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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 11, 20187 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this high wind warning at Jun 11, 2018, 5:24 PM CDT for 7 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 96 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 11, 2018, 5:24 PM CDT (22:24 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
96 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Benton County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Wright County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:25 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 11, 5:40 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMG6 Ssw Cokato, MNSTRAIGHT LINE WINDS FROM THE EAST DAMAGED OR DESTROYED MANY CORN CROPS BETWEEN COKATO AND HUTCHINSON.

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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 73 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 2018-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2018-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 94 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
607 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

165 
WWUS73 KMPX 112224
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
524 PM CDT Mon Jun 11 2018

...AREAS OF DAMAGING WINDS BEING REPORTED...

.Strong east winds producing areas of tree damage have been 
reported on the western edge of showers stretching from 
Litchfield to St. Cloud. It is unclear how long these damaging 
winds will last or where they will develop. Be prepared to seek 
shelter quickly if strong winds reach your location. 

MNZ044-049>051-058-059-066-120000-
/O.NEW.KMPX.HW.W.0001.180611T2224Z-180612T0000Z/
Mille Lacs-Stearns-Benton-Sherburne-Meeker-Wright-McLeod-
Including the cities of Princeton, St Cloud, Foley, Elk River, 
Litchfield, Monticello, and Hutchinson
524 PM CDT Mon Jun 11 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued
a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 7 PM CDT this
evening. 

* TIMING...Now through about 7 PM.

* WINDS...Gusts of 60 mph.

* IMPACTS...Tree damage is likely with some minor structural
  damage possible as well.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected
or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts
of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage.

&&

$$

Borghoff
1 follow-up statement
724 
WWUS73 KMPX 120001
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
701 PM CDT Mon Jun 11 2018

MNZ044-049>051-058-059-066-120115-
/O.EXP.KMPX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180612T0000Z/
Mille Lacs-Stearns-Benton-Sherburne-Meeker-Wright-McLeod-
Including the cities of Princeton, St Cloud, Foley, Elk River, 
Litchfield, Monticello, and Hutchinson
701 PM CDT Mon Jun 11 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

Winds have subsided below severe limits, although some gusts of 30
to 45 mph are still possible early this evening.

$$

Borghoff

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 4:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMartin37 min
Jun 11, 8:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMeeker2 hr
Jun 11, 10:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMeeker3 hr
Jun 11, 11:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDouglas, Pope, Swift3 hr
Jun 11, 11:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRenville3 hr
Jun 11, 11:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMartin3 hr
Jun 11, 12:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin and 5 more66 min
Jun 11, 1:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine80 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.