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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 13, 2017Douglas County, Pope County, Stevens County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2017, 7:15 AM CDT for Douglas County, Pope County, Stevens County, Minnesota. It was in force for 60 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 13, 2017, 7:15 AM CDT (12:15 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2017, 8:15 AM CDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

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

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 193 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 13, 7:28 AM CDTHAIL 0.88Morris, MNDIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED JUST WEST OF MORRIS ON HWY 28. PEA SIZED HAIL COVERING GROUND.

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, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 191 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 2017-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 900 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 12:00Z on 2017-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 165 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
900 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-194 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
780 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
193 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

357 
WUUS53 KMPX 131215
SVRMPX
MNC041-121-149-131315-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0073.170613T1215Z-170613T1315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
715 AM CDT TUE JUN 13 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 815 AM CDT

* At 714 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Ashby to 7 miles northeast of Lake Oliver,
  moving east at 35 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 thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of
  Douglas...Pope and eastern Stevens Counties, including the
  following locations: Alexandria Airport, Forada, Lake Emily,
  Garfield, Long Beach, Melby, Leaf Valley, Holmes City, Farwell and
  Millerville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 94 in Minnesota between mile markers 81 and 105.
 U.S. Highway 59 between mile markers 154 and 177.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4610 9533 4542 9535 4541 9594 4576 9592
      4576 9576 4611 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 1214Z 261DEG 29KT 4613 9588 4539 9589 

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

SPD
1 follow-up statement
474 
WWUS53 KMPX 131255
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
755 AM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017

MNC149-131304-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-170613T1315Z/
Stevens MN-
755 AM CDT TUE JUN 13 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.

LAT...LON 4610 9533 4542 9535 4542 9575 4586 9574
      4610 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1254Z 270DEG 29KT 4618 9544 4544 9545 

$$

MNC041-121-131315-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-170613T1315Z/
Douglas MN-Pope MN-
755 AM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT
FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS AND POPE COUNTIES...

At 754 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Urbank to near Swift Falls, moving east at 35
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...
Alexandria, Glenwood, Starbuck, Brandon, Lowry, Kensington, Cyrus,
Holmes City, Leaf Valley, Garfield, Forada and Millerville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4610 9533 4542 9535 4542 9575 4586 9574
      4610 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1254Z 270DEG 29KT 4618 9544 4544 9545 

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

SPD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 6:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStevens24 min
Jun 13, 8:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDouglas, Pope60 min
Jun 13, 8:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd24 min
Jun 13, 9:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMorrison25 min
Jun 13, 10:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStearns86 min
Jun 13, 5:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLac qui Parle38 min
Jun 13, 5:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift44 min
Jun 13, 5:45 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXChippewa, Swift45 min
Jun 13, 6:18 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXPope, Stevens, Swift57 min
Jun 13, 6:52 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXStevens38 min
Jun 13, 6:59 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMPXDouglas, Pope, Stevens32 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.