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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 19, 2016Hennepin County, Wright County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2016, 11:12 PM CDT for Hennepin County, Wright County, Minnesota. It was in force for 19 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 19, 2016, 11:12 PM CDT (04:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2016, 11:31 PM CDT
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hennepin County, MN, Wright County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:16 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 42 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 00:00Z on 2016-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 616 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2016-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 216 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
616 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-295 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1984 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
216 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
396 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

814 
WUUS53 KMPX 200412
SVRMPX
MNC053-171-200445-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0087.160620T0412Z-160620T0445Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1112 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN HENNEPIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  CENTRAL WRIGHT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT

* AT 1112 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER RASSAT...OR
  NEAR BUFFALO...MOVING EAST AT 55 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...
  ROCKFORD AROUND 1120 PM CDT. 
  ALBERTVILLE AROUND 1130 PM CDT. 
  MAPLE GROVE...ST. MICHAEL...OTSEGO...ROGERS AND CORCORAN AROUND 1135 
  PM CDT. 
  BROOKLYN PARK...CHAMPLIN AND ANOKA AROUND 1140 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE HANOVER...
BUFFALO AIRPORT...RASSAT...DAYTON AND GREENFIELD.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 94 IN MINNESOTA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 197 AND 214.
 U.S. HIGHWAY 169 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 141 AND 145.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4527 9355 4524 9352 4521 9342 4513 9331
      4509 9403 4517 9406 4530 9368 4529 9358
      4530 9357
TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 258DEG 50KT 4515 9395 

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

JPC
2 follow-up statements
150 
WWUS53 KMPX 200422
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1122 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016

MNC053-171-200445-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-160620T0445Z/
HENNEPIN MN-WRIGHT MN-
1122 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN HENNEPIN AND EAST CENTRAL WRIGHT COUNTIES...

AT 1121 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BUFFALO
AIRPORT...OR NEAR BUFFALO...MOVING EAST AT 60 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 STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ALBERTVILLE AND CORCORAN AROUND 1130 PM CDT. 
  MAPLE GROVE...ST. MICHAEL...OTSEGO AND ROGERS AROUND 1135 PM CDT. 
  BROOKLYN PARK...CHAMPLIN AND ANOKA AROUND 1140 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE HANOVER...
BUFFALO AIRPORT...DAYTON AND GREENFIELD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
THE TWIN CITIES.

CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 4527 9355 4524 9352 4521 9342 4513 9331
      4510 9388 4517 9390 4524 9382
TIME...MOT...LOC 0421Z 258DEG 50KT 4518 9376 

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

JPC
343 
WWUS53 KMPX 200431
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1131 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016

MNC053-171-200441-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-160620T0445Z/
HENNEPIN MN-WRIGHT MN-
1131 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN HENNEPIN AND EAST
CENTRAL WRIGHT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4527 9355 4524 9352 4521 9342 4513 9331
      4510 9388 4517 9390 4524 9382
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 258DEG 50KT 4521 9356 

$$

JPC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 7:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPope41 min
Jun 19, 7:19 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle41 min
Jun 19, 7:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStearns39 min
Jun 19, 7:39 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXSwift36 min
Jun 19, 7:50 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXStearns25 min
Jun 19, 7:55 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXStearns35 min
Jun 19, 8:18 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXKandiyohi, Pope, Stearns, Swift27 min
Jun 19, 8:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMorrison37 min
Jun 19, 8:30 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBenton, Sherburne, Stearns45 min
Jun 19, 8:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMille Lacs33 min
Jun 19, 8:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa, Meeker66 min
Jun 19, 9:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKanabec, Mille Lacs29 min
Jun 19, 9:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXIsanti34 min
Jun 19, 9:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKanabec, Mille Lacs42 min
Jun 19, 9:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSherburne37 min
Jun 19, 10:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRenville24 min
Jun 19, 10:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXCarver31 min
Jun 19, 10:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod, Meeker, Renville39 min
Jun 19, 10:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXHennepin42 min
Jun 19, 11:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley44 min
Jun 19, 11:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka32 min
Jun 20, 12:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXGoodhue, Rice, Steele, Waseca42 min
Jun 20, 12:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXScott24 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.