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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 118, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 5, 2016Kandiyohi County, Renville County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2016, 4:52 PM CDT for Kandiyohi County, Renville County, Minnesota. It was in force for 53 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, 4:52 PM CDT (21:52 UTC)
Expired: Jul 5, 2016, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Kandiyohi County, MN, Renville County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 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
Jul 5, 5:00 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	5 Se Lake Lillian, MN	.
Jul 5, 5:53 PM CDT	NON-TSTM WND GST 44	2 W Olivia, MN	AWOS STATION OLIVIA AP /OVL/.

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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 94 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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.

386 
WUUS53 KMPX 052152
SVRMPX
MNC067-129-052245-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0118.160705T2152Z-160705T2245Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN RENVILLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 452 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
  BLOMKEST...OR 15 MILES SOUTH OF WILLMAR...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT 
           WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BIRD ISLAND AROUND 500 PM CDT. 
  HECTOR AND BUFFALO LAKE AROUND 515 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LAKESIDE.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 U.S. HIGHWAY 212 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 74 AND 101.
 U.S. HIGHWAY 71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 97 AND 109.

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 4493 9514 4490 9476 4489 9475 4489 9465
      4488 9450 4472 9450 4471 9463 4459 9463
      4486 9522
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 289DEG 50KT 4490 9505 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JRB

2 follow-up statements

129 
WWUS53 KMPX 052228
SVSMPX

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

MNC067-052238-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0118.000000T0000Z-160705T2245Z/
KANDIYOHI MN-
528 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANDIYOHI 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 CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4490 9476 4489 9475 4489 9465 4488 9450
      4472 9450 4471 9463 4463 9463 4472 9486
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 289DEG 50KT 4473 9438 

$$

MNC129-052245-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0118.000000T0000Z-160705T2245Z/
RENVILLE MN-
528 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN RENVILLE COUNTY...

AT 528 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BROWNTON...OR
10 MILES SOUTH OF HUTCHINSON...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
         WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN RENVILLE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
LAKESIDE.

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 4490 9476 4489 9475 4489 9465 4488 9450
      4472 9450 4471 9463 4463 9463 4472 9486
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 289DEG 50KT 4473 9438 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JRB

108 
WWUS53 KMPX 052247
SVSMPX

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

MNC129-052256-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0118.000000T0000Z-160705T2245Z/
RENVILLE MN-
547 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RENVILLE COUNTY
HAS EXPIRED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA AND THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN 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.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
EASTERN RENVILLE COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 4490 9476 4489 9475 4489 9465 4488 9450
      4472 9450 4471 9463 4463 9463 4472 9486
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 289DEG 50KT 4473 9438 

$$

JRB

The 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 Tornado observed	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, 3:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift	49 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, 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.