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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 130, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 5, 2016Dakota County, Rice County, Scott County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2016, 7:20 PM CDT for Dakota County, Rice County, Scott County, Minnesota. It was in force for 55 min. 18 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, 7:20 PM CDT (00:20 UTC)
Expired: Jul 5, 2016, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Dakota County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:20 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, 7:23 PM CDT	HIGH SUST WINDS 19	2 Wnw Northfield, MN	MESONET STATION NORTHFIELD 2WNW /C2550/.
Jul 5, 7:30 PM CDT	NON-TSTM WND GST 37	5 Nw Dundas, MN	MESONET STATION DUNDAS 5WNW /MN003/.
Jul 5, 7:35 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Faribault, MN	SCATTERED TREES DOWN ACROSS TOWN.
Jul 5, 7:35 PM CDT	NON-TSTM WND GST 31	Elko, MN	MESONET STATION ELKO /E5840/.
Jul 5, 7:38 PM CDT	NON-TSTM WND GST 34	Morristown, MN	MESONET STATION MORRISTOWN /E2120/.
Jul 5, 7:39 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 Ene Faribault, MN	EF1 TORNADO DEVELOPED JUST EAST OF CANNON CITY AND TRACKED ESE FOR ABOUT 3.7 MILES. TREES WERE UPROOTED AND A BRANCH COMPLETELY IMPALED AN OUTSIDE WALL OF A HOME. ESTIMATED MAX WIND 90 MPH. . THE DURATION OF THE TORNADO EVENT WAS 5 MINUTES.
Jul 5, 7:40 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ese Faribault, MN	SIDING OFF HOUSE. 6 INCH TREE BLOWN INTO AND THROUGH THE HOUSE. LIKE A TORPEDO.
Jul 5, 7:40 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Lakeville, MN	1.5FT DIAMETER FALLEN TREE LIMB DAMAGED CAR. REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK. .
Jul 5, 7:40 PM CDT	NON-TSTM WND GST 27	2 Ne Lakeville, MN	MESONET STATION LAKEVILLE 2NE /C5773/.
Jul 5, 7:41 PM CDT	HIGH SUST WINDS 26	1 Ssw Faribault, MN	MESONET STATION FARIBAULT 1SSW /FRBLT/.
Jul 5, 7:44 PM CDT	HIGH SUST WINDS 34	2 Se Farmington, MN	MESONET STATION FARMINGTON 2ESE /FRRNG/.
Jul 5, 7:45 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 E Elko, MN	100 YR OLD 2 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWNED. ANOTHER 7-8 DIAMETER LIMB FELL ON CAR AND DAMAGED ROOF/WINDOW. TIME ESTIMATED.
Jul 5, 7:49 PM CDT	HIGH SUST WINDS 31	1 Ese Farmington, MN	MESONET STATION FARMINGTON 1ESE /FRMGN/.
Jul 5, 7:52 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Farmington, MN
Jul 5, 7:54 PM CDT	NON-TSTM WND GST 48	3 Nw Faribault, MN	AWOS STATION FARIBAULT AP /FBL/.
Jul 5, 7:55 PM CDT	NON-TSTM WND GST 47	3 Sw Farmington, MN	AWOS STATION LAKEVILLE AP /LVN/.
Jul 5, 8:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Farmington, MN	2.5 FT DIAMETER OAK TREE DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED. REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK. .
Jul 5, 8:24 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Nerstrand, MN	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN UP TO 1.5 FT DIAMETER. .

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

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 389 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: 1788 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -111 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1054 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 140 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 4.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

874 
WUUS53 KMPX 060020
SVRMPX
MNC037-131-139-060115-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0130.160706T0020Z-160706T0115Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHWESTERN DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  RICE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT

* AT 720 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LONSDALE...OR
  13 MILES NORTHWEST OF FARIBAULT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER 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 THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  DUNDAS AROUND 735 PM CDT. 
  NORTHFIELD AROUND 740 PM CDT. 
  NERSTRAND AROUND 750 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
FARIBAULT AIRPORT...RANDOLPH...LAKEVILLE AIRPORT...RUSKIN...BRIDGEWATER
AND CASTLE ROCK.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 88.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4443 9353 4442 9333 4475 9333 4469 9302
      4419 9305 4420 9352
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 293DEG 36KT 4445 9345 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

JRB

1 follow-up statement

130 
WWUS53 KMPX 060108
SVSMPX

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

MNC139-060117-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0130.000000T0000Z-160706T0115Z/
SCOTT MN-
808 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT 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
SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHEASTERN AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4427 9335 4445 9314 4466 9302 4419 9305
      4420 9352
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 293DEG 36KT 4426 9284 

$$

MNC037-131-060115-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0130.000000T0000Z-160706T0115Z/
DAKOTA MN-RICE MN-
808 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL DAKOTA AND SOUTHEASTERN RICE COUNTIES...

AT 807 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BOMBAY...OR 14
MILES NORTH OF MANTORVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER 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 THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL DAKOTA AND SOUTHEASTERN RICE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: RANDOLPH AND RUSKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4427 9335 4445 9314 4466 9302 4419 9305
      4420 9352
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 293DEG 36KT 4426 9284 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

JRB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 5, 7:16 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey	4 hr
Jul 5, 7:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott	29 min
Jul 5, 7:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Brown, Carver, Dakota, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Rice and 2 more	118 min
Jul 5, 7:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dakota, Goodhue	64 min
Jul 5, 7:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Steele, Waseca	64 min
Jul 5, 8:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Goodhue	3 hr

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.