Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2016, 5:06 AM CDT for Goodhue County, Minnesota; Pierce County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2016, 5:06 AM CDT (10:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2016, 5:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Goodhue County, MN, Pierce County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2466 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
649 WUUS53 KMPX 121006 SVRMPX MNC049-WIC093-121045- /O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0046.160612T1006Z-160612T1045Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 506 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN GOODHUE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA... SOUTH CENTRAL PIERCE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... * UNTIL 545 AM CDT * AT 506 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER HAGER CITY... OR OVER RED WING...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. HAZARD...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RED WING...BAY CITY...HAGER CITY AND RED WING AIRPORT. THIS INCLUDES U.S. HIGHWAY 61 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 88 AND 95. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. 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. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 4453 9258 4462 9265 4468 9260 4456 9242 TIME...MOT...LOC 1006Z 247DEG 5KT 4459 9258 HAIL...1.25IN WIND...<50MPH $$ JPC
2 follow-up statements
501
WWUS53 KMPX 121037
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
537 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016
MNC049-121046-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-160612T1045Z/
GOODHUE MN-
537 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GOODHUE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
NORTHEASTERN GOODHUE COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4460 9256 4462 9262 4464 9262 4465 9263
4468 9260 4457 9243 4457 9255
TIME...MOT...LOC 1036Z 247DEG 5KT 4461 9253
$$
WIC093-121045-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-160612T1045Z/
PIERCE WI-
537 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PIERCE COUNTY...
AT 536 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER HAGER CITY...OR
NEAR RED WING...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
HAZARD...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BAY CITY...DIAMOND BLUFF...HAGER CITY AND RED WING AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
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.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4460 9256 4462 9262 4464 9262 4465 9263
4468 9260 4457 9243 4457 9255
TIME...MOT...LOC 1036Z 247DEG 5KT 4461 9253
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
JPC652
WWUS53 KMPX 121050
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
550 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016
WIC093-121059-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-160612T1045Z/
PIERCE WI-
550 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PIERCE COUNTY
HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER HEAVY
RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THE TWIN CITIES.
LAT...LON 4460 9256 4462 9262 4464 9262 4465 9263
4468 9260 4457 9243 4457 9255
TIME...MOT...LOC 1046Z 247DEG 5KT 4461 9253
$$
JPCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin | 40 min |
| Jun 12, 4:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 5:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Washington | 69 min |
| Jun 12, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stevens | 64 min |
| Jun 12, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stevens | 42 min |
| Jun 12, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope | 61 min |
| Jun 12, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stearns, Todd | 57 min |
| Jun 12, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Stearns | 57 min |
| Jun 12, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 50 min |
| Jun 12, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kandiyohi | 60 min |
| Jun 12, 4:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pierce | 60 min |
| Jun 12, 6:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Saint Croix | 34 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota, 2016Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2016Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.