Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 115, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 24, 2015, 7:11 AM CDT for Faribault County, Freeborn County, Minnesota. It was in force for 49 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
- Jul 24, 2015, 7:11 AM CDT (12:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2015, 8:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:10 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 340 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1385 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
512
WUUS53 KMPX 241211
SVRMPX
MNC043-047-241300-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0115.150724T1211Z-150724T1300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
711 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN FARIBAULT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
FREEBORN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 800 AM CDT
* AT 709 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BROOKSIDE CAMPGROUND TO NEAR FROST...MOVING
SOUTH AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED TREE DAMAGE NEAR
ELLENDALE WITH THIS STORM.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
LONDON AROUND 730 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
MYRTLE...KIESTER...WALTERS...BARODA...ALBERT LEA AIRPORT...MANCHESTER
AND BRUSH CREEK.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 21.
INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 130 AND 173.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4368 9391 4370 9390 4384 9305 4350 9305
4350 9387
TIME...MOT...LOC 1209Z 343DEG 33KT 4378 9304 4365 9390
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JRB3 follow-up statements
938
WWUS53 KMPX 241226
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
726 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2015
MNC043-047-241300-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0115.000000T0000Z-150724T1300Z/
FARIBAULT MN-FREEBORN MN-
726 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN FARIBAULT AND FREEBORN COUNTIES...
AT 725 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM AUSTIN TO NEAR BRICELYN...MOVING SOUTH AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED TREE DAMAGE WITH THIS
STORM WHEN IT WAS NEAR ELLENDALE.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
LONDON AROUND 735 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
MYRTLE...KIESTER...WALTERS...ALBERT LEA AIRPORT AND BRUSH CREEK.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 15.
INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 130 AND 173.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4368 9391 4370 9390 4369 9347 4378 9305
4350 9305 4350 9387
TIME...MOT...LOC 1225Z 343DEG 33KT 4365 9299 4352 9385
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JRB495
WWUS53 KMPX 241238
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
738 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2015
MNC043-047-241300-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0115.000000T0000Z-150724T1300Z/
FARIBAULT MN-FREEBORN MN-
738 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN FARIBAULT AND SOUTHERN FREEBORN COUNTIES...
AT 737 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR LYLE TO NEAR THOMPSON...MOVING SOUTH AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN FARIBAULT AND SOUTHERN FREEBORN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MYRTLE AND KIESTER.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 6.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4358 9346 4364 9305 4350 9305 4350 9387
4361 9389
TIME...MOT...LOC 1237Z 343DEG 33KT 4354 9295 4341 9381
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JRB675
WWUS53 KMPX 241252
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
752 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2015
MNC043-047-241302-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0115.000000T0000Z-150724T1300Z/
FARIBAULT MN-FREEBORN MN-
752 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FARIBAULT AND
SOUTHERN FREEBORN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 800 AM CDT...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN
IS STILL OCCURRING WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
LAT...LON 4358 9346 4364 9305 4350 9305 4350 9387
4361 9389
TIME...MOT...LOC 1251Z 343DEG 33KT 4354 9295 4341 9381
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 11:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas, Pope | 48 min |
| Jul 24, 12:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker, Stearns, Todd | 49 min |
| Jul 24, 1:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton, Meeker, Stearns, Wright | 60 min |
| Jul 24, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Wright | 45 min |
| Jul 24, 1:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin, Watonwan | 36 min |
| Jul 24, 2:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison, Stearns, Todd | 49 min |
| Jul 24, 2:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pope, Stevens | 35 min |
| Jul 24, 3:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn, Goodhue, Rice, Steele | 60 min |
| Jul 24, 3:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker, Wright | 55 min |
| Jul 24, 3:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker, Wright | 53 min |
| Jul 24, 3:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker, Pope, Stearns | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 3:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin, Wright | 66 min |
| Jul 24, 4:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur, Waseca | 41 min |
| Jul 24, 4:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Waseca | 22 min |
| Jul 24, 4:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Scott | 58 min |
| Jul 24, 4:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Pope, Stearns, Swift, Wright | 6 hr |
| Jul 24, 5:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur | 57 min |
| Jul 24, 5:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Waseca | 54 min |
| Jul 24, 6:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 53 min |
| Jul 24, 6:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Steele | 21 min |
| Jul 24, 7:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 58 min |
| Jul 24, 4:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Mille Lacs | 24 min |
| Jul 24, 5:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec | 57 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.