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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 114, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 5, 2016Meeker County, Stearns County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2016, 4:05 PM CDT for Meeker County, Stearns County, Minnesota. It was in force for 55 min. 3 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, 4:05 PM CDT (21:05 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2016, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Meeker County, MN, Stearns County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 5, 4:32 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 70Kimball, MN
Jul 5, 4:40 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ne Kingston, MNLOTS OF TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED.
Jul 5, 4:50 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 S Rockville, MNMULTIPLE TREES DOWN UP TO 2 FT DIAMETER BETWEEN COLD SPRING AND KIMBALL.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 5, 2:06 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 76 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2016-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2016-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 117 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted.

456 
WUUS53 KMPX 052105
SVRMPX
MNC093-145-052200-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0114.160705T2105Z-160705T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
405 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHEASTERN MEEKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 404 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
  MANANNAH...OR 22 MILES NORTHEAST OF WILLMAR...MOVING EAST AT 35
  MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE 
           TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
           ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WATKINS AROUND 425 PM CDT. 
  KIMBALL AROUND 435 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
DARWIN... FAIRHAVEN...ST NICHOLAS...FOREST CITY AND LITCHFIELD
AIRPORT.

THIS INCLUDES U.S. HIGHWAY 12 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 95 AND 114.
 
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 CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4547 9457 4535 9409 4530 9416 4532 9422
      4529 9426 4515 9425 4502 9426 4516 9466
      4526 9456
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 290DEG 32KT 4533 9467 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

JRB
3 follow-up statements
497 
WWUS53 KMPX 052116
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
416 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

MNC093-145-052200-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-160705T2200Z/
STEARNS MN-MEEKER MN-
416 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN STEARNS AND NORTHEASTERN MEEKER COUNTIES...

AT 416 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WATKINS...OR
25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST. CLOUD...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...PUBLIC. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE 
         TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
         ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WATKINS AROUND 425 PM CDT. 
  KIMBALL AROUND 435 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
DARWIN... FAIRHAVEN...ST NICHOLAS...FOREST CITY AND LITCHFIELD
AIRPORT.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4547 9457 4535 9409 4530 9416 4532 9422
      4529 9426 4515 9425 4502 9426 4516 9466
      4526 9456
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 290DEG 32KT 4529 9452 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

JRB
222 
WWUS53 KMPX 052139
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
439 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

MNC093-145-052200-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-160705T2200Z/
STEARNS MN-MEEKER MN-
439 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN STEARNS AND NORTHEASTERN MEEKER COUNTIES...

AT 438 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FRENCH
LAKE...OR 18 MILES WEST OF BUFFALO...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.

HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...PUBLIC. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT 
         CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. 
         EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN STEARNS AND NORTHEASTERN MEEKER COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: DARWIN...FAIRHAVEN AND FOREST CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4542 9440 4535 9409 4530 9416 4532 9422
      4529 9426 4515 9425 4502 9426 4510 9450
      4524 9448
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 290DEG 32KT 4522 9425 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...80MPH
 
$$

JRB
701 
WWUS53 KMPX 052153
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
453 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

MNC093-145-052203-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-160705T2200Z/
STEARNS MN-MEEKER MN-
453 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN STEARNS AND
NORTHEASTERN MEEKER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM CDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4542 9440 4535 9409 4530 9416 4532 9422
      4529 9426 4515 9425 4502 9426 4510 9450
      4524 9448
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 290DEG 32KT 4522 9425 

$$

JRB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 4, 11:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStevens47 min
Jul 4, 11:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStevens, Swift43 min
Jul 5, 12:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSwift29 min
Jul 5, 12:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift44 min
Jul 5, 1:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStevens30 min
Jul 5, 3:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStevens40 min
Jul 5, 5:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStevens, Swift48 min
Jul 5, 12:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStevens34 min
Jul 5, 1:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStevens35 min
Jul 5, 2:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStevens37 min
Jul 5, 2:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSwift43 min
Jul 5, 2:34 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXSwift26 min
Jul 5, 2:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPope, Swift65 min
Jul 5, 2:58 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMPXSwift32 min
Jul 5, 3:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Pope, Stearns38 min
Jul 5, 3:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa32 min
Jul 5, 3:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSwift18 min
Jul 5, 3:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns52 min
Jul 5, 3:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift49 min
Jul 5, 3:58 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXChippewa32 min
Jul 5, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi66 min
Jul 5, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXWright62 min
Jul 5, 4:29 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXMeeker, Wright31 min
Jul 5, 4:36 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXKandiyohi24 min
Jul 5, 4:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSherburne, Wright28 min
Jul 5, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Renville53 min
Jul 5, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Hennepin59 min
Jul 5, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXWright15 min
Jul 5, 5:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMeeker26 min
Jul 5, 5:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley53 min
Jul 5, 5:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine49 min
Jul 5, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington63 min
Jul 5, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXWashington65 min
Jul 5, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXHennepin, Ramsey, Washington2 hr
Jul 5, 6:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXCarver, McLeod, Renville, Scott, Sibley2 hr
Jul 5, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, McLeod, Sibley47 min
Jul 5, 6:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLe Sueur, Rice, Scott58 min
Jul 5, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXWashington12 min
Jul 5, 6:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet63 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.