Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2016, 4:29 PM CDT for Douglas County, Pope County, Minnesota. It was in force for 61 min. 2 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 12, 2016, 4:29 PM CDT (21:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2016, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Douglas County, MN, Pope County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 189 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 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 12, 5:03 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 E Farwell, MN | OCCURRED NEAR HWY 55 AND HWY 310. |
| Jun 12, 5:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Alexandria, MN | TREE FELL OVER ROAD. |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -929 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1252 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 302 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 373 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.2
The text
As transmitted.
979
WUUS53 KMPX 122129
SVRMPX
MNC041-121-122230-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0049.160612T2129Z-160612T2230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
429 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
DOUGLAS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHERN POPE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 428 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM URBANK TO NEAR KENSINGTON TO NEAR MORRIS...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
ALEXANDRIA AROUND 505 PM CDT.
LOWRY AROUND 510 PM CDT.
CARLOS AROUND 520 PM CDT.
GLENWOOD AROUND 525 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
GARFIELD...NELSON...ROSE CITY...FARWELL...LEAF
VALLEY...MELBY...MILTONA...WESTPORT AND HOLMES CITY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 94 IN MINNESOTA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 81 AND
115.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4611 9515 4574 9513 4570 9515 4562 9575
4593 9576 4596 9577 4611 9575
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 251DEG 20KT 4614 9551 4582 9564 4559 9583
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
859
WWUS53 KMPX 122152
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
452 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016
MNC041-121-122230-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160612T2230Z/
DOUGLAS MN-POPE MN-
452 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR DOUGLAS AND NORTHERN POPE COUNTIES...
AT 452 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR ROSE CITY TO NEAR ALEXANDRIA TO NEAR
CYRUS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
ALEXANDRIA AROUND 505 PM CDT.
LOWRY AROUND 520 PM CDT.
GLENWOOD AROUND 530 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
VILLARD...GARFIELD...NELSON...FORADA...ROSE CITY...
MILLERVILLE...FARWELL...LEAF VALLEY AND BELLE RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4611 9515 4574 9513 4570 9515 4562 9575
4593 9576 4595 9577 4611 9562
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 261DEG 18KT 4609 9522 4582 9544 4558 9571
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$460
WWUS53 KMPX 122213
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
513 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016
MNC041-121-122230-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160612T2230Z/
DOUGLAS MN-POPE MN-
513 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR DOUGLAS AND NORTHERN POPE COUNTIES...
AT 513 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR EAGLE BEND TO NEAR NELSON TO STARBUCK...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.
THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
DOUGLAS AND NORTHERN POPE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS: VILLARD...GARFIELD...NELSON...FORADA...ROSE
CITY...FARWELL...BELLE RIVER...MILTONA AND WESTPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4611 9515 4574 9513 4570 9515 4564 9564
4597 9559 4606 9536
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 261DEG 18KT 4611 9507 4583 9529 4560 9556
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The 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, 5:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 39 min |
| 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, 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 |
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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.