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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 29, 2018Redwood County, Renville County, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2018, 1:26 PM CDT for Redwood County, Renville County, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. It was in force for 49 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 29, 2018, 1:26 PM CDT (18:26 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2018, 2:15 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 29, 1:32 PM CDTHAIL 13 Nw Vesta, MN
May 29, 2:05 PM CDTHAIL 1Echo, MN

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, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 149 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 2018-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 138 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2018-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 186 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
138 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-309 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1748 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
186 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
221 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

876 
WUUS53 KMPX 291826
SVRMPX
MNC127-129-173-291915-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0043.180529T1826Z-180529T1915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
126 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Redwood County in southwestern Minnesota...
  Southeastern Yellow Medicine County in west central Minnesota...
  West central Renville County in central Minnesota...

* Until 215 PM CDT

* At 126 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Vesta, or 16
  miles east of Marshall, moving north at 25 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,
  Wood Lake and Echo around 145 PM CDT. 
  Sacred Heart around 210 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Granite
Falls Airport, Seaforth, Vesta and Belview.

This includes U.S. Highway 212 between mile markers 53 and 65.
 
This includes  Prairies Edge Casino Resort.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in The Twin Cities.

&&

LAT...LON 4480 9551 4479 9550 4478 9553 4477 9551
      4477 9549 4480 9547 4479 9523 4443 9533
      4444 9559 4481 9561
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 184DEG 24KT 4451 9546 

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

JLT
3 follow-up statements
613 
WWUS53 KMPX 291836
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
136 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018

MNC127-129-173-291915-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-180529T1915Z/
Redwood MN-Yellow Medicine MN-Renville MN-
136 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN REDWOOD...SOUTHEASTERN YELLOW MEDICINE AND WEST
CENTRAL RENVILLE COUNTIES...

At 135 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Echo, or 17
miles west of Redwood Falls, moving north 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...
  Echo around 140 PM CDT. 
  Wood Lake around 145 PM CDT. 
  Sacred Heart around 205 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Granite
Falls Airport, Seaforth, Vesta and Belview.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
The Twin Cities.

&&

LAT...LON 4480 9551 4479 9550 4478 9553 4477 9551
      4477 9549 4480 9547 4479 9523 4443 9533
      4444 9559 4481 9561
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 184DEG 24KT 4458 9545 

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

JLT
614 
WWUS53 KMPX 291857
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
157 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018

MNC127-129-173-291915-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-180529T1915Z/
Redwood MN-Yellow Medicine MN-Renville MN-
157 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN REDWOOD...SOUTHEASTERN YELLOW MEDICINE AND WEST
CENTRAL RENVILLE COUNTIES...

At 157 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Echo, or 17
miles northwest of Redwood Falls, moving north 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. 

This severe storm will be near...
  Sacred Heart around 215 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Granite
Falls Airport, Seaforth, Vesta and Belview.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
The Twin Cities.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4480 9551 4479 9550 4478 9553 4477 9551
      4477 9549 4480 9547 4479 9523 4443 9533
      4444 9559 4481 9561
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 187DEG 13KT 4465 9543 

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

JLT
583 
WWUS53 KMPX 291912
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
212 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018

MNC127-129-173-291921-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-180529T1915Z/
Redwood MN-Yellow Medicine MN-Renville MN-
212 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN REDWOOD...
SOUTHEASTERN YELLOW MEDICINE AND WEST CENTRAL RENVILLE COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 215 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small 
hail, up to nickel size, and gusty winds of 50 to 55 mph, are still 
possible with this thunderstorm.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
central, southwestern and west central Minnesota.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
The Twin Cities.

LAT...LON 4480 9551 4479 9550 4478 9553 4477 9551
      4477 9549 4480 9547 4479 9523 4443 9533
      4444 9559 4481 9561
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 184DEG 24KT 4471 9542 

$$

JLT

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, 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, 1:42 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.