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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 3, 2017Freeborn County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2017, 3:48 PM CDT for Freeborn County, Minnesota. It was in force for 30 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: Jun 3, 2017, 3:48 PM CDT (20:48 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2017, 4:18 PM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Freeborn County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 3, 3:56 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Albert Lea, MN	LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN IN ALBERT LEA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 137 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 52 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -252 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1782 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 13 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

100 
WUUS53 KMPX 032048
SVRMPX
MNC047-032145-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0049.170603T2048Z-170603T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
348 PM CDT SAT JUN 3 2017

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Freeborn County in south central Minnesota...

* Until 445 PM CDT

* At 348 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Albert Lea,
  moving east 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. 

* This severe thunderstorm will be near,
  Albert Lea around 355 PM CDT. 
  Glenville around 410 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Myrtle,
Manchester and Albert Lea Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 4357 9353 4375 9352 4377 9305 4350 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 271DEG 18KT 4367 9342 

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

JLT

4 follow-up statements

632 
WWUS53 KMPX 032057
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
357 PM CDT SAT JUN 3 2017

MNC047-032145-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-170603T2145Z/
Freeborn MN-
357 PM CDT SAT JUN 3 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN FREEBORN COUNTY...

At 357 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Albert Lea,
moving east 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. 

This severe storm will be near...
  Glenville around 410 PM CDT. 
  Hayward around 415 PM CDT. 
  Hollandale around 420 PM CDT. 
  London around 440 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Myrtle
and Albert Lea Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 4357 9353 4375 9343 4377 9305 4350 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 271DEG 18KT 4367 9336 

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

JLT

824 
WWUS53 KMPX 032105
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
405 PM CDT SAT JUN 3 2017

MNC047-032145-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-170603T2145Z/
Freeborn MN-
405 PM CDT SAT JUN 3 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN FREEBORN COUNTY...

At 404 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hayward, or
near Albert Lea, moving east 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. 

This severe storm will be near...
  Hayward around 415 PM CDT. 
  Hollandale around 420 PM CDT. 
  London around 440 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Myrtle
and Albert Lea Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 4357 9353 4375 9337 4377 9305 4350 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 271DEG 18KT 4367 9330 

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

JLT

113 
WWUS53 KMPX 032112
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
412 PM CDT SAT JUN 3 2017

MNC047-032145-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-170603T2145Z/
Freeborn MN-
412 PM CDT SAT JUN 3 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN FREEBORN COUNTY...

At 412 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hayward, or
near Albert Lea, moving east 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. 

This severe storm will be near...
  Hollandale around 420 PM CDT. 
  London around 440 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Myrtle.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 4358 9343 4376 9328 4377 9305 4350 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 271DEG 18KT 4367 9325 

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

JLT

449 
WWUS53 KMPX 032118
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
418 PM CDT SAT JUN 3 2017

MNC047-032128-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-170603T2145Z/
Freeborn MN-
418 PM CDT SAT JUN 3 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FREEBORN COUNTY
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.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4358 9343 4376 9328 4377 9305 4350 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 271DEG 18KT 4367 9320 

$$

JLT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 2, 7:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Nicollet	36 min
Jun 2, 7:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Rice	35 min
Jun 2, 8:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Swift	40 min
Jun 3, 3:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Faribault, Martin	57 min
Jun 3, 3:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Freeborn	54 min
Jun 3, 5:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Martin	3 hr

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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.