Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Twin Cities, MN
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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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 13, 7:28 AM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Morris, MN | DIME 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.
- 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
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
$$
SPD1 follow-up statement
474
WWUS53 KMPX 131255
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
755 AM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017
MNC149-131304-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-170613T1315Z/
Stevens MN-
755 AM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN STEVENS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4610 9533 4542 9535 4542 9575 4586 9574
4610 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1254Z 270DEG 29KT 4618 9544 4544 9545
$$
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
$$
SPDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 6:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stevens | 24 min |
| Jun 13, 8:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas, Pope | 60 min |
| Jun 13, 8:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 24 min |
| Jun 13, 9:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 25 min |
| Jun 13, 10:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 86 min |
| Jun 13, 5:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 38 min |
| Jun 13, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift | 44 min |
| Jun 13, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Swift | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 6:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Pope, Stevens, Swift | 57 min |
| Jun 13, 6:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Stevens | 38 min |
| Jun 13, 6:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stevens | 32 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.