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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 12, 2017Blue Earth County, Waseca County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2017, 12:54 PM CDT for Blue Earth County, Waseca County, Minnesota. It was in force for 36 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 12, 2017, 12:54 PM CDT (17:54 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2017, 1:30 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Waseca County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:56 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
Jun 12, 12:55 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGAmboy, MNPOWER LINES DOWN ON THE EAST SIDE OF AMBOY.

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
Jun 12, 11:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 100 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 2017-06-12Temperature 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 2017-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -73 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1135 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

505 
WUUS53 KMPX 121754
SVRMPX
MNC013-161-121830-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0069.170612T1754Z-170612T1830Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1254 PM CDT MON JUN 12 2017

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Blue Earth County in south central Minnesota...
  Western Waseca County in south central Minnesota...

* Until 130 PM CDT

* At 1254 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mapleton, or
  19 miles south of Mankato, moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* This severe thunderstorm will be near,
  St. Clair and Pemberton around 115 PM CDT. 
  Janesville around 125 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Otisco,
Alma City, Garden City, Smiths Mill and Skyline.

This includes the following highways...
 U.S. Highway 14 between mile markers 142 and 154, and between mile
markers 156 and 157.
 U.S. Highway 169 between mile markers 26 and 46.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4386 9424 4413 9416 4415 9391 4415 9361
      4405 9355 4395 9351 4384 9388 4384 9413
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 223DEG 38KT 4388 9398 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
579 
WWUS53 KMPX 121819
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
119 PM CDT MON JUN 12 2017

MNC013-161-121830-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-170612T1830Z/
Blue Earth MN-Waseca MN-
119 PM CDT MON JUN 12 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BLUE EARTH AND WESTERN WASECA COUNTIES...

At 118 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Smiths Mill to near Alma City to near Minnesota
Lake, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Mankato, Janesville, Mapleton, St. Clair, Pemberton, Waldorf, Otisco,
Skyline, Alma City and Smiths Mill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4397 9400 4414 9409 4415 9391 4415 9361
      4405 9355 4395 9351 4384 9388 4384 9401
TIME...MOT...LOC 1818Z 224DEG 36KT 4414 9381 4400 9367 4381 9380 

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 10:59 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 24 more9 hr
Jun 12, 8:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBlue Earth27 min
Jun 12, 9:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWaseca35 min
Jun 12, 10:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSteele33 min
Jun 12, 11:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMartin49 min
Jun 12, 11:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBlue Earth56 min
Jun 12, 11:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFreeborn57 min
Jun 12, 11:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMartin, Watonwan33 min
Jun 12, 12:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBlue Earth, Brown46 min
Jun 12, 12:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFaribault44 min
Jun 12, 12:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBlue Earth48 min
Jun 12, 1:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFreeborn51 min
Jun 12, 1:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRice, Steele, Waseca36 min
Jun 12, 1:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLe Sueur, Rice26 min
Jun 12, 1:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue, Rice39 min
Jun 12, 2:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSteele18 min
Jun 12, 3:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFaribault45 min
Jun 12, 3:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFreeborn46 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.