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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 135, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 5, 2016Dunn County, Pepin County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2016, 8:44 PM CDT for Dunn County, Pepin County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 5, 2016, 8:44 PM CDT (01:44 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2016, 9:45 PM CDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Dunn County, WI, Pepin County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 299 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2016-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 505 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2016-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -9 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

738 
WUUS53 KMPX 060144
SVRMPX
WIC033-091-060245-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0135.160706T0144Z-160706T0245Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN DUNN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
  NORTHEASTERN PEPIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT

* AT 843 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER PLUM CITY...OR
  17 MILES NORTH OF WABASHA...MOVING EAST AT 40 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...
  EAU GALLE AROUND 855 PM CDT. 
  DURAND AROUND 900 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ROCK
FALLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4459 9167 4460 9199 4467 9200 4468 9214
      4475 9214 4474 9165 4460 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 269DEG 34KT 4461 9214 

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

JRB
2 follow-up statements
085 
WWUS53 KMPX 060147 RRA
SVSMPX

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

WIC033-091-060245-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0135.000000T0000Z-160706T0245Z/
DUNN WI-PEPIN WI-
847 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN DUNN AND NORTHEASTERN PEPIN COUNTIES...

AT 847 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER PORCUPINE...OR
16 MILES NORTH OF WABASHA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.

HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT 
         CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. 
         EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  DURAND AROUND 855 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ROCK
FALLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4459 9167 4460 9199 4467 9200 4468 9214
      4475 9214 4474 9165 4460 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 269DEG 34KT 4461 9208 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...80MPH
 
$$

JRB
611 
WWUS53 KMPX 060243
SVSMPX

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

WIC033-091-060252-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0135.000000T0000Z-160706T0245Z/
DUNN WI-PEPIN WI-
943 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN DUNN AND NORTHEASTERN
PEPIN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM CDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAVE EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 4459 9167 4460 9199 4467 9200 4468 9214
      4475 9214 4474 9165 4460 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 269DEG 34KT 4461 9208 

$$

CLF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 7:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPierce47 min
Jul 5, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPepin, Pierce62 min
Jul 5, 8:26 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXPepin, Pierce34 min
Jul 5, 8:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPierce, Saint Croix3 hr
Jul 5, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXEau Claire55 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.