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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Twin Cities, MN

August 24, 2018Blue Earth County, Waseca County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 24, 2018, 3:37 PM CDT for Blue Earth County, Waseca County, Minnesota. It was in force for 53 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
Aug 24, 2018, 3:37 PM CDT (20:37 UTC)
Expired
Aug 24, 2018, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Waseca County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 105 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 2018-08-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 107 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 2018-08-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 150 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
107 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-122 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
584 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

510 
WUUS53 KMPX 242037
SVRMPX
MNC013-161-242130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0121.180824T2037Z-180824T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
337 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2018

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

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

* Until 430 PM CDT.

* At 337 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Waldorf, or
  22 miles southeast of Mankato, moving northeast at 20 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...
  Waseca, New Richland, Waldorf and Otisco. 

This includes U.S. Highway 14 between mile markers 158 and 159.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4385 9386 4392 9386 4408 9352 4385 9347
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 247DEG 16KT 4389 9374 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
449 
WWUS53 KMPX 242101
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2018

MNC013-242110-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-180824T2130Z/
Blue Earth MN-
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BLUE EARTH COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4395 9377 4403 9351 4385 9346 4385 9377
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 267DEG 13KT 4389 9367 

$$

MNC161-242130-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-180824T2130Z/
Waseca MN-
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN WASECA COUNTY...

At 400 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Waldorf, or 22
miles northwest of Albert Lea, moving east at 15 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...
New Richland, Waldorf and Otisco. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4395 9377 4403 9351 4385 9346 4385 9377
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 267DEG 13KT 4389 9367 

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 24, 8:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXHennepin45 min
Aug 24, 8:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Hennepin46 min
Aug 24, 9:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Hennepin, Ramsey30 min
Aug 24, 10:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRamsey, Washington38 min
Aug 24, 12:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXGoodhue37 min
Aug 24, 2:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRenville48 min
Aug 24, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWaseca60 min
Aug 24, 3:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRenville57 min
Aug 24, 5:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWaseca70 min
Aug 24, 5:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStearns68 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.