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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 93, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 22, 2016Le Sueur County, Rice County, Scott County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2016, 7:09 PM CDT for Le Sueur County, Rice County, Scott County, Minnesota. It was in force for 51 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 22, 2016, 7:09 PM CDT (00:09 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Le Sueur County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 22, 7:18 PM CDTHAIL 11 W New Prague, MN.
Jun 22, 7:35 PM CDTHAIL 0.751 Wnw Lonsdale, MN.
Jun 22, 7:41 PM CDTHAIL 1.25Lonsdale, MN.
Jun 22, 7:45 PM CDTHAIL 1Lonsdale, MN.
Jun 22, 7:45 PM CDTHAIL 2Lonsdale, MN.
Jun 22, 8:00 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG6 Se Lonsdale, MNNUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES DOWN.

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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 37 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 2016-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 990 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 00:00Z on 2016-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 94 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
990 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1119 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
193 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
7.4

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The text

As transmitted.

074 
WUUS53 KMPX 230009
SVRMPX
MNC079-131-139-230100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0093.160623T0009Z-160623T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
709 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHWESTERN RICE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHEASTERN LE SUEUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 708 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ST
  BENEDICT... OR 24 MILES WEST OF NORTHFIELD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
  30 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...
  NEW PRAGUE AROUND 715 PM CDT. 
  MONTGOMERY AROUND 720 PM CDT. 
  LONSDALE AND ELKO NEW MARKET AROUND 730 PM CDT. 
  WEBSTER AROUND 735 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
VESELI... HEIDELBERG...ST BENEDICT AND HELENA.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 NEAR MILE MARKER 67...AND BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 69 AND 78.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER INCLUDING LARGE HAIL...STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND FUNNEL
CLOUDS. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER SUCH AS AN INTERIOR ROOM...A
BATHROOM...CLOSET OR BASEMENT.

&&

LAT...LON 4454 9376 4463 9351 4459 9328 4447 9328
      4436 9340
TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 296DEG 27KT 4457 9364 

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

BORGHOFF
2 follow-up statements
143 
WWUS53 KMPX 230027
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
727 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016

MNC079-131-139-230100-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0093.000000T0000Z-160623T0100Z/
SCOTT MN-RICE MN-LE SUEUR MN-
727 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT...NORTHWESTERN RICE AND NORTHEASTERN LE SUEUR
COUNTIES...

AT 726 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER VESELI...OR 17
MILES WEST OF NORTHFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

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

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. 

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

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  LONSDALE AROUND 735 PM CDT. 
  WEBSTER AND ELKO NEW MARKET AROUND 740 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HEIDELBERG AND VESELI.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4450 9365 4460 9353 4459 9328 4447 9328
      4436 9340
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 290DEG 24KT 4453 9350 

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

BORGHOFF
605 
WWUS53 KMPX 230038
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
738 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016

MNC079-139-230047-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0093.000000T0000Z-160623T0100Z/
SCOTT MN-LE SUEUR MN-
738 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT AND
NORTHEASTERN LE SUEUR COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4443 9352 4454 9352 4454 9328 4447 9328
      4436 9340
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 300DEG 24KT 4447 9343 

$$

MNC131-230100-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0093.000000T0000Z-160623T0100Z/
RICE MN-
738 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN RICE COUNTY...

AT 737 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LONSDALE...OR
13 MILES WEST OF NORTHFIELD...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 REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN RICE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: VESELI.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4443 9352 4454 9352 4454 9328 4447 9328
      4436 9340
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 300DEG 24KT 4447 9343 

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

BORGHOFF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 7:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRice56 min
Jun 22, 7:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLe Sueur23 min
Jun 22, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLe Sueur, Rice29 min
Jun 22, 8:18 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXGoodhue, Rice, Steele18 min
Jun 22, 8:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota34 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.