Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2019, 2:55 PM CDT for McLeod County, Meeker County, Renville County, Minnesota. It was in force for 50 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
- Jun 4, 2019, 2:55 PM CDT (19:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2019, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Renville County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 3:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Hutchinson, MN | POWER LINES DOWN ALL IN ONE DIRECTION. |
| Jun 4, 3:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Nne Buffalo Lake, MN | GRAIN BINS DOWN, POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Jun 4, 3:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 Ssw Hutchinson, MN | . |
| Jun 4, 3:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 Ssw Hutchinson, MN | |
| Jun 4, 3:48 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 Sw Silver Lake, MN | . |
| Jun 4, 3:48 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 Sw Silver Lake, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 12:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1070 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
345
WUUS53 KMPX 041955
SVRMPX
MNC085-093-129-042045-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0018.190604T1955Z-190604T2045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
255 PM CDT Tue Jun 4 2019
The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Meeker County in central Minnesota...
Northern McLeod County in central Minnesota...
Northeastern Renville County in central Minnesota...
* Until 345 PM CDT.
* At 255 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest
of Litchfield, or 14 miles northwest of Hutchinson, moving
southeast at 35 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Hutchinson, Silver Lake, Brownton, Cosmos, Greenleaf, Lakeside,
Biscay, Strout, Corvuso, Hutchinson Airport, Cedar Mills and Lake
Marion Regional Park.
This includes U.S. Highway 212 between mile markers 105 and 108.
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.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4497 9477 4500 9476 4514 9464 4489 9408
4470 9441
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 310DEG 30KT 4504 9459
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
ETAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 11:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 26 min |
| Jun 4, 11:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 11:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 12:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stevens | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 12:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 24 min |
| Jun 4, 12:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 21 min |
| Jun 4, 12:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 12:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 25 min |
| Jun 4, 12:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns, Swift | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 12:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 1:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 1:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 1:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa | 24 min |
| Jun 4, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 1:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 43 min |
| Jun 4, 1:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 23 min |
| Jun 4, 2:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 52 min |
| Jun 4, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Renville, Sibley | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Renville, Sibley | 28 min |
| Jun 4, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Renville, Sibley | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Nicollet, Sibley | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 4:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Ramsey, Washington | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Dakota | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 27 min |
| Jun 4, 4:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Dakota, Scott | 26 min |
| Jun 4, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele and 1 more | 28 min |
| Jun 4, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 87 min |
| Jun 4, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Scott | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 27 min |
| Jun 4, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, Waseca | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 5:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 15 min |
| Jun 4, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Washington | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 25 min |
| Jun 4, 5:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 38 min |
| Jun 4, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice, Steele | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 5:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod, Sibley | 28 min |
| Jun 4, 6:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown | 25 min |
| Jun 4, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 36 min |
| Jun 4, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Nicollet | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Martin | 14 min |
| Jun 4, 6:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 4 hr |
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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.