Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 209, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 18, 2016, 1:56 PM CDT for Brown County, Redwood County, Minnesota. It was in force for 34 min. 4 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
- Aug 18, 2016, 1:56 PM CDT (18:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2016, 2:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Brown County, MN, Redwood County, MN
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:59 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2:05 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Sse Wanda, MN | . |
| Aug 18, 2:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 53 | 2 Nnw Springfield, MN | PRIVATE WEATHER STATION. |
| Aug 18, 2:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sse Clements, MN | BIG EVERGREENS SNAPPED OFF OR PUSHED OVER. GARAGE WALL PEELED OFF. KLGR RADIO RELAYED. |
| Aug 18, 2:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Springfield, MN | TWO BOX CARS BLOWN OFF TRACK AT THE CO-OP. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 133 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -132 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1165 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
897
WUUS53 KMPX 181856
SVRMPX
MNC015-127-181930-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0209.160818T1856Z-160818T1930Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
156 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHEASTERN REDWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 230 PM CDT
* AT 156 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
LAMBERTON...OR 21 MILES SOUTHWEST OF REDWOOD FALLS...MOVING EAST
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.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRINGFIELD...LAMBERTON...SANBORN...REVERE AND WANDA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
U.S. HIGHWAY 14 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 52 AND 81.
U.S. HIGHWAY 71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 52 AND 60.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4415 9510 4420 9510 4419 9540 4420 9545
4434 9540 4433 9487 4413 9487
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 276DEG 21KT 4427 9531
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
858
WWUS53 KMPX 181910
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
210 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2016
MNC015-127-181930-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0209.000000T0000Z-160818T1930Z/
BROWN MN-REDWOOD MN-
210 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BROWN AND SOUTHEASTERN REDWOOD COUNTIES...
AT 210 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SANBORN...OR
20 MILES SOUTH OF REDWOOD FALLS...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRINGFIELD...LAMBERTON...SANBORN...REVERE AND WANDA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4415 9510 4420 9510 4419 9540 4426 9540
4434 9534 4433 9487 4413 9487
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 279DEG 40KT 4425 9515
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$866
WWUS53 KMPX 181915
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
215 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2016
MNC015-127-181930-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0209.000000T0000Z-160818T1930Z/
BROWN MN-REDWOOD MN-
215 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BROWN AND SOUTHEASTERN REDWOOD COUNTIES...
AT 215 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
SPRINGFIELD...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF REDWOOD FALLS...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. 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
SOUTHWESTERN BROWN AND SOUTHEASTERN REDWOOD COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: WANDA...SANBORN AND REVERE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4415 9510 4420 9510 4419 9537 4429 9533
4434 9527 4433 9487 4413 9487
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 279DEG 35KT 4430 9498
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 10:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Wright | 7 days |
| Aug 18, 1:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 57 min |
| Aug 18, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood | 47 min |
| Aug 18, 2:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 39 min |
| Aug 18, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Nicollet, Redwood | 57 min |
| Aug 18, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown | 49 min |
| Aug 18, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet | 61 min |
| Aug 18, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 58 min |
| Aug 18, 3:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Steele, Waseca | 64 min |
| Aug 18, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 58 min |
| Aug 18, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 63 min |
| Aug 18, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele, Waseca | 36 min |
| Aug 18, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 30 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.