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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 17, 2016Stearns County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2016, 1:25 PM CDT for Stearns County, Minnesota. It was in force for 65 min. 6 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 17, 2016, 1:25 PM CDT (18:25 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2016, 2:30 PM CDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Stearns County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:26 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 17, 1:38 PM CDTHAIL 1St. Martin, MNTIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. .
Jun 17, 1:59 PM CDTHAIL 0.75Roscoe, MN.
Jun 17, 2:03 PM CDTHAIL 0.75Roscoe, MN.
Jun 17, 2:20 PM CDTHAIL 15 W Eden Valley, MNOCCURRED ALONG HIGHWAY 4, SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 55.
Jun 17, 2:23 PM CDTHAIL 12 S Paynesville, MNOCCURRED ALONG COUNTY ROAD 4.
Jun 17, 2:23 PM CDTHAIL 12 S Paynesville, MNOCCURRED ALONG COUNTY ROAD 4.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 102 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 2016-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2016-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1540 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

556 
WUUS53 KMPX 171825
SVRMPX
MNC145-171930-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0062.160617T1825Z-160617T1930Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
125 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 230 PM CDT

* AT 125 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. MARTIN...
  OR 25 MILES WEST OF ST. CLOUD...MOVING SOUTHEAST 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...
  PAYNESVILLE AND RICHMOND AROUND 150 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PAYNESVILLE AIRPORT...ROSCOE AND ST. MARTIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4533 9440 4532 9444 4533 9477 4541 9477
      4541 9479 4553 9480 4562 9466
TIME...MOT...LOC 1825Z 329DEG 20KT 4552 9472 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TDK
4 follow-up statements
802 
WWUS53 KMPX 171834
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
134 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

MNC145-171930-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-160617T1930Z/
STEARNS MN-
134 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL STEARNS COUNTY...

AT 133 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ST. MARTIN...OR
23 MILES WEST OF ST. CLOUD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL 
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND 
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PAYNESVILLE AND RICHMOND AROUND 150 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PAYNESVILLE AIRPORT...ROSCOE AND ST. MARTIN.

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 4533 9440 4532 9444 4533 9477 4541 9477
      4541 9479 4553 9480 4562 9466
TIME...MOT...LOC 1833Z 329DEG 20KT 4550 9467 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JRB
912 
WWUS53 KMPX 171847
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
147 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

MNC145-171930-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-160617T1930Z/
STEARNS MN-
147 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL STEARNS COUNTY...

AT 147 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROSCOE...OR 20
MILES WEST OF ST. CLOUD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...PUBLIC. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  RICHMOND AROUND 155 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PAYNESVILLE AIRPORT...ROSCOE AND ST. MARTIN.

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 4533 9440 4532 9444 4533 9477 4541 9477
      4557 9461
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 326DEG 19KT 4547 9460 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JRB
507 
WWUS53 KMPX 171902
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
202 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

MNC145-171930-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-160617T1930Z/
STEARNS MN-
202 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL STEARNS COUNTY...

AT 202 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RICHMOND...OR 20
MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST. CLOUD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

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

SOURCE...PUBLIC. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL STEARNS COUNTY.

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 9444 4533 9477 4548 9453 4533 9440
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 329DEG 20KT 4540 9454 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JRB
714 
WWUS53 KMPX 171927
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
227 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

MNC145-171936-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-160617T1930Z/
STEARNS MN-
227 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL STEARNS COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 230 PM CDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 4532 9444 4533 9477 4548 9453 4533 9440
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 329DEG 20KT 4540 9454 

$$

JRB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 10:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDouglas56 min
Jun 17, 10:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXTodd48 min
Jun 17, 11:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXTodd47 min
Jun 17, 11:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd35 min
Jun 17, 11:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPope46 min
Jun 17, 12:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd30 min
Jun 17, 12:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd42 min
Jun 17, 12:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStearns43 min
Jun 17, 1:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStearns48 min
Jun 17, 1:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Todd53 min
Jun 17, 1:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Meeker40 min
Jun 17, 2:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStearns26 min
Jun 17, 2:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMorrison, Todd48 min
Jun 17, 2:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMeeker68 min
Jun 17, 2:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi52 min
Jun 17, 3:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMcLeod23 min
Jun 17, 3:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Stearns, Todd55 min
Jun 17, 3:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle35 min
Jun 17, 3:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRenville43 min
Jun 17, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRenville31 min
Jun 17, 4:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine28 min
Jun 17, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRenville35 min
Jun 17, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRenville, Sibley46 min
Jun 17, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXYellow Medicine45 min
Jun 17, 4:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa69 min
Jun 17, 4:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRedwood, Renville37 min
Jun 17, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXNicollet, Sibley37 min
Jun 17, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBrown, Redwood35 min
Jun 17, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBrown, Watonwan43 min
Jun 17, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBrown63 min
Jun 17, 6:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBrown, Watonwan26 min
Jun 17, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Nicollet24 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.