Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2016, 5:18 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 57 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, 5:18 PM CDT (22:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2016, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Douglas County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Todd County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 5:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Glenwood, MN | HAIL LASTED UNTIL 6 PM WITH MAINLY SMALLER HAIL NOTED DURING THIS TIME FRAME. |
| Jun 12, 6:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Brooten, MN | NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES FELLED, SOME AS LARGE AS 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER. |
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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 153 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.
149
WUUS53 KMPX 122218
SVRMPX
MNC041-121-145-153-122315-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0050.160612T2218Z-160612T2315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
518 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHWESTERN TODD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
NORTHEASTERN POPE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT
* AT 518 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR FORADA TO VILLARD TO NEAR LAKE MINNEWASKA...
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.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
SAUK CENTRE AND BROOTEN AROUND 605 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
VILLARD...WEST UNION...SEDAN...PADUA...LAKE MINNEWASKA...
FORADA...LONG BEACH AND GROVE LAKE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 94 IN MINNESOTA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 116 AND 132.
U.S. HIGHWAY 71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 159 AND 176.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4585 9481 4569 9485 4548 9508 4558 9554
4571 9540 4582 9536
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 271DEG 19KT 4580 9528 4571 9530 4557 9547
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
795
WWUS53 KMPX 122248
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
548 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016
MNC041-122257-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-160612T2315Z/
DOUGLAS MN-
548 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
LAT...LON 4585 9481 4569 9485 4548 9508 4555 9538
4571 9517 4583 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 275DEG 19KT 4580 9502 4571 9504 4557 9521
$$
MNC121-145-153-122315-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-160612T2315Z/
STEARNS MN-TODD MN-POPE MN-
548 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN STEARNS...SOUTH CENTRAL TODD AND EAST CENTRAL POPE
COUNTIES...
AT 547 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR WEST UNION TO NEAR SAUK CENTRE TO NEAR SEDAN...
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 STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
SAUK CENTRE AROUND 600 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE SAUK
CENTRE AIRPORT...WEST UNION...SEDAN...GROVE LAKE...PADUA AND WESTPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4585 9481 4569 9485 4548 9508 4555 9538
4571 9517 4583 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 275DEG 19KT 4580 9502 4571 9504 4557 9521
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JRB012
WWUS53 KMPX 122307
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
607 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016
MNC121-145-153-122316-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-160612T2315Z/
STEARNS MN-TODD MN-POPE MN-
607 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN STEARNS...SOUTH
CENTRAL TODD AND EAST CENTRAL POPE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM
CDT...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAVE EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH
THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
SOUTHERN STEARNS COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 4585 9481 4569 9485 4548 9508 4555 9538
4571 9517 4583 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 271DEG 19KT 4580 9502 4571 9504 4557 9521
$$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, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope | 61 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.