Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2016, 3:41 PM CDT for Chippewa County, Kandiyohi County, Swift County, Minnesota. It was in force for 49 min. 2 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 5, 2016, 3:41 PM CDT (20:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2016, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chippewa County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Swift County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 4:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 8 Se Danvers, MN | |
| Jul 5, 4:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 37 | 2 Wsw Willmar, MN | AWOS STATION WILLMAR AP /BDH/. |
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 5, 2:06 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -403 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1497 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
069
WUUS53 KMPX 052041
SVRMPX
MNC023-067-151-052130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0113.160705T2041Z-160705T2130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
341 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN SWIFT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
CENTRAL KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHEASTERN CHIPPEWA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 430 PM CDT
* AT 341 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MURDOCK...OR
17 MILES NORTHEAST OF MONTEVIDEO...MOVING EAST 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...
MURDOCK AROUND 350 PM CDT.
KERKHOVEN AROUND 355 PM CDT.
RAYMOND AROUND 410 PM CDT.
WILLMAR AROUND 415 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PRIAM... PENNOCK...DE GRAFF...BIG BEND CITY...WILLMAR
AIRPORT...HAGEN AND GLUEK.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
U.S. HIGHWAY 12 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 44 AND 63...AND BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 67 AND 74.
U.S. HIGHWAY 71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 118 AND 123.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
LAT...LON 4515 9603 4527 9577 4538 9525 4516 9525
4508 9475 4497 9558
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 291DEG 29KT 4516 9550
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JRB3 follow-up statements
669
WWUS53 KMPX 052050
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
350 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
MNC023-067-151-052130-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-160705T2130Z/
SWIFT MN-KANDIYOHI MN-CHIPPEWA MN-
350 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SWIFT...CENTRAL KANDIYOHI AND NORTHEASTERN CHIPPEWA
COUNTIES...
AT 350 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF DE GRAFF...OR 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF MONTEVIDEO...MOVING EAST AT
25 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MURDOCK AROUND 410 PM CDT.
KERKHOVEN AROUND 415 PM CDT.
RAYMOND AROUND 430 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PRIAM... PENNOCK...DE GRAFF...BIG BEND CITY...WILLMAR
AIRPORT...HAGEN AND GLUEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
LAT...LON 4514 9596 4525 9572 4534 9525 4516 9525
4508 9475 4497 9558
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 288DEG 22KT 4517 9558
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
JRB955
WWUS53 KMPX 052102
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
402 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
MNC023-067-151-052130-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-160705T2130Z/
SWIFT MN-KANDIYOHI MN-CHIPPEWA MN-
402 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SWIFT...CENTRAL KANDIYOHI AND NORTHEASTERN CHIPPEWA
COUNTIES...
AT 401 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MURDOCK...OR
18 MILES NORTHEAST OF MONTEVIDEO...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
KERKHOVEN AROUND 410 PM CDT.
RAYMOND AROUND 425 PM CDT.
WILLMAR AROUND 430 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PRIAM... PENNOCK...BIG BEND CITY...WILLMAR AIRPORT...HAGEN...GLUEK
AND DE GRAFF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
LAT...LON 4516 9580 4523 9564 4529 9525 4516 9525
4508 9475 4497 9558 4506 9579
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 291DEG 29KT 4514 9545
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
JRB911
WWUS53 KMPX 052132
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
432 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
MNC023-067-151-052141-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-160705T2130Z/
SWIFT MN-KANDIYOHI MN-CHIPPEWA MN-
432 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SWIFT...CENTRAL
KANDIYOHI AND NORTHEASTERN CHIPPEWA COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
EASTERN CHIPPEWA COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 4516 9580 4523 9564 4529 9525 4516 9525
4508 9475 4497 9558 4506 9579
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 291DEG 29KT 4514 9545
$$
JRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 47 min |
| Jul 4, 11:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stevens, Swift | 43 min |
| Jul 5, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Swift | 29 min |
| Jul 5, 12:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift | 44 min |
| Jul 5, 1:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 30 min |
| Jul 5, 3:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 40 min |
| Jul 5, 5:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens, Swift | 48 min |
| Jul 5, 12:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 34 min |
| Jul 5, 1:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 35 min |
| Jul 5, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stevens | 37 min |
| Jul 5, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Swift | 43 min |
| Jul 5, 2:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Swift | 26 min |
| Jul 5, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pope, Swift | 65 min |
| Jul 5, 2:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Swift | 32 min |
| Jul 5, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa | 32 min |
| Jul 5, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Swift | 18 min |
| Jul 5, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns | 52 min |
| Jul 5, 3:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chippewa | 32 min |
| Jul 5, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns | 55 min |
| Jul 5, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi | 66 min |
| Jul 5, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Wright | 62 min |
| Jul 5, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Meeker, Wright | 31 min |
| Jul 5, 4:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 24 min |
| Jul 5, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne, Wright | 28 min |
| Jul 5, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Renville | 53 min |
| Jul 5, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin | 59 min |
| Jul 5, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Wright | 15 min |
| Jul 5, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker | 26 min |
| Jul 5, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley | 53 min |
| Jul 5, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 49 min |
| Jul 5, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 63 min |
| Jul 5, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 65 min |
| Jul 5, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 6:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Renville, Scott, Sibley | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Sibley | 47 min |
| Jul 5, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Scott | 58 min |
| Jul 5, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 12 min |
| Jul 5, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet | 63 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.