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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 5, 2016Washington County, Minnesota; Saint Croix County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2016, 6:10 PM CDT for Washington County, Minnesota; Saint Croix County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 65 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, 6:10 PM CDT (23:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2016, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Washington County, MN, Saint Croix County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 5, 6:47 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 182 Sw Hugo, MNMESONET STATION HUGO 2WSW /E0784/.
Jul 5, 7:20 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 55River Falls, WI.

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, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 71 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°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.

935 
WUUS53 KMPX 052310
SVRMPX
MNC163-WIC109-060015-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0124.160705T2310Z-160706T0015Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  WESTERN ST. CROIX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 609 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BIRCHWOOD
  VILLAGE...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST. PAUL...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  STILLWATER AND AFTON AROUND 625 PM CDT. 
  BAYPORT AROUND 630 PM CDT. 
  HUDSON...NORTH HUDSON AND SOMERSET AROUND 635 PM CDT. 
  ROBERTS AROUND 650 PM CDT. 
  HAMMOND AROUND 705 PM CDT. 
  BALDWIN AROUND 710 PM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4514 9236 4486 9237 4486 9276 4485 9278
      4500 9278 4507 9295 4512 9299 4513 9302
      4522 9301
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 278DEG 27KT 4505 9299 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JRB
1 follow-up statement
629 
WWUS53 KMPX 052343
SVSMPX

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

MNC163-WIC109-060015-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-160706T0015Z/
WASHINGTON MN-ST. CROIX WI-
643 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND WESTERN ST. CROIX COUNTIES...

AT 642 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BURKHARDT...OR
10 MILES NORTH OF RIVER FALLS...MOVING EAST AT 30 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 STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ROBERTS AROUND 650 PM CDT. 
  HAMMOND AROUND 700 PM CDT. 
  BALDWIN AROUND 710 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BURKHARDT...LAKELAND...BOARDMAN...LAKELAND SHORES...OAK PARK HEIGHTS...
HOULTON...ST MARYS POINT...NEW RICHMOND AIRPORT...WILLOW RIVER STATE
PARK AND LAKE ST CROIX BEACH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4514 9236 4486 9237 4486 9276 4485 9278
      4500 9278 4504 9287 4510 9287 4520 9283
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 278DEG 27KT 4501 9263 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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, 4:24 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, 6:14 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
Jul 5, 6:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPierce41 min

Nearby

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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.