Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 6, 2017, 6:13 PM CST for Goodhue County, Rice County, Minnesota. It was in force for 47 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
- Mar 6, 2017, 6:13 PM CST (00:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2017, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Goodhue County, MN, Rice County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2:43 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 923 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 993 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 432 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 528 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.2
- Supercell composite
- 10.3
The text
As transmitted.
961
WUUS53 KMPX 070013
SVRMPX
MNC049-131-070100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0011.170307T0013Z-170307T0100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
613 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Goodhue County in southeastern Minnesota...
Southeastern Rice County in south central Minnesota...
* Until 700 PM CST
* At 612 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Moland, or 11
miles northeast of Owatonna, moving northeast at 50 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,
Wanamingo around 630 PM CST.
Goodhue around 640 PM CST.
Welch around 650 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Vasa,
Wastedo, Hader and Bombay.
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 1000 PM CST for south
central, southeastern and east central Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4420 9321 4454 9284 4454 9279 4459 9279
4463 9275 4444 9247 4420 9285
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 222DEG 44KT 4420 9305
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
730
WWUS53 KMPX 070036
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
636 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
MNC131-070046-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170307T0100Z/
Rice MN-
636 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RICE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for southeastern
and east central Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4445 9290 4454 9284 4454 9279 4459 9279
4463 9275 4444 9247 4430 9270
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 222DEG 44KT 4442 9277
$$
MNC049-070100-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170307T0100Z/
Goodhue MN-
636 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST
FOR CENTRAL GOODHUE COUNTY...
At 636 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wastedo, or 14
miles southwest of Red Wing, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe storm will be near...
Goodhue around 640 PM CST.
Welch around 650 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Vasa.
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 1000 PM CST for southeastern
and east central Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4445 9290 4454 9284 4454 9279 4459 9279
4463 9275 4444 9247 4430 9270
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 222DEG 44KT 4442 9277
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$262
WWUS53 KMPX 070057
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
657 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
MNC049-070107-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170307T0100Z/
Goodhue MN-
657 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL GOODHUE COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 700 PM CST...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for southeastern
and east central Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4445 9290 4454 9284 4454 9279 4459 9279
4463 9275 4444 9247 4430 9270
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 222DEG 44KT 4460 9254
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 6:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec | 35 min |
| Mar 6, 6:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 29 min |
| Mar 6, 6:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 42 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.