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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 194, NWS Twin Cities, MN

September 19, 2017Douglas County, Pope County, Stevens County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 19, 2017, 11:50 PM CDT for Douglas County, Pope County, Stevens County, Minnesota. It was in force for 55 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Sep 19, 2017, 11:50 PM CDT (04:50 UTC)
Expired
Sep 20, 2017, 12:45 AM CDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Douglas County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stevens County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 188 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 20, 12:20 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 Nne Brandon, MNSEVERAL PINE TREES SNAPPED, SOME BLOCKING ROADS, NORTH OF BRANDON NEAR CO. RD. 7 AND BIG CHIP RD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Sep 20, 12:22 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG9 Wnw Sunburg, MNTREE DAMAGE REPORTED ON THE NORTHWESTERLY SIDE OF CAMP LAKE. A TURKEY BARN'S ROOF AT JENNIE-O INDIAN HILLS FARM WAS TAKEN SOUTHWEST OF CAMP LAKE. BARNS DOWN AND ROOFS OFF ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF CAMP LAKE.
Sep 20, 12:40 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG7 Wsw Brooten, MNLARGE TREE DOWN ON HWY 104 ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF CO RD 8 INTERSECTION. REPORTED VIA TWITTER. TIME ESTIMATED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 19, 10:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 185 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 2017-09-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 246 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 2017-09-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 274 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
246 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-155 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1179 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
274 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
454 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
3.2

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The text

As transmitted.

900 
WUUS53 KMPX 200450
SVRMPX
MNC041-121-149-200545-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0194.170920T0450Z-170920T0545Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1150 PM CDT TUE SEP 19 2017

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Douglas County in west central Minnesota...
  Pope County in west central Minnesota...
  Eastern Stevens County in west central Minnesota...

* Until 1245 AM CDT

* At 1149 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Ashby to 6 miles southwest of Kensington to 6
  miles east of Lake Oliver, 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. 

* Severe thunderstorms will be near,
  Kensington around 1155 PM CDT. 
  Cyrus around 1205 AM CDT. 
  Brandon around 1210 AM CDT. 
  Starbuck around 1215 AM CDT. 
  Lowry around 1220 AM CDT. 
  Alexandria around 1230 AM CDT. 
  Carlos around 1240 AM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include 
Westport, Nelson, Garfield, Grove Lake, Melby, Villard, Miltona and 
Rose City.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4611 9515 4541 9513 4541 9584 4564 9583
      4576 9587 4576 9576 4610 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 0449Z 220DEG 53KT 4609 9586 4572 9580 4537 9591 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
501 
WWUS53 KMPX 200517
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1217 AM CDT WED SEP 20 2017

MNC149-200527-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0194.000000T0000Z-170920T0545Z/
Stevens MN-
1217 AM CDT WED SEP 20 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN STEVENS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
central and west central Minnesota.

LAT...LON 4611 9515 4541 9513 4541 9575 4551 9574
      4610 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 214DEG 59KT 4601 9566 4587 9552 4546 9565 

$$

MNC041-121-200545-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0194.000000T0000Z-170920T0545Z/
Douglas MN-Pope MN-
1217 AM CDT WED SEP 20 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
FOR DOUGLAS AND POPE COUNTIES...

At 1217 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Evansville to near Holmes City to near Lake Emily,
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. 

These severe storms will be near...
  Evansville and Brandon around 1220 AM CDT. 
  Starbuck around 1225 AM CDT. 
  Carlos around 1230 AM CDT. 
  Glenwood and Lowry around 1235 AM CDT. 
  Alexandria around 1245 AM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include 
Westport, Nelson, Garfield, Grove Lake, Melby, Villard, Miltona and 
Rose City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4611 9515 4541 9513 4541 9575 4551 9574
      4610 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 214DEG 59KT 4601 9566 4587 9552 4546 9565 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
263 
WWUS53 KMPX 200533
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1233 AM CDT WED SEP 20 2017

MNC041-121-200545-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0194.000000T0000Z-170920T0545Z/
Douglas MN-Pope MN-
1233 AM CDT WED SEP 20 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
FOR DOUGLAS AND POPE COUNTIES...

At 1233 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Urbank to Miltona to Lake Minnewaska, 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. 

These severe storms will be near...
  Alexandria around 1245 AM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include 
Westport, Nelson, Garfield, Grove Lake, Villard, Miltona, Rose City 
and Holmes City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4611 9515 4541 9513 4541 9575 4587 9555
      4610 9562
TIME...MOT...LOC 0533Z 220DEG 53KT 4618 9546 4604 9532 4563 9545 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 19, 10:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle50 min
Sep 19, 11:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStevens, Swift36 min
Sep 19, 11:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine48 min
Sep 20, 12:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSwift57 min
Sep 20, 12:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMeeker24 min
Sep 20, 12:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa, Yellow Medicine44 min
Sep 20, 12:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSwift21 min
Sep 20, 12:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Pope, Stearns, Todd33 min
Sep 20, 12:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton, Morrison45 min
Sep 20, 12:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKandiyohi, Meeker, Renville39 min
Sep 20, 12:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBrown, Redwood35 min
Sep 20, 1:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Meeker, Renville43 min
Sep 20, 1:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns49 min
Sep 20, 1:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBrown, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley30 min
Sep 20, 1:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMeeker, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright38 min
Sep 20, 1:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod, Renville, Sibley34 min
Sep 20, 1:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison56 min
Sep 20, 2:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne45 min
Sep 20, 2:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Hennepin, Wright48 min
Sep 20, 2:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXHennepin, Ramsey, Washington69 min
Sep 20, 2:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChisago33 min
Sep 20, 3:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago26 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.