Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 132, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2017, 10:41 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 64 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 9, 2017, 10:41 PM CDT (03:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2017, 11:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 7:05 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 627 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -187 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1764 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.6
The text
As transmitted.
027
WUUS53 KMPX 100341
SVRMPX
MNC043-047-147-161-100445-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0132.170710T0341Z-170710T0445Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1041 PM CDT SUN JUL 9 2017
The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Freeborn County in south central Minnesota...
Northeastern Faribault County in south central Minnesota...
Southwestern Steele County in south central Minnesota...
Southern Waseca County in south central Minnesota...
* Until 1145 PM CDT
* At 1040 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Steele Center to Matawan to near Minnesota
Lake, moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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,
New Richland around 1045 PM CDT.
Ellendale, Hartland and Freeborn around 1100 PM CDT.
Wells and Geneva around 1110 PM CDT.
Clarks Grove and Alden around 1120 PM CDT.
Hollandale around 1125 PM CDT.
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 100 AM CDT for south central
Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4360 9375 4385 9377 4393 9377 4393 9366
4400 9324 4365 9317 4358 9353
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 343DEG 19KT 4398 9326 4387 9364 4388 9380
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
473
WWUS53 KMPX 100414
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1114 PM CDT SUN JUL 9 2017
MNC147-100423-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0132.000000T0000Z-170710T0445Z/
Steele MN-
1114 PM CDT SUN JUL 9 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN STEELE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for south central
Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4360 9375 4393 9377 4393 9372 4385 9340
4384 9321 4383 9320 4365 9317 4358 9353
TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 343DEG 19KT 4382 9319 4371 9357 4372 9373
$$
MNC043-047-161-100445-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0132.000000T0000Z-170710T0445Z/
Freeborn MN-Faribault MN-Waseca MN-
1114 PM CDT SUN JUL 9 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN FREEBORN...NORTHEASTERN FARIBAULT AND SOUTHWESTERN
WASECA COUNTIES...
At 1113 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Geneva to near Alden to Wells, moving south at 20
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.
These severe storms will be near...
Alden around 1120 PM CDT.
Hollandale around 1125 PM CDT.
Conger around 1130 PM CDT.
Hayward around 1145 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Walters, Manchester, Matawan and Baroda.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for south central
Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4360 9375 4393 9377 4393 9372 4385 9340
4384 9321 4383 9320 4365 9317 4358 9353
TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 343DEG 19KT 4382 9319 4371 9357 4372 9373
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$114
WWUS53 KMPX 100439
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1139 PM CDT SUN JUL 9 2017
MNC043-047-161-100449-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0132.000000T0000Z-170710T0445Z/
Freeborn MN-Faribault MN-Waseca MN-
1139 PM CDT SUN JUL 9 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN FREEBORN...
NORTHEASTERN FARIBAULT AND SOUTHWESTERN WASECA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE
AT 1145 PM CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However heavy rain
is still possible with these thunderstorms.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for south central
Minnesota.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
southern Freeborn county.
LAT...LON 4360 9375 4393 9377 4393 9372 4385 9340
4384 9321 4383 9320 4365 9317 4358 9353
TIME...MOT...LOC 0439Z 343DEG 19KT 4370 9314 4359 9352 4360 9368
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stevens, Swift | 40 min |
| Jul 9, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Mille Lacs, Morrison | 40 min |
| Jul 9, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Meeker, Renville | 39 min |
| Jul 9, 7:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Stevens, Swift | 33 min |
| Jul 9, 8:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Swift | 28 min |
| Jul 9, 8:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle | 39 min |
| Jul 9, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Morrison | 38 min |
| Jul 9, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 40 min |
| Jul 9, 8:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod, Scott | 47 min |
| Jul 9, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Renville, Sibley | 42 min |
| Jul 9, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 66 min |
| Jul 9, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Sherburne | 25 min |
| Jul 9, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott | 34 min |
| Jul 9, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Swift | 47 min |
| Jul 9, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Nicollet, Sibley | 42 min |
| Jul 9, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns | 27 min |
| Jul 9, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift | 20 min |
| Jul 9, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Waseca | 49 min |
| Jul 9, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 44 min |
| Jul 9, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice, Scott | 53 min |
| Jul 9, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet | 49 min |
| Jul 9, 9:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Nicollet | 30 min |
| Jul 9, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Steele, Waseca | 54 min |
| Jul 9, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Nicollet | 35 min |
| Jul 9, 10:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth | 41 min |
| Jul 9, 10:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Nicollet, Sibley | 41 min |
| Jul 9, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Renville, Sibley | 39 min |
| Jul 9, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Redwood, Renville | 35 min |
| Jul 9, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth | 40 min |
| Jul 9, 11:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 43 min |
| Jul 9, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet, Watonwan | 37 min |
| Jul 9, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood | 18 min |
| Jul 10, 12:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin | 40 min |
| Jul 10, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 30 min |
| Jul 10, 12:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Nicollet | 26 min |
| Jul 10, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Watonwan | 35 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.