 638 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2014 MNC065-262348- /O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-140726T2345Z/ KANABEC MN- 638 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2014 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL KANABEC COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES. LAT...LON 4581 9315 4594 9337 4601 9329 4598 9313 TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 281DEG 26KT 4591 9309 $$ JLT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 3:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 56 min |
| Jul 26, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 49 min |
| Jul 26, 3:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 28 min |
| Jul 26, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 29 min |
| Jul 26, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison, Todd | 25 min |
| Jul 26, 4:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 39 min |
| Jul 26, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison | 17 min |
| Jul 26, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Mille Lacs | 50 min |
| Jul 26, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Mille Lacs | 29 min |
| Jul 26, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 31 min |
Nearby
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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.