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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 218, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 2016, 2:45 AM CDT for 7 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 60 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
- Aug 19, 2016, 2:45 AM CDT (07:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2016, 3:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Anoka County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Washington County, MN, Wright County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:45 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 19, 2:48 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Plymouth, MN | SCAFFOLDING TOPPLED AT DELANO HIGH SCHOOL. |
| Aug 19, 2:48 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Plymouth, MN | SCAFFOLDING TOPPLED AT DELANO HIGH SCHOOL. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Aug 19, 2:48 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Plymouth, MN | SCAFFOLDING TOPPLED AT PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. |
| Aug 19, 2:48 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Rogers, MN | TREE LIMBS GREATER THEN OR EQUAL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER SEVERED. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Aug 19, 2:54 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | St. Michael, MN | TREES (APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET TALL), TOPPLED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Aug 19, 3:15 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 46 | 5 E Elk River, MN | . |
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 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 42 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
- 185 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -378 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2171 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
939
WUUS53 KMPX 190745
SVRMPX
MNC003-053-059-123-141-163-171-190845-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0218.160819T0745Z-160819T0845Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
245 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
EASTERN SHERBURNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
HENNEPIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
EAST CENTRAL WRIGHT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHWESTERN ISANTI COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
ANOKA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
RAMSEY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 345 AM CDT
* AT 245 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BUFFALO TO ST. LOUIS PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... ST. LOUIS PARK...RICHFIELD
AND MSP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AROUND 250 AM CDT. PLYMOUTH AND
GOLDEN VALLEY AROUND 255 AM CDT. MINNEAPOLIS AND ALBERTVILLE
AROUND 300 AM CDT. BROOKLYN CENTER...COLUMBIA HEIGHTS...ST.
MICHAEL AND BIG LAKE AROUND 305 AM CDT. ROSEVILLE...FRIDLEY AND
SPRING LAKE PARK AROUND 310 AM CDT. SHOREVIEW...ELK RIVER...NEW
BRIGHTON AND MOUNDS VIEW AROUND 315 AM CDT. VADNAIS
HEIGHTS...ARDEN HILLS AND ZIMMERMAN AROUND 320 AM CDT. ST. FRANCIS
AROUND 325 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE FORT
SNELLING...NORTH MINNEAPOLIS...OSSEO...NEW HOPE...NORTH ST.
PAUL...BETHEL... BIRCHWOOD...COMO PARK...CRYSTAL AIRPORT AND UNIV OF
MN MINNEAPOLIS CAMPUS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 128 AND 132.
INTERSTATE 94 IN MINNESOTA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 197 AND 249.
U.S. HIGHWAY 10 IN MINNESOTA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 206 AND 240.
U.S. HIGHWAY 12 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 151 AND 156.
U.S. HIGHWAY 169 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 125 AND 175.
U.S. HIGHWAY 8 IN MINNESOTA NEAR MILE MARKER 0.
U.S. HIGHWAY 61 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 134 AND 161.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4518 9278 4494 9295 4491 9306 4492 9313
4489 9316 4485 9332 4512 9385 4556 9357
4556 9354
TIME...MOT...LOC 0745Z 221DEG 27KT 4520 9381 4494 9338
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JPC2 follow-up statements
662
WWUS53 KMPX 190810
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
310 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
MNC053-171-190818-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0218.000000T0000Z-160819T0845Z/
HENNEPIN MN-WRIGHT MN-
310 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HENNEPIN AND EAST CENTRAL
WRIGHT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HENNEPIN AND
EAST CENTRAL WRIGHT COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4518 9278 4494 9295 4491 9306 4492 9313
4489 9316 4498 9321 4503 9321 4504 9325
4515 9332 4527 9356 4530 9357 4529 9359
4530 9361 4556 9357
TIME...MOT...LOC 0808Z 239DEG 46KT 4533 9355 4527 9324 4498 9297
$$
MNC003-059-123-141-163-190845-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0218.000000T0000Z-160819T0845Z/
WASHINGTON MN-SHERBURNE MN-ISANTI MN-ANOKA MN-RAMSEY MN-
310 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT
FOR NORTHERN WASHINGTON...EASTERN SHERBURNE...SOUTHWESTERN ISANTI...
ANOKA AND RAMSEY COUNTIES...
AT 308 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM ELK RIVER TO NEAR HAM LAKE TO OAKDALE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WOODBURY...OAKDALE...WHITE BEAR LAKE...LINO LAKES AND LAKE ELMO
AROUND 315 AM CDT.
FOREST LAKE AROUND 325 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE NORTH
ST. PAUL...BETHEL...BIRCHWOOD...GRANT...NOWTHEN...FALCON HEIGHTS...
BIRCHWOOD VILLAGE...SOUTH MAPLEWOOD...WILLERNIE AND CENTERVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
THE TWIN CITIES.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 4518 9278 4494 9295 4491 9306 4492 9313
4489 9316 4498 9321 4503 9321 4504 9325
4515 9332 4527 9356 4530 9357 4529 9359
4530 9361 4556 9357
TIME...MOT...LOC 0808Z 239DEG 46KT 4533 9355 4527 9324 4498 9297
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JPC348
WWUS53 KMPX 190828
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
328 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
MNC123-141-190837-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0218.000000T0000Z-160819T0845Z/
SHERBURNE MN-RAMSEY MN-
328 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN SHERBURNE AND RAMSEY
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN
SHERBURNE AND RAMSEY COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4518 9278 4494 9295 4508 9299 4512 9298
4527 9324 4536 9350 4553 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0827Z 225DEG 32KT 4542 9343 4538 9305 4509 9278
$$
MNC003-059-163-190845-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0218.000000T0000Z-160819T0845Z/
WASHINGTON MN-ISANTI MN-ANOKA MN-
328 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT
FOR NORTHERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHWESTERN ISANTI AND NORTHERN ANOKA
COUNTIES...
AT 327 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR ST. FRANCIS TO NEAR STACY TO NEAR STILLWATER...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
FOREST LAKE AROUND 330 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE PINE
SPRINGS...GRANT...BETHEL...BIRCHWOOD...BIRCHWOOD VILLAGE...CEDAR...
WILLERNIE...CENTERVILLE AND OAK GROVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
THE TWIN CITIES.
&&
LAT...LON 4518 9278 4494 9295 4508 9299 4512 9298
4527 9324 4536 9350 4553 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0827Z 225DEG 32KT 4542 9343 4538 9305 4509 9278
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JPCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 10:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 51 min |
| Aug 18, 11:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 52 min |
| Aug 18, 11:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 43 min |
| Aug 19, 12:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, McLeod, Nicollet, Sibley | 57 min |
| Aug 19, 1:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Le Sueur, McLeod, Rice, Scott, Steele and 1 more | 45 min |
| Aug 19, 1:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, McLeod | 47 min |
| Aug 19, 2:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Wright | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 3:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 44 min |
| Aug 19, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Washington | 45 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.