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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 12, 2018Carver County, Scott County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2018, 5:43 PM CDT for Carver County, Scott County, Minnesota. It was in force for 47 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 12, 2018, 5:43 PM CDT (22:43 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2018, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Carver County, MN, Scott County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 12, 5:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 10 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 2018-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 745 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 2018-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 387 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
745 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-244 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1291 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
387 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
437 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.3

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The text

As transmitted.

969 
WUUS53 KMPX 122243
SVRMPX
MNC019-139-122330-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0096.180712T2243Z-180712T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
543 PM CDT THU JUL 12 2018

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Scott County in east central Minnesota...
  East central Carver County in east central Minnesota...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 543 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chaska, or 20
  miles southwest of Minneapolis, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Eden Prairie, Burnsville, Shakopee, Savage, Chaska, Chanhassen,
  Prior Lake, Victoria, Carver, Credit River and Marystown.

This includes  Mystic Lake Casino.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4478 9377 4487 9370 4483 9352 4480 9351
      4481 9344 4481 9340 4478 9338 4479 9332
      4464 9332
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 279DEG 25KT 4481 9363 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
813 
WWUS53 KMPX 122317
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
617 PM CDT THU JUL 12 2018

MNC019-122326-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-180712T2330Z/
Carver MN-
617 PM CDT THU JUL 12 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CARVER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
east central Minnesota.

LAT...LON 4469 9347 4469 9349 4473 9360 4480 9355
      4481 9342 4478 9338 4479 9333 4464 9332
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 279DEG 25KT 4477 9330 

$$

MNC139-122330-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-180712T2330Z/
Scott MN-
617 PM CDT THU JUL 12 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY...

At 616 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Burnsville, or
13 miles south of Minneapolis, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Eden Prairie, Shakopee, Savage, Prior Lake, Credit River and
Marystown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4469 9347 4469 9349 4473 9360 4480 9355
      4481 9342 4478 9338 4479 9333 4464 9332
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 279DEG 25KT 4477 9330 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 4:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKanabec113 min
Jul 12, 6:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKanabec3 hr
Jul 12, 7:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXKanabec, Mille Lacs3 hr
Jul 12, 10:26 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXKanabec, Mille Lacs6 hr
Jul 12, 10:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXIsanti, Sherburne32 min
Jul 12, 11:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChisago29 min
Jul 12, 2:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Martin, Nicollet, Redwood and 1 more16 hr
Jul 12, 4:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka52 min
Jul 12, 4:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXHennepin47 min
Jul 12, 4:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRedwood74 min
Jul 12, 5:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBrown, Carver, Hennepin, McLeod, Ramsey, Sibley65 min
Jul 12, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago, Washington27 min
Jul 12, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Hennepin33 min
Jul 12, 5:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRamsey51 min
Jul 12, 6:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Hennepin43 min
Jul 12, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBrown46 min
Jul 12, 6:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBrown93 min
Jul 12, 6:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota50 min
Jul 12, 6:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota31 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.