Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 162, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 5, 2019, 3:40 PM CDT for Anoka County, Hennepin County, Wright County, Minnesota. It was in force for 35 min. 6 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
- Aug 5, 2019, 3:40 PM CDT (20:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2019, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Anoka County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Wright County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 3:46 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 2 Ssw Ramsey, MN | |
| Aug 5, 3:47 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 1 Ese Ramsey, MN | |
| Aug 5, 3:50 PM CDT | HAIL 3 | 3 Sse Ramsey, MN | BUNKER LAKE BLVD AND SUNFISH LAKE BLVD. |
| Aug 5, 3:57 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 Nnw Anoka, MN | |
| Aug 5, 3:58 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Ramsey, MN | PHOTO VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Aug 5, 4:05 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 E Anoka, MN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 45 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1431 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -115 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1018 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
140
WUUS53 KMPX 052040
SVRMPX
MNC003-053-171-052115-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0162.190805T2040Z-190805T2115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
340 PM CDT Mon Aug 5 2019
The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Wright County in central Minnesota...
North central Hennepin County in east central Minnesota...
West central Anoka County in east central Minnesota...
* Until 415 PM CDT.
* At 340 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ramsey, or 17
miles east of Buffalo, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include...
Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove, Coon Rapids, Blaine, Andover, Ramsey,
Champlin, Elk River, Anoka, St. Michael, Otsego and Rogers.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4516 9324 4511 9348 4529 9364 4530 9361
4529 9358 4530 9357 4527 9355 4524 9352
4532 9351 4533 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 318DEG 25KT 4527 9352
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
ETA2 follow-up statements
691
WWUS53 KMPX 052059
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
359 PM CDT Mon Aug 5 2019
MNC171-052109-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-190805T2115Z/
Wright MN-
359 PM CDT Mon Aug 5 2019
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WRIGHT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
east central Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4516 9324 4512 9341 4512 9343 4521 9357
4523 9355 4522 9353 4525 9351 4527 9341
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 318DEG 25KT 4517 9339
$$
MNC003-053-052115-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-190805T2115Z/
Hennepin MN-Anoka MN-
359 PM CDT Mon Aug 5 2019
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL HENNEPIN AND WEST CENTRAL ANOKA COUNTIES...
At 359 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Champlin, or 15
miles northwest of Minneapolis, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove, Coon Rapids, Blaine, Andover, Ramsey,
Champlin, Anoka, Rogers, Dayton and Osseo.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4516 9324 4512 9341 4512 9343 4521 9357
4523 9355 4522 9353 4525 9351 4527 9341
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 318DEG 25KT 4517 9339
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
ETA360
WWUS53 KMPX 052111
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
411 PM CDT Mon Aug 5 2019
MNC003-053-052121-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-190805T2115Z/
Hennepin MN-Anoka MN-
411 PM CDT Mon Aug 5 2019
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HENNEPIN AND
WEST CENTRAL ANOKA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 415 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small hail
is still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
east central Minnesota.
LAT...LON 4516 9324 4512 9341 4512 9343 4521 9357
4523 9355 4522 9353 4525 9351 4527 9341
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 318DEG 25KT 4512 9333
$$
ETAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 7:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 34 min |
| Aug 5, 7:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 43 min |
| Aug 5, 8:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Mille Lacs | 43 min |
| Aug 5, 8:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec | 36 min |
| Aug 5, 9:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 37 min |
| Aug 5, 9:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 43 min |
| Aug 5, 9:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chisago | 34 min |
| Aug 5, 11:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod | 29 min |
| Aug 5, 11:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Renville, Sibley | 31 min |
| Aug 5, 11:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, McLeod | 33 min |
| Aug 5, 12:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Wright | 41 min |
| Aug 5, 12:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey | 40 min |
| Aug 5, 1:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 47 min |
| Aug 5, 1:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Ramsey | 42 min |
| Aug 5, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Washington | 47 min |
| Aug 5, 3:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sherburne | 24 min |
| Aug 5, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Martin | 37 min |
| Aug 5, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Wabasha | 30 min |
| Aug 5, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 43 min |
| Aug 5, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott | 29 min |
| Aug 5, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Steele | 28 min |
| Aug 5, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele | 24 min |
| Aug 5, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice, Scott | 44 min |
| Aug 5, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 47 min |
| Aug 5, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice | 41 min |
| Aug 5, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Watonwan | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 5:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin | 95 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.