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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 25, 2016Morrison County, Todd County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2016, 3:14 PM CDT for Morrison County, Todd County, Minnesota. It was in force for 17 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 25, 2016, 3:14 PM CDT (20:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2016, 3:31 PM CDT
In force
17 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Morrison County, MN, Todd County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 184 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 25, 1:47 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 183 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 2016-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 952 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2016-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 180 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
952 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-326 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1116 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
180 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
216 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

364 
WUUS53 KMPX 252014
SVRMPX
MNC097-153-252100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0096.160625T2014Z-160625T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
314 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN TODD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHWESTERN MORRISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 314 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  CLARISSA...OR 28 MILES WEST OF CROW WING STATE PARK...MOVING
  NORTHEAST 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...
  STAPLES AND STAPLES AIRPORT AROUND 340 PM CDT. 
  MOTLEY AROUND 350 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PHILBROOK.

THIS INCLUDES U.S. HIGHWAY 10 IN MINNESOTA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 106
AND 122.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4635 9470 4636 9467 4633 9462 4631 9455
      4631 9451 4633 9443 4630 9438 4615 9496
      4624 9503 4637 9482 4637 9474
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 240DEG 23KT 4621 9493 

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

BORGHOFF
2 follow-up statements
598 
WWUS53 KMPX 252024
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
324 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016

MNC097-153-252100-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-160625T2100Z/
TODD MN-MORRISON MN-
324 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN TODD AND NORTHWESTERN MORRISON COUNTIES...

AT 324 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PHILBROOK...OR
24 MILES WEST OF CROW WING STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  STAPLES AND STAPLES AIRPORT AROUND 335 PM CDT. 
  MOTLEY AROUND 345 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PHILBROOK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4635 9470 4636 9467 4633 9462 4631 9455
      4631 9451 4633 9443 4630 9438 4619 9481
      4628 9491 4637 9482 4637 9474
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 238DEG 25KT 4626 9484 

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

BORGHOFF
333 
WWUS53 KMPX 252031
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
331 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016

MNC097-153-252040-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-160625T2100Z/
TODD MN-MORRISON MN-
331 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TODD AND
NORTHWESTERN MORRISON 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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4635 9470 4636 9467 4633 9462 4631 9455
      4631 9451 4633 9443 4630 9438 4619 9481
      4628 9491 4637 9482 4637 9474
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 240DEG 23KT 4628 9479 

$$

BORGHOFF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 2:59 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin and 11 more15 hr
Jun 25, 2:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd46 min
Jun 25, 3:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd24 min
Jun 25, 3:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMorrison, Todd53 min
Jun 25, 3:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Stearns38 min
Jun 25, 4:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMille Lacs, Morrison23 min
Jun 25, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne30 min
Jun 25, 5:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Chisago, Isanti25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.