Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2015, 5:35 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 40 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
- Jun 9, 2015, 5:35 PM CDT (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2015, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Kandiyohi County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Swift County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 9, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 2241 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
378
WUUS53 KMPX 092235
SVRMPX
MNC067-121-145-151-092315-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0023.150609T2235Z-150609T2315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
535 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHEASTERN POPE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHWESTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHEASTERN SWIFT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT
* AT 534 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GILCHRIST...
OR 25 MILES EAST OF MORRIS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 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.
* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BROOTEN AROUND 600 PM CDT.
BELGRADE AROUND 610 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE GLENWOOD
AIRPORT...SEDAN...PADUA...SUNBURG...GILCHRIST...NORWAY LAKE...GROVE
LAKE AND ELROSA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4527 9546 4566 9536 4561 9494 4524 9501
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 296DEG 29KT 4552 9538
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DWE2 follow-up statements
630
WWUS53 KMPX 092246
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
546 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2015
MNC067-121-145-151-092315-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-150609T2315Z/
STEARNS MN-POPE MN-KANDIYOHI MN-SWIFT MN-
546 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL STEARNS...SOUTHEASTERN POPE...NORTHWESTERN KANDIYOHI
AND NORTHEASTERN SWIFT COUNTIES...
AT 545 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BROOTEN...OR
27 MILES NORTH OF WILLMAR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BROOTEN AROUND 600 PM CDT.
BELGRADE AROUND 615 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE SEDAN...
PADUA...SUNBURG...GILCHRIST...NORWAY LAKE...GROVE LAKE AND ELROSA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4527 9546 4565 9536 4561 9494 4524 9501
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 294DEG 20KT 4551 9521
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DWE156
WWUS53 KMPX 092306
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
606 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2015
MNC067-121-145-151-092315-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-150609T2315Z/
STEARNS MN-POPE MN-KANDIYOHI MN-SWIFT MN-
606 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL STEARNS...SOUTHEASTERN POPE...NORTHWESTERN KANDIYOHI
AND NORTHEASTERN SWIFT COUNTIES...
AT 606 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NORWAY LAKE...
OR 16 MILES NORTH OF WILLMAR...MOVING EAST AT 30 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.
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF WEST
CENTRAL STEARNS...SOUTHEASTERN POPE...NORTHWESTERN KANDIYOHI AND
NORTHEASTERN SWIFT COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
SUNBURG...GILCHRIST AND NORWAY LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4527 9546 4549 9530 4558 9495 4524 9501
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 292DEG 25KT 4536 9515
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DWEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stevens | 38 min |
| Jun 9, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 49 min |
| Jun 9, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pope, Stevens, Swift | 52 min |
| Jun 9, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 11 min |
| Jun 9, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Swift | 46 min |
| Jun 9, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Stearns | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kandiyohi | 30 min |
| Jun 9, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 34 min |
| Jun 9, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne, Stearns, Wright | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 6:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod, Meeker, Wright | 34 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota, 2015Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2015
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.