Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

May 25, 2018, 2:55 PM CDT (19:55 UTC)

Expired

May 25, 2018, 3:45 PM CDT

In force

50 min

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Hail

1.0 in

Wind

60.0 mph

County Freeborn County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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230 
WUUS53 KMPX 251955
SVRMPX
MNC047-252045-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0016.180525T1955Z-180525T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
255 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2018

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Freeborn County in south central Minnesota...

* Until 345 PM CDT

* At 254 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Freeborn, or
  14 miles northwest of Albert Lea, moving southeast 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. 

* This severe thunderstorm will be near,
  Freeborn around 300 PM CDT. 
  Hartland around 310 PM CDT. 
  Albert Lea and Clarks Grove around 335 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Manchester, Albert Lea Airport and Matawan.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 35 between mile markers 7 and 21.
 Interstate 90 between mile markers 149 and 161.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4372 9365 4384 9365 4385 9364 4385 9356
      4378 9322 4359 9335
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 297DEG 17KT 4377 9360 

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

jrb

460 
WWUS53 KMPX 252021
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
321 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2018

MNC047-252045-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-180525T2045Z/
Freeborn MN-
321 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN FREEBORN COUNTY...

At 321 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Manchester, or
7 miles northwest of Albert Lea, moving southeast at 30 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. 

This severe storm will be near...
  Albert Lea and Clarks Grove around 335 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Manchester and Albert Lea Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4372 9365 4376 9365 4379 9356 4378 9322
      4359 9335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 298DEG 26KT 4370 9351 

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

jrb

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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.