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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 4, 2018McLeod County, Sibley County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2018, 8:28 AM CDT for McLeod County, Sibley County, Minnesota. It was in force for 32 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
Jul 4, 2018, 8:28 AM CDT (13:28 UTC)
Expired
Jul 4, 2018, 9:00 AM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties McLeod County, MN, Sibley County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:32 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, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 55 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 2018-07-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2175 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 2018-07-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 134 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
2175 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-127 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1013 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
4.1

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The text

As transmitted.

374 
WUUS53 KMPX 041328
SVRMPX
MNC085-143-041400-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0091.180704T1328Z-180704T1400Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
828 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2018

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Sibley County in central Minnesota...
  Central McLeod County in central Minnesota...

* Until 900 AM CDT.

* At 828 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Brownton, or
  12 miles south of Hutchinson, 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Hutchinson, Glencoe, Brownton, Sumter, New Auburn, Biscay,
  Fernando, Hutchinson Airport and Lake Marion Regional Park.

This includes U.S. Highway 212 between mile markers 103 and 122.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4461 9417 4464 9450 4490 9442 4486 9408
TIME...MOT...LOC 1328Z 191DEG 11KT 4470 9437 

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

JLT
3 follow-up statements
223 
WWUS53 KMPX 041338
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
838 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2018

MNC085-143-041400-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-180704T1400Z/
Sibley MN-McLeod MN-
838 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL SIBLEY AND CENTRAL MCLEOD COUNTIES...

At 838 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Brownton, or 11
miles south of Hutchinson, moving northeast 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...
Hutchinson, Glencoe, Brownton, Sumter, New Auburn, Biscay, Fernando,
Hutchinson Airport and Lake Marion Regional Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4461 9417 4464 9450 4490 9442 4486 9408
TIME...MOT...LOC 1338Z 208DEG 12KT 4473 9432 

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

JLT
730 
WWUS53 KMPX 041349
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
849 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2018

MNC085-143-041400-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-180704T1400Z/
Sibley MN-McLeod MN-
849 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL SIBLEY AND CENTRAL MCLEOD COUNTIES...

At 848 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sumter, or 10 
miles southeast of Hutchinson, moving northeast at 15 mph. 
Additional storms continued to develop on the southern end of the 
severe storm. If conditions warrant, another severe thunderstorm 
warning will be issued. 

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...
Hutchinson, Glencoe, Brownton, Sumter, New Auburn, Biscay, Fernando,
Hutchinson Airport and Lake Marion Regional Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4461 9417 4464 9450 4490 9442 4486 9408
TIME...MOT...LOC 1348Z 208DEG 12KT 4476 9429 

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

JLT
071 
WWUS53 KMPX 041357
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
857 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2018

MNC085-143-041407-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-180704T1400Z/
Sibley MN-McLeod MN-
857 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SIBLEY AND
CENTRAL MCLEOD COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 AM 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.  However small hail is still possible with this
thunderstorm.

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 4461 9417 4464 9450 4490 9442 4486 9408
TIME...MOT...LOC 1357Z 191DEG 11KT 4478 9428 

$$

JLT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 10:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStevens51 min
Jul 3, 11:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStevens47 min
Jul 4, 3:35 AM CDTExcessive Heat WarningMPXHennepin, Ramsey8 hr
Jul 4, 3:35 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Faribault and 17 more11 hr
Jul 4, 5:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDouglas, Stevens50 min
Jul 4, 6:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa, Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift and 1 more28 min
Jul 4, 6:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKandiyohi, Morrison, Renville, Stearns, Yellow Medicine35 min
Jul 4, 7:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBenton, Meeker, Renville43 min
Jul 4, 8:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Carver, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, McLeod and 5 more40 min
Jul 4, 9:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa42 min
Jul 4, 11:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMartin48 min
Jul 4, 11:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWatonwan40 min
Jul 4, 12:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBlue Earth66 min
Jul 4, 12:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFreeborn, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, Waseca58 min
Jul 4, 1:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLe Sueur, Rice53 min
Jul 4, 1:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota, Ramsey, Scott60 min
Jul 4, 1:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFreeborn, Steele, Waseca52 min
Jul 4, 1:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXGoodhue50 min
Jul 4, 1:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRamsey, Washington52 min
Jul 4, 1:55 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXFreeborn17 min
Jul 4, 2:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWashington25 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.