Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 132, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2016, 7:41 PM CDT for Dakota County, Goodhue County, Minnesota. It was in force for 64 min. 14 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, 7:41 PM CDT (00:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2016, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Dakota County, MN, Goodhue County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 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, 7:54 PM CDT | TORNADO | 7 E Dennison, MN | CONCENTRATED TREE DAMAGE. |
| Jul 5, 8:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 79 | 8 Sse Cannon Falls, MN | MESONET STATION CANNON FALLS 7SSE /MN042/. |
| Jul 5, 8:10 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 79 | 8 Sse Cannon Falls, MN | MESONET STATION CANNON FALLS 7SSE /MN042/. |
| Jul 5, 8:13 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | 2 E Goodhue, MN | SIGNIFICANT ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE TO METAL AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS. SEVERAL TREES DOWN. . |
| Jul 5, 8:14 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 5 N Dennison, MN | AWOS STATION STANTON AP /SYN/. |
| Jul 5, 8:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Goodhue, MN | TREE DOWN ON CR 9. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Jul 5, 8:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 S Cannon Falls, MN | TREE DOWN ON HWY 52. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Jul 5, 8:18 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 N Wanamingo, MN | 3 TO 4 TREES SNAPPED. |
| Jul 5, 8:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Goodhue, MN | BARN DAMAGE. TREES DOWN. POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Jul 5, 8:20 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 5 Wnw Red Wing, MN | MESONET STATION RED WING 4W /MN047/. |
| Jul 5, 8:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Goodhue, MN | LARGE TREES AND BRANCHES DOWN. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. |
| Jul 5, 8:39 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 41 | 1 Nnw Zumbrota, MN | MESONET STATION ZUMBROTA /D8463/. |
| Jul 5, 8:42 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Goodhue, MN | LARGE TREE DOWN. |
| Jul 5, 8:52 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 36 | 12 Ne Bellechester, MN | MESONET STATION LAKE CITY 2NW /E0486/. |
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
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 357 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
- 505 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1508 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
497
WUUS53 KMPX 060041
SVRMPX
MNC037-049-060145-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0132.160706T0041Z-160706T0145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
741 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
GOODHUE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 845 PM CDT
* AT 741 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NORTHFIELD...
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
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...
STANTON AROUND 745 PM CDT.
WANAMINGO AROUND 810 PM CDT.
ZUMBROTA AND GOODHUE AROUND 820 PM CDT.
PINE ISLAND AROUND 825 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
FRONTENAC STATE PARK...WASTEDO...HADER...COATES...NEW TRIER...HAMPTON...
BOMBAY...BELLECHESTER...MIESVILLE AND WACOUTA.
THIS INCLUDES U.S. HIGHWAY 61 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 75 AND 113.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4420 9305 4472 9304 4466 9265 4462 9262
4461 9258 4457 9255 4455 9232 4450 9230
4446 9224 4445 9243 4437 9243 4436 9255
4420 9256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 287DEG 31KT 4441 9311
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
JRB3 follow-up statements
123
WWUS53 KMPX 060052
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
752 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
MNC037-049-060145-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0132.000000T0000Z-160706T0145Z/
DAKOTA MN-GOODHUE MN-
752 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN DAKOTA AND GOODHUE COUNTIES...
AT 751 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NERSTRAND...OR
10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NORTHFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WANAMINGO AROUND 810 PM CDT.
ZUMBROTA AND GOODHUE AROUND 820 PM CDT.
PINE ISLAND AROUND 825 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
FRONTENAC STATE PARK...WASTEDO...HADER...COATES...NEW TRIER...HAMPTON...
BOMBAY...BELLECHESTER...MIESVILLE AND WACOUTA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4420 9305 4472 9304 4466 9265 4462 9262
4461 9258 4457 9255 4455 9232 4450 9230
4446 9224 4445 9243 4437 9243 4436 9255
4420 9256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 287DEG 31KT 4438 9298
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
JRB189
WWUS53 KMPX 060121
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
821 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
MNC037-060130-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0132.000000T0000Z-160706T0145Z/
DAKOTA MN-
821 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DAKOTA 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 AND SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4420 9305 4437 9277 4453 9269 4466 9265
4462 9262 4461 9258 4457 9255 4455 9232
4450 9230 4446 9224 4445 9243 4437 9243
4436 9255 4420 9256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 287DEG 31KT 4431 9264
$$
MNC049-060145-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0132.000000T0000Z-160706T0145Z/
GOODHUE MN-
821 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GOODHUE COUNTY...
AT 820 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ZUMBROTA...OR 17
MILES NORTH OF MANTORVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN GOODHUE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
BELLECHESTER...FRONTENAC STATE PARK...CENTRAL POINT...BOMBAY AND
WACOUTA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4420 9305 4437 9277 4453 9269 4466 9265
4462 9262 4461 9258 4457 9255 4455 9232
4450 9230 4446 9224 4445 9243 4437 9243
4436 9255 4420 9256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 287DEG 31KT 4431 9264
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
JRB130
WWUS53 KMPX 060147
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
847 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
MNC049-060156-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0132.000000T0000Z-160706T0145Z/
GOODHUE MN-
847 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GOODHUE COUNTY
HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4420 9305 4437 9277 4453 9269 4466 9265
4462 9262 4461 9258 4457 9255 4455 9232
4450 9230 4446 9224 4445 9243 4437 9243
4436 9255 4420 9256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 287DEG 31KT 4431 9264
$$
JRBThe 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, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice, Scott | 55 min |
| 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, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele, Waseca | 64 min |
| Jul 5, 8:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 3 hr |
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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.