Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2016, 6:10 PM CDT for Carver County, McLeod County, Sibley County, Minnesota. It was in force for 50 min. 3 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
- May 24, 2016, 6:10 PM CDT (23:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Carver County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Sibley County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 6:31 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 S Glencoe, MN | |
| May 24, 6:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 3 S Glencoe, MN | |
| May 24, 6:38 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 S Plato, MN |
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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 45 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 384 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 862 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
656 WUUS53 KMPX 242310 SVRMPX MNC019-085-143-250000- /O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0009.160524T2310Z-160525T0000Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 610 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN MCLEOD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... WEST CENTRAL CARVER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... NORTHEASTERN SIBLEY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 700 PM CDT * AT 609 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GLENCOE...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HUTCHINSON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GLENCOE...NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA...GREEN ISLE...SUMTER...HAMBURG...NEW AUBURN...PLATO...BISCAY AND GLENCOE AIRPORT. THIS INCLUDES U.S. HIGHWAY 212 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 112 AND 132. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. && LAT...LON 4468 9433 4488 9427 4483 9390 4461 9390 TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 267DEG 15KT 4475 9420 HAIL...1.00IN WIND...<50MPH $$ RAH
3 follow-up statements
936 WWUS53 KMPX 242331 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 631 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016 MNC019-085-143-250000- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160525T0000Z/ MCLEOD MN-CARVER MN-SIBLEY MN- 631 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCLEOD...WEST CENTRAL CARVER AND NORTHEASTERN SIBLEY COUNTIES... AT 630 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER GLENCOE AIRPORT...OR 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HUTCHINSON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GLENCOE...NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA...GREEN ISLE...HAMBURG...NEW AUBURN... PLATO AND GLENCOE AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. && LAT...LON 4467 9427 4487 9424 4483 9390 4461 9390 TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 286DEG 15KT 4472 9408 HAIL...1.00IN WIND...<50MPH $$ RAH
252 WWUS53 KMPX 242341 SVSMPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 641 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016 MNC019-085-143-250000- /O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160525T0000Z/ MCLEOD MN-CARVER MN-SIBLEY MN- 641 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCLEOD...WEST CENTRAL CARVER AND NORTHEASTERN SIBLEY COUNTIES... AT 641 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GREEN ISLE...OR 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HUTCHINSON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. HAZARD...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GLENCOE...NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA...GREEN ISLE...HAMBURG...NEW AUBURN... PLATO AND GLENCOE AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. && LAT...LON 4481 9425 4477 9390 4461 9390 4467 9427 TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 290DEG 13KT 4471 9406 HAIL...1.25IN WIND...<50MPH $$ RAH
398
WWUS53 KMPX 242350
SVSMPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
650 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
MNC019-085-143-250000-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160525T0000Z/
MCLEOD MN-CARVER MN-SIBLEY MN-
650 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL MCLEOD...WEST CENTRAL CARVER AND NORTHEASTERN SIBLEY
COUNTIES...
AT 650 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER GREEN ISLE...OR
21 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HUTCHINSON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA...GREEN ISLE...HAMBURG...PLATO AND GLENCOE
AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4478 9410 4477 9390 4461 9390 4466 9413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 267DEG 15KT 4471 9401
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 7:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Wright | 64 min |
| May 24, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kandiyohi | 26 min |
| May 24, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 23 min |
| May 24, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 26 min |
| May 24, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kandiyohi | 58 min |
| May 24, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Renville | 42 min |
| May 24, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 32 min |
| May 24, 5:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod | 27 min |
| May 24, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 36 min |
| May 24, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod | 34 min |
| May 24, 6:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 25 min |
| May 24, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Morrison | 42 min |
| May 24, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Todd | 47 min |
| May 24, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Scott, Sibley | 32 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.