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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 146, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 12, 2017Mille Lacs County, Morrison County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2017, 12:10 AM CDT for Mille Lacs County, Morrison County, Minnesota. It was in force for 35 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 12, 2017, 12:10 AM CDT (05:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2017, 12:45 AM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:14 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 11, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 140 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 2017-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 913 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 2017-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 86 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
913 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-179 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1279 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
202 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
4.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

271 
WUUS53 KMPX 120510
SVRMPX
MNC095-097-120545-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0146.170712T0510Z-170712T0545Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1210 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Mille Lacs County in east central Minnesota...
  East central Morrison County in central Minnesota...

* Until 1245 AM CDT

* At 1210 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Onamia, or
  15 miles south of Mille Lacs Lake, moving east at 35 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,
  Onamia around 1220 AM CDT. 
  Isle and Wahkon around 1230 AM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Bayview,
Lake Mille Lacs and Hillman.

This includes U.S. Highway 169 between mile markers 204 and 229.
 
This includes  Grand Casino Mille Lacs.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4624 9343 4598 9343 4598 9352 4591 9352
      4595 9395 4615 9386 4616 9381 4624 9381
      4625 9374
TIME...MOT...LOC 0510Z 276DEG 32KT 4609 9377 

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

BORGHOFF
1 follow-up statement
694 
WWUS53 KMPX 120524
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1224 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017

MNC097-120534-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0146.000000T0000Z-170712T0545Z/
Morrison MN-
1224 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MORRISON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
central and east central Minnesota.

LAT...LON 4624 9343 4598 9343 4598 9352 4591 9352
      4593 9377 4598 9377 4599 9381 4625 9369
TIME...MOT...LOC 0524Z 282DEG 27KT 4606 9362 

$$

MNC095-120545-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0146.000000T0000Z-170712T0545Z/
Mille Lacs MN-
1224 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
FOR NORTHERN MILLE LACS COUNTY...

At 1224 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Onamia, or 17
miles south of Mille Lacs Lake, moving east at 30 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 storm will be near...
  Wahkon around 1230 AM CDT. 
  Isle around 1235 AM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Bayview
and Lake Mille Lacs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4624 9343 4598 9343 4598 9352 4591 9352
      4593 9377 4598 9377 4599 9381 4625 9369
TIME...MOT...LOC 0524Z 282DEG 27KT 4606 9362 

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

BORGHOFF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 11:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSwift28 min
Jul 11, 11:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas46 min
Jul 11, 11:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPope33 min
Jul 11, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Pope, Stearns, Todd46 min
Jul 12, 12:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Pope, Stearns, Todd21 min
Jul 12, 12:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKanabec, Mille Lacs44 min
Jul 12, 1:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Benton, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne46 min
Jul 12, 2:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Ramsey, Washington33 min
Jul 12, 2:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Ramsey, Washington27 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.