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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 10, 2016Goodhue County, Minnesota; Dunn County, Pepin County, Pierce County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2016, 3:33 PM CDT for Goodhue County, Minnesota; Dunn County, Pepin County, Pierce County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 57 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
Jun 10, 2016, 3:33 PM CDT (20:33 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2016, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Goodhue County, MN, Dunn County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 10, 3:35 PM CDTHAIL 0.88Red Wing, MN.
Jun 10, 3:36 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGRed Wing, MNLARGE BRANCHES DOWN ACROSS ROAD, POWER LINES DOWN.
Jun 10, 3:50 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 Nnw Plum City, WITREE DOWN NEAR NUGGET PARK. .
Jun 10, 3:55 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 Ne Maiden Rock, WITREE DOWN ON POWER LINE. .
Jun 10, 4:27 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 501 Wnw Lake City, MN
Jun 10, 4:27 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 50Lake City, MN

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 10, 3:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 10, 2:44 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 116 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2016-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 746 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2016-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 236 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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.

511 
WUUS53 KMPX 102033
SVRMPX
MNC049-WIC033-091-093-102130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0038.160610T2033Z-160610T2130Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN GOODHUE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHWESTERN DUNN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
  PEPIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
  SOUTHEASTERN PIERCE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 333 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER RED WING...
  MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE 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...
  RED WING...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU GALLE...PLUM CITY...BAY CITY...STOCKHOLM...
  FRONTENAC...WACOUTA...ARKANSAW...FRONTENAC STATE PARK AND PORCUPINE.

THIS INCLUDES U.S. HIGHWAY 61 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 75 AND 98.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

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

IF ON OR NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND
MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE
OUT TO 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO
SAFE SHELTER NOW!  DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4460 9194 4460 9200 4458 9203 4447 9206
      4441 9209 4445 9224 4445 9243 4440 9244
      4441 9268 4462 9266 4477 9193
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 274DEG 26KT 4453 9256 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JLT
1 follow-up statement
637 
WWUS53 KMPX 102052
SVSMPX

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

MNC049-WIC033-091-093-102130-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-160610T2130Z/
GOODHUE MN-DUNN WI-PEPIN WI-PIERCE WI-
352 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN GOODHUE...SOUTHWESTERN DUNN...PEPIN AND SOUTHEASTERN
PIERCE COUNTIES...

AT 352 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM PLUM CITY TO NEAR GOODHUE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE 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...
RED WING...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU GALLE...PLUM CITY...BAY CITY...STOCKHOLM...
FRONTENAC...WACOUTA...ARKANSAW...FRONTENAC STATE PARK AND PORCUPINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE
OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

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

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.

LAT...LON 4460 9194 4460 9200 4458 9203 4447 9206
      4441 9209 4445 9224 4445 9243 4440 9244
      4441 9268 4462 9266 4477 9193
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 301DEG 19KT 4465 9219 4447 9261 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RAH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 2:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Nicollet, Sibley64 min
Jun 10, 3:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Scott, Sibley52 min
Jun 10, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Waseca, Watonwan62 min
Jun 10, 3:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue, Rice57 min
Jun 10, 4:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFaribault, Martin59 min
Jun 10, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue31 min
Jun 10, 4:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFaribault, Freeborn, Steele, Waseca56 min
Jun 10, 4:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXGoodhue3 hr
Jun 10, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue33 min
Jun 10, 5:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFaribault, Freeborn114 min
Jun 10, 2:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBarron, Chippewa, Rusk65 min
Jun 10, 3:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire52 min
Jun 10, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDunn, Eau Claire, Pepin29 min
Jun 10, 4:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Eau Claire37 min
Jun 10, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDunn, Eau Claire, Pepin31 min
Jun 10, 5:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXEau Claire27 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.