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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 14, 2016Rice County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2016, 4:56 PM CDT for Rice County, Minnesota. It was in force for 49 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 14, 2016, 4:56 PM CDT (21:56 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2016, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Rice County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 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 14, 2:33 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 65 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 2016-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2016-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 99 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-188 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
566 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
116 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

961 
WUUS53 KMPX 142156
SVRMPX
MNC131-142245-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0059.160614T2156Z-160614T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
456 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  RICE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 456 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM NEAR KILKENNY TO MORRISTOWN TO NEAR WASECA...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  MORRISTOWN AND WARSAW AROUND 500 PM CDT. 
  FARIBAULT AROUND 510 PM CDT. 
  NERSTRAND AROUND 530 PM CDT. 
  DUNDAS AROUND 535 PM CDT. 
  NORTHFIELD AROUND 540 PM CDT. 

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 69.
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4434 9352 4447 9330 4447 9304 4423 9304
      4420 9305 4419 9342 4420 9352
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 242DEG 34KT 4430 9366 4423 9347 4409 9346 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BORGHOFF
2 follow-up statements
263 
WWUS53 KMPX 142216
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
516 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

MNC131-142245-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-160614T2245Z/
RICE MN-
516 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR RICE COUNTY...

AT 515 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER MORRISTOWN...OR
11 MILES WEST OF FARIBAULT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. AT 515 PM...DAMAGING WINDS WERE OCCURRING
         IN WATERVILLE. 

IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE 
         HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WARSAW AROUND 525 PM CDT. 
  FARIBAULT AROUND 530 PM CDT. 
  NORTHFIELD...DUNDAS AND NERSTRAND AROUND 545 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
FARIBAULT AIRPORT...RUSKIN AND BRIDGEWATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE
TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4434 9352 4447 9330 4447 9304 4423 9304
      4420 9305 4419 9342 4420 9352
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 247DEG 32KT 4424 9350 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

BORGHOFF
193 
WWUS53 KMPX 142236
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
536 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

MNC131-142245-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-160614T2245Z/
RICE MN-
536 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RICE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 545
PM CDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAVE EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4434 9352 4447 9330 4447 9304 4423 9304
      4420 9305 4419 9342 4420 9352
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 242DEG 34KT 4424 9350 

$$

BORGHOFF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 8:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMartin53 min
Jun 14, 9:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBlue Earth36 min
Jun 14, 10:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchMPXBlue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Martin, Steele and 2 more12 hr
Jun 14, 11:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWaseca41 min
Jun 14, 2:48 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBlue Earth, Watonwan42 min
Jun 14, 2:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMartin, Watonwan46 min
Jun 14, 3:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBrown, Redwood54 min
Jun 14, 3:29 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBlue Earth46 min
Jun 14, 3:37 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMPXBlue Earth38 min
Jun 14, 3:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXBlue Earth, Watonwan4 hr
Jun 14, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Faribault56 min
Jun 14, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXNicollet, Renville, Sibley35 min
Jun 14, 4:04 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMPXLe Sueur, Rice41 min
Jun 14, 4:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Nicollet48 min
Jun 14, 4:28 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBlue Earth32 min
Jun 14, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFaribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Steele, Waseca57 min
Jun 14, 4:42 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXLe Sueur, Waseca19 min
Jun 14, 5:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBlue Earth, Le Sueur22 min
Jun 14, 5:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXBlue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet5 hr
Jun 14, 5:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRice, Scott3 hr
Jun 14, 5:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington3 hr
Jun 14, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota, Goodhue37 min
Jun 14, 6:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXGoodhue3 hr

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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.