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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 25, 2016Mille Lacs County, Morrison County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2016, 4:07 PM CDT for Mille Lacs County, Morrison County, Minnesota. It was in force for 23 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, 4:07 PM CDT (21:07 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2016, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 141 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.

882 
WUUS53 KMPX 252107
SVRMPX
MNC095-097-252200-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0099.160625T2107Z-160625T2200Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL MORRISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHWESTERN MILLE LACS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 407 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM NEAR SHEPHARD TO NEAR HARDING TO NEAR LITTLE FALLS
  AIRPORT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  PIERZ AROUND 420 PM CDT. 
  LASTRUP AROUND 425 PM CDT. 
  VINELAND AROUND 440 PM CDT. 
  MILLE LACS LAKE AND ONAMIA AROUND 500 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
HILLMAN...LAKE MILLE LACS...GENOLA...HARDING AND BAYVIEW.

THIS INCLUDES U.S. HIGHWAY 169 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 210 AND 229.
 
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 AND
EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4594 9371 4595 9430 4612 9423 4616 9424
      4616 9381 4624 9381 4625 9349
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 258DEG 30KT 4621 9417 4611 9415 4599 9425 

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

BORGHOFF
2 follow-up statements
441 
WWUS53 KMPX 252122
SVSMPX

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

MNC095-097-252200-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-160625T2200Z/
MORRISON MN-MILLE LACS MN-
422 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL MORRISON AND NORTHWESTERN MILLE LACS COUNTIES...

AT 422 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SHEPHARD TO NEAR HARDING TO PIERZ...MOVING EAST
AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  VINELAND AROUND 440 PM CDT. 
  ONAMIA AROUND 500 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
HILLMAN...LAKE MILLE LACS...GENOLA...HARDING AND BAYVIEW.

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 AND
EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4594 9371 4595 9416 4610 9407 4616 9417
      4616 9381 4624 9381 4625 9349
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 265DEG 30KT 4621 9401 4611 9400 4599 9410 

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

BORGHOFF
124 
WWUS53 KMPX 252130
SVSMPX

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

MNC095-097-252140-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-160625T2200Z/
MORRISON MN-MILLE LACS MN-
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MORRISON AND
NORTHWESTERN MILLE LACS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAVE EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

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

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

LAT...LON 4594 9371 4595 9416 4610 9407 4616 9417
      4616 9381 4624 9381 4625 9349
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 258DEG 30KT 4622 9396 4612 9395 4600 9405 

$$

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, 3:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMorrison, Todd17 min
Jun 25, 3:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMorrison, Todd53 min
Jun 25, 3:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Stearns38 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

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.