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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 20, 2019Faribault County, Martin County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2019, 7:55 PM CDT for Faribault County, Martin County, Minnesota. It was in force for 50 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
Jun 20, 2019, 7:55 PM CDT (00:55 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2019, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Faribault County, MN, Martin County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:58 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 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 138 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 00:00Z on 2019-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 10 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 00:00Z on 2019-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 59 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
10 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-238 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1008 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
177 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

240 
WUUS53 KMPX 210055
SVRMPX
MNC043-091-210145-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0052.190621T0055Z-190621T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
755 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2019

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Faribault County in south central Minnesota...
  Eastern Martin County in south central Minnesota...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 755 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Truman, or 10
  miles northeast of Fairmont, moving southeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Winnebago around 810 PM CDT.
  Blue Earth around 835 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Fairmont
Airport, Huntley, East Chain, Imogene, Northrop, Granada and Guckeen.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 90 between mile markers 103 and 124.
 U.S. Highway 169 between mile markers 8 and 19.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4376 9452 4385 9436 4385 9429 4365 9400
      4350 9428
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 321DEG 21KT 4376 9436 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
312 
WWUS53 KMPX 210117
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
817 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2019

MNC043-091-210145-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-190621T0145Z/
Faribault MN-Martin MN-
817 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL FARIBAULT AND EASTERN MARTIN COUNTIES...

At 817 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of Blue
Earth, or 11 miles east of Fairmont, moving southeast 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 storm will be near...
  Blue Earth around 830 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Huntley,
East Chain, Imogene, Granada, Northrop and Guckeen.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4376 9449 4381 9436 4382 9428 4365 9400
      4350 9428
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 321DEG 21KT 4366 9424 

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

MPG
615 
WWUS53 KMPX 210138
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
838 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2019

MNC043-091-210147-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-190621T0145Z/
Faribault MN-Martin MN-
838 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL FARIBAULT AND
EASTERN MARTIN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
southwest Faribault county.

LAT...LON 4376 9449 4381 9436 4382 9428 4365 9400
      4350 9428
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 321DEG 21KT 4357 9414 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMartin, Watonwan46 min
Jun 20, 8:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFaribault23 min

Nearby

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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.