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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 197, NWS Twin Cities, MN

August 10, 20165 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2016, 4:47 AM CDT for 5 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 43 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: Aug 10, 2016, 4:47 AM CDT (09:47 UTC)
Expired: Aug 10, 2016, 5:30 AM CDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Douglas County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 9, 10:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Aug 10, 4:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 156 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: 3252 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 931 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 117 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 75 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.5
Supercell composite: 10.0

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The text

As transmitted.

520 
WUUS53 KMPX 100947
SVRMPX
MNC041-121-145-151-153-101030-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0197.160810T0947Z-160810T1030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
447 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHERN TODD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHEASTERN SWIFT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  DOUGLAS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  POPE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 530 AM CDT

* AT 447 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM NEAR ROSE CITY TO NEAR NELSON TO LAKE EMILY...MOVING
  EAST AT 55 MPH.

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

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ALEXANDRIA...SAUK CENTRE...MELROSE...LONG PRAIRIE...GLENWOOD...
  STARBUCK...BROWERVILLE...BROOTEN...BELGRADE...CARLOS...
  LOWRY AND KENSINGTON.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 94 IN MINNESOTA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 91 AND 134.
 U.S. HIGHWAY 71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 145 AND 195.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4610 9470 4541 9490 4541 9525 4537 9525
      4535 9528 4533 9576 4588 9570 4610 9537
TIME...MOT...LOC 0947Z 267DEG 49KT 4609 9522 4592 9530 4551 9565 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

DWE

2 follow-up statements

333 
WWUS53 KMPX 101011
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
511 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016

MNC041-121-145-151-153-101030-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0197.000000T0000Z-160810T1030Z/
STEARNS MN-TODD MN-SWIFT MN-DOUGLAS MN-POPE MN-
511 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN STEARNS...SOUTHERN TODD...NORTHEASTERN SWIFT...
SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS AND POPE COUNTIES...

AT 511 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR CLARISSA TO NEAR LAKE OSAKIS TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF
STARBUCK...MOVING EAST AT 40 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALEXANDRIA...SAUK CENTRE...MELROSE...LONG PRAIRIE...GLENWOOD...
STARBUCK...BROWERVILLE...BROOTEN...BELGRADE...LOWRY...
LAKE HASSEL AND LAKE OSAKIS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4610 9470 4541 9490 4541 9525 4537 9525
      4535 9528 4533 9576 4586 9542 4603 9521
      4610 9504
TIME...MOT...LOC 1011Z 269DEG 37KT 4607 9496 4588 9518 4552 9551 

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

DWE

231 
WWUS53 KMPX 101026
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
526 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016

MNC041-121-145-151-153-101036-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0197.000000T0000Z-160810T1030Z/
STEARNS MN-TODD MN-SWIFT MN-DOUGLAS MN-POPE MN-
526 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN STEARNS...
SOUTHERN TODD...NORTHEASTERN SWIFT...SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS AND POPE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 530 AM CDT...
            
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER SMALL
HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4610 9470 4541 9490 4541 9525 4537 9525
      4535 9528 4533 9576 4586 9542 4603 9521
      4610 9504
TIME...MOT...LOC 1024Z 267DEG 49KT 4607 9496 4588 9518 4552 9551 

$$

DWE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 10, 3:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Stevens	44 min
Aug 10, 4:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Douglas, Pope	39 min
Aug 10, 4:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Stevens, Swift	32 min
Aug 10, 5:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Lac qui Parle, Swift	57 min
Aug 10, 5:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Morrison, Stearns, Todd	42 min
Aug 10, 11:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	32 hr
Aug 10, 3:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Douglas	27 min
Aug 10, 3:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Kandiyohi	33 min
Aug 10, 3:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Kandiyohi	42 min
Aug 10, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Swift	29 min
Aug 10, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift	34 min
Aug 10, 4:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Mille Lacs	60 min
Aug 10, 4:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Kandiyohi	43 min
Aug 10, 5:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Mille Lacs	2 hr
Aug 10, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Kandiyohi	39 min
Aug 10, 6:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne	35 min
Aug 10, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Lac qui Parle, Swift	40 min
Aug 10, 6:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Anoka, Chisago	47 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.