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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 115, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 5, 2016Chippewa County, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2016, 4:24 PM CDT for Chippewa County, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. It was in force for 66 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
Jul 5, 2016, 4:24 PM CDT (21:24 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2016, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Chippewa County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 5, 5:00 PM CDTHAIL 1.753 S Kandiyohi, MN.

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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 124 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.

326 
WUUS53 KMPX 052124
SVRMPX
MNC023-067-052230-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0115.160705T2124Z-160705T2230Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHEASTERN CHIPPEWA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 424 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RAYMOND...OR
  11 MILES WEST OF WILLMAR...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  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 THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WILLMAR AROUND 440 PM CDT. 
  ATWATER AROUND 500 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PRIAM... PENNOCK...KANDIYOHI...SVEA...THORPE...BLOMKEST...WILLMAR
AIRPORT AND LAKE LILLIAN.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 U.S. HIGHWAY 12 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 65 AND 88.
 U.S. HIGHWAY 71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 109 AND 128.

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 9540 4515 9525 4516 9524 4522 9476
      4505 9475 4489 9476 4494 9528 4497 9544
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 279DEG 33KT 4509 9527 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

JRB
4 follow-up statements
235 
WWUS53 KMPX 052142
SVSMPX

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

MNC023-052151-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0115.000000T0000Z-160705T2230Z/
CHIPPEWA MN-
442 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHIPPEWA COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA AND THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

LAT...LON 4516 9524 4522 9476 4505 9475 4505 9476
      4489 9476 4494 9525
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 279DEG 33KT 4506 9504 

$$

MNC067-052230-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0115.000000T0000Z-160705T2230Z/
KANDIYOHI MN-
442 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY...

AT 441 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SVEA...OR NEAR
WILLMAR...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

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...
  ATWATER AROUND 500 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PRIAM... PENNOCK...KANDIYOHI...SVEA...THORPE...BLOMKEST...WILLMAR
AIRPORT AND LAKE LILLIAN.

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 9524 4522 9476 4505 9475 4505 9476
      4489 9476 4494 9525
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 279DEG 33KT 4506 9504 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

JRB
336 
WWUS53 KMPX 052154 RRA
SVSMPX

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

MNC067-052230-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0115.000000T0000Z-160705T2230Z/
KANDIYOHI MN-
454 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY...

AT 454 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BLOMKEST...OR
13 MILES SOUTH OF WILLMAR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

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 THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
THORPE... BLOMKEST...LAKE LILLIAN AND SVEA.

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 4509 9510 4509 9476 4505 9475 4505 9476
      4489 9476 4494 9520
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 292DEG 38KT 4495 9498 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

JRB
781 
WWUS53 KMPX 052206
SVSMPX

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

MNC067-052230-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0115.000000T0000Z-160705T2230Z/
KANDIYOHI MN-
506 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY...

AT 506 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER THORPE...OR 17
MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILLMAR...MOVING EAST AT 40 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKE LILLIAN...BLOMKEST...THORPE AND SVEA. 

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 4506 9502 4509 9476 4505 9475 4505 9476
      4489 9476 4493 9513
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 279DEG 33KT 4493 9483 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

JRB
360 
WWUS53 KMPX 052227
SVSMPX

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

MNC067-052236-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0115.000000T0000Z-160705T2230Z/
KANDIYOHI MN-
527 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM CDT...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA AND THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

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

LAT...LON 4506 9502 4509 9476 4505 9475 4505 9476
      4489 9476 4493 9513
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 279DEG 33KT 4493 9483 

$$

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, 4:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMeeker, Stearns55 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.