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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 158, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 16, 20164 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2016, 7:31 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 59 min. 6 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 16, 2016, 7:31 PM CDT (00:31 UTC)
Expired: Jul 16, 2016, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Chippewa County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Renville County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:32 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 16, 7:41 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 69	2 N Montevideo, MN	AWOS STATION MONTEVIDEO AP /MVE/.
Jul 16, 7:45 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Montevideo, MN	NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES HAVE BEEN REPORTED DOWN IN THE CITY OF MONTEVIDEO. .
Jul 16, 7:45 PM CDT	HAIL 2	Montevideo, MN	TIME BASED ON RADAR.
Jul 16, 8:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 67	4 Ssw Granite Falls, MN	67 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED AT GRANITE FALLS AIRPORT. .
Jul 16, 8:10 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 E Granite Falls, MN	TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON THE EAST SIDE OF GRANITE FALLS. ROOFS TAKEN OFF A FEW BUILDINGS.
Jul 16, 8:10 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Wsw Granite Falls, MN	HAD PEA SIZE HAIL WITH VERY STRONG WINDS. THERE WAS NO POWER AT THEIR RESIDENCE AND NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES WERE DOWN AROUND THE OBSERVERS HOUSE.

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 16, 6:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 164 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: 4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -246 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1397 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 190 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

683 
WUUS53 KMPX 170031
SVRMPX
MNC023-073-129-173-170130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0158.160717T0031Z-160717T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
731 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHWESTERN RENVILLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHEASTERN LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  CHIPPEWA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 731 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF MONTEVIDEO AIRPORT TO
  MONTEVIDEO TO NEAR BOYD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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. 

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  MONTEVIDEO AROUND 735 PM CDT. 
  CLARKFIELD AROUND 750 PM CDT. 
  GRANITE FALLS AND MAYNARD AROUND 800 PM CDT. 
  CLARA CITY AROUND 805 PM CDT. 
  HANLEY FALLS AROUND 815 PM CDT. 
  SACRED HEART AROUND 820 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
MINNESOTA FALLS...HAZEL RUN...SPELLMAN LAKE...SPRING CREEK...GRANITE
FALLS AIRPORT...MONTEVIDEO AIRPORT...GLUEK...ASBURY AND PROVIDENCE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4499 9583 4511 9570 4515 9525 4477 9525
      4462 9561 4463 9563 4463 9591 4483 9612
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 293DEG 24KT 4507 9564 4492 9574 4484 9599 

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

BORGHOFF

3 follow-up statements

754 
WWUS53 KMPX 170040
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
740 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2016

MNC023-073-129-173-170130-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0158.000000T0000Z-160717T0130Z/
YELLOW MEDICINE MN-RENVILLE MN-LAC QUI PARLE MN-CHIPPEWA MN-
740 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN YELLOW MEDICINE...NORTHWESTERN RENVILLE...SOUTHEASTERN
LAC QUI PARLE AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES...

AT 739 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MONTEVIDEO AIRPORT TO NEAR
MONTEVIDEO TO NEAR BOYD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. AT 737 PM...A GUST TO 63 MPH WAS MEASURED
         AT MONTEVIDEO AIRPORT!

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE 
         TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
         ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  GRANITE FALLS AROUND 800 PM CDT. 
  MAYNARD AROUND 805 PM CDT. 
  CLARA CITY AROUND 810 PM CDT. 
  SACRED HEART AND HANLEY FALLS AROUND 820 PM CDT. 
  WOOD LAKE AROUND 830 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
MINNESOTA FALLS...HAZEL RUN...SPELLMAN LAKE...SPRING CREEK...GRANITE
FALLS AIRPORT...MONTEVIDEO AIRPORT...GLUEK...ASBURY AND PROVIDENCE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4499 9583 4511 9570 4515 9525 4477 9525
      4462 9561 4463 9563 4463 9591 4483 9612
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 293DEG 24KT 4506 9561 4491 9571 4483 9596 

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

BORGHOFF

842 
WWUS53 KMPX 170053
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
753 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2016

MNC023-073-129-173-170130-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0158.000000T0000Z-160717T0130Z/
YELLOW MEDICINE MN-RENVILLE MN-LAC QUI PARLE MN-CHIPPEWA MN-
753 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN YELLOW MEDICINE...NORTHWESTERN RENVILLE...SOUTHEASTERN
LAC QUI PARLE AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES...

AT 752 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR GLUEK TO NEAR MONTEVIDEO TO CLARKFIELD...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.

THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.

HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PING PONG BALL 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. 

THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  CLARA CITY AND MAYNARD AROUND 820 PM CDT. 
  GRANITE FALLS AND HANLEY FALLS AROUND 825 PM CDT. 
  SACRED HEART AND WOOD LAKE AROUND 830 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
MINNESOTA FALLS...HAZEL RUN...SPELLMAN LAKE...SPRING CREEK...GRANITE
FALLS AIRPORT...MONTEVIDEO AIRPORT...GLUEK AND ASBURY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE STORMS PRODUCED
WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE IN MONTEVIDEO. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A
STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 4498 9572 4511 9557 4514 9525 4477 9525
      4462 9561 4463 9563 4463 9591 4482 9598
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 289DEG 19KT 4504 9556 4491 9566 4482 9580 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...80MPH
 
$$

BORGHOFF

141 
WWUS53 KMPX 170109
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
809 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2016

MNC073-170119-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0158.000000T0000Z-160717T0130Z/
LAC QUI PARLE MN-
809 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAC QUI PARLE
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4490 9563 4512 9549 4514 9525 4477 9525
      4462 9561 4463 9563 4468 9590
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 290DEG 28KT 4503 9537 4486 9546 4473 9558 

$$

MNC023-129-173-170130-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0158.000000T0000Z-160717T0130Z/
YELLOW MEDICINE MN-RENVILLE MN-CHIPPEWA MN-
809 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN YELLOW MEDICINE...NORTHWESTERN RENVILLE AND EASTERN
CHIPPEWA COUNTIES...

AT 809 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR CLARA CITY TO NEAR MAYNARD TO GRANITE FALLS
AIRPORT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.

HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PING PONG BALL 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. 

THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  CLARA CITY AROUND 815 PM CDT. 
  SACRED HEART AROUND 820 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
MINNESOTA FALLS...HAZEL RUN...SPELLMAN LAKE...SPRING CREEK...GRANITE
FALLS AIRPORT...GLUEK AND ASBURY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING
WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 4490 9563 4512 9549 4514 9525 4477 9525
      4462 9561 4463 9563 4468 9590
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 290DEG 28KT 4503 9537 4486 9546 4473 9558 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...80MPH
 
$$

BORGHOFF

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 16, 7:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Lac qui Parle	42 min
Jul 16, 8:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine	71 min
Jul 16, 8:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley	55 min
Jul 16, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Brown, Nicollet, Redwood	63 min
Jul 16, 9:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	McLeod, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley	60 min
Jul 16, 9:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Stevens	28 min
Jul 16, 9:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Nicollet and 4 more	6 hr
Jul 16, 10:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Brown, Redwood	57 min
Jul 16, 10:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Watonwan	44 min
Jul 16, 11:31 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Brown, Redwood, Watonwan	4 hr
Jul 17, 12:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin	5 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.