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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 51, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 12, 2016Kandiyohi County, Stearns County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2016, 5:48 PM CDT for Kandiyohi County, Stearns County, Minnesota. It was in force for 57 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, 5:48 PM CDT (22:48 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2016, 6:45 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 Kandiyohi County, MN, Stearns County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 12, 2:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 118 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 2016-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 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 2016-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 302 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

106 
WUUS53 KMPX 122248
SVRMPX
MNC067-145-122345-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0051.160612T2248Z-160612T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
548 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 547 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BELGRADE...OR
  23 MILES NORTH OF WILLMAR...MOVING EAST AT 25 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. 

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  RICHMOND AROUND 640 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE LAKE
HENRY...ROSCOE...GEORGEVILLE...ST. MARTIN...ELROSA...SPRING
HILL...FARMING AND REGAL.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 94 IN MINNESOTA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 146 AND 150.
 U.S. HIGHWAY 8 IN MINNESOTA NEAR MILE MARKER 6.
 U.S. HIGHWAY 71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 138 AND 156.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4531 9511 4555 9507 4565 9450 4536 9449
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 263DEG 21KT 4547 9496 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
736 
WWUS53 KMPX 122311
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
611 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016

MNC067-145-122345-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-160612T2345Z/
STEARNS MN-KANDIYOHI MN-
611 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL STEARNS AND NORTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTIES...

AT 611 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LAKE HENRY...OR
27 MILES WEST OF ST. CLOUD...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. 

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  RICHMOND AROUND 640 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE LAKE
HENRY...ROSCOE...GEORGEVILLE...ST. MARTIN...PAYNESVILLE AIRPORT...ELROSA...
SPRING HILL...FARMING AND REGAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 4531 9511 4557 9495 4565 9450 4536 9449
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 263DEG 21KT 4549 9476 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
214 
WWUS53 KMPX 122333
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
633 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016

MNC067-145-122345-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-160612T2345Z/
STEARNS MN-KANDIYOHI MN-
633 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL STEARNS AND NORTHEASTERN KANDIYOHI COUNTIES...

AT 633 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE HENRY...OR
26 MILES NORTHEAST OF WILLMAR...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  RICHMOND AROUND 645 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE LAKE
HENRY...ROSCOE...ST. MARTIN...PAYNESVILLE AIRPORT...SPRING HILL...FARMING
AND REGAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 4532 9502 4547 9488 4559 9481 4565 9450
      4536 9449
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 275DEG 12KT 4546 9473 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 2:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota, Goodhue, Hennepin40 min
Jun 12, 4:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXGoodhue4 hr
Jun 12, 5:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue39 min
Jun 12, 5:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWashington69 min
Jun 12, 3:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStevens64 min
Jun 12, 3:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Pope, Stevens42 min
Jun 12, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Pope61 min
Jun 12, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Pope, Stearns, Todd57 min
Jun 12, 6:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLac qui Parle50 min
Jun 12, 6:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKandiyohi60 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.