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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 202, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2016, 6:25 PM CDT for 6 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 35 min. 1 report 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
- Aug 10, 2016, 6:25 PM CDT (23:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Anoka County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Sherburne County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 7:08 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 51 | 1 Ne Mora, MN | MESONET STATION MORA 1 ENE /JMRM5/. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 537 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -127 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 910 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
038
WUUS53 KMPX 102325
SVRMPX
MNC003-025-059-065-095-141-110000-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0202.160810T2325Z-160811T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
625 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN SHERBURNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
ISANTI COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHERN KANABEC COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHERN ANOKA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHEASTERN MILLE LACS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
WESTERN CHISAGO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 625 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR KNIFE LAKE TO DALBO TO DUELM...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
MORA AROUND 630 PM CDT.
BRUNSWICK AND QUAMBA AROUND 635 PM CDT.
GRASSTON AROUND 640 PM CDT.
CAMBRIDGE...ISANTI AND ZIMMERMAN AROUND 650 PM CDT.
ELK RIVER...EAST BETHEL AND ST. FRANCIS AROUND 655 PM CDT.
RAMSEY...RUSH CITY AND STACY AROUND 700 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
STANCHFIELD...BRANCH...GRANDY...ATHENS...HARRIS...SPRING
LAKE...BETHEL...CEDAR AND KNIFE LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4597 9313 4573 9314 4573 9285 4565 9289
4560 9289 4556 9285 4535 9299 4525 9352
4556 9384 4556 9376 4567 9375 4572 9353
4605 9330
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 313DEG 39KT 4594 9329 4568 9347 4557 9395
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
466
WWUS53 KMPX 102343
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
643 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2016
MNC003-025-059-065-095-141-110000-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0202.000000T0000Z-160811T0000Z/
SHERBURNE MN-ISANTI MN-KANABEC MN-ANOKA MN-MILLE LACS MN-CHISAGO MN-
643 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN SHERBURNE...ISANTI...SOUTHERN KANABEC...NORTHERN ANOKA...
SOUTHEASTERN MILLE LACS AND WESTERN CHISAGO COUNTIES...
AT 643 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR GRASSTON TO CAMBRIDGE TO ORROCK...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... CAMBRIDGE AND ISANTI AROUND 650
PM CDT. RAMSEY...EAST BETHEL...ST. FRANCIS...RUSH CITY AND STACY
AROUND 700 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
STANCHFIELD...BRANCH...GRANDY...ATHENS...HARRIS...SPRING
LAKE...BETHEL...CEDAR AND KNIFE LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4597 9313 4573 9314 4573 9285 4565 9289
4560 9289 4556 9285 4535 9299 4525 9352
4556 9384 4556 9376 4567 9375 4572 9353
4605 9330
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 313DEG 39KT 4582 9311 4556 9329 4545 9377
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$535
WWUS53 KMPX 102355
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
655 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2016
MNC003-025-059-065-095-141-110004-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0202.000000T0000Z-160811T0000Z/
SHERBURNE MN-ISANTI MN-KANABEC MN-ANOKA MN-MILLE LACS MN-CHISAGO MN-
655 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN SHERBURNE...ISANTI...
SOUTHERN KANABEC...NORTHERN ANOKA...SOUTHEASTERN MILLE LACS AND
WESTERN CHISAGO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM CDT...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY
WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL OCCURRING WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4597 9313 4573 9314 4573 9285 4565 9289
4560 9289 4556 9285 4535 9299 4525 9352
4556 9384 4556 9376 4567 9375 4572 9353
4605 9330
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 313DEG 39KT 4582 9311 4556 9329 4545 9377
$$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, 4:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stearns, Swift, Todd | 43 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, 6:35 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 |
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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.