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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 6, 2017, 6:48 PM CST for Goodhue County, Minnesota; Dunn County, Pepin County, Pierce County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 42 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, 6:48 PM CST (00:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2017, 7:30 PM CST
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Goodhue County, MN, Dunn County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:48 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, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 124 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.
359
WUUS53 KMPX 070048
SVRMPX
MNC049-WIC033-091-093-070130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0013.170307T0048Z-170307T0130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
648 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Goodhue County in southeastern Minnesota...
Pepin County in west central Wisconsin...
Southeastern Pierce County in west central Wisconsin...
Southern Dunn County in west central Wisconsin...
* Until 730 PM CST
* At 647 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gilbert
Valley, or 11 miles southeast of Red Wing, moving northeast at 70
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,
Plum City around 700 PM CST.
Durand, Elmwood and Eau Galle around 705 PM CST.
Menomonie around 720 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Cedar
Falls, Arkansaw, Caryville, Downsville, Weston, Porcupine, Menomonie
Airport, Wacouta, Rock Falls and Frontenac State Park.
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
Minnesota...and west central Wisconsin.
LAT...LON 4459 9197 4460 9200 4456 9204 4450 9205
4443 9208 4442 9211 4445 9224 4445 9243
4440 9244 4447 9258 4500 9198 4482 9165
4460 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 220DEG 61KT 4446 9235
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$3 follow-up statements
311
WWUS53 KMPX 070103
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
703 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
MNC049-070112-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170307T0130Z/
Goodhue MN-
703 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GOODHUE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for southeastern
Minnesota...and west central Wisconsin.
LAT...LON 4460 9196 4459 9197 4460 9200 4456 9204
4443 9208 4442 9211 4445 9224 4450 9230
4464 9240 4500 9198 4482 9165 4460 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 220DEG 61KT 4467 9211
$$
WIC033-091-093-070130-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170307T0130Z/
Pepin WI-Pierce WI-Dunn WI-
703 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST
FOR PEPIN...SOUTHEASTERN PIERCE AND SOUTHERN DUNN COUNTIES...
At 702 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Arkansaw, or 18
miles southwest of Menomonie, moving northeast at 70 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe storm will be near...
Menomonie around 720 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Cedar
Falls, Arkansaw, Caryville, Downsville, Weston, Porcupine, Rock
Falls and Ella.
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
Minnesota...and west central Wisconsin.
LAT...LON 4460 9196 4459 9197 4460 9200 4456 9204
4443 9208 4442 9211 4445 9224 4450 9230
4464 9240 4500 9198 4482 9165 4460 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 220DEG 61KT 4467 9211
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$578
WWUS53 KMPX 070118
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
718 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
WIC033-091-093-070130-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170307T0130Z/
Pepin WI-Pierce WI-Dunn WI-
718 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST
FOR NORTHEASTERN PEPIN...NORTHEASTERN PIERCE AND SOUTHERN DUNN
COUNTIES...
At 717 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Eau Galle, or
11 miles southwest of Menomonie, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe storm will be near...
Menomonie around 730 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Cedar
Falls, Arkansaw, Caryville, Downsville, Weston, and Rock Falls.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for west central
Wisconsin.
LAT...LON 4460 9196 4459 9197 4460 9200 4456 9204
4471 9232 4500 9198 4482 9165 4460 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 219DEG 51KT 4475 9202
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$802
WWUS53 KMPX 070125
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
725 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
WIC033-091-093-070135-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170307T0130Z/
Pepin WI-Pierce WI-Dunn WI-
725 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PEPIN...
NORTHEASTERN PIERCE AND SOUTHERN DUNN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM
CST...
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 will be allowed to expire.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for west central
Wisconsin.
LAT...LON 4460 9196 4459 9197 4460 9200 4456 9204
4471 9232 4500 9198 4482 9165 4460 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 220DEG 61KT 4485 9191
$$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, 6:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue, Rice | 47 min |
| Mar 6, 6:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 29 min |
| Mar 6, 7:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Pierce, Saint Croix | 29 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.