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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 107, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 6, 20175 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2017, 4:34 AM CDT for 5 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 26 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
Jul 6, 2017, 4:34 AM CDT (09:34 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2017, 5:00 AM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Benton County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:33 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
Jul 6, 3:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 129 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 2017-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2692 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 00:00Z on 2017-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 63 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2692 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1493 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
4.7

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The text

As transmitted.

050 
WUUS53 KMPX 060934
SVRMPX
MNC009-059-065-095-097-061000-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0107.170706T0934Z-170706T1000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
434 AM CDT THU JUL 6 2017

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Kanabec County in east central Minnesota...
  Mille Lacs County in east central Minnesota...
  Northwestern Isanti County in east central Minnesota...
  Northeastern Benton County in central Minnesota...
  Southeastern Morrison County in central Minnesota...

* Until 500 AM CDT

* At 434 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Mcgrath to 8 miles southeast of Onamia to Rum
  River, moving southeast 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. 

* Severe thunderstorms will be near,
  Mora and Bock around 450 AM CDT. 
  Grasston and Quamba around 455 AM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Grandy, Mora Airport, Morrill, Warman, Dalbo, Knife Lake, Granite
Ledge, Rum River, Stanchfield and Lewis Lake.

This includes U.S. Highway 169 between mile markers 188 and 211.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. 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 4615 9343 4615 9306 4598 9306 4598 9314
      4565 9314 4559 9322 4582 9406 4603 9367
      4625 9353 4624 9343
TIME...MOT...LOC 0934Z 293DEG 47KT 4624 9334 4599 9352 4580 9382 

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

SPD
1 follow-up statement
640 
WWUS53 KMPX 060959
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
459 AM CDT THU JUL 6 2017

MNC009-059-065-095-097-061009-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0107.000000T0000Z-170706T1000Z/
Kanabec MN-Mille Lacs MN-Isanti MN-Benton MN-Morrison MN-
459 AM CDT THU JUL 6 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR KANABEC...MILLE LACS...
NORTHWESTERN ISANTI...NORTHEASTERN BENTON AND SOUTHEASTERN MORRISON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 500 AM CDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore the warning will
be allowed to expire.  However gusty winds are still possible with
these thunderstorms.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CDT for
central and east central Minnesota.

LAT...LON 4615 9343 4615 9306 4598 9306 4598 9314
      4565 9314 4559 9322 4582 9406 4603 9367
      4625 9353 4624 9343
TIME...MOT...LOC 0959Z 293DEG 47KT 4611 9291 4586 9309 4567 9339 

$$

SPD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 1:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKanabec32 min
Jul 6, 1:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKanabec31 min
Jul 6, 2:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKanabec62 min
Jul 6, 2:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDouglas32 min
Jul 6, 3:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKanabec3 hr
Jul 6, 3:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXKanabec3 hr
Jul 6, 3:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd67 min
Jul 6, 3:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKanabec57 min
Jul 6, 4:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKanabec11 min
Jul 6, 4:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton, Sherburne, Stearns28 min
Jul 6, 5:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago38 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.