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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 2, 2017Meeker County, Renville County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2017, 6:43 PM CDT for Meeker County, Renville County, Minnesota. It was in force for 29 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
Jun 2, 2017, 6:43 PM CDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2017, 7:12 PM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Meeker County, MN, Renville County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 78 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 12:00Z on 2017-06-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2017-06-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 78 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1706 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

937 
WUUS53 KMPX 022343
SVRMPX
MNC093-129-030030-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0047.170602T2343Z-170603T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
643 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 2017

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Meeker County in central Minnesota...
  Northeastern Renville County in central Minnesota...

* Until 730 PM CDT

* At 643 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lakeside, or
  12 miles west of Hutchinson, moving northeast at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

* this severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southern Meeker and northeastern Renville Counties, including the
  following locations: Lakeside and Cedar Mills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in The Twin Cities.

&&

LAT...LON 4476 9463 4486 9469 4497 9450 4478 9450
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 244DEG 8KT 4483 9462 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

JPC
2 follow-up statements
436 
WWUS53 KMPX 022357
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
657 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 2017

MNC093-129-030030-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-170603T0030Z/
Meeker MN-Renville MN-
657 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN MEEKER AND NORTHEASTERN RENVILLE COUNTIES...

At 657 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lakeside, or 9
miles west of Hutchinson, moving northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

this severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southern Meeker and northeastern Renville Counties, including the
following locations: Lakeside and Cedar Mills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
The Twin Cities.

&&

LAT...LON 4479 9460 4490 9462 4497 9450 4478 9450
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 243DEG 9KT 4485 9456 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

JPC
284 
WWUS53 KMPX 030012
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
712 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 2017

MNC093-129-030022-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-170603T0030Z/
Meeker MN-Renville MN-
712 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MEEKER AND
NORTHEASTERN RENVILLE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
The Twin Cities.

LAT...LON 4479 9460 4490 9462 4497 9450 4478 9450
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 244DEG 8KT 4486 9452 

$$

JPC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 4:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPope24 min
Jun 2, 5:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPope23 min
Jun 2, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMcLeod45 min
Jun 2, 5:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKandiyohi29 min
Jun 2, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Stearns31 min
Jun 2, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMcLeod46 min
Jun 2, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod28 min
Jun 2, 6:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXWaseca26 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.