Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 123, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2016, 5:42 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 63 min. 26 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, 5:42 PM CDT (22:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2016, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dakota County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Washington County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 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, 5:58 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | 3 E Richfield, MN | ASOS STATION MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL AP (MSP) /MSP/. |
| Jul 5, 6:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | 4 Ese Richfield, MN | MESONET STATION RICHFIELD 3ESE /MN085/. |
| Jul 5, 6:08 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 24 | 2 Ese Columbia Heights, MN | MESONET STATION COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 2ESE /STNTH/. |
| Jul 5, 6:14 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 21 | 2 N West St. Paul, MN | MESONET STATION WEST ST. PAUL 1N /SNHMB/. |
| Jul 5, 6:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw St. Paul, MN | 2 LARGE TREES DOWN ON ROAD. |
| Jul 5, 6:16 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 24 | 3 Nne Richfield, MN | MESONET STATION RICHFIELD 3NNE /D8249/. |
| Jul 5, 6:20 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 40 | 1 Sse Vadnais Heights, MN | MESONET STATION VADNAIS HEIGHTS 1SSE /MN088/. |
| Jul 5, 6:22 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 36 | 2 Sse Edina, MN | MESONET STATION LAKEVILLE 1N /E0352/. |
| Jul 5, 6:26 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 29 | 1 Nnw North St. Paul, MN | MESONET STATION NORTH ST. PAUL /AP740/. |
| Jul 5, 6:26 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 41 | 2 Wsw St. Paul, MN | MESONET STATION ST. PAUL 1WSW /E6196/. |
| Jul 5, 6:27 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N St. Paul, MN | RICE AND FRONT STREET, 6 INCH TREE BRANCH DOWN ON POWER LINES. |
| Jul 5, 6:27 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W West St. Paul, MN | 6 TO 8 FT LONG TREE BRANCH DOWN. |
| Jul 5, 6:28 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 63 | 2 Wsw Richfield, MN | MESONET STATION RICHFIELD 2WSW /D1498/. |
| Jul 5, 6:28 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 2 N Bloomington, MN | MESONET STATION RICHFIELD 2WSW /D1498/. |
| Jul 5, 6:28 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 2 Wsw Richfield, MN | MESONET STATION RICHFIELD 2WSW /D1498/. |
| Jul 5, 6:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 28 | 1 Sw St. Paul, MN | MESONET STATION ST. PAUL 1SW /C5560/. |
| Jul 5, 6:32 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 32 | 2 Ese Roseville, MN | MESONET STATION ROSEVILLE 2ESE /D4810/. |
| Jul 5, 6:32 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 3 Ne West St. Paul, MN | ASOS STATION ST. PAUL DWTN AP /STP/. |
| Jul 5, 6:33 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 38 | 3 E Lake Elmo, MN | AWOS STATION LAKE ELMO AP /21D/. |
| Jul 5, 6:39 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 21 | 2 E Bloomington, MN | MESONET STATION BLOOMINGTON 2E /MNWSH/. |
| Jul 5, 6:40 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 28 | 2 Se Mendota Heights, MN | MESONET STATION MENDOTA HTS 2SE /EGNRR/. |
| Jul 5, 6:44 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 23 | 1 E Oakdale, MN | MESONET STATION OAKDALE 1E /E5531/. |
| Jul 5, 6:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 Ese St. Paul, MN | . |
| Jul 5, 6:46 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 29 | 2 Se Cottage Grove, MN | MESONET STATION COTTAGE GROVE 1ESE /AU649/. |
| Jul 5, 6:52 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 56 | 2 Sw Newport, MN | AWOS STATION SOUTH ST. PAUL AP /SGS/. |
| Jul 5, 6:52 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 2 Sw Newport, MN | AWOS STATION SOUTH ST. PAUL AP /SGS/. |
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, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 41 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.
534
WUUS53 KMPX 052242
SVRMPX
MNC037-053-123-163-052345-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0123.160705T2242Z-160705T2345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
542 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHEASTERN HENNEPIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHERN DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
RAMSEY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 541 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTH
MINNEAPOLIS...OR NEAR MINNEAPOLIS...MOVING EAST AT 40 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...
MINNEAPOLIS AND NEW BRIGHTON AROUND 545 PM CDT.
RICHFIELD...ROSEVILLE AND MSP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AROUND 550 PM
CDT.
BLOOMINGTON AROUND 555 PM CDT.
ST. PAUL...EAGAN...MAPLEWOOD...INVER GROVE HEIGHTS AND OAKDALE AROUND
600 PM CDT.
ST. PAUL PARK AROUND 605 PM CDT.
WOODBURY AND COTTAGE GROVE AROUND 610 PM CDT.
AFTON AROUND 615 PM CDT.
PRESCOTT AROUND 625 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4487 9350 4488 9338 4498 9322 4512 9323
4513 9322 4513 9302 4501 9277 4497 9277
4495 9275 4464 9283
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 290DEG 36KT 4500 9330
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JRB1 follow-up statement
818
WWUS53 KMPX 052336
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
636 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
MNC053-052345-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0123.000000T0000Z-160705T2345Z/
HENNEPIN MN-
636 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENNEPIN COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS
MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA AND THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4479 9327 4484 9321 4497 9311 4512 9308
4513 9302 4501 9277 4497 9277 4495 9275
4490 9278 4488 9277 4464 9283
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 290DEG 36KT 4481 9257
$$
MNC037-123-163-052345-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0123.000000T0000Z-160705T2345Z/
WASHINGTON MN-DAKOTA MN-RAMSEY MN-
636 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...NORTHERN DAKOTA AND EASTERN RAMSEY
COUNTIES...
AT 635 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RIVER FALLS...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...NORTHERN DAKOTA AND EASTERN RAMSEY COUNTIES...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: SOUTH ST PAUL AIRPORT...AFTON STATE
PARK...LAKELAND SHORES...NORTH ST. PAUL...BIRCHWOOD...SOUTH ST PAUL...ST
PAUL PARK...NEWPORT...GRANT AND BIRCHWOOD VILLAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4479 9327 4484 9321 4497 9311 4512 9308
4513 9302 4501 9277 4497 9277 4495 9275
4490 9278 4488 9277 4464 9283
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 290DEG 36KT 4481 9257
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
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, 3:41 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, 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, 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.