Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 102, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2016, 12:50 PM CDT for 5 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 40 min. 1 report 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 30, 2016, 12:50 PM CDT (17:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2016, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 12:53 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 61 | Waseca, MN | REPORTED AT WASECA AIRPORT. |
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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 1086 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 697 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
914
WUUS53 KMPX 301750
SVRMPX
MNC013-043-047-147-161-301830-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0102.160630T1750Z-160630T1830Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1250 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
STEELE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHEASTERN BLUE EARTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
WASECA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHWESTERN FREEBORN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHEASTERN FARIBAULT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 130 PM CDT
* AT 1250 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR WASECA TO OTISCO TO NEAR MINNESOTA
LAKE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
NEW RICHLAND AROUND 100 PM CDT.
WELLS AND HARTLAND AROUND 110 PM CDT.
FREEBORN AROUND 115 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
LEMOND...WALTERS...BIXBY...MATAWAN...STEELE CENTER...ALBERT LEA
AIRPORT... BARODA...WASECA AIRPORT...BRUSH CREEK AND OTISCO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4388 9401 4398 9363 4420 9350 4420 9342
4398 9304 4394 9305 4365 9322 4353 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 1750Z 317DEG 29KT 4412 9346 4394 9357 4386 9386
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MPG3 follow-up statements
294
WWUS53 KMPX 301806
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
106 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016
MNC013-301815-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-160630T1830Z/
BLUE EARTH MN-
106 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BLUE EARTH COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4383 9393 4385 9387 4385 9377 4389 9376
4395 9360 4418 9348 4420 9342 4398 9304
4394 9305 4365 9322 4353 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 307DEG 29KT 4406 9335 4387 9340 4379 9369
$$
MNC043-047-147-161-301830-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-160630T1830Z/
STEELE MN-WASECA MN-FREEBORN MN-FARIBAULT MN-
106 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT
FOR STEELE...SOUTHEASTERN WASECA...NORTHWESTERN FREEBORN AND
NORTHEASTERN FARIBAULT COUNTIES...
AT 105 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR LEMOND TO NEAR ELLENDALE TO NEAR WELLS...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...AT 1252 PM A 61 MPH WIND GUST WAS RECORDED AT WASECA.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
ELLENDALE AROUND 110 PM CDT.
OWATONNA AROUND 115 PM CDT.
CLARKS GROVE AND GENEVA AROUND 120 PM CDT.
ALDEN AROUND 125 PM CDT.
ALBERT LEA...HOLLANDALE...HAYWARD AND CONGER AROUND 130 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
LEMOND...WALTERS...OTISCO...BIXBY...MATAWAN...HOPE...STEELE
CENTER...BARODA... AND MANCHESTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4383 9393 4385 9387 4385 9377 4389 9376
4395 9360 4418 9348 4420 9342 4398 9304
4394 9305 4365 9322 4353 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 307DEG 29KT 4406 9335 4387 9340 4379 9369
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$587
WWUS53 KMPX 301819
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
119 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016
MNC043-161-301829-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-160630T1830Z/
WASECA MN-FARIBAULT MN-
119 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WASECA AND
NORTHEASTERN FARIBAULT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4384 9365 4385 9341 4405 9339 4398 9304
4394 9305 4365 9322 4359 9345
TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 306DEG 34KT 4398 9317 4379 9322 4371 9351
$$
MNC047-147-301830-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-160630T1830Z/
STEELE MN-FREEBORN MN-
119 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN STEELE AND NORTHERN FREEBORN COUNTIES...
AT 119 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR STEELE CENTER TO NEAR HOLLANDALE TO NEAR
MANCHESTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
HOLLANDALE AROUND 125 PM CDT.
HAYWARD AROUND 130 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
LEMOND...BIXBY...MATAWAN...HOPE...STEELE CENTER...ALBERT LEA AIRPORT
AND MANCHESTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4384 9365 4385 9341 4405 9339 4398 9304
4394 9305 4365 9322 4359 9345
TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 306DEG 34KT 4398 9317 4379 9322 4371 9351
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$215
WWUS53 KMPX 301825
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
125 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016
MNC047-147-301835-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-160630T1830Z/
STEELE MN-FREEBORN MN-
125 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN STEELE AND NORTHERN
FREEBORN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 130 PM CDT...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER
GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
LAT...LON 4384 9365 4385 9341 4405 9339 4398 9304
4394 9305 4365 9322 4359 9345
TIME...MOT...LOC 1823Z 317DEG 29KT 4398 9317 4379 9322 4371 9351
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 6:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 36 min |
| Jun 30, 6:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Ramsey | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 7:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 42 min |
| Jun 30, 7:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 57 min |
| Jun 30, 8:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 27 min |
| Jun 30, 8:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 26 min |
| Jun 30, 10:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 11:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Nicollet, Sibley | 38 min |
| Jun 30, 12:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Steele, Waseca | 49 min |
| Jun 30, 1:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 31 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.