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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 28, 2018Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2018, 7:32 PM CDT for Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. It was in force for 43 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, 7:32 PM CDT (00:32 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2018, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Mille Lacs County, MN

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 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 274 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.

543 
WUUS53 KMPX 290032
SVRMPX
MNC095-290115-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0040.180529T0032Z-180529T0115Z/

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

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Mille Lacs County in east central Minnesota...

* Until 815 PM CDT

* At 731 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Onamia, or 17
  miles south of Mille Lacs Lake, moving north at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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,
  Wahkon around 745 PM CDT. 
  Isle around 755 PM CDT. 
  Vineland around 800 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Bayview
and Lake Mille Lacs.

This includes U.S. Highway 169 between mile markers 208 and 222.
 
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 4598 9343 4599 9374 4625 9375 4625 9344
      4624 9343
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 181DEG 13KT 4607 9362 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

ETA
2 follow-up statements
094 
WWUS53 KMPX 290054
SVSMPX

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

MNC095-290115-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-180529T0115Z/
Mille Lacs MN-
754 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MILLE LACS COUNTY...

At 754 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bayview, or 11
miles south of Mille Lacs Lake, moving north at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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...
  Vineland around 800 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Lake
Mille Lacs.

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 4614 9343 4613 9375 4625 9375 4625 9344
      4624 9343
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 181DEG 13KT 4616 9362 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

ETA
785 
WWUS53 KMPX 290106
SVSMPX

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

MNC095-290116-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-180529T0115Z/
Mille Lacs MN-
806 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MILLE LACS COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4614 9343 4613 9375 4625 9375 4625 9344
      4624 9343
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 181DEG 13KT 4618 9362 

$$

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, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMorrison, Stearns31 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.