Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2017, 6:16 PM CDT for Dakota County, Goodhue County, Minnesota; Pierce County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 44 min. 1 report 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
- May 16, 2017, 6:16 PM CDT (23:16 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2017, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dakota County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Pierce County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:16 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 6:55 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | Red Wing, MN | REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK. INCLUDED PHOTO. |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 16, 4:02 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 241 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -181 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1186 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -1.3
The text
As transmitted.
300
WUUS53 KMPX 162316
SVRMPX
MNC037-049-WIC093-170000-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0033.170516T2316Z-170517T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
616 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Dakota County in east central Minnesota...
Goodhue County in southeastern Minnesota...
Southern Pierce County in west central Wisconsin...
* Until 700 PM CDT
* At 616 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cannon Falls,
or 15 miles west of Red Wing, moving east at 40 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Red Wing, Cannon Falls, Goodhue, Stanton, Welch, Plum City, Bay
City, Frontenac, Vasa, Hampton, Diamond Bluff and Wacouta.
This includes U.S. Highway 61 between mile markers 82 and 104.
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 CDT for west central
Wisconsin.
LAT...LON 4465 9303 4468 9214 4454 9213 4454 9231
4450 9230 4446 9224 4445 9243 4436 9244
4437 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 265DEG 36KT 4453 9287
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
ETA1 follow-up statement
231
WWUS53 KMPX 162339
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
639 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
MNC037-162348-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-170517T0000Z/
Dakota MN-
639 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DAKOTA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for west central
Wisconsin.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southeastern and east central Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4454 9281 4454 9279 4463 9279 4463 9274
4466 9273 4468 9214 4454 9213 4454 9231
4449 9230 4446 9226 4445 9243 4440 9243
4440 9281
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 265DEG 36KT 4455 9255
$$
MNC049-WIC093-170000-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-170517T0000Z/
Goodhue MN-Pierce WI-
639 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL GOODHUE AND SOUTHERN PIERCE COUNTIES...
At 638 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Red Wing,
moving east at 40 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.
Locations impacted include...
Red Wing, Goodhue, Welch, Plum City, Bay City, Frontenac, Vasa,
Diamond Bluff, Wacouta, Central Point, Esdaile and Red Wing Airport.
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 CDT for west central
Wisconsin.
LAT...LON 4454 9281 4454 9279 4463 9279 4463 9274
4466 9273 4468 9214 4454 9213 4454 9231
4449 9230 4446 9226 4445 9243 4440 9243
4440 9281
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 265DEG 36KT 4455 9255
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
ETAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 8:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 37 min |
| May 15, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Waseca | 43 min |
| May 15, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Waseca | 35 min |
| May 15, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele | 56 min |
| May 15, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 26 min |
| May 15, 11:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Waseca | 34 min |
| May 15, 11:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 36 min |
| May 16, 1:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 42 min |
| May 16, 3:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 55 min |
| May 16, 3:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Stevens, Swift | 28 min |
| May 16, 4:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kandiyohi, Stearns | 55 min |
| May 16, 5:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown, Martin, Redwood, Watonwan | 84 min |
| May 16, 2:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Rice, Steele, Waseca | 12 hr |
| May 16, 3:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 26 min |
| May 16, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice | 48 min |
| May 16, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Washington | 39 min |
| May 16, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 52 min |
| May 16, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice | 43 min |
| May 16, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 33 min |
| May 16, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 47 min |
| May 16, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Polk, Saint Croix | 44 min |
| May 16, 4:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Barron, Polk | 51 min |
| May 16, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Rusk | 65 min |
| May 16, 5:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Barron | 55 min |
| May 16, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Dunn, Saint Croix | 47 min |
| May 16, 5:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Rusk | 38 min |
| May 16, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Rusk | 59 min |
| May 16, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Rusk | 65 min |
| May 16, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chippewa | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.