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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 10, 20164 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2016, 2:41 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 64 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: Jun 10, 2016, 2:41 PM CDT (19:41 UTC)
Expired: Jun 10, 2016, 3:45 PM CDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Sibley County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 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
Jun 10, 2:43 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Sleepy Eye, 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 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 96 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: 746 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -336 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1531 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 236 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 229 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

663 
WUUS53 KMPX 101941
SVRMPX
MNC013-015-103-143-102045-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0034.160610T1941Z-160610T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
241 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL SIBLEY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  EASTERN BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHWESTERN BLUE EARTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NICOLLET COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 239 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SLEEPY
  EYE... OR 14 MILES WEST OF NEW ULM...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
  ADDITIONAL STRONG STORMS WERE DEVELOPING IN NICOLLET COUNTY NEAR
  NEW ULM MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
  MANKATO...NEW ULM...NORTH MANKATO...SLEEPY EYE...LAKE CRYSTAL...
  NICOLLET...COURTLAND...LAFAYETTE...HANSKA...JUDSON...OSHAWA AND NEW
  SWEDEN.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 U.S. HIGHWAY 14 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 86 AND 128.
 U.S. HIGHWAY 169 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 46 AND 51.

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 4411 9476 4437 9480 4458 9403 4411 9404
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 257DEG 29KT 4426 9475 

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

JLT

5 follow-up statements

794 
WWUS53 KMPX 101950
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
250 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016

MNC013-015-103-143-102045-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160610T2045Z/
SIBLEY MN-BROWN MN-BLUE EARTH MN-NICOLLET MN-
250 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SIBLEY...EASTERN BROWN...NORTHWESTERN BLUE EARTH
AND NICOLLET COUNTIES...

AT 249 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR LAFAYETTE TO 7 MILES NORTH OF SVEADAHL...MOVING
EAST AT 20 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...
MANKATO...NEW ULM...NORTH MANKATO...SLEEPY EYE...LAKE CRYSTAL...NICOLLET...
COURTLAND...LAFAYETTE...HANSKA...JUDSON...OSHAWA AND NEW SWEDEN.

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 4411 9476 4437 9480 4458 9403 4411 9404
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 274DEG 19KT 4443 9443 4418 9475 

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

JLT

822 
WWUS53 KMPX 102001
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
301 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016

MNC013-015-103-143-102045-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160610T2045Z/
SIBLEY MN-BROWN MN-BLUE EARTH MN-NICOLLET MN-
301 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SIBLEY...EASTERN BROWN...NORTHWESTERN BLUE EARTH
AND NICOLLET COUNTIES...

AT 301 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR LAFAYETTE TO NEAR SVEADAHL...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...
MANKATO...NEW ULM...NORTH MANKATO...SLEEPY EYE...LAKE CRYSTAL...NICOLLET...
COURTLAND...LAFAYETTE...HANSKA...JUDSON...OSHAWA AND NEW SWEDEN.

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 4411 9476 4437 9480 4458 9403 4411 9404
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 263DEG 34KT 4445 9432 4413 9467 

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

JLT

362 
WWUS53 KMPX 102005
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
305 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016

MNC013-015-103-143-102045-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160610T2045Z/
SIBLEY MN-BROWN MN-BLUE EARTH MN-NICOLLET MN-
305 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SIBLEY...EASTERN BROWN...NORTHWESTERN BLUE EARTH
AND NICOLLET COUNTIES...

AT 304 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEW SWEDEN TO NEAR HANSKA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
THE STRONGEST STORM IS NORTHWEST OF MANKATO WHICH WILL LIKELY
PRODUCE THE TWO INCH HAIL. ALL OF THE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST
AT 40 MPH. 

HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL 
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND 
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANKATO...NEW ULM...NORTH MANKATO...SLEEPY EYE...LAKE CRYSTAL...NICOLLET...
COURTLAND...LAFAYETTE...HANSKA...JUDSON...OSHAWA AND NEW SWEDEN.

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 4411 9476 4437 9480 4458 9403 4411 9404
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 263DEG 34KT 4446 9418 4414 9453 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JLT

318 
WWUS53 KMPX 102020
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
320 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016

MNC013-015-103-143-102045-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160610T2045Z/
SIBLEY MN-BROWN MN-BLUE EARTH MN-NICOLLET MN-
320 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SIBLEY...SOUTHEASTERN BROWN...NORTHWESTERN BLUE
EARTH AND NICOLLET COUNTIES...

AT 319 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NORSELAND TO NEAR HANSKA...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...
MANKATO...NEW ULM...NORTH MANKATO...LAKE CRYSTAL...NICOLLET...COURTLAND...
HANSKA...JUDSON...OSHAWA...NEW SWEDEN...NORSELAND AND RUSH RIVER.

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 4411 9460 4445 9433 4458 9403 4411 9404
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 250DEG 35KT 4443 9410 4411 9445 

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

JLT

727 
WWUS53 KMPX 102037
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
337 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016

MNC015-143-102047-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160610T2045Z/
SIBLEY MN-BROWN MN-
337 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SIBLEY AND
SOUTHEASTERN BROWN COUNTIES 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 900 PM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4411 9433 4437 9403 4411 9404
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 257DEG 31KT 4446 9392 4414 9424 

$$

MNC013-103-102045-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160610T2045Z/
BLUE EARTH MN-NICOLLET MN-
337 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BLUE EARTH AND SOUTHEASTERN NICOLLET COUNTIES...

AT 337 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM LE SUEUR TO NEAR LAKE CRYSTAL...MOVING EAST AT 35 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...
MANKATO...NORTH MANKATO...LAKE CRYSTAL...JUDSON AND OSHAWA. 

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 4411 9433 4437 9403 4411 9404
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 257DEG 31KT 4446 9392 4414 9424 

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

JLT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 10, 3:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Scott, Sibley	52 min
Jun 10, 3:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Waseca, Watonwan	62 min
Jun 10, 3:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Goodhue	57 min
Jun 10, 3:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Goodhue, Rice	57 min
Jun 10, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Faribault, Martin	59 min
Jun 10, 4:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Goodhue	31 min
Jun 10, 4:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Faribault, Freeborn, Steele, Waseca	56 min
Jun 10, 4:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Goodhue	3 hr
Jun 10, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Goodhue	33 min
Jun 10, 5:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Faribault, Freeborn	114 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.