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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 17, 2016Renville County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2016, 4:10 PM CDT for Renville County, Minnesota. It was in force for 35 min. 1 report 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, 4:10 PM CDT (21:10 UTC)
Expired: Jun 17, 2016, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

County Renville County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 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 17, 4:20 PM CDT	HAIL 0.75	Olivia, MN	.

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 17, 3:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 114 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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.

608 
WUUS53 KMPX 172110
SVRMPX
MNC129-172145-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0072.160617T2110Z-160617T2145Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL RENVILLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT

* AT 409 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OLIVIA...OR 20
  MILES NORTH OF REDWOOD FALLS...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  OLIVIA AROUND 425 PM CDT. 
  BIRD ISLAND AROUND 430 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE DANUBE.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 U.S. HIGHWAY 212 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 70 AND 81.
 U.S. HIGHWAY 71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 94 AND 106.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4489 9513 4489 9489 4472 9491 4471 9514
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 359DEG 14KT 4483 9503 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

TDK

2 follow-up statements

690 
WWUS53 KMPX 172136
SVSMPX

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

MNC129-172145-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-160617T2145Z/
RENVILLE MN-
436 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL RENVILLE COUNTY...

AT 435 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER OLIVIA...OR 14
MILES NORTH OF REDWOOD FALLS...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
CENTRAL RENVILLE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: DANUBE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4479 9510 4479 9495 4472 9491 4471 9514
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 000DEG 13KT 4474 9503 

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

TDK

542 
WWUS53 KMPX 172148
SVSMPX

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

MNC129-172157-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-160617T2145Z/
RENVILLE MN-
448 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL RENVILLE COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY
WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. SOME
AREAS MAY PICK UP A QUICK TWO INCHES OF RAIN.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4479 9510 4479 9495 4472 9491 4471 9514
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 359DEG 14KT 4474 9503 

$$

TDK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 17, 10:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Douglas	56 min
Jun 17, 10:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Todd	48 min
Jun 17, 11:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Todd	47 min
Jun 17, 11:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Todd	35 min
Jun 17, 11:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Pope	46 min
Jun 17, 12:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Todd	30 min
Jun 17, 12:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Todd	42 min
Jun 17, 12:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Stearns	43 min
Jun 17, 1:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Stearns	48 min
Jun 17, 1:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Stearns	65 min
Jun 17, 1:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Douglas, Todd	53 min
Jun 17, 1:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Kandiyohi, Meeker	40 min
Jun 17, 2:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Stearns	26 min
Jun 17, 2:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Morrison, Todd	48 min
Jun 17, 2:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Meeker	68 min
Jun 17, 2:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Kandiyohi	52 min
Jun 17, 3:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	McLeod	23 min
Jun 17, 3:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Benton, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Stearns, Todd	55 min
Jun 17, 3:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Lac qui Parle	35 min
Jun 17, 3:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Renville	43 min
Jun 17, 3:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Renville	31 min
Jun 17, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine	28 min
Jun 17, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Renville, Sibley	46 min
Jun 17, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Yellow Medicine	45 min
Jun 17, 4:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Chippewa	69 min
Jun 17, 4:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Redwood, Renville	37 min
Jun 17, 5:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Nicollet, Sibley	37 min
Jun 17, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Brown, Redwood	35 min
Jun 17, 5:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Brown, Watonwan	43 min
Jun 17, 5:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Brown	63 min
Jun 17, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Brown, Watonwan	26 min
Jun 17, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet	24 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.