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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 28, 2018Morrison County, Stearns County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2018, 7:29 PM CDT for Morrison County, Stearns 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
May 28, 2018, 7:29 PM CDT (00:29 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2018, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Morrison County, MN, Stearns County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 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

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 321 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, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2018-05-29Temperature 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, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2018-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2267 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

303 
WUUS53 KMPX 290029
SVRMPX
MNC097-145-290100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0039.180529T0029Z-180529T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
729 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Stearns County in central Minnesota...
  Southwestern Morrison County in central Minnesota...

* Until 800 PM CDT

* At 729 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Holdingford,
  or 17 miles south of Little Falls, moving north at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. 

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

* This severe thunderstorm will be near,
  Upsala around 745 PM CDT. 
  Bowlus around 750 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Elmdale,
St Wendel and Opole.

This includes Interstate 94 in Minnesota between mile markers 148 and
157.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay
away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 4586 9433 4582 9433 4582 9435 4580 9433
      4559 9432 4560 9457 4586 9460
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 181DEG 13KT 4574 9447 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

ETA
1 follow-up statement
516 
WWUS53 KMPX 290045
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
745 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

MNC145-290055-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-180529T0100Z/
Stearns MN-
745 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL STEARNS 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 4586 9433 4582 9433 4582 9435 4580 9433
      4577 9433 4577 9458 4578 9459 4586 9460
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 181DEG 13KT 4580 9447 

$$

MNC097-290100-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-180529T0100Z/
Morrison MN-
745 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MORRISON COUNTY...

At 745 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Elmdale, or 13
miles southwest of Little Falls, moving north at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

This severe storm will be near...
  Bowlus around 750 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Elmdale.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 4586 9433 4582 9433 4582 9435 4580 9433
      4577 9433 4577 9458 4578 9459 4586 9460
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 181DEG 13KT 4580 9447 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

ETA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 7:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton29 min
May 28, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Stearns24 min
May 28, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMille Lacs43 min
May 28, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXYellow Medicine34 min
May 28, 9:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa31 min
May 28, 10:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLac qui Parle37 min
May 29, 3:03 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and 1 more14 hr
May 29, 12:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRedwood33 min
May 29, 1:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRedwood40 min
May 29, 1:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRedwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine49 min
May 29, 1:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXGoodhue63 min
May 29, 1:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa3 hr
May 29, 1:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue40 min
May 29, 2:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDouglas, Pope, Todd85 min
May 29, 2:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRedwood86 min
May 29, 2:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Hennepin, Ramsey34 min
May 29, 2:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Chisago, Dakota, Ramsey, Washington70 min
May 29, 3:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMcLeod, Sibley84 min
May 29, 3:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXGoodhue61 min
May 29, 3:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Stearns, Wright89 min
May 29, 3:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Waseca, Watonwan96 min
May 29, 3:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChisago, Isanti, Sherburne76 min
May 29, 3:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXIsanti33 min
May 29, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod32 min
May 29, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXIsanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs37 min
May 29, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKanabec, Mille Lacs51 min
May 29, 4:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSherburne, Wright34 min
May 29, 5:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Rice, Scott23 min
May 29, 6:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSteele24 min
May 29, 6:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXNicollet33 min
May 29, 6:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWatonwan30 min
May 29, 6:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFreeborn24 min
May 29, 6:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMartin34 min
May 29, 6:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMartin27 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.