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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 30, 2017Freeborn County, Steele County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2017, 5:59 PM CDT for Freeborn County, Steele County, Minnesota. It was in force for 31 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 30, 2017, 5:59 PM CDT (22:59 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2017, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Freeborn County, MN, Steele County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 120 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 2017-06-30Temperature 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 2017-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -77 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1236 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

276 
WUUS53 KMPX 302259
SVRMPX
MNC047-147-302330-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0094.170630T2259Z-170630T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
559 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2017

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Freeborn County in south central Minnesota...
  Southeastern Steele County in south central Minnesota...

* Until 630 PM CDT

* At 559 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Blooming
  Prairie, or 13 miles northwest of Austin, moving southeast at 25
  mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. 

* this severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northeastern Freeborn and southeastern Steele Counties.

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 4382 9322 4392 9308 4391 9305 4366 9306
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 310DEG 22KT 4384 9312 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

JPC
1 follow-up statement
605 
WWUS53 KMPX 302320
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
620 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2017

MNC047-147-302330-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-170630T2330Z/
Freeborn MN-Steele MN-
620 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FREEBORN AND
SOUTHEASTERN STEELE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

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 4382 9322 4392 9308 4391 9305 4366 9306
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 310DEG 22KT 4376 9299 

$$

JPC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 7:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFaribault, Martin, Watonwan52 min
Jun 29, 9:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFreeborn21 min
Jun 29, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton31 min
Jun 29, 9:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton29 min
Jun 29, 9:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton37 min
Jun 29, 10:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKanabec50 min
Jun 30, 5:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRice59 min
Jun 30, 5:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFaribault, Steele, Waseca49 min
Jun 30, 6:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSteele55 min
Jun 30, 6:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMille Lacs41 min
Jun 30, 6:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWright63 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.